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Vanessa Bayer Joins Co-Stars Molly Shannon & Jenifer Lewis at 'I Love That for You' Premiere

The stars of I Love That For You are stepping out for the premiere of their new show!

Vanessa Bayer, Molly Shannon, and Jenifer Lewis posed together on the red carpet at the premiere of their Showtime comedy series on Wednesday evening (April 27) at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif.

Fellow I Love That for You cast members at the premiere included Matt Rogers, Paul James, Bess Armstrong, Punam Patel, Ayden Mayeri, and Johnno Wilson.

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Priyanka Chopra & Mindy Kaling Celebrate South Asian Women at Diwali Dinner!

Mindy Kaling and Priyanka Chopra joined forces this week to celebrate South Asian women at a Diwali dinner!

Mindy hosted the intimate event with 360-degree media company Phenomenal and beauty brand Live Tinted on Wednesday night (November 3) at Bombay Palace in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Also in attendance were Lilly Singh, Liza Koshy, Never Have I Ever‘s Poorna Jadannathan and Richa Moorjani, Special‘s Punam Patel, Phenomenal founder Meena Harris, and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, among others.

The Diwali dinner included South Asian women in media and entertainment to celebrate their culture and community as they discuss the power of their voice in the industry.

In October, the two brands released a Limited Edition Diwali Gift Set including a custom “Phenomenally Brown” hoodie, created in Live Tinted’s signature marigold color, three Live Tinted Huesticks, a pair of Live Tinted RAYS Copper Eye Masks, and a Diwali diya.

FYI: Priyanka is wearing Arpita Mehta. Mindy is wearing Falguni Shane Peacock with Jimmy Choo shoes and Anabela Chan jewelry. Meena is wearing custom Arias New York.

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Ryan O'Connell Gets A Cute New Relationship in Season 2 Of 'Special'!

Ryan is clearly smitten with his new boyfriend, Tanner, in the brand new trailer for season two of Special.

Here’s the official summary for the upcoming season on Netflix: Ryan really needs to get his shit together. It’s been two months and he still hasn’t spoken to Karen since their fight and he has a gnarly case of writer’s block that’s getting him in hot water with Olivia.

Enter Tanner, a fun, flirty dance instructor who charms Ryan despite not being totally available. When his writer’s block eventually lifts, he’s inspired to write a longform piece about disability. From there, he begins a journey of self-discovery that creates unexpected complications in his relationship with Tanner.

This season is about our primary characters – Ryan, Karen and Kim – coming into their power and realizing they all deserve big gorgeous lives—whether society agrees or not, bitch!

Ryan O’Connell, Jessica Hecht, and Punam Patel all return for the show, as well as Marla Mindelle, Gina Hughes and Patrick Fabian.

Special season two will debut on Netflix on May 20.

See what other programs are new to Netflix in May!

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'Queer Eye' Cast, Natasha Lyonne & More Celebrate Emmy Wins at Netflix After Party!

Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness happily strike a pose together while celebrating at the 2019 Netflix Creative Arts Emmy After Party held at the Hotel Figueroa on Sunday (September 15) in Los Angeles.

The Queer Eye stars were joined at the event by their cast mates Antoni Porowski and Tan France, as well as Russian Doll‘s Charlie Barnett and Natasha Lyonne and her boyfriend Fred Armisen, Special‘s Punam Patel and Ryan O’Connell, Wanda Sykes and her wife Alex.

The Queer Eye Fab Five won big at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, taking home Outstanding Structured Reality Program, Outstanding Casting for a Reality Program, Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality.

The annual awards ceremony, presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming, hosted two nights at the Microsoft Theater to unveil the winners.

You can check out all of the winners from night one here, and night two here.

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Neil Patrick Harris Joins Jim Parsons & Husband Todd Spiewak at Creative Arts Emmys 2019

Neil Patrick Harris flashes a smirk on the red carpet as he arrives at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night (September 15) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The 46-year-old actor looked cool in a pink blazer as he attended the awards show alongside Jim Parsons and his husband Todd Spiewak.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Neil Patrick Harris

Other stars at the awards show included Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen, Russian Doll actor Charlie Barnett, New Amsterdam star Ryan Eggold, Chris O’Dowd and wife Dawn O’Porter, The Goldbergs actor Patton Oswalt, The Good Place actor Marc Evan Jackson, Special stars Ryan O’Connell and Punam Patel, Killing Eve actress Fiona Shaw, along with Chernobyl actor Jared Harris and wife Allegra Riggio.

FYI: NPH is wearing a Paul Smith suit. Jim is wearing a Brioni tux, To Boot shoes, and an Eton shirt. Todd is wearing a Valentino tux and shirt with Tod’s shoes.

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Special's Ryan O'Connell Talks Emmy Nom & What's Next

Ryan O’Connell poses for a photo with Special co-stars Jessica Hecht and Punam Patel while attending an Emmys For Your Consideration event for their series on Wednesday (August 14) in Hollywood.

All three of the actors are nominated for their performances on the Netflix series in the short form categories. The show is also up for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

Ryan recently chatted with IndieWire about his surprise Emmy nomination (he got the nom after someone else was disqualified) and what’s next for him.

“It’s surreal. This show was made for $2 and a prayer in Austin, Texas, in a hot summer,” Ryan said. “It was a magical shoot. It was was sort of like a #blessed shoot. I say #blessed because when you’re doing something on a micro-budget, there are a million things that can go wrong, and they just didn’t ever go wrong.”

Ryan says that he’s open to working in both TV and film in the future.

“A girl’s gotta eat. A disabled superhero would be really chic, and I feel like I should just put that out there,” he said. “My f–king disabled ass out there, kicking ass.”

You can stream Special on Netflix now!

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