In another timeline, Quinta Brunson’s comedic web videos would have landed her a “Saturday Night Live” audition and she would have become famous that way, instead of through the ABC sitcom that she created and stars in, “Abbott Elementary.” It’s easy to imagine her as a key player after her performance as host of this week’s “SNL.” Whether she was …
Independent Spirit Awards host Hasan Minhaj arrives at the show in Santa Monica on Saturday. Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. “And if some of them show up at the Oscars, more power to them.” Gabrielle Union, nominated for best supporting performance in “The Inspection,” at the 2023 …
The first show Quinta Brunson pitched to ABC was not “Abbott Elementary,” the network’s latest sitcom hit. They said, ‘We’d love to have you.’” Before her time at BuzzFeed, before her bestselling book “She Memes Well,” and before Hollywood, Brunson was an advertising student at Temple University. Period.” Speaking of Kaling, who rose to prominence as Kelly Kapoor in “The …
