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T22 WHATS UP! November 20 - 26, 2022 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Dr. Oz has had his problems run- ning for Senate in Pennsylvania. For one thing, he lives in New Jersey. The U.K.'s next prime minister will be Rishi Sunak, who will be Britain's first leader of South Asian descent, it's first Hindu prime minister and the nation's first leader of color, which means Britons will be able to run their entire power grid off the turbines to Queen Victoria spin- ning in her grave. [New] poll results have raised concerns that democratic ero- sion may have sent many citi- zens on a downward spiral of feeling powerless, apathetic and disconnected. Yeah, but what can you do? It doesn't matter. I don't want to think about it. [Herschel] Walker has grabbed that crazy [police imperson- ation] ball and is running with it. His campaign ordered 1,000 imi- tation plastic law enforcement badges that say "I'm with Her- schel" as a fundraising tool. A thousand toy badges? That's per- fect. It's one for each of his se- cret children. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Russia just notified the U.S. that they would be launching nucle- ar-capable missiles as part of their annual nuclear exercise. Russia's just like us: they also ex- ercise only once a year. Costco is selling the world's largest jigsaw puzzle. It's 29 feet long, eight feet tall and 60,000 pieces. Yup, the bottom left cor- ner goes on your coffee table, the bottom right goes in Zimba- bwe. Essentia water has teamed up with a boxed wine company to sell water and wine in one box. ... In a related story, they're cur- rently being sued by Jesus. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kanye [West] is back on Insta- gram after his account was re- stricted because of the anti-Se- mitic posts. ... Today he posted ... "I lost 2 billion dollars in one day and I'm still alive. This is love speech. I still love you. God still loves you. The money is not who I am. The people is who I am." ... Does anyone else feel like we're about to find out that, for the past 20 years, Kanye has been a Sacha Baron Cohen character? Here in Los Angeles, the most popular [Halloween] costume is Spider-Man, which makes sense, because if you've ever been to Hollywood Boulevard ... a Spidey suit isn't just a Hal- loween costume; it's a lifestyle. Late Night With Seth Meyers Producers of the Netflix series "The Crown" has announced a casting call for an actor be- tween the ages of 16 and 20 to play young Prince Harry, and an actor between the ages of 55 and 60 to play young William. Peloton announced a new part- nership with Hilton yesterday [Oct. 4] to put exercise bikes in more than 5,400 hotels across the country. Not to be outdone, Days Inn announced towels! A Little League baseball card of Facebook founder Mark Zucker- berg sold at auction [late Sep- tember], and even then they knew he wasn't going to be an athlete. The Late Late Show with James Cordon U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Ottawa to- day, his first official visit to Canada since taking office. ... Makes sense that this trip hadn't happened before; it's not like Canada is really a diplo- matic priority. Canada's like a good weed dealer: they're around, they're safe — call 'em when you need 'em. A British man recently found a ring with a metal detector and, hoping that he could find the owner, he shared the photo on- line. The original owner ... told him to put the jewelry back where he found it, saying that she had thrown it away "on pur- pose" after a bad divorce. Her ex-husband thought this was all very unnecessary and dramatic and that's EXACTLY THE PROBLEM, DAVID! LATE LAUGHS BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media Welcome to The Arconia: Former "Grey's Anatomy" star Jesse Williams has been official- ly added to the Season 3 cast of "Only Murders in the Building." Hulu's Emmy-winning mur- der mystery series, which stars Steve Martin ("Father of the Bride," 1991), Martin Short ("Three Amigos!," 1986) and Selena Gomez ("Selena + Chef"), was renewed for a third season in July, shortly after Sea- son 2 premiered, and the season finale's cliff-hanger ending set the stage for a new mystery to unravel once the show returns. Williams will have a recurring role in Season 3 as a documen- tarian with an interest in Charles (Martin), Oliver (Short) and Mabel's (Gomez's) latest investi- gation. Paul Rudd ("Ant-Man," 2015) will also star in the new season, though it's not clear if he's onboard as a series regular or a recurring guest star. "Paul Rudd, after making an auspicious entrance into the world of our show at the end of Season 2 as Ben Glenroy, is someone we clearly want to know more about and see in our upcoming Season 3," series co- creator John Hoffman said. "[H] e is a clear source of many up- coming questions and, as ever with our show, many twists yet to come." Rudd's involvement with "Only Murders in the Building" reunites him with Gomez, his co-star in the 2016 Netflix film "The Fundamentals of Caring." Additionally, 2023 is poised to be a big year for the actor, whose Marvel film "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" is sched- uled to hit theatres in February. The sequel to "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" (2021) is due out in De- cember next year. In 'Control': Between his role as DC hero Starman in CW's "Stargirl," his hosting gig with Fox's "Crime Scene Kitch- en" and the upcoming "Commu- nity" movie, actor Joel McHale is a busy guy — and his schedule just got busier. The actor has been tapped to lead the cast of "Animal Control," a new comedy that was handed a straight-to-se- ries order from Fox this past June. "Animal Control" has been de- scribed as a single-camera work- place comedy that focuses on animal control workers with complicated lives. McHale's character, Frank, is described as an opinionated and eccentric animal control of- ficer who, according to Fox, "may not have gone to college but is still the most well-read person in the room. A former cop, Frank tried to expose cor- ruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, which may explain why he's so cynical and curmudgeonly. He has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals. Humans ... not so much." McHale joins previously an- nounced cast members Vella Lovell ("Mr. Mayor") and Ravi Patel ("Master of None"). These three will be joined by five more: Michael Rowland ("This Week at the Comedy Cellar") will play former pro snowboarder Fred "Shred" Tay- lor, Frank's (McHale) optimis- tic partner; Grace Palmer ("Good Grief ") will play free- spirited Victoria Sands, who is partnered with Patel's "over- whelmed family man" charac- ter; Alvina August ("Nancy Drew") will play veterinarian Dr. Summers, who is wowed by Shred despite being Frank's se- cret crush; and Kelli Ogmund- son ("Cavendish") as recep- tionist Dolores Stubb, the "of- fice killjoy" who keeps Gerry Dee's ("Mr. D") character ap- prised of any happenings, since he's gunning for his boss's (Lovell) job. "Animal Control" is an impor- tant project for Fox: it's the net- work's first wholly owned live- action comedy. Produced by Fox Entertainment Studios, the show is expected to have a mid- season debut. Back to Crystal Lake: Hor- ror movie fans rejoice, because Peacock is launching a "Friday the 13th" prequel series. The streamer recently handed the project, currently titled "Crystal Lake," a straight-to-se- ries order. It's being described as "an expanded prequel," but plot details and a release date are un- der wraps for now. We do know that Bryan Fuller ("Hannibal") is onboard as writ- er, showrunner and executive producer and that A24 is the stu- dio behind the series. "I discovered 'Friday the 13th' in the pages of Famous Monsters magazine when I was 10 years old, and I have been thinking about this story ever since," Full- er said in a statement. "When it comes to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope, and I'm thrilled to be exploring the camp grounds of Crystal Lake under their banner." It's been 13 years since the last installment in the hugely suc- cessful horror movie franchise, the 2009 reboot, hit theatres. A sequel to that film was in devel- opment at Paramount, but the project was shelved indefinitely in February 2017. In an inter- view with Syfy Wire, Fuller ex- plained the decision was due to the poor box office perfor- mance of another horror se- quel, 2017's "Rings," and more importantly, the studio's con- cerns about the possible loss of franchise rights. At the time, original screen- writer Victor Miller, who now serves as one of "Crystal Lake's" executive producers, was em- broiled in a lengthy legal battle over authorship rights. In 2021, Miller reclaimed the domestic and non-exclusive foreign rights to the original screenplay, thus clearing the way for this return trip to Camp Crystal Lake. Jesse Williams to star in "Only Murders in the Building" STARS ON SCREEN