Fox wants more Showtime at the Apollo. According to The Wrap, the network has given a series order to Showtime at the Apollo, which will take on the form of an hourlong weekly show following the two specials Fox ordered last year and aired in December and February. Like the specials, Steve Harvey will serve […]
Continue ReadingFOX’s two Showtime at the Apollo specials over the winter convinced the network to bring back the variety showcase competition on a weekly basis in primetime for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. Which means Steve Harvey will be even busier this fall. “We all had such a blast on the two specials that aired earlier this […]
Continue ReadingBack in November, I wrote a piece detailing all the issues I had with Family Guy, the animated Fox sitcom now in its 15th season. I detailed the lack of storylines and careless characterization that have become all too prominent in the show’s later years. After the article ran, I was contacted by Alec Sulkin, […]
Continue ReadingA new Fox comedy pilot is filling out its cast. According to TV Line, Eva Longoria has signed on to star in a pilot at the network called Type-A, which was ordered back in January. Based on the book Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James, the series is written by Lesley Wake-Webster (New Girl), and […]
Continue ReadingFox just handed out a renewal to its freshman comedy The Mick. According to Variety, the network has officially renewed the Kaitlin Olson-starring series for a second season. The show debuted on the network on New Year’s Day and is currently airing on Tuesday nights at 8:30pm.
Continue ReadingMelissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have a new comedy pilot in the works at Fox. Variety reports that the network has ordered a single-cam pilot produced by McCarthy and Falcone called Amy’s Brother, which is written by Jim Cashman and Mitch Silpa. The show centers on “an unconventional family that is formed when a successful […]
Continue ReadingFox just added two new comedy pilots. Variety reports that the network has added a pilot produced by Will Ferrell and written by Lon Zimmet (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Superstore) called LA —> Vegas, which centers on “a group of underdogs trying to find their place in the world, set on the Friday night flight from […]
Continue ReadingMike Royce was a stand-up comedian and audience warm-up guy for The Maury Povich Show and Spin City before he broke through as a writer for the Sklar Brothers and their MTV series, Apartment 2F. He later helped his friend Ray Romano on a book and eventually his hit CBS sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond. Since […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve seen Academy Award winning actors and actresses in TV ad campaigns, perform stand-up comedy, guest host sketch shows and award shows. But until now, you’ve never seen someone go from Oscar to game show host. Jamie Foxx will host Beat Shazam this summer on FOX. Foxx, who broke through on FOX a quarter-century ago […]
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