Rachel Harris-related stories
Posted Sep 19th 2009 12:24AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Celebrities, Talk Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
Yesterday, Leno mocked "Cash for Clunkers" by mocking up a "Cash for Flunkers" video. Tonight he tapped the same well with a "Cash for Chunkers" joke. I guess that's common in the late night arena, but I've never been a fan of using the same exact set-up on different nights to get a different joke. Unless you acknowledge how weak it is when you do it.
Tonight's correspondent was
The Hangover's Rachael Harris, who came on to show us the lost art of bartering in this tough economic times. Like most of the other correspondent segments, it had some funny moments, but it just seemed to go on forever.
Continue reading The Jay Leno Show: Drew Barrymore
Posted Apr 23rd 2008 12:41PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, CSI, Reality-Free
I can't believe this is actually happening. I've told you before how much I hate cross-overs on TV; it's tolerable if it's at least the same genre of show. This is like in-breeding. If CSI and Two And a Half Men were brother and sister, then their deformed, incestual love-child is what's going to air on Monday, May 5th.
We actually reported on this almost a year ago, that the writers of CSI and Two And a Half Men were going to flip-flop and pen an episode of the other show. Well it never happened. Now, according to this press release, it's a go. I would imagine that the Writer's Strike played a role in resuscitating this awkward match-up.
Continue reading Writers of CSI and Two and a Half Men switch shows, create crossover from hell
Posted May 13th 2007 11:13AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts
The Upfronts are this week, but already information is starting to leak about which shows are being renewed by which networks. The latest news is that ABC
has renewed two newcomers:
October Road and
Notes from the Underbelly.
I haven't seen
October Road, but
Paul says it's an awful lot like
Ed. I have, however, seen
Notes from the Underbelly and I am quite shocked that it's getting a second season. You see, I come to this from a unique perspective because I am a pregnant woman and I find the entire show to be completely ridiculous. I watched the first four episodes because I wanted to like it and to have my own special pregnant-lady show to watch (
A Baby Story is just waaaay too much labor). But I can't stand it. The characters are stereotypes to the extreme and their situations are always taken to the most illogical conclusion. I can't identify with any of them. But, as
Liz says, maybe it's a show only a mommy can love.
Posted Apr 16th 2007 2:01PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd
If you don't think breast pumps are fodder for good comedy, it's probably because you've never found yourself on the other end of one. Me, I think they're a hoot.
For weeks, I've heard nothing but bad buzz about
Notes from the Underbelly.
Joel saw a screener for the show in July and he thought it was horrible. And to tell you the truth, the commercials didn't look all that funny.
That's why I sat down on Thursday night for the premiere of
Notes from the Underbelly fully expecting to hate this show. So imagine my surprise, when I found myself laughing out loud quite a few times during
Underbelly's first two episodes.
Continue reading Is Underbelly a show only a mommy can love?
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