Blip Greenlights Web Comedy with Rob Huebel - Variety

Blip Greenlights Web Comedy with Rob Huebel - Variety

Blip Greenlights Web Comedy with Rob HuebelVarietyThesp recently signed on to co-star with Patrick Warburton in CBS comedy pilot “Jacked Up.” Other credits for Huebel, 43, include “Childrens Hospital” on Cartoon Network, Ben Stiller's web-only laffer “Burning Love,” and guest stints on “The Office ...

RATINGS RAT RACE: 'Hannibal' Premieres OK, 'Idol Even, 'Wife Swap' Down ... - Deadline.com

Toronto StarRATINGS RAT RACE: 'Hannibal' Premieres OK, 'Idol Even, 'Wife Swap' Down ...Deadline.comUp a seven tenths from the dismal debut ratings of NBC's quickly cancelled Do No Harm in the slot back in February, the show scored the network its top entertainment programming rating in the 10 PM time slot since March 15, 2012. However Hannibal was ...Seitz: Though We've Seen This Story Before, Hannibal Is the Most Beautiful ...Vultureall 161 news articles »

New DVDs: 'China Gate,' 'The Sun Shines Bright' - New York Times

New York TimesNew DVDs: 'China Gate,' 'The Sun Shines Bright'New York TimesTaking over the role played by Will Rogers in the original film, Charles Winninger plays Judge Billy Priest, a wily dispenser of justice in a small Kentucky town around the turn of the 20th century; his co-star is the comedian Stepin Fetchit, who had ...

TV highlights 03/04/2013

Youngers | Coast | Scott & Bailey | Hillsborough: Never Forgotten | Hidden Killers Of The Victorian Home | Armageddon Outfitters Youngers 7.30pm, E4 Episode three of E4's music comedy-drama is packed full of teen awkwardness. A scorned Jodie circulates Jay's (Calvin Demba) collection of BlackBerry selfies, rendering him a Peckham pariah. Meanwhile, there are cringeworthy scenes galore for Yemi ...

Jimmy Fallon will bring a cool of his own to 'Tonight' - Los Angeles Times

A.V. ClubJimmy Fallon will bring a cool of his own to 'Tonight'Los Angeles TimesFallon is from a younger generation of comedy nerds who tend to eschew Leno's vanilla sensibility, but he's also not as brainy or absurdist as his "Late Night" predecessor Conan O'Brien. And there is something old-fashioned about his skills as a mimic ...Jay Leno's last laugh, with a $14.4m handshakeThe AustralianLet's Help NBC Pick a New Host to Replace Jimmy Fallon on Late NightGrantland (blog)Letterman, Leno, Conan, Kimmel react to Jimmy Fallon as host of The Tonight ...LaughspinA.V. Club -MediaPost Communications -RYOTall 156 news articles »

What You'll Be Watching in 2013 – Fox's Fall Lineup - The Montclarion (subscription)

What You'll Be Watching in 2013 – Fox's Fall LineupThe Montclarion (subscription)NBC suffered a hard blow last year and is looking to become the number one network again. NBC fell to fifth place this year, falling behind Univision, the lowest rankings in network history. NBC has ordered around eighteen comedy pilots this upcoming ...and more »

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” returning to television in July - Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)

Yahoo! Canada Shine (blog)“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” returning to television in JulyYahoo! Canada Shine (blog)With news that CBC has renewed "Mr. D" for a third season, and that the Comedy Network has renewed "Match Game" for a 60-episode second season, writers, actors, and comedians are clearly making ground in an industry that's been undervalued by ...

Q&A: Nathan For You isn't exactly a dream come true for Nathan Fielder - National Post

National PostQ&A: Nathan For You isn't exactly a dream come true for Nathan FielderNational PostNathan Fielder is a comedian from Vancouver who got his start on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and, after stints writing for Demetri Martin and Jon Benjamin, begins his own show, Nathan For You, this Friday night on the Comedy Network (it's already airing ...Nathan Fielder, still on your sideNOW Magazineall 2 news articles »

Smack Family Robinson

Drug dealing, the Russian mafia and a little light police corruption hardly sound like the stuff of comedy, but ‘Smack Family Robinson’ is a blackly comic take on dysfunctional Britain.

Winnipeg festival sends some comic relief our way - Regina Leader-Post

Winnipeg festival sends some comic relief our wayRegina Leader-PostShe has starred in The Comedy Network's series' Popcultured with Elvira Kurt and Elvira Kurt: Adventures in Comedy and has had her comedy specials air on Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime, CTV, CBC and The Comedy Network. "It's a small sampling of the ...and more »

Time for a Rematch! The Comedy Network Orders Second Season of MATCH ... - Canada NewsWire (press release)

Time for a Rematch! The Comedy Network Orders Second Season of MATCH ...Canada NewsWire (press release)TORONTO, April 3, 2013 /CNW/ - This year, no blanks shall remain unfilled as The Comedy Network orders a second season of the retro-classic comedy game show MATCH GAME from FremantleMedia. Set to shoot for the first time in Toronto this summer, ...

Jungleboys’ comedy series unveiled

The ABC has released a first look at new sketch show The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting. Produced by the Jungleboys, the sketch series is directed by the production houses’ stable of directors including Wayne Blair of The Sapphires and Redfern Now and launches on ABC1 tomorrow at 9pm. Among the characters is an Amish IT [...] The post Jungleboys’ comedy series unveiled appeared ...

Video hangout: First Dog on the Moon

Mumbrella held a live video hangout with First Dog on the Moon cartoonist Andrew Marlton. The Crikey cartoonist joined the conversation from the Melbourne Intenrnational Comedy Festival. His work with Crikey has earned him a Walkley Award and has almost 20,000 followers on Twitter. Dog, aka Marlton, is currently in the middle of performing a string [...] The post Video hangout: First Dog on the ...

Wallpaper. And Wicked Single: A Match Made In Music Heaven

"Good 4 It," the anthem for an all-around good time, fits perfectly with this Boston crew.

Ex-Academy president dies

The Hollywood Reporter -- Fay Kanin, the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning screenwriter who brought an energetic and assertive female voice to her work, then served four terms as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has died. She was 95.

Mr & Mrs Murder sees 40 per cent ratings lift

Ten’s week of ratings recovery has continued with comedy drama Mr & Mrs Murder up more than 40% on last week’s number. The show averaged 710,000 viewers last night, according to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTAM. Last week the Shaun Micallef and Kat Stewart show rated just 496,000, although it was the same night [...] The post Mr & Mrs Murder sees 40 per cent ratings lift appeared ...

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Mr. Pygmalion goes to Washington. In Garson Kanin's 1946 comedy Billie Dawn's the American Eliza Doolittle. Billie was a chorus girl - even had five lines in Anything Goes - when Harry Brock made her his moll.

Girls recap: A disappointing end to a disappointing season

The HBO series stumbles with a misguided finale that spends way too much time with the boys

Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera Kick Off JASH Comedy Network [SXSW] - The Inquisitr

The InquisitrSarah Silverman, Michael Cera Kick Off JASH Comedy Network [SXSW]The InquisitrSarah Silverman kicked off JASH Comedy Network, a joint venture with Google, YouTube, and a host of other comedians including Michael Cera at SXSW, Deadline reported on Sunday, March 10. Silverman and Cera were joined by Tim Heidecker, Eric ...Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts Debut JASH Comedy ...Deadline.comSXSW: Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera Launch YouTube Comedy Channel JashHollywood ReporterSarah Silverman, Michael Cera Launch Youtube Comedy Channel At SXSWVibeChortleall 68 news articles »

Melbourne International Comedy Festival launches ad about not being funny

Clemenger BBDO Melbourne has launched a campaign for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which is to be held for a month at the end of March. The ad, directed by Brian Aldrich, features a woman who confronts the reality that her husband isn’t funny. Clemenger BBDO Melbourne ECD Ant Keogh said in a press release: “The prerequisite to [...] The post Melbourne International Comedy Festival ...