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Aaaall Oh Oweoweow! ‘All That’ Revival Coming To Nickelodeon With Kenan Thompson As Executive Producer

Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty The Posse & The Crew From Back In The Day Set To Make Appearances All That  is coming back for a new generation thanks to Nickelodeon and alumni Kenan Thompson . According to Variety , Nickelodeon will be reviving the variety show with an all-new cast, and Thompson will serve as executive producer. Thompson, who is currently the longest running cast member on Saturday Night Live , got his start on All That when the show premiered in 1994. Other cast members are expected to make appearances on the upcoming revival. “It means everything to me,” Thompson told Variety . “It was my first job that I ever had. It gave me an opportunity.” President of Nickelodeon, Brian Robbins , is also excited for the revival, saying the show “stayed in the zeitgeist for many years.” “People are really fond of it,” Robbins continued. Robbins was the co-creator and an executive producer on the original show, which featured stars like Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon and Jamie Spears during its run. Various spin-offs and similar shows followed the success of All That , such as The Amanda Show , Kenan and Kel and Drake and Josh.  “We think there’s a great opportunity to find the next pool of stars,” Robbins said. “We want to bring the show back in a real fun way. This summer, we are going to bring back a lot of the original cast and the cast through the years and let them introduce the new cast of All That to the world.” Robbins assured the show would be “a sort of mash-up of some of the old sketches and a lot of new sketches.” The idea pitched by Robbins was a “no-brainer” to Thompson. He said he and Robbins have “always remained close. He is one of my second fathers.” Thompson won’t be giving up his other job on SNL either, so he’s now making room for the many projects he has lined up. “If I’m not at the table read, I’ll be on the phone during the table read,’ he said. “I’ll be around.”

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Russell Simmons Steve Rifkind Team With YouTube On New Label

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  According to Vlad TV Russell Simmons, Steve Rifkind, and film and TV producer Brian Robbins have linked with Universal Music Group and YouTube to…

Russell Simmons Steve Rifkind Team With YouTube On New Label

Why You Need to See Def Jam’s “The Show” Again [FLASHBACK FRIDAY]

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In 1995 Russell Simmons teamed with director Brian Robbins and producer Mike Tollin (Tollin/Robbins Productions) to create Def Jam’s Hip-Hop documentary “The Show.” “The Show”…

Why You Need to See Def Jam’s “The Show” Again [FLASHBACK FRIDAY]

Your #MuppetOscars Campaign is in Full Swing — Is That a Good Thing?

It’s been roughly 13 minutes since Eddie Murphy departed as Oscar host, and already we have a strong frontrunner to replace Brett Ratner’s comeback kid: The Muppets. Supporters rallied on Twitter for their consideration, and now an official “The Muppets Should Host the 2012 Oscars” campaign has been launched on Facebook . We offered up the idea of a Muppet-emceed Oscars in our possible host roundup yesterday, but would the reality of Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo at the dais be as enchanting as we want?

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Eddie Murphy is Back Already in A Thousand Words Trailer

So this whole Eddie Murphy dropping out of the Academy Awards thing has to be good for someone, right? Maybe even for Eddie Murphy and DreamWorks, who have cleverly unveiled a trailer for the long-postponed Murphy comedy A Thousand Words today, hoping that a little publicity will go a long way for what appears to be a knock-off of one of your favorite Jim Carrey titles.

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Eddie Murphy is Back Already in A Thousand Words Trailer