IFC Orders 3 Pilots, 8 Scripts for Largest Scripted Slate Yet (Exclusive)

IFC Orders 3 Pilots, 8 Scripts for Largest Scripted Slate Yet (Exclusive)

The cable network will pursue the female demographic with the pilot order to "Garfunkel & Oates" and a comedy created by Megan Mullally. read more

Can Veep Series 2 Keep Up The Momentum? (Pictures)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns in the new series of the US political comedy Veep, created by Armando Ianucci.Armando had great success with the British...

Margaret Thatcher hijacked my TV show - CNN International

Telegraph.co.ukMargaret Thatcher hijacked my TV showCNN InternationalIngham wasn't a comedy writer, but as a publicist, he knew his stuff. The sketch was reported everywhere, seen on all the TV news shows and was carried live on radio. And when I was given the award, I thanked Mrs. Whitehouse and added, "I should like ...Margaret Thatcher launched my comedy careerTelegraph.co.uk'Yes, Prime Minister's' Jonathan Lynn remembers Margaret ThatcherLos Angeles Timesall 4,219 news articles »

Watch Comedy Magician Mike Hammer on The Will Edwards Show May 31 - VegasNews.com

VegasNews.comWatch Comedy Magician Mike Hammer on The Will Edwards Show May 31VegasNews.comMike Hammer with Will Edwards on the Will Edwards Show Comedy Magician and Four Queens headliner Mike Hammer was special guest on The Will Edwards Show in an episode that will air on May 31 at 1am on MY LVTV, Cox Channel 12 and Direct TV ...

10 episodes that show how Cheers stayed great for 11 seasons - A.V. Club

A.V. Club10 episodes that show how Cheers stayed great for 11 seasonsA.V. ClubThe show's other co-creator was a director, unusual in TV comedy, but he was arguably the greatest multi-camera comedy director in television history, James Burrows. Already well known for his work on several MTM sitcoms and, yes, Taxi, Burrows joined ...

Michael J. Fox talks about his new TV series - Alaska Dispatch

Starpulse.comMichael J. Fox talks about his new TV seriesAlaska DispatchAnd Fox, who starred in two hugely popular TV situation comedy shows – "Family Ties," and "Spin City" – is likely to fill a needed hole in the NBC broadcasting lineup. The show doesn't have a name yet. But here's how the Associated Press analyzes the ...Michael J. Fox talks about his upcoming return to TVFox NewsMichael J. Fox Returns to TV & Talks New Show Based on Parkinson's Disease ...EnstarzMichael J. Fox Is Making Another TV Series Because He 'Loves' To Do ItStarpulse.comall 30 news articles »

One of Comedy's Most Prolific Potheads Hits Phoenix - College Times

One of Comedy's Most Prolific Potheads Hits PhoenixCollege TimesKnown for his Morgan Spurlock-inspired documentary “Super High Me,” Benson is also a podcast guru and host of hysterical TV-show-turned-legendary podcast “The Benson Interruption.” Benson also appeared on Comedy Central's “Best Week Ever” and ...

CinemaCon: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson to Receive Comedy Duo of the Year Award

"The Internship" stars will be honored at the annual convention in Las Vegas. read more        

REVIEW: Identity Thief

Deep in the bowels of Universal Pictures, there exists an earlier draft of the screenplay of Identity Thief in which the larcenous lady of the title was to be played by a hottie - one of the older queens of comedy such as Sandra Bullock or Jennifer Aniston or a gorgeous newer face such as Emma Stone, Emily Blunt or Amy Adams.

CinemaCon: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson to Recieve Comedy Duo of the Year Award

"The Internship" stars will be honored at the annual convention in Las Vegas. read more

MIPTV: Armoza Formats Takes Foreign Rights to 'Little Mosque on the Prairies'

The Israeli-based distributor will represent internationally the Canadian fish-out-of-water comedy about Muslim Canadians in rural Saskatchewan. read more        

Every good American TV show has a British actor - comedy sketch video - Digital Spy

Every good American TV show has a British actor - comedy sketch videoDigital SpyEvery good American TV show has a British actor - comedy sketch video. Published Thursday, Apr 4 2013, 6:38am EDT | By Ben Lee | 12 comments. Recommend 10. Tweet 9 · Tweet. 0. Submit · Email this story. A new sketch has poked fun at the prominence ...and more »

Provocative Comedy about Bullying, Running with Sharks

NEW YORK, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Producers Nilou Safinya and Nancy Vitale announce the formation of Eyes Up Here Productions to develop great stories for stage and screen in collaboration ...

Rose Byrne, Anna Faris comedy ‘I Give It a Year’ gets U.S. distribution deal

American audiences hungry for more British comedy and more of Bridesmaids actress Rose Byrne, are in for a treat: I

Save Our Shows: Comedies need dramatic help - USA TODAY

Save Our Shows: Comedies need dramatic helpUSA TODAY"Fans go, 'We miss you on 24,' and they had no clue we are doing this comedy thing." That's why networks are looking for a happier ending to this laugh-free TV season. As USA TODAY'S 16th Annual Save Our Shows survey opens, 9 of 13 bubble shows on ...and more »

2013 Chortle Comedy Awards Pictures

We have added a set of pictures from the event "2013 Chortle Comedy Awards".

Candice Bergen to play Robin Williams' wife in holiday comedy

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Candice Bergen will play Robin Williams' wife in "A Friggin Christmas Miracle," an upcoming comedy about a dysfunctional family during Christmas time, Tom Rice of Sycamore Pictures, which is financing and producing the film, told TheWrap. Bergen's character Donna Mitchler is the Wisconsin matriarch of said family. Phil Johnston's script follows Boyd (Joel ...

Peabody Awards to honor TV comedies like Lena Dunham's 'Girls' and FX's 'Louie' - New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsPeabody Awards to honor TV comedies like Lena Dunham's 'Girls' and FX's 'Louie'New York Daily NewsThe prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards honored an unusual group of cult-fave TV shows Wednesday. They included Lena Dunham's edgy HBO series “Girls,” about a group of girlfriends in Brooklyn; ABC Family's “Switched at Birth,” which features ...Lorne Michaels and 'Louie' Are Among Peabody Award WinnersNew York Times (blog)all 51 news articles »

Ben Hoffman brings his Comedy Central show home - Lexington Herald Leader

Ben Hoffman brings his Comedy Central show homeLexington Herald LeaderThis week, the show gets very real with an episode called “Ben Goes Home,” which was shot in Lexington during Thanksgiving week. It shows Hoffman being interviewed by a reporter from WLEX-TV (Channel 18), visiting Joe Bologna's restaurant, talking to ...

From Hunderby to It's Kevin: how TV comedy learned to be silly again - The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog)From Hunderby to It's Kevin: how TV comedy learned to be silly againThe Guardian (blog)Something has happened to TV comedy lately. A small spurt of silliness, that began last year with shows such as Hunderby and Cardinal Burns, is threatening to become a full-blown gush of surreal exuberance. Limmy's Show aside – and that had a ...