Tuesday, December 14, 2021

79th Annual Golden Globe Nominations; True Story with Ed Helms and Randall Park Premieres Jan. 20 on Peacock

Golden Globe Awards - 2022 Nominations

The 79th Annual Golden Globe Nominations were announced yesterday. See the TV portion below. Winners will be announced on January 9, 2022, but it will not be televised this year.

Best Television Series - Drama
Lupin Netflix
The Morning Show Apple TV+
Pose FX
Squid Game Netflix
Succession HBO/HBO Max

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series - Drama
Uzo Aduba In Treatment
Jennifer Aniston The Morning Show
Christine Baranski The Good Fight
Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale
Michaela JaƩ Rodriguez Pose

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series - Drama
Brian Cox Succession
Lee Jung-Jae Squid Game
Billy Porter Pose
Jeremy Strong Succession
Omar Sy Lupin

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
The Great Hulu
Hacks HBO/HBO Max
Only Murders In The Building Hulu
Reservation Dogs FX
Ted Lasso Apple TV+

Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Hannah Einbinder Hacks
Elle Fanning The Great
Issa Rae Insecure
Tracee Ellis Ross black-ish
Jean Smart Hacks

Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Anthony Anderson black-ish
Nicholas Hoult The Great
Steve Martin Only Murders In The Building
Martin Short Only Murders In The Building
Jason Sudeikis Ted Lasso

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television
Dopesick Hulu
Impeachment: American Crime Story FX
Maid Netflix
Mare Of Easttown HBO/HBO Max
The Underground Railroad Amazon Prime Video

Best Performance By An Actress In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or A Motion Picture Made For Television
Jessica Chastain Scenes From A Marriage
Cynthia Erivo Genius: Aretha
Elizabeth Olsen Wandavision
Margaret Qualley Maid
Kate Winslet Mare Of Easttown

Best Performance By An Actor In A Limited Series, Anthology Series, Or A Motion Picture Made For Television
Paul Bettany Wandavision
Oscar Isaac Scenes From A Marriage
Michael Keaton Dopesick
Ewan McGregor Halston
Tahar Rahim The Serpent

Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role On Television
Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever Dopesick
Andie Macdowell Maid
Sarah Snook Succession
Hannah Waddingham Ted Lasso

Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role On Television
Billy Crudup The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin Succession
Mark Duplass The Morning Show
Brett Goldstein Ted Lasso
O Yeong-Su Squid Game


True Story with Ed and Randall

True Story with Ed and Randall is a hybrid scripted/unscripted original comedy series streaming exclusively on Peacock beginning Thursday, January 20. All six episodes of the uniquely innovative one-hour series will be available on premiere day. Hosted by Ed Helms (The Office) and Randall Park (Fresh off the Boat), the comedic and heartwarming series highlights everyday Americans as they share their most extraordinary true stories with surprising twists along the way. As each story unfolds, the events are brought to life by a cast of notable guest stars and comedians in dramatized re-enactments. In each episode, Ed and Randall meet one or two storytellers and listen to their funny, amazing and true stories for the first time. The stories range from sneaking into the 1979 Super Bowl -- to a rogue bachelor party invite -- to a young girl and her family who moved to America and set her sights on becoming senior class president, every story celebrates the rich, comedic elements down to the last detail.

The series includes a star-studded group of guest stars including two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw, Adam Pally (Happy Endings), Rob Riggle (Holey Moley), Maz Jobrani (The Knights of Prosperity), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers in Goldmember), Paul Scheer (Fresh off the Boat), Shannon Woodward (Westworld), Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris), Tawny Newsome (Space Force), Lauren Ash (Superstore), Fortune Feimster (Kenan) and Anders Holm (Workaholics), among others.


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Wednesday, January 22

Shifting Gears - "Job" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Riley, desperate for work, reluctantly takes a job at Matt’s shop. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Stitch secretly stray from Matt’s vision on a high-stakes restomod project.

Abbott Elementary - "Strike" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
City buses have stopped running due to a strike, resulting in many students being absent from school. The teachers at Abbott try to find creative solutions and adapt to hybrid learning. Meanwhile, Gregory and O’Shon strike up a friendship.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 20)

Wednesday, January 22

  • Lucy Liu (Joey/Pearl) - Watch Lucy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. She also chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
  • Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
  • Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts/White Famous), Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts/Duncanville/Disjointed/Animal Practice) and Punam Patel (Ghosts/Return of the Mac/Kevin from Work) - Utkarsh, Betsy and Punam are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) - Morris talks about Watson on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am, on CBS Mornings Plus in the 9am hour, and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Andrew Rannells (Girls/The New Normal) and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth/The League/Cavemen) - Andrew, Nick and Lin-Manuel Miranda are chatting with Drew about their Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. They're also talking to Drew about parenting advice, how they were raised and how comedy brings people together.


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