WEDNESDAY CELEBS
Q: I was recently turned on to “Drunk History” by a good friend. I’ve already consumed the first four seasons. Can you tell me if and when it’ll be back for another season?
– Frieda D., via email
A: The hilarious drunken retelling of historical events acted out by famous actors and actresses will indeed be back for another season on Comedy Central. The 13-episode fifth season will return Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, airing seven new episodes before taking a short hiatus and coming back with the remaining six. This season’s guest stars are a veritable who’s who of Hollywood, including Jack Black, Josh Charles, Rob Corddry, Kirsten Dunst, Donald Faison, Tony Hale, Colin Hanks, John Michael Higgins, Vanessa Hudgens, David Koechner, Johnny Knoxville, Jane Krakowski, Taran Killam, Justin
Long, Method Man, Joel McHale, Jerry O’Connell, Bob Odenkirk, Jason Ritter, Seth Rogen, Paul Scheer, Raven Symone, Amber Tamblyn, Allison Tolman and Weird Al Yankovic.
The season premiere should be an instant classic, starring Mandy Moore, Tiffany Haddish, Alexander Skarsgard, Evan Rachel Woods, Busy Philipps, Jack McBrayer and Amber Ruffin. According to “Entertainment Weekly”: “Haddish serves up the story of museum curator Rose Valland (Philipps), who saved important works of art from the Nazis. Returning ‘Drunk History’ narrator Paget Brewster unspools the tale of Debra Sampson (Wood), who was the
first American woman injured in the Revolutionary War. In addition, Ruffin riffs on Clara Barton (Moore), who created the American Red Cross with the aid of surgeon James Dunn (Skarsgard), as well as President Abraham Lincoln (McBrayer).”
Q: I still miss “Revenge,” especially series star Nick Wechsler. What has he been up to lately?
– Linda F., Baltimore A: In October, Nick guest-starred as Matthew Blaisdell in the revamped “Dynasty” on the CW. And coming up, he’ll be in a recurring role on the Jennifer Lopez/Ray Liotta cop drama “Shades of Blue,” playing Detective Cole. As of this writing, NBC has not announced when season three of “Blue” will premiere, but if the first two seasons are any indication, I’d look for it in the first quarter of 2018. I’m excited to get back into my favorite police procedural of the past five years.
Q: Do you have any scoop on the new season of the Netflix series “Love”?
– George G., via email A: The romantic comedy, which explores the ups and down of dating today, will be bringing some familiar faces into the fold. Kathy Baker (“Edward Scissorhands,” “13 Going on 30,” “Cider House Rules,” “Picket Fences”) comes aboard as Gus’ mom, Vicki, and Kyle Bornheimer (“Casual,” “The Mindy Project,” “Westworld”) will play his brother, Ken. I can’t wait to see Kathy as Vicki; every role she touches turns to gold. And Kyle, who has been on my one-to-watch list since “Casual,” now seems to be popping up everywhere – and I couldn’t be happier.