New Pilot for ABC: Miss/Guided
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, The Office,
Coming soon to ABC—a pilot called Miss/Guided, from 20th Century Fox TV and Ashton Kutcher’s studio, Katalyst Films. The single-camera comedy was written by a staff writer from The Office and is the story of a woman who returns to her high school as a guidance counselor. The show will be directed by Todd Holland, who is a three-time Emmy winner for Malcolm in the Middle and The Larry Sanders Show. It’ll be interesting to see what impact Kutcher will have on the show. I’ll give it a shot anyway—good writer and director pedigrees—and, ok—I’m a closet fan of Punk’d, I’ll admit it. No word yet on when Miss/Guided will air or who will star in the comedy.
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Entourage: I Wanna Be Sedated
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Cable, HBO, Entourage, Features,
Turtle wakes up and preps for a big day. He and his client, rap artist Saigon, are about to seal the deal on a recording contract. On his way into the kitchen, he asks the boys for a second opinion on his outfit. The boys pretend to be clueless about Turtle’s meeting and wonder why he’s gotten all dressed up. Turtle is convinced that his friends have forgotten about the most important day of his life, but they finally give up the whole joke. Eric had his car waxed for the occasion and Drama even prepared him a special Pop Tart. Vinnie preps to give him his regular paycheck, but Turtle says that he may not need his money anymore. To cap the morning off, Drama offers his driving services to Turtle. Eric then sets off to see Ari and tells Vince that he should go with him. It’s been a week since they’ve last heard from him. Vince declines and decides to spend an unemployed day alone at the bookstore.
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Entourage: Vegas Baby, Vegas
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Cable, HBO, Entourage, Features,
Although Vincent is still in need of a job, thanks to Turtle, he is not in need of any money. Vince has agreed to attend a Las Vegas club event in exchange for a quick $100,000. Although the boys all plan on joining Vinnie for the trip, Drama is not quick to sign up. Now that he’s in the process of shooting a pilot, he wants to takes things a bit more seriously. But when he is reminded that his favorite masseuse, Ken, works at the Hard Rock Hotel, Johnny decides to jump on board. He could use some hands of gold before he heads back to work.
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Last Comic Standing is Josh Blue
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Talent,
Well, I couldn’t endure the entire season of Last Comic Standing—I watched the auditions and couldn’t get much further than that. With Anthony Clark taking over the hosting duties from Jay Mohr, I just lost interest. But I was glad to hear that Josh Blue came out as the victor of the competition. With his original take on his own disability, cerebral palsy, he dares to make fun of himself before others can. Blue went into the finals with Ty Barnett, who was also well-received for his jokes and delivery. According to Zap2it, Blue was a sentimental favorite who never had to go in the “head-to-head competitions.” When the viewers could make their choice for their favorite, Blue was able to easily make it through to the finals. The finale of Last Comic Standing spanned 90 minutes and brought back the winners of the past three seasons, as well as an appearance by Jay Mohr, who delivered a short set. Good to see Jay Mohr back—I had written Anthony Clark off as a credible host solely by reason of too much makeup. Scary.
Josh Blue walked away with a talent deal with NBC and a stand up special on Bravo.
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Ellen DeGeneres’ Show Renewed
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Talk Shows, NBC, Renewals,
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been picked up for three more seasons by NBC stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and seven other big cities. This takes the show through the 2009-2010 season in these markets. Great news for the dance-aholic whose show earned three Daytime Emmy awards for outstanding talk show, and who herself won two for outstanding talk show host. Jim Paratore, an executive with Warner Bros., said DeGeneres “connects with the upscale, suburban soccer-moms that advertisers pay a premium to reach.” Um,... ok. I think DeGeneres is herself—easy-going and fun-spirited—and that makes her show so relatable to so many people. If that includes upscale suburban soccer-moms, then so be it. I am neither upscale, nor a soccer mom, but I try to catch Ellen’s show whenever I can. I have been a longtime fan of her stand-up, loved her sitcom, and can’t enough of her in Finding Nemo—her transition to daytime talk show host was a natural progression. Dance on, Ellen!
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Debra Messing to Star in USA Network Series
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Mini Series, Cable,
Something about doing a series on USA seems a bit like career suicide, but you gotta pay the bills when your long-running sitcom finally comes to an end. Debra Messing, of Will & Grace fame, will be taking on the title role in The Starter Wife. Based on a novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, the six hour series will look at the life of a woman who must redefine herself as the wife of a Hollywood studio head. If the name Grazer is ringing any bells—Gigi was married to (and recently split from) uber-producer Brian Grazer. Messing has had her fair share of success, including the 2003 Emmy win for playing Grace Adler on Will & Grace. Her dance card continues to be filled, with appearances in Curtis Hanson’s upcoming film Lucky You and Edward Burns latest, Purple Violets. Consider this a short stopover at the USA Network—hey, it beats doing a movie of the week.
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Jon Stewart Scores Comedy Central Pilot
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Cable, Daily Show, The,
Since taking over the seat for The Daily Show in 1996, Jon Stewart’s star has continued to rise. The news has never been more interesting or funny, and all because of his excellent comedic delivery and timing. Stewart’s other endeavors, including books (Naked Pictures of Famous People and A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction), as well as producing The Colbert Report have taken him to the next level. Not to be outdone by… um,... himself, he has signed a deal with Comedy Central to produce a sitcom. The comedy, titled Three Strikes, is set in the world of minor league baseball and is written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, writers for King of the Hill, The Larry Sanders Show, and Late Show With David Letterman. No other details have been released about who will star in the sitcom or when it will air.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm Set for Sixth Season
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Cable, HBO, Renewals,
I’ve been checking HBO’s website weekly to find out if Curb Your Enthusiasm will be back, but there hasn’t been any news—until now. The Hollywood Reporter announced that HBO will in fact be airing a sixth season of Curb. And no, the HBO site still doesn’t have any information about the new season. The series is expected to begin production in September, and all of the players will be returning again. Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines and Susie Essman (god, I love that woman!) will all be on board for the new season, expected to air in 2007. The last season of Curb premiered in September 2005, so we still have a long wait ahead for anything new. Chris Albrecht, chairman and CEO of HBO, just one month ago told reporters that Larry David was unsure about whether or not the show would do another season. With five Emmy nominations, including best comedy, it seemed certain that the show would be back for another term. Pretty, pretty good.
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Diff’rent Strokes, the hit 1970s show about two Harlem orphans who were adopted by a rich businessman, will be the subject of a new NBC movie. The movie, titled Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Diff’rent Strokes, takes a behind-the scenes look at the show that aired from 1978 to 1986. Specifically, the movie looks at Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato and the pitfalls of child stars. Coleman and Bridges appear in on-camera interviews, but sadly, Plato passed away in 1999, the result of an overdose/suicide attempt. I was watching one of those “child star” shows on E! the other day and saw an interview with Dana Plato—she addressed how her life had taken a downward turn as she battled drugs and alcohol. It was such a sad look at someone who was on top at a young age and lost it all. The movie hopes to shed more light on the rise and fall of childhood stars. The movie will air on Monday, September 4th.
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Jason Alexander Joins Everybody Hates Chris
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Everybody Hates Chris, Talent, The CW,
Let’s hope that “Seinfeld Curse” doesn’t follow Jason Alexander when he joins the cast of Everybody Hates Chris. Alexander will play the principal of Corleone Junior High on two episodes of the show and will direct a third episode of the series. Everybody Hates Chris continues to be a critical darling, telling the story of comedian Chris Rock’s childhood in Brooklyn. The show will premiere on October 1st on the CW network. As for the plotlines of the episodes that Alexander will be in—one ep will feature his character, Principal Edwards, making Chris confront a bully; the other episode has Chris and the principal bonding during a snowstorm.
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