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Joan Rivers avoided a court hearing next week that would have put her in the hot seat over continuing to write and host E!’s Fashion Police while her writers remain on strike. That said, the strike continues? Here is what Rivers announced on Monday, via a joint statement with the …
The Emmys love Louis C.K. Louis C.K. this year earned more Emmy nominations for an individual in a single year than anyone before him with nine — covering his FX series (Louie), his HBO special (Oh My God) and his hosting stint on SNL — and honoring him as an actor, …
The writers for E!’s Fashion Police with Joan Rivers have been on strike since April, seeking health insurance, pensions and fair pay. Turns out they’ve not gotten very far in negotiating with the network nor with Rivers, who herself is a member of the Writers Guild. So today, with the …
At the beginning of 2013, stand-up comedian Whitney Cummings had three different shows on TV at the same time. Cummings starred in an NBC sitcom bearing her name, Whitney, that she created, produced and wrote for, fronted a weekly talk-show for E!, Love You, Mean It, and co-created and executive produced another …
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Joan Rivers turns 80 on June 8, and she and her daughter Mellissa will be part of a special edition of ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap later this month, as they’re swapping with Bristol and Willow Palin? That’s June 23. Next week, E! …
The writers for E!’s Fashion Police with Joan Rivers have been on strike for a couple of weeks, and they’re a bit restless. How restless? They’ve started loitering in other people’s offices and cracking the jokes they could be writing for TV. This is their video for Funny or Die. …
UPDATE: The writers for E!’s Fashion Police with Joan Rivers have sent another missive to the cable network. Writers went on strike last week, seeking fair pay from E! under a contract with the Writers Guild of America. Apparently, the network wants the writers to hold an election first to …
The writers for Joan Rivers on her E! series, Fashion Police, went on strike today. With the support of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the writers already had filed complaints over the past month against both E! and Rugby Productions, the production company run by Rivers, claiming they were owed …
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, get ready to get your heart broken into a million funny pieces all over again with the second-season debut of Burning Love. The Burning Love webseries on parodies The Bachelor and The Bachelorette so well that it’s making the leap from web to TV. …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Tonight is the series finale of 30 Rock on NBC. The show’s Tom Ceraulo writes about wrapping production with behind-the-scenes insight and photos. On Buzzfeed? On Buzzfeed! I know. At CBS, meanwhile, the network ordered a ninth and final episode of How I …
