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‘The Elephant & Piggie Show’ Is an ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Reunion

‘The Elephant & Piggie Show’ Is an ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Reunion

If you liked The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and you really, really should have, then The Elephant & Piggie Show! may be for you. Or really, for your kids. Paramount+ announced Thursday that the voices of BFFs Elephant and Piggie will be played by former Kimmy Schmidt co-stars (and onscreen BFFs), Tituss Burgess and Ellie Kemper. In addition, Neil Patrick Harris will voice the bus driver role in The Pigeon Show! Starring The Pigeon. It is pretty solid casting for preschool shows — then again, the Elephant & Piggie and the Pigeon books are pretty solid for preschool books. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, well, you probably do not have young children — or maybe you’re reading them the wrong books. Both Paramount+ series are adaptations of Mo Willems‘ New York Times best-selling children’s books. The pigeon of The Pigeon has his own books, and pops up in the Elephant & Piggie ones as well. The Elephant & Piggie Show! is described by Paramount as a warm, comedic pre-K series about the hilarious …

Near-perfect” British comedy-drama with James Norton hailed as “a gem of a film

Near-perfect” British comedy-drama with James Norton hailed as “a gem of a film

James Norton and Bella Ramsey’s Sunny Dancer has received rave reviews following its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The Happy Valley and The Last of Us actors star as father and daughter in the British comedy-drama, which focuses on a teen who attends a summer camp after beating cancer. Written and directed by George Jaques, the film also boasts a cast including How I Met Your Mother‘s Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Gunning, Ruby Stokes and Daniel Quinn-Toye, as well as singer James Blunt playing himself. Sunny Dancer’s synopsis reads: “After 17-year-old Ivy (Ramsey) beats cancer she can’t think of anything worse than becoming a Make-A-Wish kid. “When her parents send her to a summer camp for kids affected by cancer, Ivy has a hard time adjusting to the rules. “But as the weeks progress, she manages to find unexpected friends in an unlikely group of misfits and has a summer she’ll never forget at ‘Chemo Camp’.” True Brit Entertainment Related: Best streaming services Describing the film, Jacques said: “I want the audience to laugh …

Neil Patrick Harris’ teen daughter makes glamorous rarely-seen appearance with her two dads

Neil Patrick Harris’ teen daughter makes glamorous rarely-seen appearance with her two dads

Neil Patrick Harris was joined by his teenage daughter Harper Grace, 15, for a rare family outing that instantly caught fans’ attention, with the proud dads beaming as they posed together on the blue carpet at the 10th annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show.  The How I Met Your Mother star looked effortlessly polished in a relaxed black shirt, keeping his signature style understated while letting the moment shine. Standing confidently between her fathers, Harper Grace looked all grown up in a sleek black top, her long blonde hair worn loose and softly styled.  © Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris, Harper Grace and David Burtka 10th Anniversary Blue Jacket Fashion Show With minimal makeup and a delicate pendant necklace, she struck a perfect balance between youthful elegance and modern cool, bearing a striking resemblance to both of her parents. Completing the trio was Neil’s husband, David Burtka, who opted for a dark jacket layered over a forest-green turtleneck, finished with a floral lapel pin that added a subtle fashion-forward touch.  © Getty Images for Universal PictHarper …