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Comedy legend Jim Carrey honoured during Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival
MONTREAL – When Jim Carrey was 17 years old, one of his first out-of-town standup…
Lifetime movie ‘Flint’ dramatizes city’s water crisis
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Melissa Mays, a resident of Flint, Michigan, came armed to discuss…
Known for drama chops, Nicole Kidman is dying to do a comedy
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Pratfalls, gags, or dry wit, Nicole Kidman says she’d love to…
Filmmaker Richard Linklater has some ideas for television
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Richard Linklater, who had directed films like “Boyhood” and “Dazed and…
PBS CEO warns that federal cuts will sink some stations
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The chief executive for PBS is sounding the alarm about public…
Musicians offer reward after Georgia club burglarized
ATHENS, Ga. – Musicians are offering a reward for information about a burglary at a…
’13 Reasons’ might have triggered suicide searches online
CHICAGO – A popular TV series that showed a teen ending her life may have…
CBC to reveal hosts of flagship news program ‘The National’ on Tuesday
TORONTO – CBC’s “The National” plans to reveal its new anchors on Tuesday, giving viewers…
Randy Newman at top of his game on new album, ‘Dark Matter’
Nearly 50 years into his recording career, singer-songwriter Randy Newman is still at the top…
Clooney Foundation to open schools for Syrian refugees
NEW YORK – George Clooney’s foundation is planning to open seven public schools for Syrian…
Award-winning French actress Jeanne Moreau dies at 89
PARIS – French actress Jeanne Moreau, the smoky-voiced femme fatale of the French New Wave…
Bernie Sanders and Larry David share some ‘identical DNA’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Henry Louis Gates Jr., the host of “Finding Your Roots” on…
Appreciation: Sam Shepard embodied, examined American myth
LOS ANGELES – No one really got to know Sam Shepard — and that was…
Stars react to the death of actor-playwright Sam Shepard
NEW YORK – Reaction to the announcement Monday that actor-playwright Sam Shepard died last week…
Stevie Wonder, Green Day to play Global Citizen Festival
NEW YORK – Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers and The Chainsmokers will…
Films by James Franco and Morgan Spurlock set for Toronto International Film Fest
TORONTO – The world premiere of James Franco’s “The Disaster Artist” and Morgan Spurlock’s followup…
Q&A: Keith Urban reflects on touring, his wife Nicole Kidman’s ‘Big Little Lies’
TORONTO – Keith Urban has racked up the miles touring like few other country stars,…
John Updike’s Pennsylvania childhood home to become museum
SHILLINGTON, Pa. – The Pennsylvania childhood home of author John Updike is nearing its transformation…
Casey Affleck’s wife files for divorce in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – Actor Casey Affleck’s wife has filed for divorce more than a year…
Bell asks CRTC to overturn Super Bowl ad decision, says it lost $11M in ad revenue
TORONTO – Six months before the next Super Bowl, Bell Media is relaunching its fight…
A glimpse at the careers of the new hosts of ‘The National’
TORONTO – CBC has selected a diverse foursome to oversee its flagship news program “The…
More women on stage: Comics discuss how to encourage women to perform stand-up
MONTREAL – Comedy clubs are still male-dominated and if more women are to take their…
Cosby’s defence attorney wants off the case before retrial
PHILADELPHIA – Bill Cosby’s defence attorney in his sex assault trial that ended with a…
Fit couples share tips on working out with your swolemate
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It’s hot and sticky outside, all your friends are at the…