Episode #301: Fred Willard
by When I sat down with Fred Willard in February 2020 inside his home in Southern California, he was noticeably weak — I held his microphone …
Tag: Modern Family
Netflix, Amazon and Comedy Central break through, join SAG Awards nominees for comedy in 2015
The Screen Actors Guild announced its nominees for work done in 2015, and an early congratulations to Sarah Silverman for her stand-out dramatic performance in …
Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Sept. 4, 2014)
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 …
Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman win comedy writing awards at 2014 Emmys
The top comedy writers on TV for 2014 were stand-up comedians, according to the Emmy Awards. Take that, comedy writers. In a telecast light on …
66th Primetime Emmy Nominations in Comedy
Here are your nominees for 2014 Emmy Awards in TV comedy. Will update with more categories and breakdowns, but for now, congrats to all! Making …
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Winners of the 2014 American Comedy Awards
Craig Robinson kicked off the revived American Comedy Awards with a musical introduction of the first presenter of the night. Wonder who that might be? …
Primetime Emmy winners for Comedy 2013
Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield did not win the Emmy this year for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, but the 30 Rock finale episode they …
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Comedy Headlines for 06/06/13
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… Johnny Carson is coming back to your TVs in primetime, with Conan O’Brien hosting The Tonight Show …
USA’s sitcom era reopens with orders for BFFs Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham; Chicago EMT series from Denis Leary
The USA Network’s tagline — “Characters Welcome” — now officially is welcoming sitcoms back into the cable channel’s programming fold. Repeats of ABC’s hit Modern …
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The 2013 Golden Globe Nominations for Comedy (and/or Musicals)
Each year’s return to award season reminds us how comedy and comedians all too often are overlooked, marginalized or otherwise different enough from other performing …