Early review: Punch Line in summer trial run on FOX late-night stations
by FOX has used recent summers to test out shows for potential syndication in both daytime and late-night, with The Wendy Williams Show and Page Six …
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FOX to test out comedian-based daytime talk show “Punchline” during summer 2017
Daytime TV already has hourlong talk shows hosted by Ellen Degeneres and Steve Harvey, and panel discussions including the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, …
Upfronts Follow-Up: The realities of pilot season and the odds of making a hit sitcom (2013-2017)
The annual song and dance of broadcast network Upfronts presentations sells advertisers on the need each May to book their 30 and 60-second commercials in …
FOX renewing Showtime At The Apollo with host Steve Harvey for weekly series in 2016-2017
FOX’s two Showtime at the Apollo specials over the winter convinced the network to bring back the variety showcase competition on a weekly basis in …
Episode #135: Mike Royce
Mike Royce was a stand-up comedian and audience warm-up guy for The Maury Povich Show and Spin City before he broke through as a writer …
Jamie Foxx: Oscar winner, soon game show host for FOX’s “Beat Shazam”
You’ve seen Academy Award winning actors and actresses in TV ad campaigns, perform stand-up comedy, guest host sketch shows and award shows. But until now, …
FOX’s “Showtime at the Apollo” 2016 primetime special
In case you missed it, Showtime at the Apollo returned in a big way last night with a two-hour primetime special on FOX, hosted by …
Episode #120: Nicole Byer
Nicole Byer first captured the comedy world’s attention as part of the improv group, Doppelganger, which also featured future Saturday Night Live player Sasheer Zamata. …
FOX reviving “Showtime at the Apollo” as multiple primetime TV specials hosted by Steve Harvey
Showtime at the Apollo, a live talent showcase at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater which appeared on syndicated TV from the late 1980s through the 2000s, …
Episode #109: Ms. Pat
Ms. Pat’s early career sounds a little bit like the role Sally Field’s in the 1988 movie about comedy, Punchline, except only Ms. Pat grew …