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‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has breast cancer

LOS ANGELES – Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The star of “Veep” and “Seinfeld” posted word of her illness Thursday on social media. A spokeswo...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

12-year-old ventriloquist wins ‘America’s Got Talent’

LOS ANGELES – A 12-year-old girl is getting a $1 million prize and her own Las Vegas show after taking the “America’s Got Talent” crown on the season 12 finale of the NBC reality competition...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Sopranos’ mobster, veteran actor Frank Vincent dies at 80

NEW YORK – Frank Vincent, a veteran character actor who often played tough guys, including mob boss Phil Leotardo on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80. Vincent died peacefully o...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ gets three-season renewal

NEW YORK – “Last Week Tonight” is going to last a few years longer. HBO says it has renewed “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” for three additional seasons. This would carry it through at ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ sets off for a humorless (and lifeless) void

What on Earth (or any other planet) possessed Seth MacFarlane to create and star in a spoof of “Star Trek” in its late-1980s “Next Generation” mode that isn’t funny at all? I don’...

DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

HBO’s ‘Veep’ to end after seventh season in 2018

LOS ANGELES – HBO says its much-honored political satire “Veep” is coming to an end. The cable channel said Wednesday that “Veep” will air its seventh and final season in 2018. ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lacheys, Debbie Gibson lead ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast

NEW YORK – Nick and Vanessa Lachey, retired athletes Derek Fisher and Terrell Owens, and singer Debbie Gibson headline the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars.” Other cast ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

While you were watching summer’s biggest TV show, you missed summer’s best TV show

A curious thing happened on the way to television greatness this summer: The highly anticipated return of a critically revered show that some viewers might avoid because of its reputation as...

DATE: Sep 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Shelley Berman, comedian-bard of everyday life, has died

NEW YORK – Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Real-world walkers? ‘The Walking Dead’ is getting the Pokémon Go game treatment

Last year, it was the augmented-reality challenge of Pokémon Go that brought new life to geo-gaming. This year, AMC is hoping that terrain-based gamers will muster the same excite...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

All the times Jon Snow nearly died (and the one time he did), ranked

During last week’s nail-biter “Game of Thrones” episode, Jon Snow nearly died not once but twice. As usual, he managed to escape (somewhat) unscathed. That’s kind of his M.O., isn...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment