By Dana Sitar | May 14, 2012 at 1:25 pm | No comments
The upcoming season of 30 Rock will be the show's last, NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt confirmed today. Rumors of the series' end have been floating since the middle of last year, and when the show was renewed for a seventh season last week, we assumed it would be the last. In an...
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By Dana Sitar | May 11, 2012 at 10:29 am | No comments
Comedian and star of the upcoming The Hot Flashes Wanda Sykes will appear on the PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. this Sunday to trace her genealogy back through the centuries. Sykes also takes the show to the roots of her stand-up career. Watch the...
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By Dana Sitar | May 10, 2012 at 4:40 pm | 9 comments
It's official! FX has finalized the schedule for its late-night comedy series executive produced by Chris Rock and starring comedian W. Kamau Bell. Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell will premiere on Thursday, Aug. 9 at 11 pm EST. The show, which Laughspin announced in March,...
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By Dana Sitar | May 10, 2012 at 1:56 pm | No comments
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart responded to the gay marriage ban recently voted into law by North Carolina by pointing out the “collateral damage amongst the heteros,” that outlawing civil unions causes. No worries, though, says Stewart. It's a step towards...
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By Dana Sitar | May 9, 2012 at 10:07 am | No comments
Ladies, it's time to get real … about our “cycles.” I hate to admit it, but there is a comedienne out there talking to people about periods – but this time, it's ok.
Chelsea Lately star, stand-up comedian and author Heather McDonald is fronting the new online campaign...
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By Dana Sitar | May 8, 2012 at 2:08 pm | One comment
Maurice Sendak, the legendary author of trailblazing children's books like Where the Wild Things Are, died today at the age of 83. The cause was complications from a recent stroke, his longtime editor, Michael di Capua, told the New York Times. Sendak will forever be remembered...
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By Dana Sitar | May 8, 2012 at 1:36 pm | No comments
The Sklar Brothers hit the History Channel tonight on a mission to prove that statistics don't have to be boring. Their show, The United Stats of America, premieres at 10 p.m. EST, tackling the question of the week: How are we most likely to die?
The identical twins, Jason...
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By Dana Sitar | May 7, 2012 at 4:06 pm | No comments
NBC, which will present its full Fall lineup a week from today, has green lighted a comedy pilot starring Anne Heche to series, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The project, Save Me, stars the That's What She Said co-star playing a woman (Heche) who believes she is channeling...
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By Dana Sitar | May 7, 2012 at 3:14 pm | No comments
Martin Scorcese surprised Saturday Night Live viewers this weekend with an unannounced appearance on Seth Meyers' Weekend Update segment. The legendary director was revealed from beneath a black hood, playing the tortured captive of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest alter ego Admiral...
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