Day: February 25, 2016

Sneak preview: The premiere episode of Viceland’s “Flophouse”

Sneak preview: The premiere episode of Viceland’s “Flophouse”

Posted by | Feb 25, 2016 | |

Flophouse, the new stand-up showcase premiering next Thursday at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Viceland‘s new cable channel, is actually available right now — as the TV network started by VICE that’s taking over the current H2 station on your cable/satellite/streaming dials — has decided to give you a sneak peek! Here’s the official listing for the debut episode: “Thunderstorm at Babe Island” Comedians Solomon Georgio, Eric Dadourian, James Austin Johnson share a rented house called “Babe Island” in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. A thunderstorm approaches while they have a houseparty and stand-up comedy show in the garage,...

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A flowchart explaining the differences between 27 broadcast network sitcom pilots in 2016

A flowchart explaining the differences between 27 broadcast network sitcom pilots in 2016

Posted by | Feb 25, 2016 | |

Modern Family remains a hit for ABC in its seventh season, and that network has successfully expanded that family sitcom template in the past couple of seasons to include blackish, Fresh Off The Boat, The Goldbergs, and coming next week, they hope to do likewise with The Real O’Neals. CBS has rookie hit Life In Pieces, to go along with dramedy Mom. NBC returns The Carmichael Show for its second season in March. FOX is having fun this season with new sitcoms The Grinder and Grandfathered. And what do the TV broadcast networks always do when they have a...

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Episode #66: Guy Branum

Episode #66: Guy Branum

Posted by | Feb 25, 2016 | |

Guy Branum’s debut comedy album, Effable, came out in 2015. Branum himself has been out for years now, whether he was known as “Staff Homosexual” on Chelsea Lately, or serving up “No Mr. Nice Gay” segments on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. You’ve also seen him more recently on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, @midnight and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and his writing credits include Punk’d, Billy on the Street, and E!’s Fashion Police for Joan Rivers. Vulture named him one of 50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015, but now that it’s 2016, here’s what you...

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