Gale Storm, 1950s Sitcom Star, Passes Away
Sunday June 28, 2009
With all the high-profile celebrity deaths that have occurred recently, it would be easy to overlook Gale Storm, who passed away of natural causes yesterday at age 87. Storm isn't ... Read More
Preview: 'Hung'
Saturday June 27, 2009
The Pitch: This HBO dramedy is cable's latest wallow in suburban rot, with Thomas Jane as down-on-his-luck high school teacher and basketball coach Ray Drecker, who has to resort to ... Read More
MTV Brings Back Scripted Comedy
Friday June 26, 2009
Although MTV has been dominated by trashy reality shows for years now, and barely even plays music videos anymore, this week the network greenlit a whole mess of new shows, ... Read More
'Ted' and 'Samantha' Return This Week
Monday June 22, 2009
This summer has been a little thin on worthwhile new TV comedy, but this week brings the return (at least for a little while) of two shows worth looking out ... Read More
'Scrubs' to Undergo Serious Makeover
Monday June 22, 2009
Ever since ABC announced that long-running hospital sitcom Scrubs would be back for a ninth season, the exact format of the show has been up in the air. The eighth ... Read More
'Tracey Ullman's State of the Union' Gets a Third Season
Friday June 19, 2009
The folks at Showtime must be pretty happy with their comedy programming these days. Hot on the heels of the lightning-fast renewal of first-season dark comedy Nurse Jackie comes news ... Read More
News Bites: 'Earl,' Syndication Deals, 'The Game,' 'Full House' Movie
Wednesday June 17, 2009
A roundup of some recent goings-on in the world of TV comedies:
Despite the best efforts of the cast and producers, My Name Is Earl looks to be finally, completely dead, ... Read More
Renewals for 'Nurse Jackie,' 'Important Things'
Thursday June 11, 2009
Showtime is apparently very keen on new dark comedy Nurse Jackie, which they've renewed for a second season after only one episode. That episode was also the network's most-watched series ... Read More
Previews: 'Food Party,' 'The Wrong Door'
Monday June 8, 2009
Food Party
The Pitch: This weird, weird show from artist Thu Tran started as an online venture in Cleveland and then New York City, and was picked up by IFC after ... Read More
TCA Awards Honor '30 Rock,' 'SNL,' More
Sunday June 7, 2009
The Television Critics Association announced the nominations for its annual awards this week, and NBC's 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live lead the pack in the comedy field. SNL is ... Read More
'Nurse Jackie' Review
Friday June 5, 2009
Showtime's new dark comedy Nurse Jackie, starring Edie Falco as a New York City nurse, premieres this coming Monday, June 8, at 10:30 p.m. EST. Read on for a review ... Read More
Previews: 'Z Rock' Season 2, 'Ideal'
Thursday June 4, 2009
Z Rock Season 2
Where We Left Off: New York City rockers by night/kiddie entertainers by day ZO2 had just lost out on a major record deal and were dealing with ... Read More
Preview: 'Tosh.0'
Wednesday June 3, 2009
The Pitch: Stand-up comedian Daniel Tosh hosts a weekly look at funny online trends and videos.
Verdict: This show started out as a web-only series on the Comedy Central site, and ... Read More
The MacGruber Movie: Why?
Wednesday June 3, 2009
It's been years since a Saturday Night Live sketch was adapted into a movie (the last one was The Ladies Man in 2000), but with the show's renewed popularity and ... Read More