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Judy Gold
Judy Gold (born November 15, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ..., actor, podcaster, television writer, author, producer, and activist. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''. Judy hosts the podcast ''It's Judy's Show with Judy Gold''. Early life Gold was born on November 15, 1962, in Clark, New Jersey. Gold grew up in a Jewish home with her two siblings. She plays piano. She first performed stand-up on a dare when she was a music student at Rutgers University. Gold moved to Manhattan, Manhattan, New York from New Jersey in 1984. In an interview with Marc Maron, Gold revealed her comedic influences to be Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, and Totie Fields. Her first telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark, New Jersey
Clark is a Township (New Jersey), township in southern Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,544, an increase of 788 (+5.3%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 14,756, which in turn reflected an increase of 159 (+1.1%) from the 14,597 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. History The territory that would become Clark was originally a part of several early settlements. The Robinson Plantation House and The Squire Hartshorne House, buildings from the late 17th century, are remnants of the era. The Homestead Farm at Oak Ridge was the site of a skirmish preceding the Battle of Short Hills. In 1858, after the City of Rahway, New Jersey, Rahway was incorporated, the area of present-day Clark was designated as the 5th Ward of Rahway. Clark was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1864, from portions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Women's Archive
The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to document "Jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change." JWA was founded by Gail Twersky Reimer in 1995 in Brookline, Massachusetts with the goal of using the Internet to increase awareness of and provide access to the stories of American Jewish women. JWA makes a growing collection of information, exhibits, and resources available via its website. Its activities include the conception, production and dissemination of: :* Community-based oral history projects :* Online exhibitions :* Original academic research :* Educational materials including curricula, a poster series and an oral history guide :* Training Institutes for educators working in formal and informal settings :* Documentary film Starting in 2010, JWA also began holding an Annual Luncheon in New York City at which it honors three women for their activism and achievements. In 2010 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tonight Show
''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present). Besides the main hosts, a number of regular "guest hosts" have been used, notably Ernie Kovacs, who hosted two nights per week during 1956–1957, and a number of guests used by Carson, who curtailed his own hosting duties back to three nights per week by the 1980s. Among Carson's regular guest hosts were Joey Bishop, McLean Stevenson, David Letterman, David Brenner and Joan Rivers, with his final regular guest host being his eventual successor Jay Leno. The practice of hiring guest hosts has been mostly discontinued by Leno and his successors, who prefer airing reruns to showcasing potential rivals. ''The Tonight Show'' is the List of longest-running t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends From College
''Friends from College'' is an American comedy television series created by Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller. The series was greenlit for Netflix as an original on March 11, 2016. The first season consists of eight half-hour episodes, and premiered on Netflix on July 14, 2017. On August 21, 2017, Netflix renewed the series for a second season of eight episodes, which was released on January 11, 2019. The series was canceled on February 18, 2019. Plot The series irreverently depicts the tragicomic misadventures of a close-knit group of Harvard alumni in their 40s as they navigate their ambitious yet clumsy and romantically intertwined lives in New York City. Cast and characters Main *Keegan-Michael Key as Ethan Turner, Lisa's husband, a respected but financially struggling writer *Cobie Smulders as Lisa Turner aka "Froshy", a hedge fund lawyer *Annie Parisse as Samantha "Sam" Delmonico, a Manhattan interior designer with whom Ethan has been having an on-and-off affair sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Search Party (TV Series)
''Search Party'' is an American dark comedy television series created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter. Primarily set in New York City, the series follows a group of friends who become involved in the search for a missing young woman and the events that result from their involvement. The series premiered on TBS on November 21, 2016. Following the first two seasons, ''Search Party'' moved to HBO Max for the remainder of its run. It concluded on January 7, 2022, after five seasons. Plot ''Search Party'' depicts the lives of Brooklyn resident Dory Sief, her passive boyfriend Drew Gardner, flamboyant show-off Elliott Goss, and flighty actress Portia Davenport. Serving as a contrast to the group is Dory's ex-boyfriend Julian Marcus, a journalist whose blunt nature frequently puts him into conflict with others. The first season focuses on the disappearance of Dory's college acquaintance Chantal Witherbottom, whom Dory sets out to find, with Drew, Elliot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens'' (or simply ''Nora from Queens'') is an American television sitcom starring Awkwafina that first aired on January 20, 2020, on Comedy Central. The series was renewed for a second season before the series premiere, and received generally favorable reviews from critics. The second season premiered on August 18, 2021. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season; which premiered on April 26, 2023. Premise ''Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens'' follows a "20-something young woman, named Nora Lin, in Queens who strives for a larger-than-life existence." Raised alongside her cousin by her dad and grandma, Nora leans on her family as she navigates young adulthood in New York City. Cast Main * Awkwafina as Nora, a fictionalized version of herself * Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother who helps raise her * BD Wong as Wally, Nora's father (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1) Recurring * Chrissie Fit as Melanie, Nora's best friend. * Jonathan Park as Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulu
Hulu (, ) is an American Subscription business model, subscription streaming media service owned by Disney Streaming, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment segment of the Walt Disney Company. It was launched on October 29, 2007, initially as a joint venture between News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox) and NBCUniversal, NBC Universal, which was later Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, bought by Comcast. Many companies like AT&T's WarnerMedia, Providence Equity, and the Walt Disney Company bought stakes in the service. Hulu served as an aggregation of recent episodes of television series from the respective Television broadcaster, television broadcasting by its owners. In 2010, Hulu launched a subscription service, initially branded as "Hulu Plus," which featured full seasons of programs from the companies and other partners, and un-delayed access to new episodes. In 2017, the company launched Hulu with Live TV—an Over-the-top media service, over-the-top streaming t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad City
''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series, is based on Glazer and Jacobson's real-life friendship, and their attempt to "make it" in New York. The sitcom premiered on Comedy Central on January 22, 2014, and aired for five seasons, ending on March 28, 2019. The show received critical acclaim throughout its run and has been ranked among the best television shows of the 2010s. Premise The series focuses on the lives of best friends, Abbi Abrams and Ilana Wexler, as they attempt to navigate day-to-day life in New York City. Cast Main cast * Abbi Jacobson as Abbi Abrams, who was born in 1988 and is from the Philadelphia Main Line. She lives in Astoria, Queens, and is an aspiring artist. * Ilana Glazer as Ilana Wexler, a New York University graduate from Long Island. She lives in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls5eva
''Girls5eva'' is an American musical comedy television series created by Meredith Scardino that premiered on May 6, 2021, on Peacock. It follows four women who were part of a girl group named Girls5eva, which was briefly popular around the year 2000 before fading away. Now unfulfilled in their various lives, they reunite to try to find musical success again. In June 2021, it was renewed for a second season; which premiered on May 5, 2022. In October 2022, after Peacock decided not to continue the series, it was announced that it would move to Netflix for its third season. The third season premiered on March 14, 2024. In December 2024, Netflix canceled the series. Premise A 1990s girl group gets an unexpected chance at a comeback when their song is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper. Cast Main *Sara Bareilles as Dawn, the self-proclaimed "chill one" of Girls5eva, who now works at her brother's Italian restaurant and has a son with her husband *Busy Philipps as Summer, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extrapolations (TV Series)
''Extrapolations'' is an American anthology miniseries created by Scott Z. Burns for Apple TV+. The series premiered on March 17, 2023. Premise An anthology series that depicts the effects of climate change on the planet through various different points of view through interconnected stories. Cast and characters "2037: A Raven Story" "2046: Whale Fall" "2047: The Fifth Question" "2059 Part I: Face of God" "2059 Part II: Nightbirds" "2066: Lola" "2068: The Going Away Party" "2070: Ecocide" Episodes Production It was announced in January 2020 that Scott Z. Burns had been developing an anthology series about climate change that had been nearing a series order from Apple TV+. It would officially be greenlit in December for a ten-episode season. Filming for the series had begun by October 2021 in New York City under the working title ''Gaia'', with Burns serving as writer and director, and Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Kit Harington, Tahar Rahim, Matthew Rhys, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Things (TV Series)
''Better Things'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K., which ran for five seasons between 2016 and 2022 on FX (TV channel), FX. It stars Adlon as a divorced actress who raises her three daughters—played by Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood and Olivia Edward—on her own. ''Better Things'' premiered on FX on September 8, 2016. The ten-episode first season was received warmly by critics. Four more seasons followed, in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2022, all to critical acclaim. Adlon's performance has especially been praised; she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017 and 2018. ''Better Things'' received a Peabody Award in April 2017, with the board stating: "[...] this searingly funny and beautiful show is an at-times raw examination of the vicissitudes of working motherhood, crackling with feminist verve and energy, that consistently cuts new ground". The series concluded on April 25, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FX (TV Channel)
FX (originally/formerly Fox Extended) is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, a division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Based at the 20th Century Studios, Fox Studios lot in Century City, Los Angeles, FX was originally launched by the first-incarnation News Corporation on June 1, 1994, and later became one of the properties that was included in acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, Disney's acquisition of one of News Corporation's successor companies, 21st Century Fox, in 2019. The channel's original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. Sister channels FX Movie Channel, FXM and FXX were launched in 1994 and 2013, respectively. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms. Advertising-free content was available through the FX+ premium subscription service until it was shut dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
