There’s been so much variety of good comedy TV in the past few years that it’s dumb to pick a sub-genre. Smart and edgy shows like Silicon Valley are great. Shows that mine comedy from the absurdity of existence like Atlanta are great. Sitcoms that unabashedly pack as much humor, jokes, sight gags, silly situations, […]
Continue ReadingAmy Poehler has a new TV project in the works. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Poehler has teamed up with Mike Scully and Julie Scully to develop an animated comedy at Fox, which has ordered a script and pilot presentation. Poehler is attached to voice “multiple characters” in the show, which follows “the family and friends […]
Continue ReadingFox is developing a comedy series about something that we’ve seen way too much of in recent years, and it has some big names attached to make it happen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has given a put-pilot order to a single-cam comedy produced by Michael Showalter and Nahnatchka Khan and written by Son […]
Continue ReadingFOX had a cultural hit in bringing a live version of the musical Grease to TV, and this Christmas, they hope to capture the same magic by casting Maya Rudolph in A Christmas Story, airing live on Dec. 17, 2017. Rudolph will star as 9-year-old Ralphie Parker’s mom. No word yet on who’ll play Ralphie, […]
Continue ReadingGreg Daniels and Mike Judge’s animated series King of the Hill might be making a comeback at Fox. According to TVLine, the network has had “preliminary conversations” with Judge and Daniels about possibly reviving the show, which originally ran for 13 seasons on the network from 1997 to 2009. Here’s what Fox exec Dana Walden […]
Continue ReadingFox is airing a live musical in December inspired by the classic holiday film A Christmas Story and its Broadway counterpart A Christmas Story: The Musical, and the role of Ralphie Parker’s mom has gone to the perfect performer. According to Variety, Maya Rudolph has signed on to star as the mom in the musical, […]
Continue ReadingBob’s Burgers has an extra special Christmas present in store for fans this year. According to Entertainment Weekly, Loren Bouchard announced at Comic-Con on Friday that the animated series will air a one-hour musical Christmas special on Fox in December, which will feature Adam Driver in a guest role. “It should feel almost like a little […]
Continue ReadingFOX has used recent summers to test out shows for potential syndication in both daytime and late-night, with The Wendy Williams Show and Page Six TV being the most notable success stories so far. In between, Real Housewives of New York‘s Bethenny Frankel also earned a talk show this way, only to have it cancelled […]
Continue ReadingFox just announced a round of fall premiere dates. On the lineup is a new sci-fi series from Seth MacFarlane called The Orville, Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson, and new seasons of Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Will Forte’s The Last Man on Earth. Here’s the full lineup of comedy premiere […]
Continue ReadingIn a 2008 interview, Kerri Kenney described her role on Reno 911! thusly: Certain characters’ job is to move things along. Tom [Lennon]’s job, as a character [Lt. Dangle], is to keep things moving. He’s the boss he’s got to keep things on track. My job is to stop things in their tracks as often […]
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