Banksy does 'The Simpsons': Exec producer Al Jean talks about pulling off the ultimate couch gag

Image Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic.com; FoxWho saysThe Simpsonsisnt as subversive as it used to be? EW.com rang upSimpsonsexecutive producer Al Jean to get the behind-the-scenes story on the Banksy gag. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did this collaboration with Banksy come about? He submitted boards, which were more or less what you saw last night. We all thought it was really funny. What were the small things that got edited out? I wouldnt go into them, but it was just a little sadder....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Patricia Medina

Barack and Michelle Obama will teach kids about government with new animated Netflix series

Netflix has electedBarackandMichelle Obamato a new position of power at the head of their upcoming animated series. Watch the first trailer above, and see more first-look images below. Barack and Michelle Obama announce ‘We the People’ Netflix series.Netflix Netflix Netflix Netflix Netflix Netflix Netflix Netflix

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 45 words · Bradley Dixon

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen team up for newRenegades: Born in the USApodcast

The first two episodes from the thought leaders in conversation are available now. Former PresidentBarack Obamaand legendary singer-songwriterBruce Springsteenare known for their power on the mic. And today, the two have released their very own podcast:Renegades: Born in the USA. Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images “How did we get here?” Obama asks in the intro to episode 1. “How could we find our way back to a more unifying American story?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · John Robinson

Barack Obama makes his memoir worth the wait withA Promised Land: Review

us of that in the foreword. But trust that you’ll be glad for all of it. But, ever humble, he plays devil’s advocate there too. Credit: Crown PG-rated by all accounts, but have you ever heard a president say “get laid” before? For those who have readBecoming you should definitely readBecoming! But nothing feels repetitive; instead, it’s as though he’s finishing the story. David Katz It’s easy to readA Promised Landthrough the sardonic lens that 2020 has given us....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Jerry Villanueva

Barack Obama on the pop culture (and more) that inspiredA Promised Land

Barack Obamamissed his deadline. The drink I need to get through a day of writing Honest Teas Green Dragon. It keeps me alert, but not too wired. Credit: Ryan Pfluger / AUGUST Oh, and the NBA playoffs because its hoops! The music I played to help me while writing I actually cant listen to music when Im writing. I start humming along and lose my train of thought. The first thing I did after I finished the book...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Gregory May

Barack Obama says Drake has his 'stamp of approval' to play him in a biopic

Barack Obamahas a message forDrake: Yes you’re able to. That is, yes you’re free to play me in a biopic. I mean, that is a talented, talented brother. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images; John Phillips/Getty Images I suspect Malia and Sasha would be just fine with it." Drake first expressed interest in playing Obama in 2010, during the then-President’s first term in office. “I watch all the addresses. If you ask anyone who knows me, Im pretty good at impressions....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Steve Barrera

Barack Obama treks the globe as a suave tour guide inOur Great National Parksdocuseries

“When humanity started to protect these wild places, we did not realize how important they would become. Watch the first trailer above. Hear more on all of today’s must-see picks in EW’sWhat to Watchpodcast, hosted by Gerrad Hall. Barack Obama travels the world in ‘Our Great National Parks’ series on Netflix.Netflix Barack Obama in ‘Our Great National Parks.'.Pete Souza/Netflix ‘Our Great National Parks’ by Barack Obama.Netflix ‘Our Great National Parks’ by Netflix and Barack Obama....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Gail Arnold

Barack Obama, Sam Heughan, and Oprah among finalists for 2022 Audie Awards: See the full list

ET on March 4. Industry professionals will determine the winners across 25 different categories. “They are a reflection of the continuous growth and popularity of the medium. Barack Obama, Sam Heughan, and Oprah Winfrey.Jeff Neira/ABC via Getty Images; Michael Kovac/Getty Images; Jeff Vespa/WireImage There’s truly something for everyone. See the full list below, and tune into the Audie Awards Gala on March 4 at 9 p.m. ET on the Audio Publishers Association website....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 73 words · Kenneth Maldonado

Barbara Hershey is haunted by a sinister presence in new Blumhouse horror movieThe Manor

Watch the Insidious actress return to confront the supernatural in the new trailer for writer-director Axelle Carolyn’s latest. As residents begin to die mysteriously, Judith’s frantic warnings are dismissed as fantasy. “Seeing them change, seeing them in a different environment being treated differently. Barbara Hershey in ‘The Manor’.Amazon Studios I didn’t want this to be a depressing story though. Carolyn describes working with Hershey, whose many acting credits includeBeachesandBlack Swan, as “such a joy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Patricia Smith

Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten is shaken by her viral drink video, dishes on quarantine cooking

But she worried no one would actually be in the mood for an April Fool’s joke this year. It was on every news feed.Stephen Colbertwanted to have cocktails with me. PBS NewsHour wanted to talk about it. Ina Garten makes one giant-sized cosmo in an April 2020 Instagram video.Credit: Ina Garten/Instagram It was crazy!" And a nod to sunnier times ahead. The original one is just a classic. Clarkson Potter/Publishers...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Jennifer Webb

Barry Gibb's country moment: 'It's time to do what I love and not what everyone asks me to do'

“I just felt that country music was really what was inside me,” he says. “[Steven] played me a Chris Stapleton track, and it just destroyed me. I thought,‘Thisis where I belong… Credit: Invision/AP/Shutterstock This is a new era, and I’m no longer that other person. It’s time to do what I love and not what everyone asks me to do.'” On January 8,Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. Below, Gibb walks through a few favorite moments from creatingGreenfields....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · David Torres

Barry Jenkins onThe Underground Railroad: 'This show damn near killed me'

Wouldn’t Jenkins' next announced project being something involving American chattel slavery feel like a regression to some? It felt like the appropriate thing to do," Jenkins declares. “[It’s] a discursive art form, and so this show doesn’t exist in isolation. Director Barry Jenkins on the set of Amazon Prime Video’s ‘The Underground Railroad’ with actress Thuso Mbedu.amazon “And then you get to Indiana Winter, and somehow you stumble into an action film....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Joe Jones

Barry Jenkins releases teaser forThe Underground RailroadTV series

What was the Underground Railroad? ButColson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2016 novelThe Underground Railroadimagined an alternate history where the truth was closer to fiction. One voice asks: “Who built all this?” Credit: Amazon Another voice answers: “Well, who builds anything in this country?” Jenkins won two Oscars, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, for his work onMoonlight. The Underground Railroaddoes not have a release date yet, but rest assured the train is coming....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Scott Medina