Michael Schneider

Jimmy Kimmel Rose to the Occasion in His Late-Night Return, Reminding Us Why We Have to Speak Out Against Tyranny In his return, Jimmy Kimmel demonstrated why has the skill to rise to this moment and explain the importance of free speech.

Jimmy Kimmel Rose to the Occasion in His Late-Night Return, Reminding Us Why We Have to Speak Out Against Tyranny variety.com/2025/tv/news...

As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — but Will It Backfire? Station groups Nexstar and Sinclair went aggressive on Disney by refusing to air 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' last week. But will their gambit backfire?

As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — but Will It Backfire? variety.com/2025/tv/news...

After Shocking Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Trump Keeps Successfully Silencing His Critics — and That’s Terrifying With Disney's shocking suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Trump keeps successfully silencing his critics — and that’s terrifying.

After Shocking Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Trump Keeps Successfully Silencing His Critics — and That’s Terrifying.
'Jimmy Kimmel Live' is the latest victim of Trump's weaponized FCC and media conglomerates quick to bend the knee: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Why It Was So Important That the Emmys Honored the Corporation for Public Broadcasting This Year In his Awards Circuit column, Michael Schneider discusses why the Emmys honored the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with the Governors Award.

Why It Was So Important That the Emmys Honored the Corporation for Public Broadcasting This Year variety.com/2025/tv/awar... via @variety.com

Emmys Behind the Scenes: Producers on the Boys & Girls Clubs Running Joke, Eric Dane’s Absence, Nate Bargatze’s Performance and More Emmys producers Jesse Collins Entertainment spoke after this year's telecast to give a behind the scenes look at Nate Bargatze's performance and more.

Emmys Behind the Scenes: Producers on the Boys & Girls Clubs Running Joke, Eric Dane's Absence, Nate Bargatze's Performance and More variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com

Nate Bargatze and Emmys Team on Security Plans, How They’re Keeping the Focus on TV — and If Beyoncé Will Show Up Emmys host Nate Bergatze, producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, and TV Academy chair Cris Abrego discuss security plans and what to expect.

Emmys host Nate Bergatze, producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, and TV Academy chair Cris Abrego discuss security plans and what to expect — including whether Beyoncé will show up. variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com

I spent some time with national treasure and @matlockcbs star #KathyBates for our @variety.com pre-Emmy issue, and it was a tremendous treat to connect with her. Go here: variety.com/2025/tv/feat...

L.A. Plays Itself: How Shows Like ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Shrinking’ and More Are Honoring the City of Angels Right When We Need It Most In his Awards Circuit column, Michael Schneider lauds shows like 'Nobody Wants This,' 'Hacks' and 'Shrinking' for honoring Los Angeles.

L.A. Plays Itself: How Shows Like ‘Nobody Wants This,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Shrinking’ and More Are Honoring the City of Angels Right When We Need It Most variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S., How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors? In his Awards Circuit column, Michael Schneider looks at the U.S.' descent into fascism, and asks how the TV landscape should depict the horrors.

As Fascism Takes Hold in the U.S., How Will — and Should — the TV Landscape Depict Our Real-Life Horrors? variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

TV Academy President on Televerse Year 1: What Worked, What Didn’t, When Might It Be Profitable and Plans for Next Year’s Event TV Academy president Maury McIntyre discusses Televerse Year 1: What worked, what didn't, when might it be profitable and plans for next year's event.

TV Academy President on Televerse Year 1: What Worked, What Didn’t, When Might It Be Profitable and Plans for Next Year’s Event variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Conan O’Brien Says Late Night TV Is Dying, but Stephen Colbert Is ‘Too Talented and Too Essential to Go Away’ At the TV Academy's Hall of Fame, Conan O'Brien said late night TV is Dying, But Stephen Colbert is 'too talented and too essential to go away.'

Conan O’Brien Says Late Night TV Is Dying, but Stephen Colbert Is ‘Too Talented and Too Essential to Go Away’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Emmy Nominee and DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter on the Evolution of TV Directing and Her Hopes that the Biz Will ‘Build Back Up’ DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter, Emmy nominated for 'Zero Day,' discusses the evolution of TV directing and hopes that the biz Will 'build back up.'

Emmy Nominee and DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter on the Evolution of TV Directing and Her Hopes that the Biz Will ‘Build Back Up’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

A Salute to Legends Like Kathy Bates, Jean Smart and Harrison Ford on Finally Getting Their Emmy Flowers In his Awards Circuit column, Michael Schneider notes living legends like Jean Smart, Kathy Bates and Harrison Ford are finally getting Emmy flowers.

A Salute to Legends Like Kathy Bates, Jean Smart and Harrison Ford on Finally Getting Their Emmy Flowers variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

YouTube video by Made Possible By Pop Culture PHINEAS & FERB, AT40 & Michael Schneider (Made Possible by Pop Culture Season 3 Ep 1)

It's finally here! Season 3 of my podcast started this AM. My friend & former colleague @franklinavenue.bsky.social deep-dives into his passion for radio (#AT40) & discusses the new #PhineasAndFerb

If you watch on YouTube you'll see the charts he created as a kid www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRyw...

Adam Scott and Britt Lower Debate Which ‘Severance’ Couple to Root For: Mark and Gemma Scout, or Mark S. and Helly R. On Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast, "Severance" stars Adam Scott and Britt Lower discuss the Season 2 ending, and which couple to root for.

New #AwardsCircuit podcast episode: Adam Scott and Britt Lower Debate Which ‘Severance’ Couple to Root For: Mark and Gemma Scout, or Mark S. and Helly R. variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

I covered the Obama WH. Tapper, Chuck Todd and lots of other big names were in the briefing room then. I can assure you they would have been on it nonstop had Obama launched a program for kids alongside a registered sex offender.

So why don’t they give a shit now?

How Ozzy Osbourne Changed Reality TV: Former MTV Boss Van Toffler on the Unprecedented Success of ‘The Osbournes’ With the death of Ozzy Osbourne, former MTV boss Van Toffler remembers the success of "The Osbournes," and how it impacted both MTV and reality TV.

How Ozzy Osbourne Changed Reality TV: Former MTV Boss Van Toffler on the Unprecedented Success of ‘The Osbournes’ variety.com/2025/tv/news...

‘I’m Voting for Stephen’: Jimmy Kimmel’s Emmys FYC Ad Stands Up for Colbert and ‘The Late Show’ Amid CBS Cancellation Jimmy Kimmel rents a West Hollywood billboard reading "I'm voting for Stephen" in support of Stephen Colbert's canceled Late Show, for Emmys campaign.

‘I’m Voting for Stephen’: Jimmy Kimmel’s Emmys FYC Ad Stands Up for Colbert and ‘The Late Show’ Amid CBS Cancellation

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With the Media, the Arts and Los Angeles Under Direct Attack, Here’s What the Emmys Should Do The media, the arts and Los Angeles are just some of the institutions under attack by this administration. How can the Emmys address it?

With the Media, the Arts and Los Angeles Under Direct Attack, Here’s What the Upcoming Emmys Should Do: Support PBS, Local L.A. Businesses and More variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

Leanne Morgan on Teaming With Chuck Lorre to Build a Netflix Series Around Her Comedy — Reviving the Once-Common Path From Stand-Up to Sitcom Leanne Morgan discusses what it was like to team up with Chuck Lorre to build a new Netflix comedy and take the once-common path from stand-up to TV.

Leanne Morgan on Teaming With Chuck Lorre to Build a @netflix.com Series Around Her Comedy — Reviving the Once-Common Path From Stand-Up to Sitcom variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com

Jay-Z vs. Beyoncé, Emmy Firsts for ‘American Graffiti’ Stars Ron Howard and Harrison Ford — and More Trivia From 2025’s Nominations Jay-Z vs. Beyoncé in variety special (live), Harrison Ford and Ron Howard finally get noms and more 2025 Emmy nominations trivia and oddities.

My annual look at some of the fun trivia and oddities coming out of this year's #Emmys nominations: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

HBO Max Boss Casey Bloys on ‘The Penguin’ Season 2, What’s Next for ‘The Last of Us’ and If He’d Ride a Plane Piloted By Nathan Fielder HBO and Max content CEO Casey Bloys celebrated his 142 Emmy nominations, discussing 'The Penguin' Season 2, what's next for 'The Last of Us' and more.

HBO Max Boss Casey Bloys on ‘The Penguin’ Season 2, What’s Next for ‘The Last of Us’ and If He’d Ride a Plane Piloted By Nathan Fielder variety.com/2025/tv/news... #emmys @variety.com

Craig Robinson Isn’t Really Quitting Comedy — It’s Likely a Teaser for a New Marketing Campaign Despite reports that "The Office" star Craig Robinson is quitting comedy, it's more likely he's teasing a new marketing campaign.

Craig Robinson Isn’t Really Quitting Comedy — It’s Likely a Teaser for a New Marketing Campaign variety.com/2025/tv/news...

‘Rick and Morty’ Boss on How James Gunn and Zack Snyder Agreed to Parody Themselves and Their Dueling ‘Superman’ Takes (EXCLUSIVE) 'Rick and Morty' exec producer Scott Marder shared how James Gunn and Zack Snyder agreed to parody themselves and their dueling 'Superman' takes.

‘Rick and Morty’ Boss on How James Gunn and Zack Snyder Agreed to Parody Themselves and Their Dueling ‘Superman’ Takes (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Dan Rather on Paramount’s $16 Million Trump Settlement: ‘It Was a Sell-Out to Extortion by the President’ (EXCLUSIVE) Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather shared his support for "60 Minutes" and disappointment in Paramount's Trump lawsuit settlement: 'It was a sell-out.'

Dan Rather on Paramount’s $16 Million Trump Settlement: ‘It Was a Sell-Out to Extortion by the President’ (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2025/tv/news...

The Senators that voted 'yes' on this disastrous bill represent more than 30 million FEWER Americans than the Senators that voted 'no.'

Does the Times cover the insanity of a sitting president enriching himself by licensing his name and using his position to promote his own products? Nope.

It treats it like a cute human interest story, like a new presidential puppy.

Truly don't know how @nytpitchbot.bsky.social stays sane

Aside from all the dangerous things he said today, this moment reveals his Swiss cheese of a brain. He completely misunderstands the question and turns it into a monologue about himself. Just as bad, if not worse, than any of Biden's lapses. And his toadies all just silently ignore his confusion.

How Emmy Contenders Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Life Below Zero,’ ‘The Americas’ and ‘Shark Tank’ Are Tackling the Climate Crisis Emmy Contenders like 'Hacks,' 'Life Below Zero,' 'The Americas' and 'Shark Tank' are tackling climate change.

How Emmy Contenders Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Life Below Zero,’ ‘The Americas’ and ‘Shark Tank’ Are Tackling the Climate Crisis variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

Uzo Aduba and Randall Park on Their ‘The Residence’ Chemistry and If There Will Be a Season 2: ‘I Don’t Think That Just Ends’ Uzo Aduba and Randall Park join the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast to discuss their 'The Residence' chemistry and if Netflix will give a Season 2.

Latest @variety.com Awards Circuit Podcast! Uzo Aduba and Randall Park on Their ‘The Residence’ Chemistry and If There Will Be a Season 2: ‘I Don’t Think That Just Ends’ variety.com/2025/tv/awar...