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How “Toxically Optimistic” Zainab Johnson Found a Fan (and Hype Woman) in Michelle Obama

The comedian and actress, back with a new Netflix special, talks Hollywood mean girls, how her recent gun jokes land abroad and passing a billboard for a new TV series so white that she almost got in a car accident.
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“Don’t Get Me Wrong, I’m Not Without Ego!”: How Nick Mohammed Earned His Rep as the Nicest Man in British Film and TV

The magician-turned-'Ted Lasso' star talks Sky's addictively sexy legal thriller 'War' and leveling up to U.K. household-name status in a certain BBC reality show: "Increasingly, I think 'Celebrity Traitors' is an analogy for one's career in this industry. It's so unpredictable."
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‘Snowfall’ Spinoff Boss Malcolm Spellman Lays Out Multi-Season Plan for ‘The Drop,’ Why Season One Was Just a “Dash of What’s Coming”

The showrunner of the FX drama about the rise of West Coast hip-hop explains how record labels will continue to have "all the leverage," the future of the romance between central characters Wanda (Gail Bean) and Leon (Isaiah John) and why ultimately the series is about family.
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A Peek Into ‘SNL UK’: Strict Security, Giddy Cynthia Erivo and Sometimes More a Party Than a TV Set

With Amelia Dimoldenberg and Ike Barinholtz among the audience members at the lively — and impressively huge — final show of the year, we wonder: Has the British spin-off finally found its groove?
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Chuck Lorre Talks David Ellison Optimism, Scientology and the Perks (Really!) of Working for Roseanne Barr

A week after publishing memoir 'Sitcom,' the comedy writer reveals hopes for Warner Bros' new ownership and skirts the 'Roseanne' writing credit debate by saying all were better for working there — even if "it might have crushed their soul in the process."
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‘The Diplomat’ Team on the Real World Inspirations for Season 4’s “Authoritarian Behavior” and What’s Next After Dramatic G7 Scene

The showrunner and cast speak about what last-minute moves mean for the couples at the heart of the Netflix series, which has yet to be renewed for season five, and how much an early-season scare affects foreign-policy decisions.
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