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Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger on Comedy Central Oct 27, 2021

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In addition to stand-up comedy, producing and acting, Roy is a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy and NAACP Award-winning The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Roy also hosts two podcasts: Beyond The Scenes, the all-new original podcast from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and Roy’s Job Fair. Recent acting credits include roles in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, AMC’s Better Call Saul, and The Last O.G. on TBS.

Filmed on October 16th at the Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado, Roy Wood Jr.: Imperfect Messenger is Roy’s third hour-long special for Comedy Central. His previous specials for are Roy Wood Jr.: No One Loves You and Roy Wood Jr.: Father Figure.

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Eliza Clark isn’t finished with Y: The Last Man Oct 20, 2021

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The Last Man is based would have big expectations. But she also knew the 20-year-old story, about a mysterious event that kills everyone with a Y chromosome, needed updating. The mystery centers around a cisgender man, a capuchin monkey and a world run by women, including trans and non-binary survivors.

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Emily Hampshire: Rebecca Morgan in Chapelwaite on Epix Oct 13, 2021

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Actor Emily Hampshire has been in a number of films and TV shows including Boy Meets Girl and 12 Monkeys. She is best known for playing Stevie on the Emmy Award-winning series, Schitt's Creek.

Currently Hampshire can be seen along with Adrien Brody in the Epix series Chapelwaite. The show is based on the Stephen King short story "Jerusalem's Lot" and takes place in the 1850s. It follows Captain Charles Boone, played by Brody, who after the death of his wife at sea, relocates with his children to the manor he grew up in located in Maine. He hires Rebecca Morgan, an aspiring writer played by Hampshire, to help him with the children. But there is more to the house than meets the eye. Fun fact: the character of Rebecca was not in the original short story.

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Author Soman Chainani graduates from The School of Good and Evil Oct 06, 2021

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Author Soman Chainani finished the final book in his children’s series The School of Good and Evil in 2020 and was going to take the year off and go on new adventures. Instead, Covid-19 lockdowns kept him inside. So he decided to rewrite classic fairy tales and give them a modern, un-Disney like twist. The result is Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales.

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Alfre Woodard: See on Apple TV Plus Sep 29, 2021

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Alfre Woodard is an award-winning actor and producer who has performed in numerous films, TV shows and plays. She won four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. She has been in shows like Desperate Housewives, St. Elsewhere and True Blood and films like 12 Years a Slave and the remake of The Lion King. You can now see her on the Apple TV Plus show See.

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Siddiq Saunderson - Wu-Tang: An American Saga Sep 22, 2021

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Siddiq Saunderson plays Dennis Coles aka Ghostface Killah on the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The show is based on the true story of the Wu-Tang Clan. It’s set in early ’90s New York at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic and follows the Clan’s formation.

Saunderson is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. He’s also been on the series Messiah and played a version of Mercutio in the film R#J.

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BD Wong: Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Sep 15, 2021

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BD Wong first got his break playing Song Liling in the Broadway musical M. Butterfly. He won a Tony Award for his performance. Over his career, Wong starred in films including the Jurassic Park series, Father of the Bride films and Mulan. He's performed in numerous TV shows including Law and Order: SVU, Oz and Gotham. He received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance as Whiterose on the series Mr. Robot. Wong can currently be seen in the second season of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Wally, Awkwafina's father.

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And the Emmy Goes To... Our 2021 Emmy Awards Special Sep 08, 2021

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Join Connie and Patrick on a very special episode of I'm So Obsessed as they celebrate the 2021 Emmy Awards. Over the past year and a half, they talked with a number of actors and artists who are either nominated for an Emmy, or have worked on shows nominated for one. This episode is a compilation of some of those conversations. Sit back, grab some popcorn and pregame for the Emmy Awards ISO-style.

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Dallas Liu: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Sep 01, 2021

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Dallas Liu stars as Shuji in the Hulu series PEN15. The show is nominated for three Emmy Awards including Outstanding Comedy series. Liu can also be seen in the new Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. And Netflix just announced that he will be in the upcoming live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Amber Nash: Pam from Archer Aug 25, 2021

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Amber Nash is an actress and improv comic best known for her role as the former HR director Pam Poovey in the animated series Archer. Over 12 seasons, Pam has become a celebrated role model to many for her unapologetic nature and behaviors. Nash worked on the series Frisky Dingo and is a regular performer at Dad's Garage Theater in Atlanta. She will be starring in and producing the upcoming film How To Ruin The Holidays. Nash is on the board of directors of Project Chimps, a sanctuary for former research chimpanzees.

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