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Posted Jul 10th 2009 9:03AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Reality-Free
Napoleon Dynamite lead Jon Heder will star in a new Comedy Central sitcom written and produced via Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions.
Heder exploded onto the entertainment scene when
Dynamite made more than $40 million on the indie movie circuit after costing less than a million to produce. He went on to star opposite Ferrell in the less funny figure skating movie,
Blades of Glory.
Now Ferrell will shepherd Heder's first TV venture.
The show doesn't have a title yet, but it reportedly feature Heder as "an out-of-work IT specialist who leaves the city and returns to his small hometown to live with his parents and younger brother."
Continue reading Napoleon Dynamite's Heder heading up new sitcom
Posted Apr 3rd 2009 11:03AM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
If you tune in to the premiere of the new
Comedy Central Presents... stand-up shows tonight, you'll see a couple of familiar faces in John Mulaney (11PM) and Kristen Schaal (11:30PM).
Schaal might be the easier face to place - her role as Mel, the lone groupie on
Flight of the Conchords expanded this season, to the point where Bret and Jemaine were actually living at her apartment for a while. Mulaney has done more work behinds the scenes writing for
Saturday Night Live (he's been on camera once or twice, in the fine tradition of writers like Conan O'Brien). But he's also been on shows like
Important Things with Demetri Martin and
Best Week Ever.
Both are worth catching for their stand-up acts. Schaal brings some of the quirkiness of her
Conchords character, without the creepiness. She's got a great, vivid imagination, which is easy to see in this clip about her dreaming of George Washington.
Continue reading Comedy Central Presents ... some familiar TV faces - VIDEO
Posted Mar 27th 2009 2:00PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Interviews, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Actor and comedian
Jim Gaffigan has come a long way from driving down the stock price for Hot Pockets.
He landed his own short-lived sitcom on CBS, thanks to David Letterman, called
Welcome to New York and a co-starring role on the hit TBS' dramedy
My Boys, which returns for a third season on March 31.
He also racked up a long resume of funny and dramatic roles on hit shows like
Sex and the City,
Flight of the Conchords, and
That 70's Show. He is also one of the few actors to score appearances on all of the
Law & Order series if you don't count
the spinoff that hardcore
L&O cultists are forbidden to say out loud.
Continue reading Jim Gaffigan: The TV Squad interview - VIDEOS
Posted Feb 20th 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, NBC has a new Howie Do It.- FOX has a new Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, then a new Dollhouse.
- PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new Batman: The Brave & The Bold at 8.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Suite Life on Deck.
- At 9, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by a new 20/20.
- NBC has a new Friday Night Lights at 9, then a new Dateline.
- The CW has a new 13: Fear Is Real at 9.
- USA has the season finale of Monk at 9, followed by the season finale of Psych.
- Disney has the movie Dadnapped at 9.
- At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
- Sci-Fi has a new Battlestar Galactica at 10.
- Comedy Central has two new episodes of Comedy Central Presents at 10.
- Also at 10: HBO has the season premiere of Real Time with Bill Maher.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Batman, Monk, Bill Maher, Conan's Last Show
Posted Mar 14th 2008 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, FOX has the series premiere of The Return of Jezebel James. - CBS has another Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular at 8.
- NBC has new episodes of Amnesia and Dateline.
- PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by a new Washington Week.
- There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
- Nickelodeon has a new H20 at 8.
- Also at 8: TCM has Gaslight, followed by Bunny Lake is Missing.
- At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Out of Jimmy's Head.
- At 9, ABC has a new, two hour 20/20.
- VH-1 has a new Best Week Ever at 9.
- At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
- At 10, Comedy Central has two new episodes of Comedy Central Presents, with Juston McKinney and Nick Griffin.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Feb 22nd 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, CBS has a new Price is Right Million Dollar Spectacular. - NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then the series premiere of Amnesia and a new Dateline.
- PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
- There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
- At 9, USA has the season finale of Monk.
- At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
- At 10, Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents.
- Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
- At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Feb 1st 2008 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
- At 8, NBC has a new 1 vs. 100, followed by new episodes of Friday Night Lights and Las Vegas.
- PBS has a new NOW at 8, then new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
- The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- There's a new Flash Gordon on Sci-Fi at 8.
- G4 has a new X-Play at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, followed by a new Psych.
- Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked at 9.
- Hallmark has the new movie Daniel's Daughter at 9.
- At 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
- At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
- Lifetime has two new episodes of Top This Party at 10.
- Sci-Fi has a new Stargate Atlantis at 10.
- Also at 10: Comedy Central has two new episodes of Comedy Central Presents, with Eugene Mirman and Jordan Rubin.
- At 11, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
- At 12:05am, HBO Family has the reunion movie The Odd Couple: Together Again.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jan 12th 2007 5:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week and the special Telling The Truth: The Best in Broadcast Journalism. - CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, then new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then new eps of Las Vegas and Law and Order.
- FOX has a new Nanny 911 at 8, then a new Trading Spouses.
- The CW has a new Friday Night Smackdown! at 8.
- There's a new Hannah Montana on Disney at 8, followed by a new Cory in the House.
- Sci-Fi has another Jake 2.0 marathon starting at 8.
- At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Codename: Kids Next Door.
- At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
- Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 10.
- Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Comedy Central Presents, with Andrew Kennedy.
Posted Jan 5th 2007 2:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Celebrities, Comedy Central
Comedy Central's intermittently funny stand-up showcase Comedy Central Presents is returning January 12 for its eleventh season. The first episode, airing at 10pm, will feature comedian Marc Maron, a personally favorite of mine. This will be followed by Last Comic Standing winner John Heffron at 10:30pm, to whom I'm indifferent. Other comedians to be featured this season include Maria Bamford, Tom Papa, Nick DiPaolo, Chelsea Handler , Finesse Mitchell, Mitch Fatel and Howard Kremer. Yes, some of them have performed for the series before.
I like this show, though it's not on my Tivo's Season Pass since I have to carefully pick which episodes I want to record. Marc Maron and Maria Bamford will get Tivoed for sure, but Tom Papa and Finesse Mitchell I can do without. It's called choice, and that's what makes this country so awesome.
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