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Sharon Stone attends the premiere of Dave Chappelle's untitled documentary during the closing night celebration for the 20th Tribeca Festival, at Radio City Music Hall, on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave Chappelle

By Jake Coyle Jun. 20, 2021 12:31 AM EDT

FILE - Marc Maron arrives at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 8, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. The podcast Maron started in his garage 12 years ago with producer Brendan McDonald will receive the Governors Award at the Podcast Academy's first-ever Ambies awards, which will stream Sunday, May 16, 2021, on YouTube and Twitch from Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Marc Maron says Ambies honor long overdue for 'WTF' podcast

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 14, 2021 10:11 AM EDT

CORRECTS DAY OF CONCERT - FILE - Patti Smith attends a special screening of "Pavarotti" at the iPic Theater in New York on May 28, 2019. Smith performed a mini-concert at the Brooklyn Museum on Tuesday, March 9, to honor photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and also adding her voice to a series of pop-up events that represent the city’s first baby steps toward the return of live indoor performances. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Patti Smith returns to singing live with Brooklyn concert

By Mark Kennedy Mar. 09, 2021 04:47 PM EST

FILE - Actor Eddie Murphy, right, poses with director Craig Brewer during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 7, 2019. Murphy stars in "Coming 2 America," available on Amazon Prime on March 5. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda

By Jake Coyle Mar. 02, 2021 02:03 PM EST

Cuomo pitches rapid testing to open restaurants, theaters

By Marina Villeneuve Jan. 12, 2021 04:32 PM EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he wants to start opening restaurants, theaters and offices by launching rapid testing sites in...

This combination photo shows Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, left, D-Calif., at Shaw University during a campaign visit in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 28, 2020, and actress Maya Rudolph at the Oscars in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020. (AP Photo)
'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Oct. 04, 2020 02:01 AM EDT

This image released by FX shows Lakeith Stanfield, left, and Donald Glover in a scene from "Atlanta." The FX comedy created by and starring Glover will begin its pandemic-delayed production in the first half of 2021, FX Networks Chairman John Landgraf said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Guy D'Alema/FX via AP)
Virus delays filming of 2 seasons of 'Atlanta' until 2021

By Lynn Elber Sep. 09, 2020 07:33 PM EDT

FILE - Ellen DeGeneres poses in the press room at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. DeGeneres says she'll be ready to talk when her daytime show returns this month after a staff shake-up prompted by allegations of a toxic workplace. “I can’t wait to get back to work and back to our studio. And, yes, we’re gonna talk about it,” DeGeneres said in a statement announcing the show's Sept. 21, 2020, start of its 18th season. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
DeGeneres vows candor as clouded talk show charts its return

By Lynn Elber Sep. 08, 2020 09:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, actor Dwayne Johnson poses for photographers at the premiere of the "Rampage," in London. Johnson will host and Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson will perform on a globally broadcast concert calling on world leaders to make coronavirus tests and treatment available and equitable for all. The advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission announced Monday, June 22, 2020 that Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert will air on June 27. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
Shakira, Dwayne Johnson highlight coronavirus equity concert

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FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Conan O'Brien introduces Tom Cruise to present a clip from "Top Gun: Maverick" on day one of Comic-Con International in San Diego. Six of America's late-night television comedy hosts - five of them white men - turned serious after the nation's weekend of unrest following the death of George Floyd to suggest they and others need to do more than talk about racism. It has become a ritual - a somewhat inexplicable one, as TBS' O'Brien noted - for these comics to come on the air after acts of terrorism, school shootings or other national traumas to try and make sense of them for their audiences. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Late-night hosts say fighting racism means more than talk

By David Bauder Jun. 02, 2020 04:49 PM EDT

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Tanning salon workers, left, stand behind police outside the Staten Island business, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in New York. Owner Bobby Catone opened the salon briefly Thursday morning in defiance of a law requiring non-essential businesses to remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
'No mask, no service' rule is OK for businesses, Cuomo says

By Karen Matthews And Michael Hill May. 28, 2020 11:35 AM EDT