Lena Waithe News

At last night's Obama Foundation Summit, audiences were treated to a performance of 'Dear Theodosia' by Chance the Rapper and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Check out the performance in the video below at the 2:09:20 mark!

On the personal invitation from President Obama, Brandi Carlile will join Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, Gloria Estefan, Andra Day, Nas, The National, Francis & the Lights, Chance the Rapper and more for a special concert and community event tonight at Chicago's Wintrust Arena.

dick clark productions announced today that the cast of the film THE BIG SICK, including Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano, will receive the Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award

Last night, the 12th Annual NBCUniversal SHORT FILM FESTIVAL honored its nine finalist films and filmmakers with a finale screening and awards ceremony at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood.

SHOWTIME will kick off 2018 with the premiere of its new one-hour drama series, THE CHI, created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Master of None), and executive produced by Academy Award , Emmy and Golden Globe winner Common (John Wick 2, Selma) and Elwood Reid (The Bridge, Hawaii Five-O).

Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah today announced the guest line-up for The Daily Show Undesked Chicago 2017: Let's Do This Before It Gets Too Damn Cold. Taping Monday through Thursday from The Athenaeum Theatre (2936 North Southport Avenue) and airing nightly at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT, 10:00 p.m. CT, on Comedy Central, guests will include all Chicago natives.

Comedian-actor Kym Whitley ( Young & Hungry ) will act as host for the finale screening and awards ceremony of the 12th Annual NBCUniversal SHORT FILM FESTIVAL which celebrates diverse stories while finding the next generation of storytellers, on October 18, 2017

On tonight's EMMY AWARDS, young and old Sheldon Cooper appeared together to present the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Jim Parsons, who plays Cooper on the CBS series THE BIG BANG THEORY, was joined by Broadway critic Iain Armitage

The 12th Annual NBCUniversal SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, which celebrates diverse stories while finding the next generation of storytellers, unveiled America Ferrera ( Superstore ), Mariska Hargitay ( Law & Order: SVU ), Chrissy Metz (2017 Emmy Award nominee for This Is Us ) and Lena Waithe (2017 Emmy Award nominee for Master of None ) as its first-ever ambassadors.

The 69th Annual EMMY AWARDS take place tonight, Sunday, September 17 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles and will air live coast-to-coast on CBS

To honor the work of deceased playwright Sam Shepard, Red Theater Chicago will add to their sixth season: TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard, directed by Aaron Sawyer. Currently appearing as a recurring character on Lena Waithe's new Showtime Series, The Chi - Mickey O'Sullivan will portray Lee. Jeff Kurysz will play the role of Austin after appearing in The Goodman Theatre's production of Support Group For Men.

It was a family affair for the Ansari family last night at the New York premiere of the second season of Netflix's original series MASTER OF NONE.

SHOWTIME has announced the pick-up of the new one-hour drama series, THE CHI, created, executive produced and written by Lena Waithe

The Chicago Humanities Festival is moving full speed ahead towards the 27th annual Fallfest, releasing its full line-up of events. Fallfest/16: Speed will feature more than 100 events by prominent artists, authors, historians, scientists, and cultural commentators including Dan Savage, Maureen Dowd, Trevor Noah, and Jonathan Lethem.

The Chicago Humanities Festival is moving full speed ahead towards the 27th annual Fallfest, releasing its full line-up of events. Fallfest/16: Speed will feature more than 100 events by prominent artists, authors, historians, scientists, and cultural commentators including Dan Savage, Maureen Dowd, Trevor Noah, and Jonathan Lethem.

Today, Aziz Ansari, star of Netflix's MASTER OF NONE received three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series (with 'Master of None' co-creator Alan Yang).

NBC wins Tuesday among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and, led by the #1 show of the night in 18-49, "The Voice," and strong 9 and 10 p.m. wins from "Chicago Med" and "Chicago Fire."

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Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, today announced premiere dates for several of its highly-anticipated upcoming series. All, sans Longmire, will be available globally upon release in all territories where Netflix is available: