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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:
On last night's edition of The Late Late Show, host Craig Ferguson welcomed Donald Glover back onto the program and truly saved the best for last. Their chat easily could have gone completely off the rails once Glover explained that his Twitter handle used to confuse people that he was …
When I saw the TV footage from a very flooded Nashville, Tenn., earlier this week, I sent an email to the staff at Zanies comedy club and found out they remained fairly high and dry. Or at least not flooded, which is a better fate than what's befallen the Grand …
It's likely you have seen comedian Anjelah Johnson before, but may not immediately know where to place it. Perhaps you've seen her in the past few months either in an episode of Ugly Betty, or working with Alvin and the Chipmunks in their movie squeakquel, or as a sister of …
Denis Leary held court recently with reporters to talk up his upcoming Rescue Me Comedy Tour 2, the sequel, with his TV co-stars and longtime friends in Boston comedy — Adam Ferrara and Lenny Clarke — and his band, The Enablers. It kicks off May 22 at The Borgata in …