Pete Davidson will be hosting “Saturday Night Live” after all … 23 weeks after he was expected to.
Davidson (shown here) will host the season-opener Saturday (Oct. 14), with Ice Spice as the music guest. A week later, Bad Bunny will fill both spots. Read more…
1) “Press Your Luck” season-opener, 10 p.m., ABC. Elizabeth Banks (shown here) has become an all-around talent. She was a comedy actress, from “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” to regular roles in “30 Rock” and “Modern Family.” Then she was a movie director — “Pitch Perfect 2,” the gorgeous “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, the surprise hit “Cocaine Bear” — and a game-show host. Her “Press Your Luck” ran for four summers on ABC, before it was nudged into the fall schedule. Read more…
Louisa Binder’s life did an instant, 180-degree flip.
This was pandemic time, when London was finishing its third lockdown. “I had been stuck in my flat, by myself,” she recalled.
Then came the news: She had a lead role as Constance (shown here) in “Hotel Portofino,” the lush period-piece drama. Soon, she was going from urban confinement to splendor on the Croatian coast.
“It was breathtaking,” Binder said. “I get off the plane and it’s sunny and the sea is turquoise.” This was the proper way to start a professional acting career.
Now the actors have filmed three six-episode seasons. The second one starts at 8 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 15) on PBS, juggling moments that are brash soap opera and serious historical drama. Read more…
