TBS orders 10 episodes of Steve Byrne sitcom, “Sullivan and Son”
by It may be pilot season in Hollywood for the networks, but cable operates on its own schedule, and TBS announced on Friday that it had …
Month: February 2012
Nick Swardson announces the end of his “Pretend Time” sketch show on Comedy Central
Nick Swardson announced the end of his Comedy Central sketch comedy show, Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time, after its second season. Swardson told his Facebook friends …
On Conan, John Roy talks video games, New Mexico and white people songs
John Roy made his debut on Conan last night, and joked about how his video game avatar never looks like him, how we took over …
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Will Ferrell’s two new beer commercials, one of which is real (for part of Nebraska)
Will Ferrell has put out two new beer commercials, but only one of them is real, and that one only played during the Super Bowl …
Nick Cobb joins E*Trade baby Pete Holmes in new Super Bowl ad
Pete Holmes debuted as the talking E*Trade baby in a Super Bowl ad a couple of years ago, and his spokesbaby campaign is still going …
Dan St. Germain welcomes Howard Stern to America’s Got Talent in Super Bowl ad!
Your eyes are not deceiving you. That’s stand-up comedian Dan St. Germain welcoming Howard Stern to NBC’s America’s Got Talent in this promo spot which …
SNL #37.13 RECAP: Host Channing Tatum, musical guest Bon Iver
Saturday Night Live returned from a mid-winter break minus one writer (interesting?!) and also without featured player Paul Brittain (what now?), who left the cast …
On Letterman, Jake Johannsen reflects on online privacy, dog years
Must be the end of Eddie Brill’s tenure as booker for The Late Show, because Jake Johannsen showed up again only a few months after …
Boston, NYC comedy venues improvise their own wager over Patriots-Giants Super Bowl
Friendly sports championship wagers aren’t just for mayors anymore. New York City’s The PIT (Peoples Improv Theater) has put a challenge to Boston’s Improv Asylum …
Mark Forward on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Mark Forward is from Canada, but please, don’t hold that against him. In his first appearance on American TV, Forward performed on Late Late Show …