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English Teacher (TV Series)
''English Teacher'' is an American sitcom television series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, who stars as main character Evan Marquez. The cast also includes Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, and Sean Patton. The series premiered on September 2, 2024, on FX. It received generally positive reviews from critics. In February 2025, ''English Teacher'' was renewed for a second season. Premise High school teacher Evan Marquez finds himself at the intersection of professional, political, and personal aspects of working at a high school. Cast and characters Main * Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez, an English teacher at Morrison-Hensley High School * Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders, a fellow teacher and Evan's best friend * Enrico Colantoni as Grant Moretti, the principal of the high school * Sean Patton as Markie Hillridge, the gym teacher and athletic director at the high school Recurring * Carmen Christopher as Rick Santana, the school counselor at the high school * Jordan Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a Portmanteau, portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langston Kerman
Langston Kerman is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He has acted in programs including '' Insecure'', ''High Maintenance'', '' Bless This Mess'', and '' The Boys''. Kerman is a writer and co-star on HBO Max's '' South Side''. His first comedy album, ''Lightskinned Feelings'', was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018. Early life and education Kerman was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His mother is African American and his father is white and Jewish. He received his bachelor's degree in English from University of Michigan in 2009. After college he taught poetry at his former high school for one year. Kerman later received an MFA in poetry at Boston University and then decided to pursue a full-time career in stand-up comedy. Career Kerman has acted in shows such as on '' Adam DeVine's House Party'', ''High Maintenance'', ''Strangers'', and ''Comedy Bang! Bang!''. He was selected by host Chris Rock to write for the 2016 Academy Awards. In 2016, he appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Relationship
An open relationship is an intimate relationship that is sexually non-monogamous. The term is distinct from polyamory, in that it generally indicates a relationship where there is a primary emotional and intimate relationship between two partners, who agree to at least the possibility of sexual or emotional intimacy with other people. Open relationships include any type of romantic relationship (dating, marriage, etc.) that is open. An "open" relationship is where one or more parties have permission to be romantically or sexually involved with people outside of the relationship. This is opposed to the traditionally "closed" relationship, where both parties agree on being with one another exclusively. The concept of an open relationship has been recognized since the 1970s. Types To a large degree, open relationships are a generalization of the concept of a relationship beyond monogamous relationships. A form of open relationship is the open marriage, in which the participants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourette's
Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. Common tics are blinking, coughing, throat clearing, sniffing, and facial movements. These are typically preceded by an unwanted urge or sensation in the affected muscles known as a premonitory urge, can sometimes be suppressed temporarily, and characteristically change in location, strength, and frequency. Tourette's is at the more severe end of a spectrum of tic disorders. The tics often go unnoticed by casual observers. Tourette's was once regarded as a rare and bizarre syndrome and has popularly been associated with coprolalia (the utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks). It is no longer considered rare; about 1% of school-age children and adolescents are estimated to have Tourette's, and cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Performance
A drag show is a form of entertainment performed by drag artists impersonating men or women. Typically, a drag show involves performers singing or lip-synching to songs while performing a pre-planned pantomime or dancing. There might also be some comedy, skits, and audience interaction. The performers often don elaborate costumes and makeup, and sometimes dress to imitate various famous opposite sex singers or personalities. And some events are centered around drag, such as Southern Decadence where the majority of festivities are led by the Grand Marshals, who are traditionally drag queens. History and development Early existence Instances of drag have been recorded well before drag shows began. There have been independent examples of drag in England and China in the 1500s. Since women were not allowed to participate in drama or theater, men impersonated women when acting on stage. In the Victorian period English actresses impersonated men in theater, and in America actresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LGBT term is an adaptation of the initialism ', which began to replace the term ''gay'' (or ''gay and lesbian'') in reference to the broader LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s. When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter term LGB is still used instead of LGBT. It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. To recognize this inclusion, a popular variant, ', adds the letter ''Q'' for those who identify as queer or are questioning their sexual or gender identity. The initialisms ''LGBT'' or ''GLBT'' are not agreed to by everyone that they are supposed to include. History of the term The first widely used term, '' homosexu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powderpuff (sports)
In the United States and Canada, Powderpuff are football games which include flag football or touch football games between girls from junior and senior classes or cross-town school rivals. Funds from the ticket and concession sales for the game typically go to charity, the senior class, or to a dance. The games are an annual tradition at many high schools and universities. The term originates from the powder puff, the soft material used for the application of cosmetic face powder. The games usually occur before homecoming. History It is not clear when the first powderpuff football game was played, although there is photographic evidence of it being played as early as 1931 at Western State College of Colorado (now Western State Colorado University) in Gunnison, Colorado. One of the first well-documented powderpuff football games was played on October 20, 1945, at Eastern State Teachers College, in Madison, South Dakota. Eastern had cancelled many campus activities for the dura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Kirby
Ken Kirby is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He has played the recurring characters Ben on Freeform's ''Good Trouble'', Evan Tate in The CW series '' Dynasty'', and Lenjamin McButtons in the LGBTQ web series ''The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo''. Kirby has also appeared in the independent film ''Straight Up'', Fox's '' The Gifted'', and Freeform's '' Famous in Love''. Early life and education Kirby was born in Vancouver to a British father and a Chinese mother. He grew up between Canada, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Kirby studied business in college. Kirby, who has a passion for comedy, decided that he wanted to entertain people professionally after 1100 people attended his one-man show at the Vancouver Comedy Festival in 2010. After completing formal training at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and The Groundlings, Kirby entered CBS's Diversity Showcase in 2015 and then signed with The Gersh Agency. Career Kirby had a minor speaking role in the 2006 com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenn Lyon
Jennifer Lyon is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Jennifer Husser on the TNT series ''Claws'' (2017), Mackenzie Bradford-Lopez on the FX sitcom ''Saint George'' (2014), and Lindsey Salazar on the FX drama '' Justified'' (2010). Early life and education Lyon is a native of High Point, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Reverend Ken Lyon, a former pastor of the First United Methodist Church. She moved around the state a few times growing up for her father's work. She attended Ferndale Middle School and High Point Central High School. She went on to study at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 2003. Career Upon graduation, Lyon moved to New York where she worked in theatre and formed her own comedy sketch troupe POYKPAC. Her work with POYKPAC, led to her co-starring in the IFC web comedy television series ''Good Morning, Internet!''. In 2011, she guest starred in ''Army Wives'' and '' Louie'', before being cast in a recur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Fowlie
Jimmy Fowlie () is an American actor, writer and comedian who publishes YouTube content. Formerly of The Groundlings, he produced ''Go-Go Boy Interrupted'', an LGBT-themed comedy web series based on his live sketch comedy show of the same name. He is also known for writing and performing as Emma Stone in the one-woman Off-Broadway show ''So Long Boulder City''. Career Fowlie appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''The Joe Schmo Show'', and online shorts by CollegeHumor and '' Nacho Punch''. He appeared on HBO's '' The Comeback'' in 2014, and is a participant in the ''CBS Diversity Showcase''. Fowlie began performing with The Groundlings around 2012, later teaching improv with the troupe. Starting in June 2014 he began performing ''Go-Go Boy Interrupted'', an LGBT-themed sketch comedy show, at The Groundlings theater. A few months later he adapted the show into a web series first shown on YouTube in October 2014. It chronicles the adventures of Danny Carter, a 30-year-old "washed up" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy Wolk
Ivy Wolk (born August 24, 2004) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her roles as Tellulah on the Freeform series ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' (2020) and as Crystal in Sean Baker's film '' Anora'' (2024). She is also known online for her provocative social media presence on TikTok and Twitter. Life and career Ivy Wolk was born on August 24, 2004, and raised in Los Angeles. Her mother is a landscape architect and her father is the censor for ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' As a child, she was a member of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls, a roller derby league. At the age of 13, she began posting comedic videos on TikTok under the handle @fathoodbitch and gained more than 200 thousand followers. She had her first professional onscreen role as Tellulah, a drama-starting high schooler and frenemy to main character Genevieve, played by Maeve Press, on the first season of the Freeform comedy television series ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'', which aired in 2020. She deactivated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romy Mars
Romy Croquet Mars Coppola (born November 28, 2006) is an American actress and singer. A member of the Coppola family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Sofia Coppola and musician Thomas Mars. Life and career Mars is the older of two daughters born to Sofia Coppola and Thomas Mars. She was named after her uncle Roman Coppola. She was raised out of the public eye and made her first modeling appearance for Marc Jacobs in 2020. In 2023, when she was 16, she went viral for a soon-deleted TikTok video in which she tries to make pasta and says she was grounded for trying to use her father's credit card to take a helicopter to dinner with an out-of-state friend. Mars began writing music when she was 12. She released her first pop singles, "Stuck Up" and "From a Distance", on May 22, 2024. Mars appeared in a small role as a reporter in her grandfather Francis Ford Coppola's film ''Megalopolis'', which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. She played the student Kayla in the FX com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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