The heightening genius of Adult Swim’s “infomercial” homage to 1980s sitcoms: “Too Many Cooks”
by It’s labeled as an infomercial, but Too Many Cooks is unlike anything else you’d see as paid advertising on your TV at 4 a.m., let …
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Hulu gets into original sitcom programming, orders 10 episodes of Jason Reitman’s “Casual”
As Netflix and Amazon have gotten into the game of programming original sitcoms and dramas alike, Hulu has been dipping its toes into the water, …
Maybe See TV? The week in pilots, script commitments and development deals (Aug. 28, 2014)
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an …
Revisiting “The Rocky LaPorte Show,” a CBS sitcom pilot from 2000
One of the plum rewards of winning Last Comic Standing is a development deal with NBC to see if the network can make a sitcom …
Bill Lawrence on seeking out a friendly group of stand-up comedians to star in NBC’s “Undateable”
Sometimes the casting process really is about finding a group of friends who already have chemistry offscreen and then translating it to the TV screen. …
First look: NBC’s new sitcoms in primetime, Fall 2014 (Bad Judge, Marry Me, A To Z)
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 …
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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 …
FOX cancels Dads, Enlisted, Surviving Jack; passes on three sitcom pilots
Surviving Jack airs its first and only season finale tonight on FOX. Enlisted has four more episodes yet to air — perhaps to burn off …
NBC orders “Marry Me” with Casey Wilson, Ken Marino to series, for continued Happy Endings
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 …
Pioneers of Television: Standup to Sitcom (PBS)
“In the beginning of stand-up, it’s the hardest thing in the world, because you are not good,” said Ray Romano. “It takes 30 years to …