Forget 2015: Chelsea Handler’s last Chelsea Lately to air as E! hourlong special August 2014
by Long live Chelsea Lately? Nope. Chelsea Handler’s late-night chat show on E! will end its seven-year run on Aug. 26, 2014, with a live hourlong …
Tag: late-night
Les Moonves, in his own words, on having Neil Patrick Harris and/or Joel McHale on future CBS TV series
CBS Corp. President and CEO Les Moonves set the record straight — sort of — appearing on Bloomberg News on Thursday afternoon, responding to reports, …
Audio / TV / Uncategorized
CBS asked Neil Patrick Harris about hosting a late-night TV show, and NPH said no, thanks; how about a variety series?
Neil Patrick Harris was on my list, as well as many others, as a potential late-night TV host for CBS in 2015. NPH confirmed this …
TBS renews “Conan” through 2018
At today’s Upfronts presentation for TBS and TNT, the cable networks announced they’re keeping Team Coco in business through 2018 with another three-year contract extension …
TV / Uncategorized / Video
Larry Wilmore hired as Comedy Central’s new late-night host: “Minority Report” replacing Colbert; also showrunner for ABC’s new sitcom “Black-ish”
Friday after business hours: That’s usually when the powers-that-be quietly dump bad news in the media’s lap, so it cannot be followed up and quickly …
Chelsea Handler tells Conan she hasn’t decided what to do after quitting Chelsea Lately, E!
Timing really is everything. One minute media is speculating that you’re taking a job with Netflix; the next, one of your fellow late-night TV hosts …
Fred Armisen to lead, curate Late Night with Seth Meyers band
Seth Meyers didn’t have to look far to find his new Late Night bandleader. Meyers announced Monday afternoon that his longtime fellow former Saturday Night …
NBC’s Late Night pickle gets passed on, from David Letterman, to Conan O’Brien, to Jimmy Fallon, and now to Seth Meyers
If you think the Late Night franchise at NBC is in a pickle, well, you’re half right. There is a pickle involved. But this is …
Scott Aukerman talks about presiding over the second season of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang!
Scott Aukerman doesn’t host Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC, so much as he presides over a circus of characters and interviews that aren’t interviews, to …
Movies / TV / Uncategorized
Comedy Headlines for 6/11/13
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… You knew it was happening before it happened, but Community creator Dan Harmon is back running his …