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Emmy nominations not only reflect the best and brightest among the shows we all love to watch -- they also reflect a major change in the way viewers watch them.

American "Saturday Night Live" alum Andy Samberg and Vancouver native Seth Rogen are among the winners of this year's Just For Laughs Awards.

The five remaining chefs prepare dishes for comic book legend Stan Lee. The winning contestant is featured in Better Homes and Gardens and gets a flight session on a private jet -- but no pressure.

Critics' jobs often fall under the category of saying when someone got something wrong.

PROUD TO BE NOMINATED: "Orange Is the New Black" co-star Laverne Cox is breaking down another barrier: She's the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy.

As usual, the list of Emmy nominations announced on Thursday was teeming with surprises -- some pleasant and others not so much.

I think someone is in trouble, someone is in jail, I'm in trouble, what could possibly be wrong? I immediately go to that place, and it's my publicist saying congratulations.

The fantasy saga "Game of Thrones," defying the Emmy Awards' grudging respect for genre fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday with 19 bids, including best drama series.

Greg Poehler stars as an accountant to the stars who moves to Sweden to be with his girlfriend and her family in the new NBC sitcom "Welcome to Sweden."

Dan Aykroyd lost his business manager to cancer just this week, Kyle MacLachlan saw both of his parents die from the disease, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson's husband won a battle against it as a teen.

Viewers of "General Hospital" have loved watching the chemistry between Maxie Jones and Nathan West.

Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields, who co-starred on the hit sitcom "The Facts of Life," are teaming in a new Hallmark Channel movie called "For Better Or For Worse," airing July 19. Spelling and Garth, who became stars on "Beverly Hills, 90210" in the '90s, recently got back together in an ABC Family sitcom called "Mystery Girls."

Departing from its usual true-crime reality fare, the network is unrolling "Heartbreakers," which brings back stars from the past in scripted melodramas that happen to be based on true life.

Former Army infantryman Jon Stites is on a mission - to make veterans laugh, at any cost.

Wale is giving a nod to comedian Jerry Seinfeld in his latest release. He released his new song "The Followers," which features a clip from "The Switch" episode of "Seinfeld."

Ellen DeGeneres is ready to enter the "next phase" of her career. The comedian and talk show host tells Women's Wear Daily she's launching a lifestyle brand dubbed E.D. Though the letters represent her initials, the name of the brand actually comes from a nickname, "Ed," given to her by wife Portia de Rossi.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure has landed a leading role in a new TV movie series based on "True Blood" author Charlaine Harris' "Aurora Teagarden" mystery books.

The actress has a thriving career and baby on the way with fiance Ashton Kutcher.

July brings with it a bounty of scripted comedies on both broadcast and cable networks but the results are more fizzle than sizzle.

Jill Larson, known for her character Opal Cortland on the daytime drama, "All My Children," will perform in the Totem Pole Playhouse performance of "The Foreigner" with Ken Jenkins, left, and his son Dan Jenkins.