The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Billy Gardell starred in the hit CBS sitcom, Mike & Molly as Officer Mike Biggs for six seasons, and you can see him still in syndication there, as well as in his other previous recurring roles on Lucky; Yes, Dear; and My Name Is Earl. He …
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 …
Watching the new fall season of network TV, it’s easy to forget that none of these shows exists in a vacuum. You may love or hate an individual sitcom or show, but its placement on the primetime schedule has as much to do with the politics of what else is …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Gravitas Ventures acquired the Eddie Pepitone documentary, The Bitter Buddha, out of Slamdance yesterday. The film directed by Steven Feinartz will screen in cinemas on Feb. 15, and if not near you then, then on your TVs via VOD on Feb. 19. CBS …
Alan Kirschenbaum, co-creator of the sitcom Yes, Dear for CBS, who also had a midseason sitcom readying to debut on CBS in early 2013 called Friend Me, died on Friday. He was only 51. Kirschenbaum’s father is Freddie Roman, dean of the Friars Club. Kirschenbaum also was a consulting producer …
