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      Emmy Awards Winners: Updating List

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      The list of winners for the 76th Emmy Awards.[Follow live updates of the Emmy Awards here.]The 76th Emmy Awards is now underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and is being broadcast live on ABC. The father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, of “Schitt’s Creek” fame, are hosting.Because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes last year, this is actually the second Emmys ceremony of 2024: The first one took place in January after it was postponed from last September.“The Bear” is up for the most awards in the comedy category, with its 23 nominations alone breaking a record for a comedy (“30 Rock” previously held the record for 15 years). Because of the eligibility period, these nominations are for Season 2 of “The Bear,” not the third season, which came out this summer. For drama, “Shogun” has the most nods.New shows including “Palm Royale” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” as well as the limited series “Baby Reindeer,” also have a chance to end the evening with multiple statuettes.At the Creative Arts Emmys, held last weekend, the songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul reached EGOT status after winning in the outstanding original music and lyrics category for their song “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” from “Only Murders in the Building.”These are this year’s Emmy winners so far.Best Actor, ComedyJeremy Allen White in “The Bear.”FXWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Emmy Hosts Eugene and Daniel Levy Open Ceremony With Playful Jokes

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      Eugene and Dan Levy, the father-and-son acting duo best known for the sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” opened the Emmy Awards on Sunday with playful digs at the changing television industry and its audience, calling the ceremony “broadcast TV’s biggest night for honoring movie stars on streaming services.”“The creators of ‘Shogun’ actually had their scripts translated into Japanese, rewritten and then translated back into English subtitles that you missed because you were also on your phone watching Sabrina Carpenter eat a hot wing,” joked Dan Levy, referring to one of one of the top contenders for best drama series.The Levys’ rapport is self-deprecating and inoffensive — a fitting mix for prime-time television.“I wouldn’t actually even call us hosts — we’re more like actors acting like hosts,” Dan Levy said.The actors drew their own accolades from the Television Academy as creators and stars of “Schitt’s Creek,” which earned them both acting Emmys. In 2020, Dan Levy became the first performer to collect four Emmys during a prime-time telecast — for writing, directing, best supporting actor and for best comedy.The hosts poked at one of the most nominated shows, “The Bear,” after some in the industry have questioned whether it qualifies a comedy.“In the true spirit of ‘The Bear,’ we will not make any jokes,” Eugene Levy said. More

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      Liza Colón-Zayas Wins Her First Emmy for ‘The Bear’

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      Liza Colón-Zayas, a celebrated Off Broadway actress who found a breakout television role as Tina in FX’s “The Bear,” has won her first Emmy.Accepting the award, a shocked Colón-Zayas said that her husband, the actor David Zayas, had told her to write a speech. “I didn’t,” she said, overawed. Tina, the sous chef of restaurant at the center of the show, is a maternal figure in the kitchen and a woman coming to know her own worth. While the show’s most recent season included an episode entirely focused on Tina (and co-starring her husband, David Zayas), this win is for her work in Season 2, in which Tina refines her culinary skills and discovers that what she has thought of as a job may actually be a calling.Colón-Zayas was a surprise winner as Hannah Einbinder of “Hacks” and Meryl Streep of “Only Murders in the Building” were favored. The other nominees were Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary,” a past winner; Ralph’s “Abbott” co-star Janelle James; and the legendary comedian Carol Burnett, nominated for her turn in “Palm Royale.” Colón-Zayas celebrated these other nominees and ended in an emotional speech exhorting the audience to vote. More

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      7 Days in the Cultural Life of a Real Housewife of N.Y.C.

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      Between seasons of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” Erin Lichy is researching recipes, listening to Charli XCX and checking out fashion at the Met.Erin Lichy joined the cast of “The Real Housewives of New York City” last year, and like so many of the women on the long-running Bravo series, “housewife” doesn’t really even scratch the surface of her life. Lichy, 37, is a mother of three and sells luxury real estate in New York City and the Hamptons. She has a home on the Upper West Side and another in Sag Harbor.Before the premiere of the new season of “Real Housewives of New York City,” which is set for Oct. 1, Lichy kept track of her cultural goings-on during a busy week this summer. These are edited excerpts. (“RHONY” fans will be delighted to know that Lichy really does serve a lot of shakshuka.)On a busy summer Wednesday, Lichy visited bookstores around New York City to research recipes. Monday: Pilates and PickupsI arrived back in the Hamptons from visiting my son at sleep-away camp in Maine, then drove my two younger kids to day camp back in the Hamptons and finally got to a Pilates class. I picked up a cappuccino and a croissant at Carissa’s Bakery and got home around 10:30 a.m. to begin my meetings and calls. Then, I picked up the kids from camp at 3 p.m. and stopped at the farmers’ market on the way home to pick up fresh produce to grill for dinner that night. After we ate I put the kids to sleep, journaled and got to sleep early.Tuesday: Italian in Sag HarborBefore I dropped the kids off at camp, I stopped with them at Provisions to get the kids smoothies they love called “Strawberry Monkey.” I went to acupuncture in Sag Harbor for my “trigger finger,” and it actually healed it. Steroid shots didn’t work, but acupuncture did. It’s amazing. Then I got back around 10 a.m. to hop on a call with the mezcal brand Mezcalum team about a weekend that we planned in early August. We created lots of video content and social/YouTube content for the brand in addition to cocktail and recipe videos with Joey Wölffer from Wölffer Estate. Then, after a long day of work, I landed at Tutto il Giorno for dinner in Sag Harbor.Lichy outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she saw the “Sleeping Beauties” fashion exhibition.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Sasheer Zamata Is OK With Being the Practical B.F.F.

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      The “Saturday Night Live” alumna plays a sorceress in the new “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha All Along.”As someone who once walked on stilts in Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade and operated a Sebastian the Crab puppet, the comedian and actress Sasheer Zamata is no stranger to the world of Disney.In August, she was in Anaheim, Calif., for D23 Expo, a weekend event for Disney fans where she promoted the new Marvel series “Agatha All Along,” a “WandaVision” spinoff in which she co-stars with Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza and Patti LuPone.Zamata, a “Saturday Night Live” cast member for four seasons, has worked on a Marvel project before, voicing one of the characters in the animated series “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” In “Agatha,” she plays a sorceress.At D23, she said, “We sang our witch’s chant, we were in these hooded cloaks, there was fog, and it felt very epic. We were singing to a stadium of 12,000 people, full Taylor Swift-style.”Zamata went on to talk about the kid’s movie she rewatches every few years, the friend she talks to every day and the album she listens to before going onstage. These are edited excerpts from the conversation.1Black Girl SunscreenI run through it so fast. I slather it all over because it’s so moisturizing. Even if I’m not going to be outside all day, I still use it because it feels good. When I was younger, I fell into the idea that Black people can’t get sunburned. Now, I can’t even imagine walking outside without sunscreen.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      ‘Slow Horses’ Review: Bucking the Odds

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      The sardonic British series about spies no one wants is as likable as ever in its fourth season. Is that enough?In the television universe, the arc of nearly every series bends toward repetition and gradual decline. The best and most original shows are not immune to this rule (if anything they are more prone to it), no matter how much we would like to tell ourselves otherwise or how willing we are to accept less vibrant versions of a great first season.I did not want to believe this would be true of the satirical British spy thriller “Slow Horses,” whose first two seasons on Apple TV+ were a terrific blend of mordant, melancholy comedy and absorbing action and mystery, not quite like anything else on TV. Maybe the third season, which felt more concerned with plot mechanics and violent set pieces than character, was a hiccup.Season 4, based on “Spook Street,” the fifth book in Mick Herron’s Slough House series, does represent a slight comeback. (Two of six episodes are at Apple TV+.) But it still has a feeling of going through the motions and casting about for new ideas. How many times can the beleaguered hero, River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), chase and be chased through London railway and Tube stations? The wait for more of the squirmy, transgressive excitement of the early seasons continues.On the other hand, it is also true — as any number of fans, apoplectic as they read this, will tell you — that “Slow Horses” remains one of the most entertaining and well-put-together shows around. The motions through which it goes are good ones. (In accordance with another general rule of American TV, it is the inferior third season that has finally broken through at the Emmys, with “Slow Horses” up for nine awards including outstanding drama series.)The irresistible premise remains in place. River is one of a motley group of agents from the British intelligence service MI5 who have been exiled to a backwater called Slough House after catastrophically screwing up their careers. They are expected to keep quiet and do nothing, but under the leadership of their unsociable, unhygienic boss, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), they continually outsmart and outmaneuver their more reputable colleagues and prevent disasters from befalling the agency and the nation.The new season retains the obstreperous, excitable River along with the no-nonsense Louisa (an excellent Rosalind Eleazar), the Mutt-and-Jeff action team of Shirley and Marcus (Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Kadiff Kirwan), the timorous old pro Catherine (Saskia Reeves) and the inexcusably gross, though often helpful tech whiz, Roddy (Christopher Chung). New to the team is J.K. (Tom Brooke), a cipher in a hoodie who does not add much, even when he grudgingly starts to open up later in the season.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Politicians Get Roasted on This Beloved British Show. Can It Be a U.S. Hit?

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      “Have I Got News for You” will inject some levity into the CNN schedule. But on a news network, finding comedy in politics during an election year comes with risks.Weeks before Britain held an election this summer, around four million TV viewers tuned in to the season finale of “Have I Got News for You,” a long-running BBC panel show.For any lawmakers watching, it would have been uncomfortable viewing.That week’s host and four panelists made absurd jokes while answering questions about the news, first mocking the Conservative Party’s chances of winning the coming election, then poking fun at Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, for constantly mentioning in speeches that his father was a toolmaker. (The comedian Jack Dee teased that Starmer’s father had made at least one tool: his son.)Filled with snarky humor, the episode was typical of a show that, since launching in 1990, has skewered Britain’s politicians — often to their faces. Lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have been regular guests.Now, in the middle of a different election cycle, CNN will on Saturday debut a U.S. version of “Have I Got News for You” — hosted by the comedian Roy Wood Jr. — in hopes that the network’s viewers have an appetite for something irreverent amid its serious news coverage.Roy Wood Jr. will host CNN’s version of “Have I Got News for You,” which debuts Saturday.John Nacion/Getty ImagesDespite the show’s popularity in Britain, CNN’s choice to premiere the satirical show during an election year comes with an obvious risk: If viewers perceive the jokes as favoring either the Democrat or Republican parties, it could damage the network’s attempts to position itself as the most centrist of the U.S. cable news networks — an effort that is already under attack from former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly accused CNN of bias.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      How to Watch and Stream the Emmy Awards: Time, Hosts and More

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      The Emmys are on Sunday night at 8 p.m. Eastern, two hours after the red carpet festivities begin.It has been only eight months since the strike-delayed Emmys ceremony in January, and now it is time for the television industry to toast itself once again.For the first time in the 75-year history of the Emmys, there will be two awards shows in the same calendar year. Here’s how to watch on Sunday:What time does the show start?The ceremony begins at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) and will be held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Unlike the Oscars, the Emmys usually finish on schedule, in about three hours.Where can I watch?ABC is broadcasting the ceremony, making it simple to watch for anyone with access to network television. Online options are a bit trickier. There are plenty of streaming services that have ABC, including YouTube TV or Fubo, but you will need a subscription to those distributors.The Emmys will eventually stream on Hulu, but with a significant catch: The ceremony will not be available until Monday.What’s eligible?Shows that premiered from June 2023 to May 2024. This is why the second season of “The Bear,” which premiered last year, is nominated for Sunday’s event, rather than the third season, which debuted three months ago.“Shogun” (25) and “The Bear” (23) lead the list of nominees.Who’s hosting?The father-and-son duo of Dan and Eugene Levy, the creators of “Schitt’s Creek.” The Levys are familiar faces to award show viewers: “Schitt’s Creek” won big at the Emmys in September 2020, held virtually because of the pandemic, and Dan Levy became the first performer to collect four Emmys during a prime-time telecast (for writing, directing, best supporting actor and best comedy).When is the red carpet?The cable network E! will air a red carpet show that begins at 6 p.m. Eastern and will be hosted by Laverne Cox, the comedian Heather McMahan and the E! host Keltie Knight.ABC has a red carpet show of its own; it begins at 7 p.m. Eastern and will be hosted by the veteran anchor Robin Roberts and the ABC News correspondent Will Reeve. More