Posts with tag Lily Tomlin
Posted Jun 5th 2008 8:23PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Celebrities, Awards, Casting, Reality-Free
CBS has secured
even more celebrities to grace the stage at Radio City Music Hall next Sunday. Gabriel Byrne (
In Treatment), Julie Chen (
Big Brother), Harry Connick, Jr. (
Will & Grace), Laurence Fishburne, Mandy Patinkin
(Criminal Minds), David Hyde Pierce, Lily Tomlin and John Waters (
Til Death Do Us Part) have been added as presenters. These actors and actresses (and, er, Julie Chen) will join an
already stellar list of presenters and host Whoopi Goldberg.
I have to admit it. I'm getting a little excited for The Tonys. I usually find them boring. The performances are fantastic but the awards in between are a bit of a snore. However, this cast of presenters is intriguing. I'll at least be flipping back and forth hoping to catch the performances and my favorite stars.
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards will be held on Sunday June 15th from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
Posted Mar 18th 2008 11:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable/Satellite, Cancellations, Casting
HBO has decided not to air a new Lily Tomlin comedy series, even though six episodes are in the can.
12 Miles of Bad Road, created by
Designing Women writer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, is a one-hour comedy about the Shakespeare family, a millionaire Texas clan whose real estate fortune is mixed up with their eccentric antics. Sounds vaguely like
Dallas meets
Arrested Development, but whatever the recipe, HBO has given it the thumbs down.
Continue reading HBO bails on Lily Tomlin comedy
Posted Jan 22nd 2007 11:59AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, HBO, Premium Cable, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals
HBO continues to prepare for a post Sopranos world. There has been a lot of talk about their upcoming shows lately, including adapting George R. R. Martin's
Song of Ice and Fire, David Milch's
John From Cincinnati, and the untitled
Kanye West project. We can now add
two more to that list.
The network has picked up a one-hour comedy from producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (Designing Women) called
12 Miles Of Bad Road. The show will star Lily Tomlin as the matriarch of a rich Texas family. Add in the family real estate business and a collection of relatives and hilarity will ensue, hopefully. The idea almost sounds like a
Dallas spoof. With Tomlin on board, it will certainly be worth a look. Look for Gary Cole, Mary Kay Place, and Leslie Jordan to also appear.
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