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Forbes
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Why ‘The Tiny Chef Show's' Cancellation Hit So Hard
Canceled red ink cancellation stamp. Before June 25, 2025, I'd never heard of Nickelodeon's Tiny Chef Show, but after watching this green stop-motion character react to the news that his show was cancelled and that he didn't know what would happen to his many friends and castmates, my heart shattered into a million pieces. If you had asked me a week ago who Tiny Chef was, I couldn't have told you. Now, all I can think about are the tears that fell from this fictional character's beady eyes as he sat on his bed and wept over the news of his end. This moment, which tugged at my heartstrings, resonated with others across social media, as the video of Tiny Chef receiving the phone call about his cancellation went viral on X, TikTok, and Instagram. This was more than just a weekly update for the stop-motion character, who has previously gone viral for his short covers of Beyonce's 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM' and Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.' It was a full-on mic drop. The message was clear. Instead of issuing a press release about the cancellation, the people behind Tiny Chef captured the genuine heartbreak and devastation that news of a cancellation brings to those who work on shows like this. The Issue with Using a New Platform BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 01: In this photo illustration the logo of US online social media and ... More social networking site 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) is displayed centrally on a smartphone screen alongside that of Threads (L) and Instagram (R) on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. On the top row the logo of online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is seen alongside that of Whatsapp and TikTok. Along the bottom row Facebook, Quora amd Messenger are displayed. Elon Musk recently revealed the new logo for Twitter, which constitutes the letter 'X' as part of a rebrand of the company. (Photo by) The virality of this moment, while touching, sparked a separate conversation. Why does an Emmy Award-winning show with multiple viral moments, along with other feel-good shows that have faced similar ends, still face cancellation? Shows getting canceled isn't exactly a new phenomenon. Anyone reading this can probably name at least one show they loved that was canceled long before its natural end. Still, The Tiny Chef Show is another example of creators who go viral, get picked up by bigger companies, and then face constraints and challenges they didn't have when they had full creative control. Not to mention the higher production costs, the constantly changing market for what's 'in,' and how virality doesn't always lead to success when its medium changes. This has happened to many shows over the years that started on the internet and then moved to long-form content under a larger company. The Annoying Orange, Lucas the Spider, and other shows that began online are prime examples of programs that struggle to keep their momentum once they switch to a different platform. Even in a pool of his own tears, The Tiny Chef Show has its own silver lining. A follow-up video was made where the Tiny Chef made additional phone calls, still resulting in him crying, as he asked other studios to pick up his show, for his sake and for his friends. In just under three days, following the multiple viral videos and a showcase of old clips, fans have managed to band together and raise nearly $200,000 to prevent the show from being canceled. So many good shows are cancelled day after day, each for different reasons, so, for once, it's heartwarming to see people come together in a singular mission, to keep the content we love alive, and all of this was the result of the creators of Tiny Chef refusing to let their show go without at least showing the world how it made them, and their character, feel. Sometimes, things don't work out for the shows we care about, but sometimes they do.
The 42
06-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Bath beat Bristol to seal return to Premiership final
BATH BOOKED THEIR place in a second successive English Premiership final after coming from behind to beat southwest rivals Bristol 34-20 on Friday. Regular season table-toppers Bath, who've already won the European Challenge Cup this season, were 13-6 behind at half-time, with Bristol leading through two AJ MacGinty penalties and a try from James Dun. Advertisement All Bath had to show for their efforts in the opening 40 minutes at their Recreation Ground home were two penalties from Scotland fly-half Finn Russell. But they went ahead early in the second half as Ted Hill and Joe Cokanasiga scored tries before Will Muir and Max Ojomoh crossed Bristol's line to leave the Bears with a gap they never looked like overcoming despite Bernhard Janse van Rensburg pulling a try back. Bath, beaten in last season's Premiership final by Northampton, will face either Leicester or Sale — who play on Saturday — at Twickenham on 14 June as they bid to win their first league title since 1996. – © AFP 2025
The 42
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Joy for ex-Munster coach Van Graan as Bath stay on track for treble
BATH CRUISED past Lyon 37-12 on Friday to win the Challenge Cup in Cardiff to keep their hopes of a treble alive. They lifted the Premiership Cup in March and have a league semi-final at home on 6 June in their hunt for three trophies in one season. The English Premiership leaders played with 13 men during the first half at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium as England flanker Sam Underhill and centre Will Muir were sin-binned, but Johann van Graan's side managed to hold on to lift another continental title after success in 2008. South African Van Graan started Scotland's Finn Russell at fly-half, weeks after he was included in the British and Irish Lions squad for this summer's tour of Australia. Russell's opposite number 10 was Lyon's Leo Berdeu, one of seven survivors from their 2022 Challenge Cup success alongside half-back partner and club captain Baptiste Couilloud. Advertisement The two-time French champions had the better of the opening exchanges and deservedly opened the scoring after four minutes. France winger Ethan Dumortier dived over in the corner to make it 5-0 following a good support line from full-back Davit Niniashvili. By the 26-minute mark, the English club, champions in 2014 at the adjacent Cardiff Arms Park, turned the game on its head to lead 17-5 as hooker Tom Dunn's and centre Max Ojomoh crossing with Russell added seven points from the tee. Just before the half-hour, Underhill was shown his yellow card for a high tackle on Georgia livewire Niniashvili after referral with the television match official. With five minutes left of the half, Muir was given his marching orders for taking out Dumortier in the air, in a busy spell for referee Holly Davidson, the first woman to officiate a continental final. Lyon were unable to make the most of the numerical superiority as Van Graan's side weathered the storm and were 12 points up at the break. With half an hour left, the lead was just eight points as Lyon's South African No 8 Arno Botha crashed over after a Russell penalty, with the score at 20-12. Bath then took full control of the game as prop Beno Obano powered his way to the line and captain Ben Spencer strolled over to the joy of the majority English crowd, who had made the one-hour journey across the Severn Bridge. Russell's extras made it 34-12 with barely 15 minutes to go before the influential Spencer was given a standing ovation as he was replaced and was later named player of the match. The Scotland playmaker kept his 100% record from the tee with a 72-minute penalty to make sure of Bath's first Challenge Cup title since 2008. – © AFP 2025
