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The actress and comedian Lilly Singh joined Jimmy Fallon on Thursday's episode of “The Tonight Show” to announce that she will officially be joining the NBC late-night family with her new series called “A Little Late with Lilly Singh.” The show is expected to launch in September.
“An Indian-Canadian woman with her own late-night show? Now that is a dream come true,” Singh said in a statement. “I'm thrilled to bring it to life on NBC, and I hope my parents consider this to be as exciting as a grandchild.”
With her new show, Singh will become the only woman currently hosting a late-night show on broadcast TV.
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” will instead be replacing the long-running “Last Call with Carson Daly” in the 1:35 a.m. time slot. Last month it was announced that “Last Call” would end its 17-season run.
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James Gunn has been quietly reinstated by Disney as writer and director of “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3,” the Los Angeles Times confirmed.The decision, which was made a few months ago, is an about-face from Disney's decision last July to fire Gunn over years-old social media messages that made light of topics including rape, pedophilia, 9-11 and the Holocaust.Gunn tweeted his gratitude shortly after the news was first reported by Deadline. “I deeply appreciate Disney's decision and I am excited to continue making films that investigate the ties of love that bind us all,” Gunn wrote on Twitter. “I have been, and continue to be incredibly humbled by your love and support.”As the news spread of Gunn's return, fans began rejoicing on Twitter and praising Disney's decision to rehire Gunn, who helmed the first two “Guardians” films.———
Netflix is canceling “One Day at a Time” after three seasons.In a statement Thursday, the streaming service's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, called it “disappointing” that more viewers didn't discover the sitcom.A tweet on a Netflix company account said not enough people watched to justify renewing it, and called the cancellation a difficult step.Created by Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce, it was among the few TV series with Latinos as the lead characters.Justina Machado played a single Cuban-American mom and military veteran, with Rita Moreno as her mother.It was a reboot of the original “One Day at a Time,” which aired from 1975-84 with stars Valerie Bertinelli and Bonnie Franklin.
