The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Amazon Studios announced six new orders for comedy pilots to head into production for 2013. Amazon.com began soliciting original pitches for comedy series for the first time earlier this year, and has a comedy development slate of 13 projects. Among them are a few from names you’ve already heard from and …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… HBO will air a special tribute to Mel Brooks in December. Mel Brooks Strikes Back! debuts Dec. 10, with Brooks in conversation with Alan Yentob as he looks back on his career in stage and screen. E! set a start date for the …
What’s happening in the comedy world right now… It’s ELECTION DAY. Have you voted yet? In related news, Roseanne Barr — yes, Roseanne — is on the ballot as a presidential candidate in California, Colorado and Florida. She also says she’s eligible as a write-in in Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, …
What’s happening in the comedy world now…TRICK OR TREAT! I posted yesterday about the impending holes in NBC’s Thursday-night lineup for 2013, and yesterday, the network announced how it would fill them thar holes. Community’s fourth season will begin — yes, will begin — at 8 p.m. Thursdays on Feb. …
