The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Beth Stelling reminded us on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live that her siblings and mother still live back in Ohio, as if they didn’t have a choice in the matter. As Stelling jokes, her mother also seems to have problems figuring out her cell phone plan and options, and could use …
With the series finale wrapped for Parks and Recreation, and at 10:59 p.m. on a Tuesday at that, NBC no longer has any claim on Thursday nights — or any night, really — as Must-See TV for sitcoms. The only network with a successful comedy programming block, as the definition …
Despite proclamations last year that “pilot season” was dead or dying, it’s alive and well as we head into the final week of January 2015. After wrapping up a busy December in development deals, the world of “Maybe See TV” for the broadcast networks and cable channels has heated up. …
Jimmy Kimmel and company enjoyed Austin and SXSW so much they’ve already booked a return trip for 2015! “We had so much fun in Austin last year, we’re doing it again. This time we might never come back,” Kimmel said. ABC announced today Jimmy Kimmel Live will broadcast five nights, …
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
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 granted Cristela Alonzo’s Cristela a full-season order. Congrats to all of our #Cristela cast and crew for a full-season pickup! https://t.co/bdtMcW3vQl pic.twitter.com/kWdImLa7yB — Cristela (@CristelaABC) …
Erik Rivera may not have turned his development deal last year with Eva Longoria into a network TV sitcom, but his relationship with Jennifer Lopez did net him his first hourlong stand-up special. Erik Rivera: I’m No Expert premieres Saturday on NUVOtv. No, not that kind of relationship. Rivera is …
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
At least one of the three rom-com sitcoms that bowed on network TV this September will not have a happy ending, nor even a Merry Christmas. ABC cancelled Manhattan Love Story over the weekend. The single-cam starred Analeigh Tipton and Jake McDorman as lead couple Dana and Peter, whose inner …
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
