Take Me to the Pilot Season: Tracking a Year in Network TV Development
by TV networks spend billions of dollars each year for ideas you’ll never see on television. That’s a bold statement. But it’s nevertheless true. Literally. And …
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Taylor Williamson’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
Unlike other performers on America’s Got Talent, stand-up comedian Taylor Williamson didn’t try to pull at anyone’s heartstrings with his background video, nor did he …
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon returns to “Late Night” home, Studio 6A in NBC’s 30 Rock
On Friday night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Fallon showed audiences how NBC crews had constructed an exact replica of his set next door in …
Jim Meskimen’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
For his quarterfinal appearance/performance on America’s Got Talent, Jim Meskimen took a page out of 2012 runner up Tom Cotter’s playbook and invited the judges …
What could have been: Famous actors who auditioned for NBC’s “The Office” in 2003
You knew and loved NBC’s adaptation of The Office. Would you have felt the same way, if: Seth Rogen had played Dwight instead of Rainn …
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Peter Engel talks casting “Saved By The Bell” and the “Last Comic Standing” winner Barry Katz predicted, on “Industry Standard”
Before working with talent manager Barry Katz on the NBC comedian contest showcase Last Comic Standing, producer Peter Engel already had cemented his producing legacy …
Could a comedian ever win America’s Got Talent? (Again?)
The host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, performs stand-up comedy. One of the show’s judges, Howie Mandel, got his big break in show …
Angela Hoover’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
For her quarterfinal performance last night on America’s Got Talent, Angela Hoover decided to use her 90 seconds of stage time to poke fun at …
Kevin Downey Jr.’s quarterfinal performance on America’s Got Talent 2013
Kevin Downey Jr. was the first of the six comedians to perform in the quarterfinals of 2013’s edition of America’s Got Talent. A pre-taped package …
Funny Weird Facts About the Funny Ha-Ha 2013 Emmy Nominations in Comedy
The Emmys love Louis C.K. Louis C.K. this year earned more Emmy nominations for an individual in a single year than anyone before him with …