Russell Brand Tweets Gay Kiss Photo

Russell Brand likes to open his FX talk show by proving he's live.

Last night his method of proof was asking two male audience members to kiss so he could post it instantly to his Twitter account.

Jennifer Lopez on Her New ABC Show About a Gay Family: VIDEO

Jennifer Lopez spoke with Extra about her new ABC show The Fosters, which is about  a gay couple raising a multi-ethnic family. J Lo serves as executive producer.

“Gay marriage is becoming legal now in so many places, and there's a controversy surrounding it, but at the end of the day, it does exist. And to keep pretending that it doesn't is really, I feel, is irresponsible because there are children who do grow up in these families and you don't want them feeling weird, or like they're not normal or have inferiority complexes, or anything like that. You want them to know that as long as they are surrounded by love -- that’s the most important thing.”

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The Fosters premieres in June. Watch a preview HERE.

University of Wisconsin-Madison's Bell Tower Plays 'Game of Thrones': VIDEO

Game of Thrones fans at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have a kindred spirit in Lyle Anderson, who plays the carillon's 56 bells and honors the show's theme song.

Anderson has been UW-Madison's official carillonneur for almost 30 years, and YouTube commenters are enjoying his striking resemblance to the Commander of the Night's Watch.

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ABC's New Show About a Family with Two Moms: VIDEO

The Fosters' executive producer is Jennifer Lopez. It premieres in June.

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Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi Play a Bickering Gay Couple in 'Vicious' New British Sitcom: VIDEO

British actors Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi star in a new sitcom from British network ITV premiering this month. The sitcom is called Vicious and the actors play a bickering gay couple who have been together for 48 years, according to the Hollywood Reporter:

“It's strictly coincidence that this issue is happening in the world,” says Gary Janetti, the U.S. writer who created Vicious. “But I think whenever the issue of gay marriage comes up the first couples that get married are these people that have been together 50 years, and you see these two women and these two men in their 80s. And I defy anybody not to be moved by that.”

Gary Reich, the managing director of Brown Eyed Boy, which is producing the show together with fellow Shine Group shingle Kudos Film, admits the timing of Vicious is particularly prescient. During the taping of the second episode in the six-part first season earlier this year, the British Parliament -- located directly across the Thames river from ITV's studios -- were voting to give same sex couples in Britain equal status under the law.

The show is no niche special either. It's being aired in primetime. It has not been sold for distribution in the U.S. yet.

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HBO Picks Up Ryan Murphy Pilot 'Open'

HBO has picked up a new Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story, The New Normal) pilot, according to the Hollywood Reporter:

Open is described as a multi-character exploration of the complex, ever-evolving landscape of sexuality, monogamy and intimacy in relationships. Murphy and Gussis penned the pilot and will executive produce. Glee and American Horror Story's Dante Di Loreto will executive produce for Ryan Murphy Television and 20th Television's cable arm Fox 21. (Murphy is under an overall deal at 20th.)

Casting on Open, which landed at HBO following a multiple network bidding war, will begin immediately ahead of a fall production start date.