Category: Hollywood

Little Richard – Dead at 87 [AUDIO TRIBUTE]

Self proclaimed king of Rock n Roll, Little Richard has passed away. The iconic music artist was 87 years old, and died of complications to bone cancer. Richard’s first smash hit, Tutti Frutti, was released in October 1955. From there, Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly – […]

Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal and More To Host ‘Feeding America Comedy Festival’

Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish and Byron Allen will serve as co-hosts for the two-hour comedy special “Feeding America Comedy Festival” on Sunday, May 10 from 7-9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. In addition, the telecast – from Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios and Funny Or Die – has added Michael Che, Will Smith, Will Ferrell, […]

Actor Daniel Dae Kim Donates Plasma Amidst Pandemic

Actor Daniel Dae Kim’s convalescent plasma donation was featured May 1 on ‘The Call to Unite’—a 24-hour live streamed event that celebrates our shared humanity during the coronavirus pandemic. Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver organized the event, which showcases celebrities like Kim, Oprah and Julia Roberts, alongside former presidents and faith leaders. After fully recovering […]

UNICEF ‘Won’t Stop’

UNICEF USA will host their first ever streaming event on Saturday, May 9th at 8pm ET. “UNICEF Won’t Stop” will highlight UNICEF’s COVID-19 response, frontline workers and experts and the children UNICEF serves. The hour long special will be free to all and feature musical performances and celebrity appearances. The broadcast will air on www.unicefwontstop.org […]

May The 4th Be With You!

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock since the 70’s, Today is Star Wars Day. Star Wars Day, May 4th, celebrates George Lucas’s Star Wars media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase “May the Force be […]

Byron Allen’s Feeding America® Comedy Festival To Air On NBC 5/10

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group television production division – Entertainment Studios – proudly announces a network broadcast and live-streaming comedy event to support and raise money for America’s largest hunger-relief organization, Feeding America®. Co-produced by the Funny Or Die entertainment brand and comedy studio, this comedy event to support Feeding America® will now air nationwide […]

Amazon Prime Video launches the Prime Video Store

Amazon Prime Video announced the launch of Prime Video Store today for Canada, giving customers the opportunity to rent or buy new movie releases, including Hollywood blockbusters and fan-favourite titles. The new launch is an addition to the large selection of popular and exclusive movies and TV shows available to stream on Prime Video at […]

Poker Queens Movie: Meet the Women Who Make Millions Playing Cards

The World Series of Poker happens each summer in Las Vegas and is considered the most anticipated card competition of the year. This year, however, it has been postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID- 19) pandemic. As tens of thousands of poker pros cancel their plans, many will be looking for a poker fix…at home. […]