Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with ABC

A photo of Jimmy Kimmel. (Disney/Mark Seliger)Jimmy Kimmel will stay on ABC through at least May 2027 after agreeing to a one-year contract extension.The comedian has hosted his late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC since 2003.Kimmel has also previously hosted the Academy Awards and currently hosts Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on ABC.The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Disney Entertainment and ABC News.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

December 9, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘The Copenhagen Test’ trailer and more

We have our first look at the upcoming new Steve Carell comedy series, Rooster. HBO has shared the first photos from the show, which will debut on HBO linear and on HBO Max in March 2026. It comes from co-showrunners Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses and stars Carell, who also executive produces. The comedy is set on a college campus and follows an author's complicated relationship with his daughter ...Three actors are joining the cast of My Life with the […]

December 9, 2025

Entertainment

Eric Dane to release new book on his life, ALS diagnosis

Eric Dane attends the 'Countdown' premiere on June 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Prime Video)Eric Dane has written a new book based on his life and ALS diagnosis.The book, called Book of Days; A Memoir in Moments, is to be published by Penguin Random House through Maria Shriver's publishing imprint, The Open Field. It will arrive on bookshelves in 2026.Dane writes about the days that have meant the most to him over the course of his life […]

December 9, 2025

Music

Journey’s Steve Perry auctioning items from his personal archives for charity

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Perry with personal item going up for auction (Photo credit: David Zonshine)Steve Perry is once again dipping into his personal archives to help raise money for a good cause.The original Journey frontman has announced a new holiday auction with over 90 pieces of signed personal memorabilia, including handwritten lyrics to Journey songs like “Separate Ways” and “Only The Young"; Perry’s Diamond records, including one for Journey’s 1980 album, Escape; test pressings; tour programs and vintage tour merch; and […]

December 9, 2025

Music

Bryan Adams to headline solo acoustic Las Vegas shows

Bryan Adams at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Bryan Adams is headed to Las Vegas in June for a trio of special shows.The “Run To You” rocker will headline three Bare Bones solo acoustic concerts at the Encore Theatre at Wynn Las Vegas, June 3, 5 and 6. He will play tracks from his catalog, backed by his longtime pianist and collaborator Gary Breit.A presale for tickets begins Thursday at 10 a.m. PT, with tickets going on […]

December 8, 2025

Entertainment

Marcello Hernández sets debut stand-up special at Netflix

Marcello Hernández in his first-ever stand-up special, 'Marcello Hernández: American Boy.' (Netflix)Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernández has set his first-ever stand-up comedy special. Marcello Hernández: American Boy will be available to stream on Netflix on Jan. 7, 2026. Written and performed by Hernández and directed by Nicholaus Goossen, the special was filmed in front of the comedian's hometown audience in Miami, Florida. It runs an hour long.The stand-up special focuses on Hernández's experiences while growing up as a first-generation American.Hernández shared […]

December 8, 2025

Music

Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood joins the ‘In your 20s’ trend

Mick Fleetwood performs onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood has jumped on the "In your 20s" trend, where people impart lessons they've learned while a mash-up of Billy Joel's "Piano Man" and Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" plays.Mick shared his contribution on Instagram, with the post opening with a somewhat recent video of him behind the drum kit. The video's text […]

December 8, 2025

Music

U2, Bruce Springsteen among ‘Pollstar’s’ 25 most popular touring artist of the millennium

U2 on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live! '2017/Photo creedit: ABC/Randy HolmesU2, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Bon Jovi and Elton John are among the artists landing on Pollstar’s new list of the 25 most popular touring artists of the millennium.The list is based on worldwide ticket sales from 2001 to 2025. While Coldplay tops the list, U2 is just behind at #2, with 20.2 million tickets sold, which brought in a total gross of over $2.18 billion.Springsteen and The E Street […]

December 8, 2025

Entertainment

Leonardo DiCaprio is 2025 Time Entertainer of the Year

Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover of TIME Entertainer of the Year. (Photograph by Geordie Wood for TIME, @geordiewood)Leonardo DiCaprio has been named the 2025 Time Entertainer of the Year.The actor, who has been a screen icon for decades, was chosen not just because of the beloved films he has starred in — Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street and 2025's One Battle After Another, to name a few— but because he has figured out how to continue having cultural moments that […]

December 8, 2025

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