The Definitive Guide to Comedy
With so many former cast members of Saturday Night Live returning to help out guest host Betty White, we knew we were in for a lot of reunions with old characters. And we were, but a few didn't make the final cut after last night's SNL dress rehearsal, including Rachel …
TV Land picked a fine time to get into the original sitcom business, with Hot in Cleveland co-starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White. The series debuts June 16, and its first promo clip will air Saturday night during SNL as, guess who — Betty White — …
As cable and broadcast networks begin unveiling their upcoming new series, potential pilots and scripts in development for the fall 2010/spring 2011 season, it's good to sometimes take a step back to get a look at the bigger picture before getting too excited about any one development deal that may …
For any professional comedian who works west of the Rocky Mountains, the word "Tribble" is not a Star Trek reference but rather, a way of life. Or of making a living. The hard way. Yes, my friends, I speak of the "TribbleRun," which for a quarter-century now, has been sending …
The folks at The TV Addict did a little Internet sleuthing and found that NBC apparently signed up for Twitter feeds for some, but not all, of its pilots that are hoping for slots on the network's 2010 fall and midseason schedule. NBC's official "upfront" is not until May 17. …
Going back to the Pacific Northwest recently for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland made me very nostalgic for my years living in the Seattle area (and even my two years in Idaho!). Ron Reid was all over the place at Bridgetown, and his Comedy Underground in Seattle was my …
When the weather gets nice like this, even us old kids can feel like young kids and remember sunny school days when we asked the teacher, "Can we have class outside today?" In New York City, a few comedy bookers hear you and are doing just that again this summer. …
How metal are you? If you didn't realize that it's a competition, then you've already likely lost it. Brian Posehn released a new stand-up comedy CD with another metal track — read my interview with Posehn about "Farts and Weiner Jokes" — and now he has released the animated music …
It's nice to see that FX has some of its new promo commercials for Louis CK's upcoming sitcom, Louie, are online for all to see. Is it weird that when we see an ad nowadays, we immediately think we can go online and find it to see again and again? …
Comedy Central has released the first still image from the return of Matt Groening's Futurama, which has been on and off the air on multiple networks and DVD specials since 1999. New episodes debut June 24, with "Rebirth." Here's a glimpse of the characters, waiting to be reborn: