Awkward recap: The Friend Connection

Here are the five most awkward moments from this episode ofAwkwardin chronological order. 1.Remember when Luke and Jenna had sex on the couch in their office? And remember when their boss walked in as they were hanging out post-coitus? Credit: MTV Yes, Jenna didjustsay she didnt want to be anything romantic with him. This time Jennas not hung up on Matty, so why not? (Note: Never believe Jenna when she says shes not still hung up on Matty....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Timothy Perkins

Awkward season 5 trailer: Jenna and Luke get serious

Awkwardwouldnt beAwkwardwithout, well, a ton of awkward moments and theres no shortage of them in an exclusive trailer for the rest of the MTV shows fifth season. For example: Jenna (Ashley Rickards) prematurely tells Luke (Evan Williams) they should move in together, Tamaras (Jillian Rose Reed) caught in a lie, and Lissa (Greer Grammer) cant figure out what lean in means. But just because things are getting serious between Jenna and Luke doesnt mean things are over between Jenna and Matty (Beau Mirchoff), at least according to the trailers final moment between the on-again, off-again couple....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Kurt Le

Awkward season finale: Beau Mirchoff teases Matty's grand gesture

They got new significant others. They worked through their post-breakup anger. And then they finally became friends. Credit: MTV But that might change in the MTV shows season 5 finale. Matty has realized whats important in his life, Mirchoff tells EW. It doesnt go as expected. However, executive producer Mike Chessler says there will definitely be some closure. It opens up what their future is as well. She helps manage a very difficult emotional crisis in the episode, he says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Brenda Flores

Awkward: Jillian Rose Reed talks midseason premiere, final season

Awkwardhas always championed the blunt realities of adolescence, andthe series final stretchmirrors the often volatile launch into adulthood. I feel like its definitely true to life. [Its] a very real thing that kids have to go through. Credit: MTV When we come back, everyones kind of like … How do we get back to normal? What can we expect when we jump back in? Its really exciting for Tamara specifically, because she went away to New York for school....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 740 words · Joy Harvey

Aziz Ansari is excited to see his dad get his own billboard

Aziz Ansari had a proud son moment on Thursday and he took to Instagram to share it. It was the first acting role for the South Carolina-based doctor. After auditioning many actors to play his parents, Ansari decided tocast his own folks. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images His dad enthusiastically signed up, while his mom, Fatima Ansari, took some convincing. Ive been overwhelmed by the response to the Parents episode of our show, he wrote on Instagram....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Walter Hudson

Aziz Ansari on bringing Islam-based humor to masses in newMaster of Noneepisode

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Needless to say, drama ensues. I hope that one really hits with people. Credit: Netflix Its a great episode ofCurb. Ansari explains how it influences his vision for his own series: All the jokes are just about religion. I think we pulled it off. I mean thats what it feels like, that we were able to pull off. I think it doesnt matter what religion you are, you know that bang out of behavior....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Tina Sullivan

Aziz Ansari on Master of None episode 'Indians on TV'

‘So many times in movies and TV shows, the straight white guy, he’s the everyman. But he’s not everybody. Does this group of people ever see another Asian guyever? Credit: K.C. Bailey/Netflix Just the one guy? So thats what we started talking about: There can be one, but there cant be two. That became a bit in that episode. And Ive had to deal with things like that, like my character does as an actor....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 233 words · Susan Caldwell

Aziz Ansari remembers Harris Wittels, his 'digital footprint' in New York Times Magazine piece

What do you do? Are you supposed to delete the friend from your phone? The person just died, now I have to delete him? Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Wittels was also known for his appearances on podcasts likeComedy Bang! Ahh, its pretty great up here. Ahh, its beautiful for starters. Hitlers up here, however, for the vegetarianism thing, so callin [expletive] on that. But other than that its pretty great....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Adam Price

Aziz Ansari: Donald Trump makes me afraid for my family

Its visceral, and scary, and it affects how people live, work and pray. It makes me afraid for my family. It also makes no sense. Credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Peabody; Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images My building was close enough that it shook upon impact. There was absolutely no cheering. Only sadness, horror, and fear. seems as if day he was the one who was celebrating after an attack. Without looking at the various polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Tara Parks

Aziz Ansari: Transformers audition wanted an Indian accent

Basically the episode starts with my character in 1990, as a little kid, watching TV. Hes watchingShort Circuit 2. He sees the Indian guy inShort Circuit 2[played by Fisher Stevens, who is white]. Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly Its one of my favorite things we did. Should I do an accent? Should I not do the accent? Thats a thing that a lot of minority actors grapple with, Ansari said....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Christine Jones

Baby Daddy marks 100 episodes with matching tattoos

It was this easy, he told EW at the intimate gathering. Lets put those together. So hell yeah, I want a tattoo. Credit: Paul Hebert/Freeform When it became a reality, it just felt right, she said. Were really tight, so I wanted a little piece of them, and now Ill always have it. It was me being silent in the corner as everyone was talking about it, he admitted to EW....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Bryan Mendez

Baby Daddy: Tahj Mowry, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Chelsea Kane talk growing up on TV

Its a pretty wild start to the season, but everything works out … as usual. But once on set, he had to learn quickly. I slowly started to put the pieces together in season 3, and then we got canceled! Credit: Craig Sjodin Most recently, the transition to Freeform has helped him see a slight shift in his show. Our content is getting a little bit more mature, he says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Cassandra Reyes

Babymetal bring pop-metal stateside

television debut when they appeared onColbert. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You made a splash with your late night appearance onColbert. What was that experience like for you? Credit: Mike Pont/Getty Images Portrait That was a great experience. SU-METAL:We were pleasantly surprised by how many responses we got after the appearance. When we went to L.A. when we were walking in the town, some people recognized us. After that we were about to embark on the U....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Michael Gates