FX picks up “Saint George,” new George Lopez sitcom for 10/90 episode deal
by George Lopez is back in primetime, scoring a new deal made official today by FX to bring at least 10 episodes and perhaps 100 of …
Patton Oswalt’s fully-improvised “Star Wars” plot, cut from NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”
Patton Oswalt guest-stars on this week’s episode of Parks and Recreation on NBC as a Pawnee resident who filibusters a city council meeting by talking …
“iSteve,” the first Funny or Die movie, and first Steve Jobs biopic
PaFunny or Die has unveiled its first “on-site feature film,” iSteve, starring Justin Long as the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. With a running time clocking in …
WGA: Writers strike against E!’s “Fashion Police” with Joan Rivers
The writers for Joan Rivers on her E! series, Fashion Police, went on strike today. With the support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), …
Bengt Washburn on Conan, to Germany and back
Bengt Washburn performed on Conan last night. But a few years ago, Washburn’s comedy career was on hold. With a wife in the Air Force, …
Meet Me In New York: Paul Hooper
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling …
“The Simpsons” writers and Conan O’Brien reminisce in 2013
Has it really been 25 years since The Simpsons rejuvenated the idea of animated TV in primetime? Well, yes and no. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa …
Mike Judge brings Hank and “King of the Hill” for a “Family Guy” crossover
Holy animation domination crossovers! In another blink-and-you-missed-it, and yet slightly longer than that, moments on Family Guy, the animation legend behind Beavis and Butt-Head and …
Push and Believe! Comedy Central greenlights first-ever “dramatic comedy” series, “Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!”
Comedy Central has swooped in and grabbed another comedy series from the development plans of another cable network, ordering 12 episodes of Brody Stevens: Enjoy …
SNL #38.18 RECAP: Host Vince Vaughn, musical guest Miguel
Is Vince Vaughn still money to you? How you answer that question will sway how you felt about this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, …