Renewals for “Playing House,” “Friends of the People,” “The League” and “Almost Royal”
by It’s been a big 24 hours for cable sitcom renewals, with two newcomers in particular — USA’s Playing House and truTV’s Friends of the People …
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AMC strikes forward with Chris Hardwick’s All-Star Celebrity Bowling series
A generation ago, Billy Hardwick was a professional bowler, ABC was the TV network that aired bowling to a national viewing audience, and AMF were …
Sacha Baron Cohen kills with 2013 BAFTA Britannia Awards prank
Over the weekend, Sacha Baron Cohen showed up the Brits and Hollywood once more whilst accepting his Charlie Chaplin Award for Excellence In Comedy at …
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Best in Comedy 2012: The breakout year of Chris Hardwick
BBC America announced Wednesday that it’s giving Chris Hardwick and his Nerdist colleagues a promotion — a full, regular season of hourlong episodes of The …
Dave Hill explains Summer Olympics sports for BBC America
For the one person who still doesn’t understand the sports included in the Summer Olympics — so you’re that person?!? — BBC America has enlisted …
BBC brings comedy panel shows to America with “Would You Rather…? with Graham Norton”
“Do you win anything here?” Cyndi Lauper asks during the second episode of Would You Rather…? with Graham Norton. That’s the main and maybe only …
BBC America orders five more Nerdist specials with Chris Hardwick
Guess what, America? BBC America liked broadcasting Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist pilot so much they’ve ordered up more of it. Specifically, five additional TV specials: A …
TV zombie chat: AMC orders “Talking Dead” with Chris Hardwick
Fans of the AMC zombie series, The Walking Dead, will have comedian Chris Hardwick to talk them through its second season this fall — the …