SAG-AFTRA posts “Do Not Work” notice to performers seeking “Laughs” TV credit
by If you were hoping to use Laughs as a TV credit and as a path to SAG-AFTRA membership, well, let the actors union stop you …
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Ricky Gervais and the BBC to produce a David Brent rockumentary in big-screen spinoff of “The Office”
When is a movie about The Office not an Office movie? When Ricky Gervais says it is? The BBC and Gervais announced Tuesday that they’re …
Darik Santos performs in the quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent 2014
Darik Santos is relatively inexperienced compared to the other stand-up comedians selected for the live quarterfinal rounds of the 2014 season of America’s Got Talent. …
James Corden eyed by CBS as potential Late Late Show host to succeed Craig Ferguson?
James Corden? James. Corden? Seriously? When CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler told the TV Critics Association last month that the network might be looking in …
John Milhiser’s year on SNL: “It was the year I felt the least funny”
Just after getting fired from Saturday Night Live, cast member John Milhiser kept his date as a talk-show guest for Running Late with Scott Rogowsky …
NBC renews “Welcome To Sweden” for second season
File this under unsurprising surprises. NBC officially renewed summer sitcom Welcome To Sweden for a 10-episode second season. It keeps the Peacock Network in business …
Last Comic Standing 8: From a Top 5 to a Top 4
NBC’s Last Comic Standing made the penultimate cruelest cut last night, winnowing the field from five to four. The show also introduced Jay Leno as …
Jay Leno’s words of wisdom to NBC’s Top 5, Last Comic Standing 8
Jay Leno appeared briefly on NBC’s Last Comic Standing as the guest mentor for season eight’s top five finalists, before they faced a studio audience …
Revisiting “The Rocky LaPorte Show,” a CBS sitcom pilot from 2000
One of the plum rewards of winning Last Comic Standing is a development deal with NBC to see if the network can make a sitcom …
Sneak peek: Full episode of IFC’s “Garfunkel and Oates”
IFC’s adaptation of musical-comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates into TV series format premieres next Thursday (Aug. 7, 2014), but you can sneak a peek of a full …