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Don’t be shocked to see Jim Norton skinny and growing his hair out, as you see him shocked above in this appearance last month for the Opie & Anthony 20th anniversary interview/show for SiriusXM at Caroline’s on Broadway. Norton will be front and center this July when he delivers the …
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 …
Conan O’Brien recorded a couple of music sessions on vinyl in 2010 for Third Man Records when he was making the transition from NBC to TBS, from The Tonight Show to Conan. Now he and Team Coco are ready make their own records. Or CDs, mp3s or whatever you kids …
From the makers of the documentary Certifiably Jonathan comes this petition, asking President Barack Obama to declare a National Jonathan Winters Day. It reads, in full: Jonathan Winters (1925-2013) was a truly great American, who should be forever remembered and celebrated. The inventor of improv comedy, Jonathan kept generations of …
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 …
Mike Flinn (@realmikeflinn) isn’t just a podcast producer and engineer; he’s also an avid fan of the form. “My Pod Week” recaps and reviews the many varied comedy podcasts Flinn listened to or attended live tapings of during the previous week. Enjoy! WTF with MARC MARON (Episode #492: Judy Greer) …
