NBC just added another comedy pilot to its slate. The Wrap reports that the network has ordered a multi-cam comedy pilot called Happy Peppers from Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnick and Jeff Astrof (The New Adventures of Old Christine, Trial & Error). The series follows “an adult brother and sister who wind up living […]
Continue ReadingElizabeth Banks has a new TV project in the works at ABC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has given a pilot order to an hourlong dramedy produced by Banks called The Trustee. Written by Jay Scherick and David Ronn, the series centers on “a driven but stubborn detective who finds unlikely help from […]
Continue ReadingBrittany Spanos is a staff writer at Rolling Stone who has interviewed everyone from Stevie Nicks to Rae Sremmurd. She grew up in Chicago’s South Suburbs and moved to New York for college where she attended NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Prior to Rolling Stone, she was the Clubs Editor at the Village Voice […]
Continue ReadingThe Daily Show now has a very interesting item in their possession, and they’re turning to fans to figure out what, exactly, to do with it. During last night’s show, Trevor Noah revealed that a fan who has some sort of connection to Donald Trump’s inauguration mailed the cake from Friday’s event — a cake […]
Continue ReadingIt felt perfectly fitting that, during one of the worst and most embarrassing weeks in US history, I got the opportunity to have a brief chat with John Cleese, the comedy icon who offered this bit of wisdom to Jon Stewart back in 2014: “When you get old, you know nothing matters, really. Very little matters. […]
Continue ReadingLast summer, SNL and Good Neighbor collaborators Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary teamed up to make a movie called Brigsby Bear, and thanks to a successful run at this year’s Sundance, the project has been sold to Sony Pictures Classics for $5 million. According to Variety, the film — which stars Mooney and also features […]
Continue ReadingLast summer, SNL and Good Neighbor collaborators Kyle Mooney and Dave McCary teamed up to make a movie called Brigsby Bear, and thanks to a successful run at this year’s Sundance, the project has been sold to Sony Pictures Classics for $5 million. According to Variety, the film — which stars Mooney and also features […]
Continue ReadingNBC just put three new comedy pilots into development. According to Variety, the network has given pilot orders to three new projects from Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Bill Lawrence. The first untitled single-cam comedy from Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy follows Vince, “charismatic gym owner with no ambition who lives with his younger brother […]
Continue ReadingNBC just put three new comedy pilots into development. According to Variety, the network has given pilot orders to three new projects from Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, and Bill Lawrence. The first untitled single-cam comedy from Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy follows Vince, “charismatic gym owner with no ambition who lives with his younger brother […]
Continue ReadingDuring last night’s show, Conan O’Brien revealed the destination of his next remote special, and this time there’s a very interesting twist. “With all of this week’s negative news about the relationship between the United States and Mexico, I’ve been thinking, and I thought I’d try and do something positive. So here’s the plan: I’m […]
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