Back in 2015 it was reported that Aaron Sorkin had an authorized Lucille Ball biopic in the works with Cate Blanchett attached to star, and now the project has a home at Amazon. According to Deadline, the streaming network has acquired the biopic, titled Lucy and Desi, which will follow Ball’s 20-year marriage to Desi […]
Continue ReadingDavid Wain is a true believer in the idea that limitations are the mother of invention. That was certainly true of Wet Hot American Summer, Wain’s feature directorial debut, in which it rained nearly every day and featured a cast and crew who were also movie first-timers for the most part. Though Wet Hot got […]
Continue ReadingHulu recently made a huge push for classic sitcoms, announcing last month that it’s acquired exclusive rights to stream shows like M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bernie Mac Show, Perfect Strangers, and Family Matters, and now they’re getting a little competition from Amazon. According to Variety, starting this month, the following sitcoms will […]
Continue ReadingThe observation “Wow, everyone has a Netflix special these days!” has already become hack. Netflix has been inching its way toward becoming a full-blown standup monopoly, putting out 25 specials last year and promising to release a new one every week in 2017. With those numbers, odds are that you the reader will probably have […]
Continue ReadingPlaying younger than he is has never really been an issue for Justin Long. At 22, he played geeky high school student Warren Cheswick in Ed. At 25, he went back to high school for a role, playing geeky high school student Justin in Dodgeball. Now 39, Long has again reverted back to playing a […]
Continue ReadingOften when a person is described as “Hollywood” it is used in a pejorative manner. But after a long conversation with Nick Swardson about his 17 years spent building a career in Los Angeles, I would describe him as very “Hollywood” and mean it with nothing but respect. For Swardson, LA is a place where […]
Continue ReadingThroughout his 20 years performing standup, Maz Jobrani (author of the best-selling I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One on TV and current star of Superior Donuts on CBS) has always been heavily influenced by current personal circumstance. After being given the comedy class homework of writing jokes about the statement “It’s hard being […]
Continue ReadingThe Boondocks and Black Jesus creator Aaron McGruder is teaming up with Will Packer (Ride Along, Straight Outta Compton) for a new series in the works at Amazon, and the timing of the project couldn’t be better. In the wake of HBO announcing it has a new show in the works by Game of Thrones creators […]
Continue ReadingCarol Burnett is heading to Netflix. According to Deadline, the streaming network has ordered an unscripted half-hour series starring Burnett called A Little Help with Carol Burnett. The 12-episode series will be filmed in front of a live studio audience and feature Burnett “and a panel of straight-talking 4-8-year-olds as they demonstrate how different generations […]
Continue ReadingThe new season of Transparent just got a trailer and premiere date. The show, which earned a season 4 renewal ahead of its season 3 debut last year, returns to the streaming network in late September. Here’s the logline for the next batch of episodes, which will follow the Pfeffermans as they go abroad to […]
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