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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Lizzo Clarifies She’s Not Quitting Music: ‘I Quit Giving Any Negative Energy Attention’ | Video
“What I’m not going to quit is the joy of my life, which is making music,” the “Good as Hell” pop/hip-hop singer adds
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Ed Piskor, ‘Hip Hop Family Tree’ Comic Book Artist, Dies at 41
He died by an apparent suicide following allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior
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WWE Ratings Up as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Makes Extended Comeback
The crossover star has helped create a buzz that’s paid off in viewership ahead of this weekend’s WrestleMania
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‘Serial’ Podcast Returns With Guantánamo Bay Story Developed as a TV Series
Season 4 explores the infamous detention camp that host Sarah Koenig previously wrote a fictionalized pilot script about
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Joe Lieberman, Former US Senator and VP Candidate, Dies at 82
After backing Al Gore in his 2000 presidential run, the late politician turned Independent in 2006, frustrating liberals
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Dodgers Star Shohei Ohtani Says He Never Bet on Baseball, Didn’t Pay Off Translator’s $4.5 Million Debt | Video
The Japanese player shares the moment he realized something was wrong, despite the fact he “didn’t have a translator on my side”
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MSNBC Doesn’t Plan to Put Ex-RNC Chief Ronna McDaniel on the Network
That’s despite NBC News hiring the political strategist to serve as an on-air contributor
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Kate Middleton Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Undergoing Chemotherapy | Video
The Princess of Wales’ announcement follows weeks of furious speculation about her whereabouts and well-being
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‘Black Sails’ Star Luke Arnold Launches Graphic Novel With New Publisher The Lab Press | Exclusive
Science-fiction book “Essentials” features seven artists illustrating its multiple realities
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UFC Owner Reaches $335 Million Antitrust Settlement With Fighters
The company, part of Endeavor’s TKO Group, has been fighting class action lawsuits from its talent for the past decade
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Pedro Pascal Says ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Residual Check Saved Him From Quitting Acting | Video
That payment for the teen drama arrived when he had just $7 in the bank
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Over 450 Jewish Entertainment Figures Denounce Jonathan Glazer for ‘Drawing a Moral Equivalency’ Between Nazi Regime, Israeli Nation
The Oscar-winning “Zone of Interest” filmmaker came under fire last week for his divisive acceptance speech
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Prominent Screenwriters Skeptical of Claims ‘The Holdovers’ Was Plagiarized
A heated debate broke out online following charges the Oscar-nominated film lifted from a Black List script
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Oscars Night Installation Will Project Israeli Hostage Photos Next Door to Vanity Fair Party | Exclusive
The visual reminder of those still in captivity following the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas was organized by producers Matti Leshem and Lynn Harris
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‘Luca’ Writer Claims ‘The Holdovers’ Plagiarized His Black List Script
Simon Stephenson says the Oscar-nominated screenplay “has been plagiarized line-by-line”
