John Oliver Leaving ‘Daily Show’, ‘The Simpsons’ Heads to Cable

And Robert Downey Jr. sabotaged Terrence Howard.

Published Nov. 15 2013 5:25PM EST

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John Oliver leaving The Daily Show for new HBO series. The HBO exceutives watched him during his time as host of The Daily Show this past summer and "knew that his singular perspective and distinct voice belonged on HBO." Entertainment Weekly.

FXX network wins first cable rights to The Simpsons. FXX will begin airing episodes in August 2014. All 24 season will soon be available on the forthcoming FXX app. Reuters

Terrence Howard says Robert Downey Jr. ‘pushed me out’ of Iron Man 2. Why is he bringing this up now? This is so 2009. The Wrap

Jason Ritter to return to Parenthood. Things aren't looking good for his new romantic comedy Us and Them on FOX. That reminds us, when does Parenthood plan on staging a Gilmore Girls reunion? Entertainment Weekly

'What Now' video takes Rihanna to a dark place. Surprise, Rihanna is fully clothed throughout most of it. Huffington Post

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