In an unprecedented move, Comedy Central has announced that it will binge-release the first season of its upcoming series Robbie from stand-up comedian Rory Scovel.

According to the network, the season premiere of the scripted comedy show will air on Comedy Central at its scheduled time after The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. But after that, the entire first season will be available on Comedy Central’s website, YouTube channel, and streaming apps, which is a first for the comedy network.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Robbie is a half-hour scripted series starring Rory Scovel (I Feel Pretty, Rory Scovel Tries Stand Up For The First Time). Rory plays a small town youth league basketball coach living in his father’s shadow, until he realizes he has a son of his own who can lead him to greatness. Robbie is written by Rory Scovel and Anthony King (Broad City, Silicon Valley). Co-starring with Rory are Beau Bridges, who plays his father, Sasheer Zamata and Mary Holland. Scovel, King, and Scott Moran are executive producers. Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Betsy Koch and Owen Burke are executive producers for Gary Sanchez Productions.

The binge-release is a bold strategy for Comedy Central during a time when a cloud of uncertainty hangs over the future of TV productions. While showrunners are contemplating everything from trick camera angles to sequestering cast and crews in “drama camp”-type productions, the trend is to ration episodes for broadcast, not drop them all at once. But with most Americans trapped at home, you can’t go wrong with delivering them a steady stream of entertainment that could easily turn them into loyal viewers.

Just as movie studios are pivoting to a new normal in these pandemic days, who’s to say television can’t experience its own paradigm shift as the world navigates the days ahead.

With the success of The Last Dance, ESPN has made some additions to its upcoming broadcast schedule to try and capitalize on the interest in their documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

In the four weeks following The Last Dance, ESPN will move up the premiere dates of three other documentaries on Lance Armstrong (a two-part doc), Bruce Lee, and the 1998 home run chase between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. Those will continue to fill the Sunday night airspace on ESPN, as they hope to continue drawing audiences with in-depth looks at iconic figures in the world of sports.

In the more immediate, ESPN has added the 1998 NBA All-Star Game to its lineup for tonight — Wednesday, May 6 — offering fans a chance to watch the game that led Episode 5 of The Last Dance and features Kobe Bryant’s first All-Star appearance and Michael Jordan’s last as a member of the Bulls. That will be shown at 9:30 p.m. ET, following a re-air of Game 2 from the 2011 NBA Finals between the Mavs and Heat. They will also show the 98 All-Star Game again on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET in the lead up to this week’s episodes of The Last Dance.

The other retro NBA offerings from ESPN and ABC this week include a trio of Cavs-Warriors Finals games, starting with Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals at 2 p.m. ET this Saturday on ABC, followed by Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals at 8 p.m. Saturday night. Sunday, ABC will show Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals at 3 p.m. ET>

What We Do in the Shadows (FX, 10:00 p.m.) — Colin Robinson gets promoted at work and that confidence, coupled with his growing abilities, upsets the power dynamic in the house.

Riverdale (CW, 8:00 p.m.) — Jughead must submit a story as part of his college application process so he weaves a dark tale about a high school gang’s plan for revenge against their principal that hits a little too close to home.

Survivor (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) — A crucial immunity challenge leaves the remaining seven players making moves to ensure they reach the finals.

The Masked Singer (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) — The final five singers compete in the quarter-finals tonight.

American Housewife (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) — The family enjoys an all-expenses-paid trip to California thanks to Anna-Kat’s win with The Wildflower Girls but Katie’s determined that the vacation be less business and more birthday celebration.

Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform, 9:00 p.m.) — Tally questions who she can trust as secrets come to light during the witches’ final training exercise at Citydrop.

Single Parents (ABC, 9:30 p.m.) — Will tries to distract himself from thinking about Angie by smothering Douglas with attention while Angie faces her growing feelings for Derek in a surprising way.

SEAL Team (CBS, 10:00 p.m.) — Davis suspects the terrorist leader they’re after has ties to Jason while the team heads out for a time-sensitive mission.

A new trailer is out for one of 2020’s most highly-anticipated video game releases. The official PlayStation YouTube account dropped the official story trailer for The Last of Us Part II on Wednesday, giving gamers a look inside the sequel to 2013’s beloved Naughty Dog release that told the story of Joel and Ellie, two unlikely companions who made their way across the United States after a fungus has led to the fall of civilization.

Part of the reason there’s so much excitement over the game, beyond the fact that the original was released seven years ago to universal acclaim, is that its release had to be pushed back twice. It was first moved from Feb. 21, 2020 to May 29 of the same year. Then, the game was pushed back once again due to the COVID-19 pandemic — Naughty Dog put out a statement saying “due to logistics beyond our control, we couldn’t launch The Last of Us Part II to our satisfaction.” As this trailer confirms, the plan is for it to hit consoles on June 19, 2020.

This is not the first trailer for the game, as we got one hyping up its release all the way back in 2016. A lot has happened between then and now, including plans for a series based on the original game that was commissioned by HBO. Now, all eyes are on June 19, as gamers are looking to see is The Last of Us Part II can live up to the lofty standard set by its predecessor.

Lil Xan says he’s finally following through on the suggestion he made two years ago to change his stage name. Xan shared a post on his Instagram today explaining that he’s in the process of officially changing his brand to Diego — his real first name.

He previously said, “I thought about changing my name to Diego,” as a reaction to the anti-opiate backlash sweeping hip-hop in the wake of the overdose deaths of Lil Peep and Mac Miller. However, back then he determined, “For right now, we gon’ stay Lil Xan. Later down the road, I’ll change it to Diego.”

It looks like “later down the road” has arrived. In the post announcing the name change, the newly-christened Diego reasoned that he was “leaving the old in the past” and also updated his profile picture while he was at it, because “so many people got butt hurt that I picked a Lil Uzi Vert edit.” He concluded, “I’m restarting and reinventing myself.”

A reinvention may be just what he needed to course correct his listing career, which stalled after a strong start thanks in part to the anti-drug sentiment against him that he just couldn’t spin away. Diego also faced a backlash from old school rap fans after he called Tupac’s music “boring.” After entering rehab and taking a break from rap, it seems the now 23-year-old rapper has a fresh perspective and possibly a second shot at hip-hop stardom.

Check out Diego’s name change announcement from Instagram above

Just when we thought America 2020 had reached peak WTF with a global pandemic and economic crisis, some cosmic force somewhere screamed “RELEASE THE MURDER HORNETS!” and here we are on a whole new level.

Giant Japanese Hornets, affectionately called ‘murder hornets’ for their ability to decapitate 40 honeybees per minute with their gigantic murder mandibles, have arrived in the U.S. And in my home state of Washington no less. Isn’t that JUST PEACHY?

Now that we have this nice little distraction from the doom and gloom of viral illness and death, let’s lean into it, shall we? I want to see what these murder hornets can do to me. Like, how concerned should I be about running into one of these things?

Thankfully, someone has taken one for the team already. Coyote Peterson is the star of a YouTube channel called “Brave Wilderness,” and one of his signature moves is getting stung and bit by the world’s most infamous insects on purpose. A little nutty? For sure. Dramatic much? Um, yes. But surprisingly educational and entertaining? Absolutely.

The first part of the video gives some interesting info about the hornet, but if you’re just dying to see the sting and the aftermath, that starts around the 11:20 mark.

STUNG by a GIANT HORNET!

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Peterson actually endured the murder hornet’s sting two years ago as part of his quest to find out what insect has the most painful sting. For the record, the murder hornet sting is bad—like, really really bad—but it’s not the worst in the world. That title goes to the Executioner Wasp (what the heck with these names???). Nevertheless, it doesn’t look like fun to get stung by a murder hornet. Watch and see.

Thankfully, these hornets are not very aggressive with humans, as long as you don’t provoke them. But I still hope they figure out how to eradicate these suckers in the U.S. Things are already bizarre and terrifying enough around here.

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Some artists have decided to postpone releasing new music during the coronavirus pandemic, but Lil Baby took an alternate approach. Last week, he released a deluxe edition of his My Turn album, which added six new tracks to the record. He previewed the expanded album by dropping a video for new cut “All In,” and today, he has returned with another visual, this time for the 42 Dugg-featuring cut “We Paid.”

As the title suggests, the song is about the two young rappers having wealth, as they rap about things like cars and jewelry while honoring their upbringings, as the chorus goes, “Young turnt n**** from the D to the A / I’m rockin’ with the Lions, yeah, I’m rocking with the Braves / Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, we paid.” As for the video, it features plenty of traditional hip-hop visual fare: Fast cars, stacks of cash, and other signs of opulence.

Lil Baby is apparently pleased with how the new deluxe My Turn release has been received: Yesterday, he thanked his fans, writing on Twitter, “I appreciate the support I get from the people !! Y’all motivate me to go harder.”

Watch the “We Paid” video above.

My Turn (Deluxe) is out now via Quality Control. Get it here.

The 1975 have been teasing their highly-anticipated album Notes On A Conditional Form for some time. The record finally has a firm release date, though the group began releasing singles from the project late last year. After debuting a visual accompanying the track “Me & You Together Song” in February, The 1975 return with an alternate live version of the song.

Directed by Adam Powell, the “Me & You Together Song” live visual sees the band performing against a stark white backdrop. The camera moves along a dolly to continuously show the band performing, creating a panoramic optical illusion.

The live visual arrives just after Matty Healy announced a The 1975 tribute livestream. The musician tapped artists like Clairo, Phoebe Bridgers, and Rina Sawayama to perform covers of popular The 1975 songs on Instagram.

Ahead of the video’s release, Healy opened up to The Face about their upcoming 22-track release, Notes On A Conditional Form: “I think that the question on this record is: can the center hold with all of this sh*t? Politically, economically, climate-wise — it feels like we’re getting under a lot of pressure. So there’s that on the record. And there’s also just a lot of personal stuff about me.”

Watch The 1975’s “Me & You Together Song” alternate video above.

Notes On A Conditional Form is out 5/22 via Dirty Hit/Polydor Records. Pre-order it here.

Paul Oakenfold — the world-renowned DJ/ music producer — is a man of many layers. He’s most famous as an electronic dance music artist, having performed at Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China, Mount Everest, and clubs around the world. No big deal. Peel back another layer and you’ll discover that he’s also a qualified chef, a former A&R honcho for Champion Records (he signed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, as well as Salt-N-Pepa), and the co-owner of award-winning Perfectomundo Tequila. His cool is undeniable.

With Cinco de Mayo behind us and summer on the way, we decided to ask the tequila aficionado to explain why a Brit ended up feeling such a deep connection to the agave-based spirit and how he’s spending his days under quarantine (hello, new record). Oakenfold will also be joining this Thursday, May 7th, at 4 pm PST on Instagram Live via @UPROXXLIFE to guide us through a mini tequila cocktail session.

How’s quarantine life been for you? What’s keeping you motivated and occupied?

I’m in the studio a lot, making music and trying to finish my record. That’s really my priority. During downtime, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, spending time rearranging all my books, and — this will sound strange — but doing a lot of washing [clothes]. Which I kind of enjoy, to be honest with you. I’m doing things I’ve never had time to do because I was too busy to do them. When I was a kid, I used to take my clothes to the laundry and now I’m doing these sorts of things and it’s taking me back to my early days.

You mentioned you’re working on a new record. Is there a set release date?

We’re trying to get singles out as soon as possible. I don’t want to hold onto it too long. In the studio, I’m always trying new things. It’s a little bit more difficult lately — because I like to be in the room with my fellow musicians and now we’re doing stuff from afar. There are two ways you can go. You can hang on to your record until after we’ve got over the worst, then everyone will be releasing music or I’m just going to release it as it comes and enjoy the moment of sharing it with people.

That’s a good game plan. We really don’t know when this will all wrap up. So, why withhold all your new music from the world?

Yeah, exactly.

You’ve done so much in your career from DJing back-to-back with Carl Cox at Stonehenge to performing at Mount Everest. Then, of course, you have your own tequila, Perfectomundo. So, how did this come about?

A few years ago, I went down to the distillery in Mexico. I met the guy who ran the distillery for 50 years. He taught me the process and shared his knowledge. I liked the idea and got involved with the design of the bottle, the name we chose is named after my record company — “perfecto mundo” is Spanish for “perfect world.” My role as one of the owners of the company is simply to share and enjoy it.

Nice! Do you have a preference such as a reposado, blanco, añejo, or even mezcal?

Yes, I do. I’m not much of a mezcal drinker. It’s too woody and smoky for me. My preference is over ice and I prefer añejo. Now, if I’m going to mix it, I’ll go for the blanco and use fresh-squeezed pineapple, orange, or watermelon juice. I don’t really like to shoot it. I’m not that kind of drinker.

You bring up a good point about your preference. Some people are under the impression of tequila is made strictly for doing shots, not something you can drink neat like a cognac. What was your first introduction to tequila as a slow sip?

Funny you mention cognac. I’m a fully qualified chef, so I was all about having a nice cocktail. In England, you’d have a fine cognac, whiskey, or whatever, after dinner. When the tequila opportunity came, I wanted something smooth for when you’re with friends and sip tequila.

My first experience with tequila was not good. It was a blend and cheap tequila. I had a hangover from hell. I was like, “I don’t like this drink. It’s not for me.” So, that’s why initially when I got asked to be involved with Perfectomundo, I was like, “no.” I really wasn’t a tequila drinker. I was a vodka drinker. Then, when I went down to the distillery, I tried a few different options.

And that flipped your perspective on it?

Also, I don’t feel drunk or high. I feel really good on it. With that being said, I have a couple and I have a glass of water and that can be enough for me. I don’t need to go crazy on it. I just like the buzz it gives me. I’ve tried to switch it up a bit with vodka, but it’s a completely different buzz. There was a moment when gin came back into fashion. I was drinking a lot of gin in England because gin and tonic was the drink of choice back in the day. But for me, there’s nothing like a blanco with fresh juice.