Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. Christmas came early for director Reginald Hudlin in more ways than one when the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane came his way.

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- NBC renewed the comedy St. Denis Medical on Tuesday. The show airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. EDT and new episodes stream Fridays on Peacock. Allison Tolman plays a nurse who stresses ...