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Congratulations to Casey Wilson and Ken Marino, stars of the new NBC sitcom, Marry Me, which just got ordered from pilot to series overnight, in advance of next week’s network Upfronts presentation to advertisers. The sitcom is a semi-autobiographical take from David Caspe, engaged to Wilson in real life. Stars …
“What a dream come true. Thank you to the incredible Ray Romano! You are one of my heroes. One of the first videos we ever put online was the Romano parody seven years ago. So this was a dream come true to do it with the actual Ray Romano. It’s …
We’re down to only one O’Brien on the writing staff of Conan now. O’Brien the Conan bid farewell Tuesday night to Matt O’Brien, who’d written for Conan on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Conan. As you can see from this clip reel, the …
Great news for John Mulaney, fans of Mulaney and the cast, crew and friends of the sitcom, Mulaney! FOX has ordered 10 additional episodes of the new multi-camera sitcom, just days in advance of the broadcast network’s annual Upfronts presentation to advertisers to announce the new fall TV schedule. That …
Sometimes a name really comes in handy as a brand. Arrested Development found its development arrested by FOX in 2006, only to resurface in the past year online by Netflix. Another series from the mid-2000s is back. Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback is making a comeback on HBO, as the pay-cable network …
Black may not crack, but Paul Mooney, at 72, shows signs of wear and tear. On Monday night’s episode of Arsenio, he ambled onstage with a cane, and seemed to be in no sweet hurry to get anywhere anytime soon in his late-night TV performance. Mooney joked that host Arsenio …
Two weeks ago, the folks at Comedy Playground filed suit against NBCUniversal for launching a submission-based sitcom development contest called NBC Comedy Playground. Fine, then. Welcome to the NBC Playground. Now accepting submissions. Shorter name, same deal. Read the fine print, and good luck!
Look. C’mon. I know it says Andrew Garfield was hosting Saturday Night Live, and yet, it felt like he wasn’t. Not that his name conjures up live sketch comedy anyhow, but seriously, Emma Stone sure hung around quite a bit to help him through the monologue and other sketches. Fun …
Lewis Black‘s latest stand-up special, Old Yeller: Live at the Borgata, made its cable-TV debut Friday night on EpixHD. If you don’t have that channel, then you could see Black on broadcast network TV last night, too, as he delivered stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. How much …
Carmen Lynch has two tiny roommates. Or she’s a comedy giant. Depends upon your perspective, really. For her return performance on Friday’s Late Show with David Letterman, Lynch joked about doctors, ex-boyfriends and her parents, who have more time for her now that they’ve retired. Lynch has big goals for …
