The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Many movies will debut at film festivals such as Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca, but The Second Sound Barrier is not one of those films. It’s an all-star short spoof that’s somehow also branded content? That’s how they do it these days. Kind of like getting catfished. So when Robert Graham …
How do you pull off a prequel to a cult comedy movie 15 years later? It’s not exactly movie magic, but it’ll be funny. “We thought it was funny that in the original we played a bunch of thirty year olds playing teenagers. Now we’re in our forties and our characters …
FOX has promoted Golan The Insatiable from its “Animation Domination High-Def” block to become a half-hour primetime series this summer, with the first of six episodes premiering Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. As part of the promotion, the network also has recast the main voices, with Rob …
How did Netflix not announce this earlier in the week when it already had the full attention of the TV Critics Association? Regardless… Wet Hot American Summer officially is back in production! The cult favorite film from 2001 has found its cast members reunite a few times since, usually either …
NBC revealed its new primetime schedule for Fall 2014 in advance of today’s Upfront presentation to advertisers. Parks and Recreation will return in midseason for its seventh and final season. Community will not return for a sixth season (on NBC), and the other rookie sitcoms from the Peacock Network all …
Congratulations to Casey Wilson and Ken Marino, stars of the new NBC sitcom, Marry Me, which just got ordered from pilot to series overnight, in advance of next week’s network Upfronts presentation to advertisers. The sitcom is a semi-autobiographical take from David Caspe, engaged to Wilson in real life. Stars …
Not pictured: Kevin Allison and Todd Holoubek The nine other members of sketch group The State did reunite on the cable TV on Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday past midnight for Comedy Central’s comedy game show, @midnight (for which Thomas Lennon is an executive producer). Michael Showalter, Kerri …
FOX’s new Animation Domination High-Def lineup of short-form animated mayhem officially kicks off this coming Saturday in a late-night programming block (11 p.m. Eastern/Pacific), but FOX ADHD gave viewers a sneak preview of both Axe Cop and High School USA last night in primetime. The 10-minute shows debuted following a …
The Golden Globes may be criticized year-in and year-out for skewing nominations and awards to the hottest celebrities, but what about the Webbys? For all of the great work uploading and exploding online, the Webby Awards is a corporate entity that traditionally recognizes and honors the star-power in the Internet. …
The Streamy Awards went live, online and upscale on Sunday for its third annual celebration of web series. Chris Hardwick hosted the live broadcast from Los Angeles, just under a couple of hours from hosting another live broadcast (Talking Dead for millions of AMC viewers on the TV). Burning Love …
