Greg Daniels, Craig Robinson Workplace Comedy Gets Pilot Order at NBC
According to Deadline, a single-camera workplace comedy from Greg Daniels and starring The Office’s Craig Robinson has been bought by NBC since being previously reported last October.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsAnne Hathaway to Star in Newest Adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew
According to The Wrap, Anne Hathaway will star in the newest adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Screw.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch Entire 30 Rock Cast on Fallon
Last night, the entire cast of 30 Rock stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the end of the multiple award-winning comedy series.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsTina Fey and 30 Rock Executive Producers Developing New NBC Series
In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter about her Golden Globes hosting gig, Tina Fey confirmed that she is in the process of developing on a new comedy series with fellow 30 Rock executive producers Robert Carlock and Jeff Richmond, who is also Fey’s husband.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsHow I Met Your Mother's Ninth Season Almost Official
According to Variety, CBS and 20th Century Fox TV are close to finalizing a deal to order a ninth season of How I Met Your Mother.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsArrested Development on Netflix Will Not Feature Complete Bluth Reunion
According to USA Today, Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurtwitz confirmed fans will not see a complete Bluth reunion on the show’s fourth season on Netflix Instant. The viewers will have to wait until the planned (but still unscheduled) movie.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsJohn Dies at the End
Freewheeling, gleefully meta sci-fi/horror/comedy John Dies at the End opens with a most appropriately gory allegory on the nature of reality. It functions as both wisdom and warning to the audience, but it’s disarmingly funny enough to appeal to those who would otherwise be deaf to its frequency. Cult favorite director Don Coscarelli knows which way to twist the knobs and navigate through the static of mindfuckery that follows.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe 10 Best Comedy Albums, DVDs & Specials of 2012
What a long, funny year it's been. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day, CultureBachelorette
Bachelorette may not be a sequel to Bridesmaids, but the comparison is inevitable and deserved: Both center around jealous maids of honor whose friendships with the bride are tested in the run-up to the big day. Both feature raunchy humor directed at female audiences. Both start with the letter “B.” But whereas the pedigree of last year’s double-Oscar nominee lies in television sketch comedy and sitcoms, Bachelorette originated on the stage, and writer-director Leslye Headland mines material as portentous as the Seven Deadly Sins. The result is a sister film that’s less fun but more poignant in its examination of... read more
Found in: Culture, ReviewsMike Birbiglia and Terry Gross' "2 Fresh 2 Furious"
Have you ever wondered what public radio show hosts are like after the microphones are turned off? Comedian, producer and director Mike Birbiglia used his latest short film, “2 Fresh 2 Furious,” to show a hilarious vision of NPR’s Fresh Air host Terry Gross outside of the workplace. Without giving too much away, Gross is pretty much always in interview mode—even in life-threatening situations. The short film made its debut last night during the screening of This American Life LIVE and was released online this morning through the Facebook page for Birbiglia’s feature comedy, Sleepwalk With Me. The film was... read more
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