Why the ‘Chad Powers’ creators enlisted ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ and the Mannings

Inside: Fred Armisen made a sound effects record; Nicole Kidman files to divorce Keith Urban; a review of Thomas Pynchon's latest.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT October 01, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment 'Chad Powers' creators wanted authenticity. So they enlisted 'Hawk Tuah Girl' and the Mannings "Chad Powers" co-creators Glen Powell and Michael Waldron want their Hulu comedy series to be the best college football show you've ever seen, so they got help from Eli and Peyton Manning. Read More ADVERTISEMENT It's official: Nicole Kidman files to divorce Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage, two children Nicole Kidman is making her separation from husband Keith Urban official, filing for divorce from the Grammy winner shortly after news of their split. Read More Thomas Pynchon's 'Shadow Ticket' is a 1930s detective tale with a sucker punch ending Thomas Pynchon hasn't lost a step with his 1930s tale about the misadventures of a Milwaukee cheese heiress and the detective that travels to proto-fascist Budapest to find her. Read More ADVERTISEMENT After 17 years, Dudamel's L.A. Phil farewell concert bridges two orchestras with 'Earth Between Oceans' The L.A. Phil conductor opened his farewell season with Ellen Reid's "Earth Between Oceans," a joint commission bridging his two orchestral families. Read More On '100 Sound Effects,' Fred Armisen resurrects the long-dead haunted mansion album Fred Armisen releases "100 Sound Effects," a catalog of hyperrealistic noises inspired by his nostalgia for haunted mansion albums of the past. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now Furor over Jimmy Kimmel exposes challenges for Bob Iger's Disney successor The Jimmy Kimmel suspension underscores the enormous challenges facing the next leader of Walt Disney Co. as the company searches for a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Read More 'Reading Rainbow' is back and stars Mychal Threets, the internet's favorite librarian Beloved PBS series "Reading Rainbow" is being revived with new host Mychal the Librarian (a.k.a. Mychal Threets), new friends and a new home on YouTube. Read More Commentary: Bad Bunny will perform Super Bowl LX's halftime show, likely in Spanish. Cue the meltdown The NFL announced Sunday that Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny will perform the Super Bowl LX halftime show. Most of his lyrics are in Spanish and he's known to wear dresses! Cue the outrage. Read More Werner Herzog is on an artistic quest for truth: 'It is almost unreachable' Werner Herzog's new book, "The Future of Truth," is an analysis of our present "post-truth" landscape, a loose-jointed memoir in which Herzog shares anecdotes about his life and career, as well as historical snapshots of the role of truth versus myth in art. Read More 70 years ago today, the violent death of a young star rocked Hollywood. This is the legacy of James Dean Seventy years ago today, actor James Dean was killed while driving his sports car on a remote highway in Central California. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 9‌0245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com