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  • Apple TV+ announces a new doc series Gutsy from Hillary & Chelsea Clinton

    Apple TV+ announces a new doc series Gutsy from Hillary & Chelsea Clinton

    Mumbai:  OTT platform Apple TV+ has announced Gutsy. This is an eight-part documentary event following former US First Lady, former US Senator and former US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton as they celebrate the gutsy women who inspire them. It will premiere on 9 September.

    Based on the Clintons’ New York Times bestselling book, ‘The Book of Gutsy Women’. The docuseries features Hillary and Chelsea as they embark on a journey to speak with women artists, activists, community leaders and everyday heroes who show us what it truly means to be gutsy. The Apple TV+ series shows Hillary and Chelsea as you’ve never seen them before, revealing their special mother-daughter bond and the unique, multi-generational way they approach the important and timely issues highlighted in each episode.

    Joining the Clintons are some of their personal heroes,  who have made an impact in their community and on the world. They include Kim Kardashian, Megan Thee Stallion, Dr. Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson.

  • Jay Leno Receives Mark Twain Prize for Humor

    Jay Leno Receives Mark Twain Prize for Humor

    MUMBAI: Jay Leno has been awarded the nation’s top humor prize, ‘Mark Twain Prize for American Humor’. The comedian was feted in a ceremony which took place on 19 October at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

     

    Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld and Wanda Sykes celebrated with the former ‘Tonight Show’ host as he received the honour. The show will be broadcast nationally on 23 November on PBS.

     

    According to media reports, accepting the awards, Leno said that The Tonight Show years were the best of his life and also praised his successor Jimmy Fallon for bringing a new dynamic to the show, adding that it’s fun to see the show change.

     

    The Mark Twain Award honours people who have had an effect on American society in the tradition of Samuel Clemens, the writer, satirist and social commentator, better know as Mark Twain. Past recipients of the award include Ellen DeGeneres, Carol Burnett, Will Ferrell and Bill Cosby.

     

    Leno built his career in standup comedy and still makes more than 100 live performances each year. During his time on The Tonight Show, he remained the top-rated late-night host for years, before stepping down from the show for the second time this year. He stepped down for the first time in 2009 and finally in February this year.

     

    Leno is currently developing a new TV show from his Los Angeles garage about on cars. Named Jay Leno’s Garage, the show will premiere on CNBC in 2015. He will also continue his live performances and start a new comedy series next year at the Kennedy Center.