Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is set to host the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. Maniscalco, who is also an actor and best-selling author, just sold out a four-show run at Madison Square Garden. He will host the VMAs from Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Monday, August 26.
George Clooney has signed on to direct and star in “Good Morning, Midnight” for Netflix. It will be his first project with the streaming service. Clooney and Smokehouse Pictures’ Grant Heslov will produce the adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel, “which follows a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to make contact with the crew of a spacecraft as they try to return home to Earth,” according to a description from Netflix.
Ryan Murphy is adapting the Tony Award-nominated musical “The Prom” for Netflix, with big names Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells set to star.
Madonna just earned her ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with her new release, “Madame X.”
Roseanne Barr and fellow comedian, Andrew Dice Clay are launching a comedy tour called, “Mr. and Mrs. America” that will tackle politics, among other issues. Clay took to Instagram to post a promotional photo for the upcoming tour.
