Sad news from the NBC community today as celebrated newsman Tom Brokaw revealed that he’s been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. The 74-year-old Brokaw says he’s, “Optimistic about the future.” According to TMZ, Brokaw who is currently a special correspondent for NBC News, is reportedly diagnosed with multiple myeloma. However, Brokaw remains positive saying, “With the exceptional support of […]
*MSNBC’s Tamron Hall is said to be disappointed she was not included in her network’s coverage of the Olympic games. According to Radar Online, the “Today” show correspondent and host of NBC’s “News Nation” had lobbied her bosses at to go to Sochi but was ultimately turned down and told she wasn’t needed in […]
*Jay Leno signed off of the “Tonight Show” for good on Thursday, but not before basking in a musical sendoff orchestrated by his lone sit-down guest, Billy Crystal. Set to The Sound of Music’s “So long, Farewell,” Crystal offered a few lines of repurposed lyrics, before surprise guests started coming out — each one a […]
The iconic comedian says there is a need for a quality sitcom for all ages. Is legendary comedian Bill Cosby returning to the scene of his greatest success? According to Deadline. com, the iconic performer is in talks with NBC, which aired his iconic Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992, about launching a […]
*Season 2 of NBC’s psychological thriller “Hannibal” begins Feb. 28, and the first episode will pick up right where the 13-episode first season left off. “The first episode is almost episode 14 of the first season because we’re kind of carrying where everybody was psychologically from the traumas of the first season,” show creator […]
*Jimmy Fallon announced that Will Smith and U2 will be his first guests when he takes over NBC’s “Tonight” show next month. Jay Leno will wrap his two-decade run at the helm on Feb. 6 with Billy Crystal and Garth Brooks as guests. Fallon takes the baton on Feb. 17, debuting a week of […]
*Tamron Hall made headlines last week after a television critic at Investigation Discovery’s TCA panel for “Deadline Crime with Tamron Hall” coldly and inexplicably dismissed her story about her sister’s unsolved murder because it wasn’t the answer to his question. “That’s all very nice. But can you explain the relationship between your job at […]
It is not known when the network will air the rebooted miniseries. First Na’vi now Satan! “Avatar’s” Zoe Saldana has been cast as Rosemary in NBC’s version of “Rosemary’s Baby.” Entertainment Weekly reports that Saldana has been cast in the upcoming four-hour adaptation of Ira Levin’s 1967 novel. Before fans of the classic […]
Sasheer Zamata, who has worked tirelessly in social media, has won approval from a diverse set of comedic performers everywhere. “Saturday Night Live” will add Sasheer Zamata to its cast this month, according to a spokesperson for the show. Deadline first broke the news that Zamata will join the cast after months of […]
*Deadline.com has posted a list of African American women finalists who will compete next week in New York for a gig on “Saturday Night Live.” “No one is talking,” writes Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, “but I have compiled the names of nine young performers rumored to potentially take the ‘SNL’ stage on Monday to vie […]
*Addressing criticism over its lack of African American women in the cast, NBC‘s “Saturday Night Live” held an audition for black comediennes at The Groundlings in Los Angeles earlier this month, according to Deadline.com. The show holds showcase/auditions for potential new talent with some regularity in various locations. But this one attracted more media […]
Lady Gaga hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live. Don’t think anyone expected the steamy performance we got with her and R.Kelly. Watch below LIKE…