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T22 WHATS UP! July 17 - 23, 2022 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert It was a bit of a bumpy weekend for Joe Biden. He was in Dela- ware celebrating his 45th wed- ding anniversary when he had a little whoopsie-daisy [and fell of a bicycle]. ... The only thing fall- ing faster is bitcoin. And Joe's approval ratings. [Lawyer John] Eastman is the one who came up with the plan to send alternate slates of fake electors to Washington from battleground states that Biden didn't want, and one of those states was Wisconsin. The [Jan. 6] Committee revealed a damn- ing memo pushing for alternate electors from the former presi- dent's Wisconsin lawyer, Ken- neth Chesebro. Really? A lawyer from Wisconsin named Cheese- bro? You must "brie" joking. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Starting tomorrow, COVID vac- cine shots will be available to kids 5 and under. ... Meanwhile, Chuck E. Cheese was like, "Yeah, but I still wouldn't touch that ball pit." According to a recent poll, most Americans do not want Biden or former president Trump to run again in 2024. In two years, Americans are going to walk into the voting booth like, "Um, can we choose none of the above?" ... It's a tough choice. People are like, "Do I want a guy who can't ride a bike or a guy who can't walk down a ramp?" The Late Late Show With James Corden Ukraine is expected to find out next week if it will be given can- didate country status for Euro- pean membership. It's the next key step in a process that could take years before Ukraine is ad- mitted as a full European Union member. Finally, Ukraine is get- ting what it so desperately needs right now: a bunch of govern- ment paperwork. Disney is now offering a 24-day private jet vacation package that takes you to every Disney park and resort in the world, and it will only set you back a very rea- sonable $110,000 per person. ... It includes three guides, a chef and a physician, plus a therapist who will try to get to the heart of why you are so profoundly empty in- side. Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Sean Hayes It's great to be back on ABC. You know, I spent more than a de- cade at NBC on a little show, you probably never saw it, "Will and Grace"? Yeah, 75 years ago, "Will and Grace" was ahead of its time! We were the first sit- com to point out that rich white ladies named Karen were prob- lematic. Have any of you been watching the Stanley Cup finals? Game 3 was on ABC earlier tonight, and if you know me, you know I can't get enough of hockey. You get all dressed up and punch people in the face — it's like the Oscars on ice! Today [June 21] is also known as the Summer Solstice — which is the longest day of the year. ... Out of all the days in the year, this is the one where we get the most sunlight. So, if you were still sad today, I hate to break it to you, but your seasonal depression is just regular depression. Beyonce today [June 21] re- leased her new single at mid- night. So, if anyone was woken up by what sounded like the ec- static scream of 10 million gay men, we're very sorry. The song is called "Break My Soul." I lis- tened to it on YouTube, and it was so good I completely blacked out and threw my wallet at my computer. Late Night With Seth Meyers Health officials in New Jersey this week discovered their first suspected case of monkeypox. And because it's Jersey, you know that's gonna be that guy's nickname forever. "Ey, oh, Mon- keypox, we're gettin' beers!" A man in the U.K. said in a new interview that he drank 30 cans of Pepsi a day for 20 years but ended his addiction after doing hypnotherapy. Man, that guy must have been hard to hypno- tize! "You're getting very sleepy ..." "I'm really not! I'm wide awake!" LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media More laughs: The queen of comedy television will soon re- turn to the medium in a big way. Six-time Emmy winner Carol Burnett ("The Carol Burnett Show") has put in a few TV ap- pearances over the past few years, both in TV movies and in guest-starring roles. The most surprising of which may be her guest appearance in the second half of "Better Caul Saul's" final season, now airing on AMC ("I'm thrilled to be a part of my favorite show," Burnett said of the casting). But while the beloved enter- tainer has proven she's just as adept at drama as she is with comedy, she'll likely make us laugh with her next role — also her return as a TV series regular. Burnett will soon star oppo- site Kristen Wiig ("Brides- maids," 2011) in the upcoming Apple TV+ series "Mrs. Ameri- can Pie." Created by "Dead to Me" pro- ducer Abe Sylvia and based on a novel by Juliet McDaniel, the 10-episode comedy is set in the early 1970s and was ordered straight to series earlier this year. It follows Wiig's character, Maxine Simmons, as she at- tempts to secure her seat at America's "most exclusive ta- ble": Palm Beach high society. According to Apple, the series "asks the same questions that still baffle us today: 'Who gets a seat at the table? How do you get a seat at the table? What will you sacrifice to get there?' Set during the powder keg era of the early 1970s, 'Mrs. American Pie' is a testament to every outsider fighting for their chance at su- perficial greatness." In addition to Burnett and Wiig, the series' star-studded cast includes Grammy winner Ricky Martin ("American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gi- anni Versace") and Oscar win- ners Allison Janney ("I, Tonya," 2017) and Laura Dern ("Mar- riage Story," 2019). The series was developed by Dern and her producing partner Jayme Lemons ("Enlightened") via their Jaywalker Pictures ban- ner. Snow show: The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break the news that a "Game of Thrones" spinoff series is in early development at HBO and that it will center on Jon Snow (Kit Harington, "Eternals," 2021). The best part is: Harington is reportedly set to reprise his role as the viewer favorite. After the news was leaked, both Harington and HBO de- clined official comment. But on his blog, author George R.R. Martin confirmed that, "Yes, there is a Jon Snow show in de- velopment," and that Harington himself provided the idea for the spinoff, which has the (rather straightforward) working title "Snow." In an interview last month with BBC, actress Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys in the original series, said she already knew about it: "It's been created by Kit as far as I can understand, so he's in it from the ground up. So what you will be watching, hopefully, if it happens, is certi- fied by Kit Harington." "Snow" (w.t.) is one of four live-action "Game of Thrones" successor shows that are cur- rently in development. Each one is in the script stage and, accord- ing to Martin, Harington even brought in a team of writers and showrunners to work on the project. That said, even Martin ac- knowledged there's no guaran- tee any of the four proposed se- ries will make it to air, saying, "Please note: nothing has been green-lit yet and there is no guarantee when or if it will be ... on any of these shows. The like- lihood of all four series getting on the air ... well, I'd love it, but that's not the way it works, usu- ally." As for the spinoff that will make it to air, "House of the Dragon" is set to premiere on Aug. 21. CW's new Archie: Though "Riverdale" is set to wrap after its upcoming seventh season, it seems CW isn't quite done with the Archie Comics uni- verse. "Jake Chang" is reportedly in development at CW and hails from "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" alumni Oanh Ly and Viet Nguyen. Described as a soapy teen drama with "a neon- noir esthetic," the Asian Ameri- can-led mystery centers on 16-year-old private investigator Jake Chang as he "navigates the racially and socioeconomically diverse worlds of his ever-gen- trifying home of Chinatown, and the elite private high school he attends" (according to The Hol- lywood Reporter). "We are so proud and honored to be a part of this new wave of Asian American content created by and starring Asian Ameri- cans," Ly and Nguyen said in a joint statement. They described the world of Jake Chang as "vast, compelling and a whole lot of fun," and pledged to flip nearly every Asian stereotype and familiar trope on its head to "tell a unique Asian American story." Even if you're an avid reader of Archie Comics, you might not know who Jake Chang is. He's an all-new character whose exis- tence was only revealed when a trademark application was sub- mitted in February. He'll be mak- ing his comic debut later this month in the Betty and Veronica "Mystery of the Missing Mer- maid" story. Carol Burnett to star in "Mrs. American Pie" STARS ON SCREEN