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T22 WHATS UP! December 11 - 17, 2022 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert On Saturday night [Nov. 12] we learned that the Democrats are keeping control of the Senate. Turns out that red wave was ac- tually a blue splash, just as the Maxi Pad commercials foretold. First off, congratulations every- body! You did it! You made his- tory just by being alive, because according to United Nations projections today [Nov. 15], the world's population hit eight bil- lion people, and, yes, every sin- gle one of them will be at your airport gate the day before Thanksgiving. Prior to [Trump's expected an- nouncement of a third presiden- tial bid], the ex-president put out a teaser truthing "Hopefully TO- DAY will turn out to be one of the most important days in the history of our Country!" and it is, because today, Nov. 15, is Na- tional Recycling Day ... which is why we're recycling a piece of trash we threw out two years ago. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Well, get this. A man in the U.K. thought he was losing his hear- ing and then discovered that part of an earbud had been stuck in his ears for five years. After doctors removed it, he was like, "Thanks. I've had that song stuck in my head since 2017." I saw that in 2024 the Summer Olympics — they just unveiled their mascot. And it is a hat. ... Honestly, the only thing that mascot doesn't look like is a hat. It looks like a holiday-themed poop emoji. Meanwhile, today [Nov. 15] Mike Pence released his new memoir, "So Help Me God." ... So, if you're dreaming of a really white Christmas, have I got the gift for you. Jimmy Kimmel Live! We were down at Mar-a-Lago for the wedding. ... Everything was absolutely first class: Jimmy John's did the catering, there was a ketchup fountain, which I've not seen, Eric was the ring bearer, Don Jr. gave the worst man speech. Everything was perfect. A lot of Republicans wish that this monster they helped create would go away, but he [Trump] just keeps coming back. He's like herpes: once your party has him, you can't get rid of him — all you can do is try and shorten the outbreaks. Jeff Bezos — you know, the bald guy with the cowboy hat we buy our fiber gummies from? Jeff Bezos said that he will give most of his $120 billion fortune to charity and the rest will go to Season 2 of that Lord of the Rings show. Late Night With Seth Meyers President Biden's 80th birthday is this weekend [Nov. 20]. He'll celebrate it the same way he does every year — until 7 p.m. According to a new poll, voters would prefer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, over former president Trump. I can only assume it was because they weren't given a third choice. Authorities in New York arrest- ed a mother last month [Octo- ber] after she allegedly allowed her 10-year-old son to get a tat- too. Worse, the tattoo was to celebrate one year without a cigarette. You'll think about it on the way home and like it more. The CDC last week [Nov. 13] named several states in its worst category for flu levels, in- cluding Alabama, Georgia, Mis- sissippi, North Carolina, Ten- nessee and South Carolina. Ba- sically, if your college football team is any good, get your flu shot. The Late Late Show With James Corden A group of men in Wyoming have set a new world record for, get this, the world's lon- gest beard chain. The men stood side by side, clipped their beards together to create a chain of facial hair that mea- sured 150 feet long, which re- ally puts the 'Why' in Wyo- ming. LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Sandra Oh ("Killing Eve") re- cently added a few more proj- ects to her already impressive filmography. The Canadian-born actress will star in a new HBO drama ti- tled "The Sympathizer," which was ordered to series in July 2021. It is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which has been described as a "blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel and a powerful story of love and friendship" in the fi- nal days of the Vietnam War and the aftermath. Oh will play the recurring role of Sofia Mori, a liberated femi- nist who finds herself in the middle of a love triangle. She joins previously announced cast member Robert Downey Jr. ("Avengers: Endgame," 2019), who serves as executive produc- er via his production company, Team Downey. This marks Downey's first starring role in a TV series and his first TV gig since "Ally Mc- Beal." And he will reportedly play several supporting roles in "The Sympathizer," with all of them being antagonists. The rest of the cast is now coming together, following an extensive search that included an open casting call worldwide for actors of Vietnamese de- scent. "Cowboy Bebop" star Hao Xu- ande has been tapped to play the lead role of the Captain, a half- French, half-Vietnamese Com- munist spy who becomes em- bedded in the Southern Califor- nia exile community after the fall of Saigon. Fred Nguyen Khan ("Father- hood") will play Bon, a child- hood friend of the Captain "who refuses to bring the Captain's multiple identities into focus" (according to the official de- scription). Toan Le ("Bigfoot," 2012) plays the General, a popular for- mer leader of the South Viet- namese Secret Police who "de- velops an obsession for hunting down traitors among the refugee community." Newcomer Vy Le stars as his rebellious daughter, Lana, while Alan Trong ("Inse- cure") will portray Sonny, the Captain's former classmate- turned-idealistic newspaper edi- tor. Kaling's Honor: Writer, ac- tress, producer Mindy Kaling ("The Mindy Project") will be given the prestigious Norman Lear Achievement Award dur- ing the 34th annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards ceremony, which is set to take place Saturday, Feb. 25, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Ange- les. The award recognizes "a pro- ducer or producing team for an extraordinary body of work in television," and previous honor- ees include Amy Sherman-Pal- ladino ("Gilmore Girls"), Ryan Murphy ("American Horror Story"), Dick Wolfe ("Law & Or- der") and Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy"), who was the first woman recipient to be individually recognized. Kaling is a Tony winner (for "A Strange Loop") and a six-time Emmy nominee whose TV credits as a producer include "The Office," "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and, of course, "The Mindy Project," which she starred in and co-created. She also wrote and produced the 2019 comedy film "Late Night," which starred Emma Thomp- son. "It is such an honor to be asked to receive the Norman Lear Award, a prize named after the prolific and groundbreaking producer I am so inspired by," Kaling said in a statement. "To be included in this prestigious group of past recipients is hum- bling, and I'm so grateful to the Producers Guild for this recog- nition." In a joint statement, PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line explained: "Comedy can break boundaries and push culture forward; Min- dy Kaling's immense contribu- tions to the television comedy landscape are prime examples of this truth. Kaling is known for her trailblazing work on 'The Office,' a widely loved and infi- nitely re-watchable contempo- rary classic, but it's her work producing series from diverse female perspectives that is re- shaping the industry. From 'The Mindy Project' to 'Never Have I Ever,' to 'The Sex Lives of Col- lege Girls,' Kaling has proven just how much audiences have been craving funny, relatable stories about characters we've rarely (seen) as television pro- tagonists. We are so happy to present her with the Norman Lear Award at this year's PGA Awards ceremony." Sandra Oh to star in "The Sympathizer" STARS ON SCREEN