The 49th Annual Gracie Awards, hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (Awmf) took place Tuesday, May 21 at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The 2024 awards ceremony, hosted by Tamera Mowry-Housley, celebrated the remarkable achievements of women across countless media platforms. Legendary Carol Burnett was bestowed with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by castmate of “Palm Royale,” Kristen Wiig. Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon were on the red carpet to interview many of the honorees, presenters, and attendees.
Watch each red carpet interview below:
Lauren E. Banks (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”)
Garcelle Beauvais (“Black Girl Missing”)
Kim Fields (“The Upshaws”)
Mayan Lopez (“Lopez vs. Lopez”)
Mary McDonnell (“The Fall of the House of Usher”)
Tamera Mowry-Housley (Host)
Danielle Pinnock (“Ghosts”)
Phylicia Rashad (“Diarra from Detroit”)
Amber Chardae Robinson (“Palm Royale”)
This year’s theme was centered on “Feminine Strength, both Large and Small,...
Watch each red carpet interview below:
Lauren E. Banks (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”)
Garcelle Beauvais (“Black Girl Missing”)
Kim Fields (“The Upshaws”)
Mayan Lopez (“Lopez vs. Lopez”)
Mary McDonnell (“The Fall of the House of Usher”)
Tamera Mowry-Housley (Host)
Danielle Pinnock (“Ghosts”)
Phylicia Rashad (“Diarra from Detroit”)
Amber Chardae Robinson (“Palm Royale”)
This year’s theme was centered on “Feminine Strength, both Large and Small,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Latasha Ford, Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Legendary entertainer Carol Burnett will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s 49th annual Gracie Awards. The world-renowned comedian is still going strong at 91 years of age, having just won her seventh career Emmy Award for “Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love.” The event will take place on Tuesday, May 21 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel located in Los Angeles, with the 2024 theme centered upon “Feminine Strength.” Tamera Mowry-Housley will host this year’s gala.
“Saturday Night Live” alum Kristen Wiig will present Burnett, her current “Palm Royale” co-star, with the prestigious honor. Additionally, Rachel Platten will perform during the 2024 Gracie Awards and Raegan Revord (“Young Sheldon”) will serve as the Digital Impact Ambassador for The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (Awmf).
Every year, the Gracie Awards recognize astounding achievements for women in media, entertainment and news across diverse backgrounds and various platforms. The ceremony serves...
“Saturday Night Live” alum Kristen Wiig will present Burnett, her current “Palm Royale” co-star, with the prestigious honor. Additionally, Rachel Platten will perform during the 2024 Gracie Awards and Raegan Revord (“Young Sheldon”) will serve as the Digital Impact Ambassador for The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (Awmf).
Every year, the Gracie Awards recognize astounding achievements for women in media, entertainment and news across diverse backgrounds and various platforms. The ceremony serves...
- 5/14/2024
- by Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, the leading film and television industry organization for Asian and Pacific Islanders, on Monday night presented its second annual Radiance Gala, celebrating the achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Non-Binary artists, artisans, and leaders in entertainment, presenting honors to actress Sandra Oh, the teams behind Lionsgate‘s Joy Ride and Hulu’s Black Cake, and more.
At the event held at at the Ebell in Los Angeles, Oh was presented with the Luminary Award by Jessica Yu, the director of her 20th/Hulu comedy Quiz Lady. Cast members of Black Cake, including Mia Isaac, Chipo Chung and Simon Wan, joined creator-showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar in accepting the Best in TV Award. Meanwhile, Joy Ride filmmaker Adele Lim was joined by writer-producers Teresa Hsiao and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, and actors Sherry Cola and Desmond Chiam, in accepting the prize for Best in Film, presented by Baron Davis.
At the event held at at the Ebell in Los Angeles, Oh was presented with the Luminary Award by Jessica Yu, the director of her 20th/Hulu comedy Quiz Lady. Cast members of Black Cake, including Mia Isaac, Chipo Chung and Simon Wan, joined creator-showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar in accepting the Best in TV Award. Meanwhile, Joy Ride filmmaker Adele Lim was joined by writer-producers Teresa Hsiao and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, and actors Sherry Cola and Desmond Chiam, in accepting the prize for Best in Film, presented by Baron Davis.
- 3/12/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay Past Lives, from left: Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Weekly Commentary: Following its victories at the Golden Globes for best screenplay and the BAFTA for original screenplay, it appears almost inevitable that “Anatomy of a Fall” will secure the Oscar for its co-writers,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Original Screenplay Past Lives, from left: Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, John Magro, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Weekly Commentary: Following its victories at the Golden Globes for best screenplay and the BAFTA for original screenplay, it appears almost inevitable that “Anatomy of a Fall” will secure the Oscar for its co-writers,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Updated, 4:14 p.m.: Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment on Tuesday announced the honorees set for the second edition of its Radiance Gala, celebrating the achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Non-Binary artists, artisans and leaders in entertainment.
View the list and more information on the event below.
Honorees include:
Luminary Award
Sandra Oh
Julia S. Gouw Next Gen
Madeleine Yuna Voyles (20th Century Studios/New Regency’s The Creator)
Cindy Y. Huang Rising Star Award
Megan Suri (Neon’s It Lives Inside; Netflix’s Never Have I Ever)
Visionary
Fawn Veerasunthorn
Actor in TV
Sarayu Blue (Prime Video’s Expats)
Actor in Film
Ally Maki (Sony Pictures Classics’ Shortcomings; Seagrass)
Best in TV
Black Cake (Hulu)
Actors Mia Isaac, Chipo Chung, Simon Wan, Creator/Showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar are confirmed to attend.
Best...
View the list and more information on the event below.
Honorees include:
Luminary Award
Sandra Oh
Julia S. Gouw Next Gen
Madeleine Yuna Voyles (20th Century Studios/New Regency’s The Creator)
Cindy Y. Huang Rising Star Award
Megan Suri (Neon’s It Lives Inside; Netflix’s Never Have I Ever)
Visionary
Fawn Veerasunthorn
Actor in TV
Sarayu Blue (Prime Video’s Expats)
Actor in Film
Ally Maki (Sony Pictures Classics’ Shortcomings; Seagrass)
Best in TV
Black Cake (Hulu)
Actors Mia Isaac, Chipo Chung, Simon Wan, Creator/Showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar are confirmed to attend.
Best...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Gold House and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics) in Entertainment released the fourth annual Gold List, which spotlights outstanding work and talent within the Aapi community over the past 12 months.
“The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season. It received a nod for best picture, director and original screenplay for Song and performance in a leading role for Greta Lee. Teo Yoo...
“The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work — particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Jeremy Tran, executive director and chief operating officer of Gold House, said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production, and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” leads the list which is voted on by the community’s industry leaders and used to guide voters during awards season. It received a nod for best picture, director and original screenplay for Song and performance in a leading role for Greta Lee. Teo Yoo...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
After last awards season’s banner haul for artists of Asian descent, Gold House and Cape are hoping the community will strike gold again.
The two leading Asian Pacific nonprofits in the entertainment industry have revealed the results of their fourth annual Gold List, which draws attention to the top Api hopefuls in the awards race. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work – particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Gold House executive director and COO Jeremy Tran said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s Past Lives tops the Gold List with four selections, plus an honorable mention, while May December’s Charles Melton, The Boy and the Heron...
The two leading Asian Pacific nonprofits in the entertainment industry have revealed the results of their fourth annual Gold List, which draws attention to the top Api hopefuls in the awards race. “The Gold List was created to ensure awards seasons and mainstream society are up to date on the most worthy creative work – particularly work from communities that have been historically overlooked or excluded,” Gold House executive director and COO Jeremy Tran said in a statement. “Every visible success leads to numerous unseen doors that are opened for new creative development, production and distribution opportunities for these communities.”
Celine Song’s Past Lives tops the Gold List with four selections, plus an honorable mention, while May December’s Charles Melton, The Boy and the Heron...
- 1/10/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Night two of the Creative Arts Emmys got underway at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Night one saw “The Last of Us” dominate the night with eight wins. “The White Lotus” and “The Bear” won four apiece, with “Beef” going home with three.
The evening focused on competition, unscripted and documentary programs. Hulu’s “Welcome to Wrexham” dominated the evening with five wins. “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” took home four Emmys.
Stephanie Filo made history as the first editor to be nominated in a single year for three different shows and the first Black female editor to be nominated three times in a single year. She won the Emmy for picture editing for variety programming for HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” alongside fellow editors Malinda Zehner Guerra and Taylor Joy Mason.
Speaking backstage about working with Robin Thede and on a show with a predominantly female cast and crew,...
Night one saw “The Last of Us” dominate the night with eight wins. “The White Lotus” and “The Bear” won four apiece, with “Beef” going home with three.
The evening focused on competition, unscripted and documentary programs. Hulu’s “Welcome to Wrexham” dominated the evening with five wins. “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” took home four Emmys.
Stephanie Filo made history as the first editor to be nominated in a single year for three different shows and the first Black female editor to be nominated three times in a single year. She won the Emmy for picture editing for variety programming for HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” alongside fellow editors Malinda Zehner Guerra and Taylor Joy Mason.
Speaking backstage about working with Robin Thede and on a show with a predominantly female cast and crew,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“Joy Ride” is a 2023 American comedy directed by Adele Lim in her directorial debut, and written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, based on a story by Lim, Chevapravatdumrong, and Hsiao. The film stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu, with Ronny Chieng, Meredith Hagnery, and David Denman among others.
The film achieves something quite difficult in pure comedy: naturalness.
Synopsis
Four Asian-American friends bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who they are while traveling through China in search of one of their biological mothers.
About the Film
A comedy about integration and cultural differences in a kind and enjoyable movie that is also funny. Without too many complications or gimmicks, these four comedians join forces in a road movie through China.
The film skillfully balances hilarity with emotion, making it a sure hit at the box office. As always in comedy,...
The film achieves something quite difficult in pure comedy: naturalness.
Synopsis
Four Asian-American friends bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who they are while traveling through China in search of one of their biological mothers.
About the Film
A comedy about integration and cultural differences in a kind and enjoyable movie that is also funny. Without too many complications or gimmicks, these four comedians join forces in a road movie through China.
The film skillfully balances hilarity with emotion, making it a sure hit at the box office. As always in comedy,...
- 7/29/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
After proving that Asian actors were more than capable of carrying a movie to a massive box office haul with “Crazy Rich Asians” (which she co-wrote), Lim went in a much raunchier direction for her directorial debut. Her SXSW hit “Joy Ride,” which follows a group of four messy, oft-horny friends taking a trip to China to find one of their birth mothers, has earned plenty of praise for bringing a dose of diversity to the R-rated comedy space — but as it turns out, it could have been even wilder.
At a Q&a at the Directors Guild of America over the weekend, Lim spoke about the lengthy process of bringing her vision to the big screen. She recalled that the original script she co-wrote with Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao featured the four friends crossing a river on a water buffalo. While the scene was ultimately scrapped due to logistical concerns,...
At a Q&a at the Directors Guild of America over the weekend, Lim spoke about the lengthy process of bringing her vision to the big screen. She recalled that the original script she co-wrote with Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao featured the four friends crossing a river on a water buffalo. While the scene was ultimately scrapped due to logistical concerns,...
- 7/9/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
As one franchise’s final adventure craters, another thrives as Insidious: The Red Door opened to a healthy $32.6 million knocking Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny off its perch to second place with just $26.5 million, representing a 56% decline.
Let’s start with the good, Insidious: The Red Door flew past expectations (including our own) to achieve the second best opening weekend in the franchise’s history (after insidious: Chapter 2’s opening of $40.2 million). Not just that, but now star Patrick Wilson can claim a number one finish for his directorial debut, something not all directors can do. What’s even more impressive is that this is the fifth film in a horror franchise proving Insidious is immune to the law of diminishing returns. To add even more praise to the film and its box office: the budget was a modest $16 million, meaning that in just its opening...
Let’s start with the good, Insidious: The Red Door flew past expectations (including our own) to achieve the second best opening weekend in the franchise’s history (after insidious: Chapter 2’s opening of $40.2 million). Not just that, but now star Patrick Wilson can claim a number one finish for his directorial debut, something not all directors can do. What’s even more impressive is that this is the fifth film in a horror franchise proving Insidious is immune to the law of diminishing returns. To add even more praise to the film and its box office: the budget was a modest $16 million, meaning that in just its opening...
- 7/9/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Summer is in full swing, and even as Hollywood’s actors circle a July 12 strike deadline, A-listers are finding reasons to celebrate and keep things hopping. While pink is sure to become the color of the season with “Barbie”‘s July 9 premiere, Ashley Park and Stephanie Hsu took a “Joy Ride” into theaters this week, Netflix brought its top chefs to cook for Angelenos and Arnold Schwarzenegger looked to rule the world of coffee table books.
“Joy Ride” Los Angeles Premiere
Regency Village Theatre, Westwood
Stephanie Hsu was all smiles at the “Joy Ride” Los Angeles premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
Hitting the “Joy Ride” premiere was quite a jaunt for comedy lovers in L.A., as Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu brought some of her pals and costars to the center of Westwood for the fun. Joined by her fellow stars Ashley Park,...
“Joy Ride” Los Angeles Premiere
Regency Village Theatre, Westwood
Stephanie Hsu was all smiles at the “Joy Ride” Los Angeles premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
Hitting the “Joy Ride” premiere was quite a jaunt for comedy lovers in L.A., as Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu brought some of her pals and costars to the center of Westwood for the fun. Joined by her fellow stars Ashley Park,...
- 7/8/2023
- by Jenny Peters
- The Wrap
If you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence.
It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.
In first-time director Adele Lim’s ebullient, chaotic, nothing’s-too-gross-if-it’s funny road comedy “Joy Ride,” that moment came for me when watching Ashley Park swallow a disgusting concoction in a drinking contest, pretending all’s fine as her insides erupt. Expert comic chops cannot be faked. Park had me from that guzzle (and cemented it later with her Gollum impression.
It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.
In first-time director Adele Lim’s ebullient, chaotic, nothing’s-too-gross-if-it’s funny road comedy “Joy Ride,” that moment came for me when watching Ashley Park swallow a disgusting concoction in a drinking contest, pretending all’s fine as her insides erupt. Expert comic chops cannot be faked. Park had me from that guzzle (and cemented it later with her Gollum impression.
- 7/7/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Plot: Four friends travel across China in search of one of their birth mothers.
Review: In the year 2018 the film Crazy Rich Asians was released to near universal acclaim. The film became a cultural milestone as it not only was the first studio film to feature a mostly Asian cast in over 25 years but also because it was a bonafide hit, raking in $238.5 million against a $30 million budget, not to mention that it was actually a solid movie with some genuine laughs.
With that type of success, you would have expected to see a lot more Asian fronted films in its after math, but with the exception of a select few like 2018’s Searching featuring an awards worthy performance by John Cho, 2019’s The Farewell where Awkwafina won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and last years multi-Academy Award winning Everything Everywhere All At Once,...
Review: In the year 2018 the film Crazy Rich Asians was released to near universal acclaim. The film became a cultural milestone as it not only was the first studio film to feature a mostly Asian cast in over 25 years but also because it was a bonafide hit, raking in $238.5 million against a $30 million budget, not to mention that it was actually a solid movie with some genuine laughs.
With that type of success, you would have expected to see a lot more Asian fronted films in its after math, but with the exception of a select few like 2018’s Searching featuring an awards worthy performance by John Cho, 2019’s The Farewell where Awkwafina won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and last years multi-Academy Award winning Everything Everywhere All At Once,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Raunch-coms live or die by their ability to make you go “Oh my god!” or “Ewwww!” or do a spit-take that spews popcorn over whoever is unlucky enough to be sitting in front of you. So you can give it up for Joy Ride, director Adele Lim’s variation on the road-trip-gone-awry story that doesn’t skimp on the holy-shit moments, or gags that actually make you gag a little bit. We don’t want to spoil anything for viewers, so let’s say that there could be bags of...
- 7/7/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The criticism around “Joy Ride” has swerved in an unexpected direction.
The Aapi-led R-rated comedy, which stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu as pals who set out on a wild and raucous trip through China, is executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “Joy Ride” debuted at SXSW earlier this year, but first-time director Adele Lim is only now having to field racist criticisms of the film, as it hits wide release this week.
On Wednesday, Lim retweeted a tweet from film critic Jackson Murphy (aka Lights Camera Jackson) in which Murphy wrote that the film is “embarrassing and incredibly unpleasant” while also alleging that the comedy “objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her retweet response, Lim wrote, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a t-shirt” followed by a series of prayer hands and crying-laughing face emojis.
Per the film’s official synopsis,...
The Aapi-led R-rated comedy, which stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu as pals who set out on a wild and raucous trip through China, is executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. “Joy Ride” debuted at SXSW earlier this year, but first-time director Adele Lim is only now having to field racist criticisms of the film, as it hits wide release this week.
On Wednesday, Lim retweeted a tweet from film critic Jackson Murphy (aka Lights Camera Jackson) in which Murphy wrote that the film is “embarrassing and incredibly unpleasant” while also alleging that the comedy “objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her retweet response, Lim wrote, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a t-shirt” followed by a series of prayer hands and crying-laughing face emojis.
Per the film’s official synopsis,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
From left: Sabrina Wu, Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola in Joy RidePhoto: Lionsgate
Comedies with strong studio backing are something of a rarity in theaters these days, which makes Joy Ride one of the funniest theatrical offerings in recent memory, almost by default. This is not to damn debut...
Comedies with strong studio backing are something of a rarity in theaters these days, which makes Joy Ride one of the funniest theatrical offerings in recent memory, almost by default. This is not to damn debut...
- 7/6/2023
- by Leigh Monson
- avclub.com
Joy Ride director Adele Lim is addressing a social media reaction to her Lionsgate film ahead of its theatrical release later this month.
Lim took to Twitter on Tuesday to weigh in about an unfavorable assessment from Jackson Murphy, whose Twitter bio describes himself as a film critic for 99.5 The River, an iHeartRadio station based in Albany, New York. Murphy’s tweet criticized the feature as “embarrassing” and “incredibly unpleasant,” along with adding about the movie: “Objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her response, Lim, who is making her directorial debut following writing credits on such films as Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon, posted, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a tshirt.”
Joy Ride, which hits theaters July 7, centers on a woman traveling across China to find her birth mother and was written by Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao. The R-rated comedy premiered...
Lim took to Twitter on Tuesday to weigh in about an unfavorable assessment from Jackson Murphy, whose Twitter bio describes himself as a film critic for 99.5 The River, an iHeartRadio station based in Albany, New York. Murphy’s tweet criticized the feature as “embarrassing” and “incredibly unpleasant,” along with adding about the movie: “Objectifies men, targets white people.”
In her response, Lim, who is making her directorial debut following writing credits on such films as Crazy Rich Asians and Raya and the Last Dragon, posted, “Imma need ‘Objectifies men, targets white people’ on a tshirt.”
Joy Ride, which hits theaters July 7, centers on a woman traveling across China to find her birth mother and was written by Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao. The R-rated comedy premiered...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The underperformance of “Bros” this past fall has seemingly stoked a passion to reclaim the R-rated comedy’s place at the movies. “Joy Ride” is one of four rescue efforts being deployed this summer. Originally titled “The Joy F**k Club” – a wink at the 1993 benchmark for Asian American representation in mainstream film that it clearly aims to stand alongside – Adele Lim’s directorial debut, produced by “Superbad” writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, follows a mismatched quartet on their comically hazardous trip east.
Audrey (Ashley Park), adopted from China by white parents (David Denman and Annie Mumolo), has always experienced trouble belonging, even as a stellar student and now successful lawyer on the cusp of making partner. Aimless but effortlessly self-possessed, her best friend Lolo (Sherry Cola) is the opposite. Inseparable ever since a childhood skirmish with a playground bully, the two travel to China for a business deal...
Audrey (Ashley Park), adopted from China by white parents (David Denman and Annie Mumolo), has always experienced trouble belonging, even as a stellar student and now successful lawyer on the cusp of making partner. Aimless but effortlessly self-possessed, her best friend Lolo (Sherry Cola) is the opposite. Inseparable ever since a childhood skirmish with a playground bully, the two travel to China for a business deal...
- 7/5/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new “hard-r-rated” comedy “Joy Ride,” featuring Stephanie Park (“Emily in Paris”) and the recently Oscar nominated Stephanie Hsu of Best Picture “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” In theaters on Friday July 7th.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Audrey (Ashley Park) is the adopted daughter of American parents, whose best friend growing up is Lolo (Sherry Cola). Audrey is a big time lawyer, and has to close a deal in Beijing, China, with party guy client Mr. Chao (Ronny Chieng). Lolo comes with her, but she adds to the trip her cousin nicknamed Dead Eye (Sabrina Wu). Once in China they meet up with Audrey’s college bestie Kat (Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu), and the gang starts their in-country misadventures.
”Joy Ride” is in theaters beginning July 7th. Featuring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu and Ronny Chieng, Screenplay by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Audrey (Ashley Park) is the adopted daughter of American parents, whose best friend growing up is Lolo (Sherry Cola). Audrey is a big time lawyer, and has to close a deal in Beijing, China, with party guy client Mr. Chao (Ronny Chieng). Lolo comes with her, but she adds to the trip her cousin nicknamed Dead Eye (Sabrina Wu). Once in China they meet up with Audrey’s college bestie Kat (Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu), and the gang starts their in-country misadventures.
”Joy Ride” is in theaters beginning July 7th. Featuring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu and Ronny Chieng, Screenplay by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
- 7/4/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Sabrina Wu as Deadeye, Ashley Park as Audrey, Sherry Cola as Lolo, and Stephanie Hsu as Kat in ‘Joy Ride’ (Photo Credit: Ed Araquel)
Someone didn’t get the memo. A 10-year-old-ish boy sat down with his mom in my row at the press/word-of-mouth screening, and it took maybe five minutes before the woman sitting next to the mom filled her in on Joy Ride. I watched as she hit up Rotten Tomatoes for more info, watched the trailer, and then did right by her son – nearly sprinting out of the theater with 15 minutes to spare before the screening started.
Once Joy Ride began, the raunchy, wild and crazy, completely unfiltered hard R-rated comedy confirmed the mom’s decision was spot on. For the rest of us adults in the theater, what followed the opening minutes also confirmed Joy Ride is the best R-rated female-led comedy – and one of...
Someone didn’t get the memo. A 10-year-old-ish boy sat down with his mom in my row at the press/word-of-mouth screening, and it took maybe five minutes before the woman sitting next to the mom filled her in on Joy Ride. I watched as she hit up Rotten Tomatoes for more info, watched the trailer, and then did right by her son – nearly sprinting out of the theater with 15 minutes to spare before the screening started.
Once Joy Ride began, the raunchy, wild and crazy, completely unfiltered hard R-rated comedy confirmed the mom’s decision was spot on. For the rest of us adults in the theater, what followed the opening minutes also confirmed Joy Ride is the best R-rated female-led comedy – and one of...
- 7/3/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for The Afterparty, Joy Ride and They Cloned Tyrone.
Joy Ride premiere
Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu joined director Adele Lim, co-writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, and producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Hsiao, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Adele Lim and Ashley Park Josh Fagen, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weave
The Out-Laws premiere
Netflix hosted a special screening of its new comedy in Los Angeles on Monday, with stars Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Michael Rooker, Blake Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, Lil Rel Howery, Laci Mosley and producer Adam Sandler.
Adam DeVine, Nina Dobrev and Pierce Brosnan Adam DeVine and Adam...
Joy Ride premiere
Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu joined director Adele Lim, co-writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, and producers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Josh Fagen at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday.
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The Out-Laws premiere
Netflix hosted a special screening of its new comedy in Los Angeles on Monday, with stars Adam Devine, Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Michael Rooker, Blake Anderson, Lauren Lapkus, Lil Rel Howery, Laci Mosley and producer Adam Sandler.
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- 6/30/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The tone of Crazy Rich Asians co-screenwriter Adele Lim’s directorial debut, Joy Ride, is more accurately conveyed by its working title, The Joy Fuck Club. The film falls squarely in the recent tradition of “women behaving badly” comedies like Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids and Malcolm D. Lee’s Girls Trip, with a handful of gut-busting, outrageous comic set pieces that push the boundaries of good taste. But alongside all the coke-fueled, outlandish sexual escapades and vagina tattoo jokes that allow Joy Ride’s four leads to smash the stereotype of the quiet, submissive Asian woman, we also get a heartfelt, if sometimes clunky, tale of cultural heritage and belonging that heads in surprising, and surprisingly complicated, directions.
The film initially follows Audrey (Ashley Park) and Lolo (Sherry Cola), childhood best friends who were also the only two Asian kids in White Falls, Washington. An early flashback neatly establishes their...
The film initially follows Audrey (Ashley Park) and Lolo (Sherry Cola), childhood best friends who were also the only two Asian kids in White Falls, Washington. An early flashback neatly establishes their...
- 6/30/2023
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
Adele Lim’s raunchy R-rated comedy “Joy Ride” premiered on Monday night, with an enthusiastic introduction from the star.
The film stars Ashley Park (“Emily in Paris”), Sherry Cola (“Good Trouble”), Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) and newcomer Sabrina Wu as four friends who embark on a wild trip through Asia filled with personal and sexual discovery.
Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao were inspired to write a story about modern Asian American women who defied previous on-screen stereotypes. “We did it not knowing if anyone who wanted to make it, thank you Point Grey!” Lim said in front of a packed house at the Regency Theater in Westwood. “We wrote it full of joy not sure if anyone wanted to pay for it; thank you Lionsgate!”
Hollywood’s Asian community and its supporters turned out for the premiere. Check out all the “Joy Ride” red carpet and afterparty photos below.
The film stars Ashley Park (“Emily in Paris”), Sherry Cola (“Good Trouble”), Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) and newcomer Sabrina Wu as four friends who embark on a wild trip through Asia filled with personal and sexual discovery.
Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao were inspired to write a story about modern Asian American women who defied previous on-screen stereotypes. “We did it not knowing if anyone who wanted to make it, thank you Point Grey!” Lim said in front of a packed house at the Regency Theater in Westwood. “We wrote it full of joy not sure if anyone wanted to pay for it; thank you Lionsgate!”
Hollywood’s Asian community and its supporters turned out for the premiere. Check out all the “Joy Ride” red carpet and afterparty photos below.
- 6/27/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This story includes minor spoilers for the upcoming R-rated comedy, “Joy Ride.”
Stephanie Hsu wants people to know that her big naked reveal in “Joy Ride” is hilarious, but it’s not her. “It’s a body double. Let me be clear and let my mother know,” the Oscar-nominated actor told me Monday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere.
“Joy Ride” is a raunchy R-rated comedy that stars Ashley Park as Audrey, a high-powered attorney who travels to China on business. Joining her on the trip are friends Lolo (Sherry Cola) and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu). Hsu plays Audrey’s college friend, Kat, who is now a Chinese soap opera star. The four find themselves in various bonker scenarios that include drugs, sex and even basketball star Baron Davis.
Hsu’s body double was used when it’s revealed that Kat has a massive genital tattoo. “When I...
Stephanie Hsu wants people to know that her big naked reveal in “Joy Ride” is hilarious, but it’s not her. “It’s a body double. Let me be clear and let my mother know,” the Oscar-nominated actor told me Monday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere.
“Joy Ride” is a raunchy R-rated comedy that stars Ashley Park as Audrey, a high-powered attorney who travels to China on business. Joining her on the trip are friends Lolo (Sherry Cola) and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu). Hsu plays Audrey’s college friend, Kat, who is now a Chinese soap opera star. The four find themselves in various bonker scenarios that include drugs, sex and even basketball star Baron Davis.
Hsu’s body double was used when it’s revealed that Kat has a massive genital tattoo. “When I...
- 6/27/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Fresh off of a supporting actress Oscar nomination and other high-profile awards and nominations for Everything Everywhere All At Once, Stephanie Hsu is back on the big screen in a very different way.
Hsu stars alongside Ashley Park, Sherry Cola and Sabrina Wu in the raunchy friendship comedy Joy Ride, which she filmed before Everything Everywhere was released.
“In some ways I feel really grateful that this is the follow-up because I think after you’re nominated for an Oscar and you go on through that trajectory everyone’s like, ‘What’s next, what’s next, what’s next?’ and there’s a lot of weight,” Hsu told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday. “Especially after this film started really doing well with audiences I felt relieved that the pendulum is swinging so far in the other direction, it kind of breaks even the...
Hsu stars alongside Ashley Park, Sherry Cola and Sabrina Wu in the raunchy friendship comedy Joy Ride, which she filmed before Everything Everywhere was released.
“In some ways I feel really grateful that this is the follow-up because I think after you’re nominated for an Oscar and you go on through that trajectory everyone’s like, ‘What’s next, what’s next, what’s next?’ and there’s a lot of weight,” Hsu told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday. “Especially after this film started really doing well with audiences I felt relieved that the pendulum is swinging so far in the other direction, it kind of breaks even the...
- 6/27/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adele Lim is anxious to hear my recap of the previous night’s screening of Joy Ride when she pipes in from her home office in early June. Not only is it the screenwriter’s directorial debut, but it’s a bawdy, R-rated buddy comedy — the type of flick that rarely inspires the same reaction in a sparsely populated room of journalists as it does in theaters filled with friends. So she’s heartened to learn about the contagious laughter from one attendee. “You just need one unhinged bitch,” she says, “then everybody’s like, ‘Greenlight the party!'”
Lim, once a journeywoman TV scribe, has segued into film in a way that has made her a sought-after voice and even an accidental firebrand. Before her new film, one notably featuring four Asian American leads (three of them female and one nonbinary), the Malaysia-born mother of two co-wrote Disney’s...
Lim, once a journeywoman TV scribe, has segued into film in a way that has made her a sought-after voice and even an accidental firebrand. Before her new film, one notably featuring four Asian American leads (three of them female and one nonbinary), the Malaysia-born mother of two co-wrote Disney’s...
- 6/23/2023
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Awkwafina is… searching for her first Emmy nomination. The multi-hyphenate star has seen her status as a performer and creative rise rapidly within the last few years but she has yet to receive the recognition a comedian of her talents might well deserve from the Emmys.
With “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens,” however, that could change. Created by Awkwafina and “Family Guy” and “American Dad” writer/producer Teresa Hsiao, this Comedy Central hit is a vehicle for Awkwafina’s star power. It follows Awkwafina as Nora, a fictionalized version of herself, who is a 20-year-old-something woman living in Queens, New York who longs for something better than she currently has. She finds herself in various situations, ranging from the aggravating to the bizarre, and has to deal with her family, too, led by her dad (Bd Wong) and grandma (Lori Tan Chinn). The show demonstrates Awkwafina’s unique comedy stylings...
With “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens,” however, that could change. Created by Awkwafina and “Family Guy” and “American Dad” writer/producer Teresa Hsiao, this Comedy Central hit is a vehicle for Awkwafina’s star power. It follows Awkwafina as Nora, a fictionalized version of herself, who is a 20-year-old-something woman living in Queens, New York who longs for something better than she currently has. She finds herself in various situations, ranging from the aggravating to the bizarre, and has to deal with her family, too, led by her dad (Bd Wong) and grandma (Lori Tan Chinn). The show demonstrates Awkwafina’s unique comedy stylings...
- 6/22/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The first trailer for Sony’s sex comedy No Hard Feelings, hitting theaters June 23, includes star Jennifer Lawrence consoling an ex by declaring she hasn’t forgotten him: “Last night, I thought, ‘I miss that fucker.’ ” Moviegoers might share similar nostalgia, recalling a not-long-ago era when studio offerings centering on ribald jokes would regularly play theatrically — before going missing.
This summer suggests a possible changing of the tide. As audiences return to cinemas post-pandemic, studios appear to be using the next few months as a testing ground for the theatrical return of the R-rated comedy. No Hard Feelings, about an awkward teen whose parents hire Lawrence’s character to date him, will later have company from Lionsgate’s Joy Ride (July 7), Universal’s Strays (Aug. 18) and MGM’s Bottoms (Aug. 25). Such projects are akin to horror films in offering viewers the experience of watching shocking moments with a group of like-minded strangers.
This summer suggests a possible changing of the tide. As audiences return to cinemas post-pandemic, studios appear to be using the next few months as a testing ground for the theatrical return of the R-rated comedy. No Hard Feelings, about an awkward teen whose parents hire Lawrence’s character to date him, will later have company from Lionsgate’s Joy Ride (July 7), Universal’s Strays (Aug. 18) and MGM’s Bottoms (Aug. 25). Such projects are akin to horror films in offering viewers the experience of watching shocking moments with a group of like-minded strangers.
- 6/22/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The working title for Adele Lim’s new comedy “Joy Ride” was “Joy Fuck Club.”
It’s a profane callback to “The Joy Luck Club,” a multigenerational family saga that broke ground. But if “Joy Ride” builds on the legacy set by that landmark 1993 film in that nearly all of its cast is Asian, the similarities between the two end there. “Joy Ride,” which was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, is bawdy and irreverent, more akin to “The Hangover” than to a prestige drama.
“I don’t think [the writers] realize how crazy they’ve made their own movie,” says Sabrina Wu, who stars in the film alongside Ashley Park, Sherry Cola and Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu. “Joy Ride” centers on Park’s Audrey, a lawyer who flies to China to close a deal and embarks on a madcap adventure to find her birth mother. Cola plays Audrey’s impulsive childhood best friend,...
It’s a profane callback to “The Joy Luck Club,” a multigenerational family saga that broke ground. But if “Joy Ride” builds on the legacy set by that landmark 1993 film in that nearly all of its cast is Asian, the similarities between the two end there. “Joy Ride,” which was written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, is bawdy and irreverent, more akin to “The Hangover” than to a prestige drama.
“I don’t think [the writers] realize how crazy they’ve made their own movie,” says Sabrina Wu, who stars in the film alongside Ashley Park, Sherry Cola and Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu. “Joy Ride” centers on Park’s Audrey, a lawyer who flies to China to close a deal and embarks on a madcap adventure to find her birth mother. Cola plays Audrey’s impulsive childhood best friend,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Rachel Seo and Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Ashley Park is the main character — not only in her new film “Joy Ride”, but in real life too.
The 32-year-old actress, who stars in the upcoming comedy alongside Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, and Sabrina Wu, is bringing a new kind of asian storytelling to light, thanks to the creative powerhouse behind the film — director Adele Lim and writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
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The groundbreaking film “follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers,” as per IMDb.
In her new cover interview for the July/August issue of Women’s Health, Park recalls why the film’s blatant sex jokes — part of its unexpected new take on...
The 32-year-old actress, who stars in the upcoming comedy alongside Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, and Sabrina Wu, is bringing a new kind of asian storytelling to light, thanks to the creative powerhouse behind the film — director Adele Lim and writers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao.
Read More: Ashley Park Was Almost Cast As Her Cousin Justin Min’s Love Interest
The groundbreaking film “follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers,” as per IMDb.
In her new cover interview for the July/August issue of Women’s Health, Park recalls why the film’s blatant sex jokes — part of its unexpected new take on...
- 6/16/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
“Are you horny?” asks Lolo (Sherry Cola) in the second red-band trailer for “Joy Ride,” which Lionsgate released on Thursday, before proceeding to talk about d–ks and how much she loves the sounds of sex.
In the raunchy comedy, which is directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” co-screenwriter Adele Lim, stars Ashley Park of “Beef” as Audrey, whose visit to China to find her birth mother becomes a crazy, drug- and alcohol-fueled road trip with her friends.
Audrey’s efforts to impress Chinese men fail when she admits, “I’m just a garbage American who only speaks English. And a little Gollum,” as she launches into the “Lord of the Rings” character’s “my precious” speech.
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Stephanie Hsu co-stars as Kat, Audrey’s college friend turned Chinese soap star. Sherry Cola plays Audrey’s uninhibited childhood friend.
In the raunchy comedy, which is directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” co-screenwriter Adele Lim, stars Ashley Park of “Beef” as Audrey, whose visit to China to find her birth mother becomes a crazy, drug- and alcohol-fueled road trip with her friends.
Audrey’s efforts to impress Chinese men fail when she admits, “I’m just a garbage American who only speaks English. And a little Gollum,” as she launches into the “Lord of the Rings” character’s “my precious” speech.
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Stephanie Hsu co-stars as Kat, Audrey’s college friend turned Chinese soap star. Sherry Cola plays Audrey’s uninhibited childhood friend.
- 6/15/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Everything Everywhere All at Once star Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola and their girlfriends gets pretty raunchy in the latest trailer for Adele Lim’s shock friendship comedy Joy Ride, which is R-rated and set for a July 7 theatrical release.
“Sex isn’t shameful. It’s beautiful. Like the noises,” Cola, who plays Lolo, tells a young man at one point in the trailer, where she then uses a hand slap and slurping and gagging sounds to mimic the sex act. The Joy Ride teaser centers on four unlikely friends joining Audrey (Ashley Park) on a business trip to Asia that quickly goes sideways.
Audrey travels with Lolo, her childhood best friend and a hot mess; Kat, her college friend-turned-Chinese soap star played by Stephanie Hsu; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their sexual adventures quickly ramp up after the four Asian American friends get caught up with an...
“Sex isn’t shameful. It’s beautiful. Like the noises,” Cola, who plays Lolo, tells a young man at one point in the trailer, where she then uses a hand slap and slurping and gagging sounds to mimic the sex act. The Joy Ride teaser centers on four unlikely friends joining Audrey (Ashley Park) on a business trip to Asia that quickly goes sideways.
Audrey travels with Lolo, her childhood best friend and a hot mess; Kat, her college friend-turned-Chinese soap star played by Stephanie Hsu; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin. Their sexual adventures quickly ramp up after the four Asian American friends get caught up with an...
- 6/15/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Enter the contest below for the chance to win a pair of passes to attend an advance screening of Joy Ride on Wednesday, June 14th at 7:00pm at the Emagine Royal Oak!
Joy Ride follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.
About The Film Genre: Comedy Cast: Stephanie Hsu, David Denman, Ashley Park, Annie Mumolo, Sherry Cola, Desmond Chiam, Chris Pang, Alexander Hodge, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Rohain Arora Director: Adele Lim Screenplay: Adele Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao Producer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Josh Fagen, Evan Goldberg, Teresa Hsiao, Adele Lim, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
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Joy Ride follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.
About The Film Genre: Comedy Cast: Stephanie Hsu, David Denman, Ashley Park, Annie Mumolo, Sherry Cola, Desmond Chiam, Chris Pang, Alexander Hodge, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Rohain Arora Director: Adele Lim Screenplay: Adele Lim, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Teresa Hsiao Producer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Josh Fagen, Evan Goldberg, Teresa Hsiao, Adele Lim, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
Joy Ride is in streaming on Hulu and Disney+ on July 7, 2023!
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- 6/8/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
It's been a year and a half since the end of season three of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens and the ratings have never been very high. Has this Comedy Central series lost more of its already small audience? Will Awkwafina be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned.
A scripted comedy series, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Nora Lum (aka Awkwafina) and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Lum, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. The story is loosely based on the real life of actress and comedian Awkwafina. Raised by her father Wally (Wong) and Grandma (Chinn) alongside her cousin, Edmund (Yang), Nora leans on her...
A scripted comedy series, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Nora Lum (aka Awkwafina) and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Lum, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. The story is loosely based on the real life of actress and comedian Awkwafina. Raised by her father Wally (Wong) and Grandma (Chinn) alongside her cousin, Edmund (Yang), Nora leans on her...
- 5/19/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Bowen Yang is not only the breakout star of Saturday Night Live, where he’s hilariously embodied everything from a downed Chinese spy balloon to a Ron DeSantis-roasting gay Jafar, but he’s also one of the stars of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, a Comedy Central series from Awkwafina (real name: Nora Lum) based on her life growing up as an Asian American in Queens, New York. Yang plays Edmund, Nora’s cousin who, like Nora, has been raised by her father (Bd Wong) and grandmother (Lori Tai Chinn). Edmund,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan was honored with the Gold House Leading Man award at the second annual Gold House Gold Gala on Saturday in Los Angeles.
“When I think of a leading man, I think of someone who is six feet tall with big muscles, good-looking, and a ladies’ man,” the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star said before cracking, “That practically screams me, right?”
While the gala honored the most impactful Asians on the company’s A100 list, which recognizes the 100 Aapi individuals who impacted American culture and society in the last year, the night remained focused on celebrating Asian visibility and achievements. There was little talk of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike currently impacting the industry.
As Quan’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once” co-star Stephanie Hsu celebrated her upcoming film “Joy Ride,” she shouted “WGA Strong” when thanking director Adele Lim, writer Teresa Hsiao and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong.
“When I think of a leading man, I think of someone who is six feet tall with big muscles, good-looking, and a ladies’ man,” the “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star said before cracking, “That practically screams me, right?”
While the gala honored the most impactful Asians on the company’s A100 list, which recognizes the 100 Aapi individuals who impacted American culture and society in the last year, the night remained focused on celebrating Asian visibility and achievements. There was little talk of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike currently impacting the industry.
As Quan’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once” co-star Stephanie Hsu celebrated her upcoming film “Joy Ride,” she shouted “WGA Strong” when thanking director Adele Lim, writer Teresa Hsiao and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong.
- 5/7/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and Saweetie are among those honored on Gold House’s 2023 Most Impactful Asians A100 list.
The A100 List honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce several new initiatives at the second annual Gold Gala during Aapi month on May 6 in downtown Los Angeles.
“It’s impossible to fully appreciate the artistic and entrepreneurial renaissance that is currently underway without Gold House,” said honoree Jose Antonio Vargas, the founder of Define American and one of the lead producers of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love.” “With Gold House at the forefront, not only are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the mainstream — we are helping define what is mainstream.”
Honoree and PBS news anchor Amna Nawaz also stated, “When it comes to the power of journalism, I...
The A100 List honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce several new initiatives at the second annual Gold Gala during Aapi month on May 6 in downtown Los Angeles.
“It’s impossible to fully appreciate the artistic and entrepreneurial renaissance that is currently underway without Gold House,” said honoree Jose Antonio Vargas, the founder of Define American and one of the lead producers of Broadway’s “Here Lies Love.” “With Gold House at the forefront, not only are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the mainstream — we are helping define what is mainstream.”
Honoree and PBS news anchor Amna Nawaz also stated, “When it comes to the power of journalism, I...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off, Gold House has unveiled this year’s A100, the Api leadership coalition’s sixth annual list of the Asian Pacific leaders who have most significantly impacted American culture and society in the last year.
Among the five categories included in the list — activism and journalism; business and technology; entertainment and media; lifestyle and fashion; and sports and gaming — one person tops each category as an overall A1 (maximum impact).
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders,” said Michelle Yeoh, a Gold House A100 Hall of Famer and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year. “Becoming begins with seeing — and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.”
This year, Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix,...
Among the five categories included in the list — activism and journalism; business and technology; entertainment and media; lifestyle and fashion; and sports and gaming — one person tops each category as an overall A1 (maximum impact).
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders,” said Michelle Yeoh, a Gold House A100 Hall of Famer and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year. “Becoming begins with seeing — and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.”
This year, Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vulture Watch
Is Awkwafina making headway? Has the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on Comedy Central? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Awkwafina, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A scripted comedy series airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Nora Lum (aka Awkwafina) and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Lum, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. The story is loosely based...
Is Awkwafina making headway? Has the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on Comedy Central? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Awkwafina, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A scripted comedy series airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Nora Lum (aka Awkwafina) and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Lum, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. The story is loosely based...
- 4/28/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
the third season of the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show on Comedy Central? As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Awkwafina is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the third season episodes of Awkwafina here.
A Comedy Central scripted comedy series, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Nora Lum (aka Awkwafina) and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. The story is loosely based...
A Comedy Central scripted comedy series, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Nora Lum (aka Awkwafina) and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. The story is loosely based...
- 4/27/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
ScreenCraft, a writers’ community, is preparing for its annual Writers Summit and has set an A-list guest list.
Tony Gilroy, creator, writer, and executive producer of Disney+’s Andor, Brendan Hunt, co-creator, star and executive producer of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Power creator, showrunner, writer, and producer Courtney A. Kemp are among the keynote speakers for the event.
They will be joined by Robert & Michelle King, co-creators and showrunners of The Good Fight and Evil, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & Teresa Hsiao, co-creators, writers and producers of Lionsgate’s upcoming comedy feature Joy Ride, and Tracy McMillan, creator and executive producer of the Onyx Collective and Hulu series UnPrisoned.
The two-day virtual summit will run June 10-11 and will operate on a pay-what-you-can basis. All proceeds from this year’s summit will support non-profit organizations that include The Writers Guild Foundation and The Writers Lab. Sponsors include Final Draft and Coverfly.
Tony Gilroy, creator, writer, and executive producer of Disney+’s Andor, Brendan Hunt, co-creator, star and executive producer of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Power creator, showrunner, writer, and producer Courtney A. Kemp are among the keynote speakers for the event.
They will be joined by Robert & Michelle King, co-creators and showrunners of The Good Fight and Evil, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & Teresa Hsiao, co-creators, writers and producers of Lionsgate’s upcoming comedy feature Joy Ride, and Tracy McMillan, creator and executive producer of the Onyx Collective and Hulu series UnPrisoned.
The two-day virtual summit will run June 10-11 and will operate on a pay-what-you-can basis. All proceeds from this year’s summit will support non-profit organizations that include The Writers Guild Foundation and The Writers Lab. Sponsors include Final Draft and Coverfly.
- 4/26/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
She may not have scored a well-deserved Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once, but Stephanie Hsu continues to be a star wherever she lands. She's part of the ensemble for new comedy Joy Ride, the directorial debut of Crazy Rich Asians co-writer Adele Lim.
Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & Teresa Hsiao, Joy Ride is a story of identity and self-discovery focusing on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin.
As the red band trailer suggests, this is packed full of raunchy humour and plenty of drugs/sex references (perhaps not too shocking since it's produced by Seth Rogen...
Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & Teresa Hsiao, Joy Ride is a story of identity and self-discovery focusing on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey’s (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin.
As the red band trailer suggests, this is packed full of raunchy humour and plenty of drugs/sex references (perhaps not too shocking since it's produced by Seth Rogen...
- 4/6/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
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What's ahead for Nora? Has the Awkwafina is Nora from Queens TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Comedy Central? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Awkwafina and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Nora Lum aka Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. Guests in season two include Margaret Cho,...
What's ahead for Nora? Has the Awkwafina is Nora from Queens TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Comedy Central? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, the Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV show was created by Awkwafina and Teresa Hsiao. The cast includes Nora Lum aka Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, Bd Wong, Bowen Yang, Gabo Augustine, Michelle Buteau, Jennifer Esposito, Chrissie Fit, Jonathan 'Dumbfoundead' Park, Jaboukie Young White, Wai Ching Ho, and Liang Ying He. Guests in season two include Margaret Cho,...
- 3/31/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Awkwafina may be heading under the sea for “The Little Mermaid” and fighting Dracula in “Renfield” this spring, but at heart, the BAFTA nominee is still Nora from Queens. Season 3 of the star’s Comedy Central series, aptly titled “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens,” will premiere on April 26. The season comes over a year after the show’s sophomore outing ended in October 2021.
Originally premiering in January 2020, “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” stars the “Farewell” actor as a fictionalized version of herself, in a family drama set in her home neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. The show follows Nora as she navigates her twenties in New York City, with the support of her tightknit family. Bd Wong stars as her father Wally, Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother, Bowen Yang as her cousin Edmund, and Jennifer Esposito as Wally’s girlfriend Brenda.
Season 3 will focus on Nora as she navigates “themes of identity and success.
Originally premiering in January 2020, “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” stars the “Farewell” actor as a fictionalized version of herself, in a family drama set in her home neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. The show follows Nora as she navigates her twenties in New York City, with the support of her tightknit family. Bd Wong stars as her father Wally, Lori Tan Chinn as her grandmother, Bowen Yang as her cousin Edmund, and Jennifer Esposito as Wally’s girlfriend Brenda.
Season 3 will focus on Nora as she navigates “themes of identity and success.
- 3/29/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Comedy Central has released the first official teaser for Season 3 of “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” ahead of the series’ April 26 premiere date, Variety can exclusively reveal.
The television comedy “Awkafina Is Nora From Queens” draws inspiration from creator and writer Awkwafina’s life experiences growing up in Queens, N.Y. — and she’ll also make her directorial debut with Season 3. On the show, Awkwafina (aka Nora Lin) maneuvers through the hardships of young adulthood with the support of her closest family members, her father (Bd Wong), grandmother (Lori Tan Chinn) and cousin (Bowen Yang). From the looks of the teaser, it looks like their lively, eccentric family dynamic from previous seasons will still be present in Season 3.
Awkwafina is stilling facing the conflicts that come with navigating the waters of life in this upcoming season, most prominently through how she (according to Comedy Central’s logline “explores themes of identity and success.
The television comedy “Awkafina Is Nora From Queens” draws inspiration from creator and writer Awkwafina’s life experiences growing up in Queens, N.Y. — and she’ll also make her directorial debut with Season 3. On the show, Awkwafina (aka Nora Lin) maneuvers through the hardships of young adulthood with the support of her closest family members, her father (Bd Wong), grandmother (Lori Tan Chinn) and cousin (Bowen Yang). From the looks of the teaser, it looks like their lively, eccentric family dynamic from previous seasons will still be present in Season 3.
Awkwafina is stilling facing the conflicts that come with navigating the waters of life in this upcoming season, most prominently through how she (according to Comedy Central’s logline “explores themes of identity and success.
- 3/29/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Often hilarious and moving, Adele Lim’s anticipated directorial debut Joy Ride takes the girls-trip formula in both new and familiar directions, crossing borders and breaking boundaries. Meeting as the only two Asian kids on the playground in a Norman Rockwell-esque, all-white town in the Pacific Northwest (aptly named White Falls), Audrey and Lolo become fast friends. But they couldn’t be any more different––while Audrey’s adoptive but somewhat uncomfortable guardians (David Denman and Annie Mumolo) encourage her academic pursuits and law career, Lolo’s successful parents accept her as a rebel artist making work about sexual liberation in everyday objects.
25 years later, Lolo (Sherry Cola) lives in the guest house behind Audrey (Ashley Park), now a successful corporate attorney who’s dispatched to China to close a deal for her firm. She brings Lolo along as a “translator” to help close the deal; along the way they...
25 years later, Lolo (Sherry Cola) lives in the guest house behind Audrey (Ashley Park), now a successful corporate attorney who’s dispatched to China to close a deal for her firm. She brings Lolo along as a “translator” to help close the deal; along the way they...
- 3/25/2023
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Just days after Joy Ride released its wickedly funny first trailer and debuted at SXSW, the cast has been named as CinemaCon’s Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award recipients. Critics who caught Joy Ride at SXSW call the film fun and the studio comedy to beat this year, and the trailer confirms it could be this year’s Bridesmaids.
Lionsgate plans to screen Joy Ride at CinemaCon – the annual gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) – on April 27, 2023 prior to the convention’s Big Screen Achievement Awards. Audiences can catch the comedy in theaters on July 7, 2023.
“The cast of Joy Ride delivers a fearless and over-the-top hilarious performance, one that will delight audiences with their hysterical, no-holds-barred journey through friendship and self-discovery. This brilliant group of actors captures the very essence of the messy human experience,” stated Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. “We are excited to...
Lionsgate plans to screen Joy Ride at CinemaCon – the annual gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) – on April 27, 2023 prior to the convention’s Big Screen Achievement Awards. Audiences can catch the comedy in theaters on July 7, 2023.
“The cast of Joy Ride delivers a fearless and over-the-top hilarious performance, one that will delight audiences with their hysterical, no-holds-barred journey through friendship and self-discovery. This brilliant group of actors captures the very essence of the messy human experience,” stated Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. “We are excited to...
- 3/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
On the heels of a world premiere at SXSW, Adele Lim’s Joy Ride has snagged its first award.
The cast of the wild road trip comedy will receive the CinemaCon Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award during the Big Screen Achievement Awards inside The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 27.
From Lionsgate and Adele Lim, who makes her directorial debut on the project, Joy Ride casts Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu as four friends who embark on a debaucherous international adventure. Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao wrote the script based on a story by Chevapravatdumrong, Hsiao and Lim. The film is produced by Point Grey’s Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Josh Fagen with Chevapravatdumrong, Hsiao and Lim. The film is set for release only in theaters on July 7.
“The cast of Joy Ride delivers a fearless and over-the-top hilarious performance,...
The cast of the wild road trip comedy will receive the CinemaCon Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award during the Big Screen Achievement Awards inside The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 27.
From Lionsgate and Adele Lim, who makes her directorial debut on the project, Joy Ride casts Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu as four friends who embark on a debaucherous international adventure. Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao wrote the script based on a story by Chevapravatdumrong, Hsiao and Lim. The film is produced by Point Grey’s Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Josh Fagen with Chevapravatdumrong, Hsiao and Lim. The film is set for release only in theaters on July 7.
“The cast of Joy Ride delivers a fearless and over-the-top hilarious performance,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Joy Ride" is the big, broad, studio comedy to beat this year, an incredible directorial debut with one of the funniest scripts in a while, and a cast that should get all the praise in the world because they just became the dynamic quartet to watch.
Ashley Park plays Audrey, an Asian woman raised in the U.S. by her adoptive white parents in suburban Washington. Given how monolithic their community is, it's no wonder Audrey would end up becoming best friends with Lolo (Sherry Cola), the only other Asian American kid in town. What starts as a convenience, however, quickly develops into a beautiful, if a bit dysfunctional, friendship. While Audrey rises to become a prominent lawyer with a lifetime of achievements and successes, Lolo still doesn't get out of the starving stage of the life of an artist, crashing at Audrey's guest house while trying to convince anyone...
Ashley Park plays Audrey, an Asian woman raised in the U.S. by her adoptive white parents in suburban Washington. Given how monolithic their community is, it's no wonder Audrey would end up becoming best friends with Lolo (Sherry Cola), the only other Asian American kid in town. What starts as a convenience, however, quickly develops into a beautiful, if a bit dysfunctional, friendship. While Audrey rises to become a prominent lawyer with a lifetime of achievements and successes, Lolo still doesn't get out of the starving stage of the life of an artist, crashing at Audrey's guest house while trying to convince anyone...
- 3/19/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
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