There was a time when most stand-up comedians post Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond dreamt of their own sitcom based on their material. However, when Chicago stand-up Sebastian Maniscalco arrived in LA in the late 90s, it wasn’t really his m.o. “I just wanted to do stand-up comedy,” the…

Kelsey Grammer is no stranger to awards seasons. He has won a ton of gold. For his role as Dr. Frasier Crane on the original run of Frasier, he received four Emmys as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series right from the beginning for the show’s 1993…

For a long time, there was a very stereotypical representation of what autism looked like in traditional media. For Cian O’Clery and Karina Holden, Love on the Spectrum was a perfect opportunity to showcase a diverse cast of neurodivergent people. “It's important to be able to have people tell their own…

Disney's curated short film program, Launchpad, features six unique features created by diverse filmmakers from different backgrounds. In the series second season, The Roof,  directed by Alexander Bocchieri and written by W.A.W. Parker, which is up for Emmy consideration, tells a touching story about a…

When Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, more commonly known as Rhett & Link, began creating content for YouTube in 2011, they saw an opportunity to do things a little differently. They decided to approach user-generated content the same way you would approach a television show, rather than the usual vlogs…

UK drama The Gathering was the big winner at the Golden Nymph Awards, which were announced at the closing ceremony of the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. The series won the Golden Nymph for Best Series and triumphed in both acting categories; Eva Morgan scooped Best Actress and Warren Brown Best Actor. The…

Even though it's been nearly two months since Disney+'s X-Men '97 ended, fans are still debating what occurred in the jam-packed first season. This new iteration of X-Men continues the iconic and beloved animated series X-Men: The Animated Series that aired from 1992 to 1997. More than just a nostalgia…

Editor’s note: Deadline's It Starts on the Page features standout limited or anthology series scripts in 2024 Emmy contention. Narcos and Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman followed up the popular Netflix crime franchise with Griselda, starring Sofía Vergara as notorious Colombian drug lord…

16 years ago, executive producer Tom Campbell remembers when almost no one would take a chance on a reality drag competition series. Now, RuPaul’s Drag Race has received 63 Emmy nominations, with 29 wins, and has just wrapped their highest rated season in the last four years. “Every award we get, or…

After the success of the original series, it was no surprise when Adventure Time: Distant Lands came to HBO Max in 2020 to flesh out some of the stories that were left to tell. For Adam Muto though, the characters of Fionna and Cake had a bit more story left than what could be told in a 44 minute special…

The Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday announced the first six titles set to make their world premieres at the 49th edition, in the Gala and Special Presentation program, also naming this year’s TIFF Tribute Award recipients. Films selected thus far include R.J. Cutler and David Furnish’s Disney+ doc El…

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian and impressionist extraordinaire Matt Friend has been tapped to host the 2024 NHL Awards, the National Hockey League announced today. The celebration of the league’s best regular-season performances will be broadcast live from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Thursday, June 27, on ESPN…