Mike Roe joined the staff as Weekend News Editor for TheWrap in 2023. Before that, he wrote “The 30 Rock Book” for publisher Abrams and won an L.A. Press Club award for his oral history of “30 Rock’s” “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Previously, Mike spent more than a decade as a journalist for NPR station LAist/KPCC, where he hosted live event series TV Pilot Club and covered arts & entertainment as well as breaking news. He also writes TV drama scripts with his wife, Kristiana. Mike’s previously written for live L.A. talk shows and been part of house sketch teams at several local comedy theaters. He’s crafted pop culture oral history articles on topics including “Parks and Recreation’s” Galentine’s Day and the Los Angeles of “Blade Runner.” In his (too little) free time, Mike reads comics, watches as much TV as possible and nerds out over spirituality, productivity and pro wrestling.
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Man Who Set Himself on Fire at Trump Trial Believed Intricate ‘The Simpsons’ Conspiracy Theory
Max Azzarello pointed to “Marge vs. the Monorail” and other episodes he said were part of an elaborate Ponzi scheme by Harvard grads
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Tucker Carlson Slams Rob Reiner for Producing Documentary on Christian Nationalism | Video
The former Fox News anchor went after a recent film, “God & Country,” which he notes he hasn’t seen
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‘SNL’: ‘Papyrus 2’ Revisits Ryan Gosling’s Fury With ‘Avatar’ Using the Stock Font | Video
The nearly seven-minute sketch wasn’t aired on this week’s show, but was posted online early Sunday morning
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Fox News, NBC and 10 Other Major Media Outlets Demand Trump-Biden Presidential Debates
The collective insist that “there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other”
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James Gunn Directs ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Episode While Also Filming ‘Superman’
He shares a photo of John Cena in his Peacemaker helmet, Gunn clearly seen in the reflection, as production begins
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Megyn Kelly Asks Adam Carolla If They’ll Have Sex Scenes Together in Animated ‘Mr. Birchum’: ‘Should I Be Worried?’ | Video
Carolla responds, “They can’t just draw it out of whole cloth, they have to physically witness you”
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‘Beacon 23’ Showrunner, Star Break Down the Season 2 Premiere and What Happens After [SPOILER]’s Death
Stephan James’ Halan takes the lead as the show looks to reinvent itself and dives into the AI conversation
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O.J. Simpson Coverage From New York Times Draws Outrage for Saying the Accused Killer’s Trial ‘Ruined His World’
NPR was also criticized for not mentioning the killings when first sharing news of his death
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WWE Touts WrestleMania 2024 as Its Most-Viewed Event Ever — Up 41% From 2023
Highlighted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wrestling and Cody Rhodes’ championship match, the annual culmination of the company’s storylines saw strong fan interest
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‘WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain’ Documentary Shows How Cody Rhodes and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Finish the Story | Exclusive Video
“We call an audible,” Paul “Triple H” Levesque explains, adding, “We pivot in a way that blurs the lines of fiction and reality”
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How to Watch WrestleMania 2024: Where Is the Show Streaming? Plus, the Full Lineup
The show’s 40th edition, WrestleMania XL, will take place over two nights in Philadelphia
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‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld Sets Memoir ‘Robservations’ for Early 2025
The controversial artist, best known for cocreating the “Merc With a Mouth” and playing a key role in the ’90s comics boom, has remained an outspoken force in the industry
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Stephen Colbert Blasts Benjamin Netanyahu for Gaza Attack on World Central Kitchen Workers: ‘You Are Responsible’ | Video
In an unusual “Late Show” segment, the CBS host says the Israeli leader’s defense of “this happens in war” means he should “consider ending the war”
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‘Hellboy’ Creator Mike Mignola Launches ‘Bowling With Corpses’ Anthology, ‘Lands Unknown’ Comic Universe | Exclusive
“I created a whole new world. Not too different than our world a few centuries ago, but with a lot more gods and monsters,” Mignola tells TheWrap
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‘Tokyo Vice’ Showrunner Breaks Down Season 2 Finale, Teases Potential Season 3
Creator J.T. Rogers and EP Alan Poul tell TheWrap how the episode pays off everything set up since Season 1 and talk the true story that inspired this arc
