First look at the new 2016 sitcoms from ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC
by Welcome to Upfronts Week, when each of the broadcast networks march into New York City to meet with advertisers and present their new fall lineups …
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FOX orders summer sitcom series, “Famous”
We’re still a month away from Upfronts when the broadcast networks announce their fall primetime lineups full of new shows and renewals, and FOX just …
Imagine Louis CK’s “Horace and Pete” as a Cheers sitcom with laugh track
Louis C.K. has made seven episodes of his self-financed, self-made TV series, Horace and Pete, so far. He acknowledges it’s not a sitcom, unless you …
A flowchart explaining the differences between 27 broadcast network sitcom pilots in 2016
Modern Family remains a hit for ABC in its seventh season, and that network has successfully expanded that family sitcom template in the past couple …
Original surviving cast of Good Times looks to Kickstarter for a reunion movie
Does a Good Times reunion sound DYN-O-MITE to you? The surviving original cast members — John Amos (father James Evans, Sr.), Jimmie Walker (J.J.), Bern …
Let’s get Real, Rob
Netflix Original Comedies, this is not one. Literally. Netflix acquired Real Rob whole Rob, straight from Rob Schneider, who independently financed, produced, and stars in …
Episode #35: Iliza Shlesinger
The industry trade publications broke news about Iliza Shlesinger’s newest gig just minutes before we sat down in her hotel room to talk during the …
Episode #31: Phil Rosenthal
Today’s guest is Phil Rosenthal. Everybody Loves Raymond, but we’re still getting to know Phil, the hit sitcom’s co-creator who is leading us around the …
Here are your comedy winners from the 2015 New York Television Festival
Winning a prize at the New York Television Festival might not put your independent TV pilot on the air immediately, but it definitely will put …
Gary Vider and his AGT roommate Greg Stone
Gary Vider made it to the finals this summer of America’s Got Talent on NBC, and certainly made the most of it — not only …