ABC gives rookie sitcom “Cristela” full-season order in same week Alonzo releases first stand-up CD
by Amid all of the carnage of cancelled rookie sitcoms this fall, finally some good news, and it’s for a stand-up comedian sitcom, as ABC has …
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FX’s first promos for The Comedians with Billy Crystal and Josh Gad
These first five promos for FX’s The Comedians don’t really tell you much about plot or character development, but they do let you know that …
Jim Gaffigan on Thanksgiving, for CBS Sunday Morning
Jim Gaffigan delivered timely commentary for CBS Sunday Morning about our very American idea of Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is intended to be about gratitude. A day …
Last Comic Standing 9 on hold, return to NBC for summer 2015 unknown as show format undergoes revamp
Hurry up and wait is a common expression in show business. Now it’s all too relevant to the ninth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, …
Netflix nabs Ellie Kemper’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” from NBC for two-season commitment
In a stunning move, NBC has agreed to free one of its upcoming sitcoms from the clutches of its “drama-heavy” primetime slate to find an …
Spike TV spins off “Lip Sync Battle” from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Can you imagine a whole half-hour of Jay Leno’s JayWalking? How about a weekly half-hour of the late Johnny Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent? This is …
FOX orders up World’s Funniest Fails, places comedy panel series on Fridays in January 2015
Move over, Tosh. Don’t be ridiculous, Ridiculousness. FOX thinks it can trump Tosh.0, Ridiculousness and all of the other comedians-talking-about-epic-fail-video series on cable by starting …
James Corden makes first appearance on Late Show with David Letterman to talk Late Late Show
James Corden is taking over The Late Late Show in March 2015, but we haven’t really seen much of him on American TV, much less …
Hasan Minhaj’s debut on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Every new “correspondent” on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart gets to break in a new suit as Stewart breaks him or her into the …
Key & Peele’s director Peter Atencio on his favorite Key & Peele sketch: “Aerobics Meltdown”
Last night’s episode of Key & Peele featured a dark satirical sketch that opened with the words: “Everything you are about to see is true.” …