Amy Schumer and “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson will headline VH1-Entertainment Weekly’s inaugural “Big in 2015,” TheWrap has exclusively learned.
The special will premiere on Monday, Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on VH1. Schumer and Henson will be honored by their “squads,” who will be announced in the weeks leading up to the special.
The honorees will also be featured in EW’s Entertainers of the Year issue, which will hit newsstands on Nov. 25.
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“Entertainment Weekly is the perfect brand to partner with to revive the ‘Big In’ franchise and create an unforgettable night that will bring viewers into the intersection of our two pop culture filters,” McCarthy continued.
“For EW’s 25th anniversary, I’m thrilled that we are partnering with VH1 to bring our Entertainers of the Year issue — one of our most popular franchises — to life on TV and to expose it to an even bigger audience,” Henry Goldblatt, Editor of Entertainment Weekly, said.
“VH1 viewers and EW readers are in for a great time as they watch the entertainers who were Big in 2015 celebrate, joke and party with their friends.”
The special will be taped on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJack Falahee, "How to Get Away with Murder"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJack Falahee, "How to Get Away with Murder"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJack Falahee, "How to Get Away with Murder"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJack Falahee, "How to Get Away with Murder"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJussie Smollett, "Empire"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJussie Smollett, "Empire"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJussie Smollett, "Empire"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJussie Smollett, "Empire"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKatharine McPhee, "Scorpion"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKatharine McPhee, "Scorpion"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKatharine McPhee, "Scorpion"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKatharine McPhee, "Scorpion"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKeke Palmer, "Scream Queens"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKeke Palmer, "Scream Queens"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKeke Palmer, "Scream Queens"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapKeke Palmer, "Scream Queens"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRyan Guzman, "Heroes Reborn"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRyan Guzman, "Heroes Reborn"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRyan Guzman, "Heroes Reborn"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRyan Guzman, "Heroes Reborn"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJustin Baldoni, "Jane the Virgin"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJustin Baldoni, "Jane the Virgin"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJustin Baldoni, "Jane the Virgin"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapJustin Baldoni, "Jane the Virgin"
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Elisabeth Caren/TheWrapJamie Alexander, "Blindspot"
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Elisabeth Caren/TheWrapJamie Alexander, "Blindspot"
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Elisabeth Caren/TheWrapJamie Alexander, "Blindspot"
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Elisabeth Caren/TheWrapJamie Alexander, "Blindspot"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRebecca Rittenhouse, "Blood & Oil"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRebecca Rittenhouse, "Blood & Oil"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRebecca Rittenhouse, "Blood & Oil"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapRebecca Rittenhouse, "Blood & Oil"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapMehcad Brooks, "Supergirl"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapMehcad Brooks, "Supergirl"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapMehcad Brooks, "Supergirl"
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Corina Marie Howell/TheWrapMehcad Brooks, "Supergirl"
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Jussie Smollett (“Empire”), Jack Falahee (“How to Get Away With Murder”), Katharine McPhee (“Scorpion”), Ryan Guzman (“Heroes Reborn”), Keke Palmer (“Scream Queens”), Justin Baldoni (“Jane the Virgin”), Jaimie Alexander (“Blindspot”), Rachel Bloom (“Crazy Ex Girlfriend”) Rebecca Rittenhouse (“Blood & Oil”) and Mehcad Brooks (“Supergirl”)
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