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T22 WHATS UP! July 3 - 9, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The fact that Monkypox can be transmitted through aerosols makes it "similar to the corona- virus." No, no, no — I can't go back to Lysol-ing all my mon- keys! Understandably, people are sick of paying higher prices [during this period of inflation], so cor- porate America has come up with a clever solution: "quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices" in a phenome- non called "Shrinkflation." In their defense, corporations say the water's just very cold. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon For Fleet Week, the public can actually take tours of the Navy ships in the Hudson River. New Yorkers are the only people who see six beds crammed in a tiny room and go, "Ooh, spacious! That's $3,000 a month here." A new poll found that Trader Joe's is the most reputable brand in the country. Yup, at Trader Joe's you know exactly what you're going to get: hummus from a white guy in dreadlocks. Today [June 8] Moderna an- nounced a new version of their COVID booster that's eight times stronger and provides lon- ger-lasting protection — which sounds less like a vaccine and more like an ad for Right Guard deodorant. The Late Late Show With James Corden This evening [May 24], Presi- dent Biden returned to the White House after his five-day trip to Asia .... Biden flew from Japan to Alaska to Washington, D.C., which is also how Spirit Airlines takes you from Boston to Washington, D.C. Yesterday [May 23] officials in New York held a ceremony to remove the last public payphone in New York City .... I mean, technically Apple makes a pay- phone, you just have to pay $1,200 for it. In the United Kingdom, the four-day celebration surround- ing the Queen's Platinum Jubilee culminated last night [June 5] with 22,000 people attending a concert in front of Buckingham Palace. It was called the Party at the Palace, but we'll call it Que- enchella. Jimmy Kimmel Live! You know yesterday, here in Cal- ifornia, was Primary Election Day. Also known as "There Was an Election Today?" Day. Turn- out was low. More Californians played Wordle yesterday than voted. I can't imagine not voting. Voting is fun. It's like taking a Scantron test you can't fail. In London over the weekend [June 4 and 5], they had a big to- do for Queen Elizabeth's Plati- num Jubilee .... The queen, I think, has had enough of these jubilees, because she did not ap- pear in person. Instead, she ap- peared via hologram .... The crowd sang "God Save the Queen" as the holograndma passed by. At this point, God must be like, "Enough already with the song – I'm doing it! She's 96! Do you not see me sav- ing the queen?!" Late Night With Seth Meyers President Biden spoke from the White House on Tuesday [May 24] and asked when the country will be ready to stand up to the gun lobby. When we will?! That's like your landlord saying, "Ew, you gotta do something about these mice!" A romance novelist in Oregon who wrote a blog post titled "How to Murder Your Husband" was convicted yesterday of kill- ing her husband — in case you're wondering how far you have to go to get someone to read a blog post. The House select committee in- vestigating the Capitol attack will hold its first public hearing on Thursday, so we can all final- ly get to the bottom of that thing the entire country watched on live TV in real time ... A man recently threw cake on the protective glass of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting at the Louvre in Paris. He also threw some on a Picasso, but no one noticed. LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media 'Fargo' bound: Jon Hamm is fresh off his major role in the year's big box office hit, "Top Gun: Maverick," but the former "Mad Men" star is already slip- ping back into television mode. FX recently announced that the new iteration of its antholo- gy series "Fargo" had found its leads, and Hamm, who is also at- tached to Fox's upcoming ani- mated series "Grimsburg," is one of three big names that have been added to the cast for Sea- son 5. The Emmy winner will be joined by "Ted Lasso" star Juno Temple, whose performance in the Apple TV+ series earned her an Emmy nomination last year, and Jennifer Jason Leigh ("Atypi- cal"), who has had no shortage of work since her Oscar-nomi- nated role in Quentin Taranti- no's 2015 film "The Hateful Eight." When FX announced the cast- ing of the three actors, it also re- vealed the names of each of their characters: Roy (Hamm), Dot (Temple) and Lorraine (Leigh). But that's it — the cable network is tight-lipped and hasn't re- vealed any other details about who they are or what will hap- pen to them. That said, we do know that Season 5 will be set in 2019, in keeping with the show's habit of alternating seasons set in the past (Season 4 took place in the 1950s) and those in the not-so- distant past (2010-11 in Season 3). There's also an official logline: "When is a kidnapping not a kid- napping, and what if your wife isn't yours?" "Fargo" is based on the 1996 Coen brothers film, but it fol- lows a new cast of characters each season, with each install- ment as a self-contained story. Chris Rock ("Spiral," 2021), Ewan McGregor ("Trainspot- ting," 1996), Ted Danson ("Cheers") and Jean Smart ("Hacks") are among the stars who have appeared in previous seasons of the Emmy-winning series. More 'Vice': HBO Max is heading back to Tokyo (and to the late 1990s). The streamer has officially re- newed "Tokyo Vice" for a sec- ond season, thereby extending its eight-episode run. The crime drama, which stars Ansel Elgort ("West Side Story," 2021) and Ken Watanabe ("Inception," 2010), boasts a high rating on Rotten Tomatoes — one of the few indicators of a streaming se- ries' performance since viewer- ship data is a closely guarded se- cret among streamers. When announcing the renew- al, HBO Max alluded to the fact that Season 1 resonated with critics and audiences alike. "We could not be more excit- ed to bring the passionate fans of the show another season to con- tinue this intriguing and sus- penseful crime story set in one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world," Sarah Au- brey, head of original content at HBO Max, said in a statement. That "intriguing and sus- penseful crime story" builds on American journalist Jake Adel- stein's (portrayed by Elgort) first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat; a fact that created a bit of a stir when the series landed in April, be- cause some have questioned the validity of the source material: Adelstein's 2009 memoir "To- kyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan." Ultimately, executive produc- er John Lesher doesn't think it should matter. In an in-depth re- port by The Hollywood Report- er, Lesher explained how the se- ries was merely inspired by the book, and that "there were so many things that we embel- lished and created that had noth- ing to do with" Adelstein's pub- lished account of his dealings in the underbelly of Tokyo. So, if the series doesn't neces- sarily follow the source material, what stories will play out in Sea- son 2? Creator J.T. Rogers knows. "Writing and then making the first season of 'Tokyo Vice' with this remarkable group of artists was a matchless experience," Rogers said in a statement. "So, I'm over the moon that we get to keep going. I can't wait to get back to work in Tokyo with our brilliant cast and crew. Stay tuned: there are twists and turns in the tale to come!" Syndicated 'iCrime': For- mer ABC News anchor and "America's Most Wanted" host Elizabeth Vargas is headed for syndication and daytime TV. Vargas will serve as both host and executive producer of 'iCrime With Elizabeth Vargas," one of several syndicated shows slated to debut in the fall. Created by Scott Sternberg ("On the Case With Paula Zahn") of Scott Sternberg Pro- ductions and Hank Cohen ("Ghostbreakers") of Trifecta Entertainment & Media, the half-hour show will focus on crimes captured on witnesses' smartphones. Vargas will then interview the victims, law en- forcement and the videogra- phers while a panel of experts weighs in on the case. "The emergent widespread use of smartphones to immedi- ately record everything as it hap- pens gave us the idea to produce 'iCrime,'" Sternberg said in a statement. "Video from any- where and everywhere of real situations shot by all of us is a natural way to give viewers a daily dive into the unbelievable realism of crime videos. Having a host like Elizabeth Vargas brings 'iCrime' to another level." Cohen echoed Sternberg's ex- citement, adding, "We're so grat- ified that stations have respond- ed to this show in such a big way. This new form of everyman re- cordings has become an impor- tant new social media tool in helping law enforcement gain truth in crimes committed across the country." Jon Hamm to star in Season 5 of "Fargo" STARS ON SCREEN