By Laughspin Staff | May 13, 2012 at 6:12 pm | No comments
We've posted the previews for Matthew Perry and Dane Cook's new sitcoms on NBC. And here are the rest of the new comedies headed to the network.
The first pair of videos is from The New Normal, which stars Book of Mormon's Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha, who you may...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 13, 2012 at 3:42 pm | 2 comments
One of NBC's new pickups is Dane Cook's show Next Caller, wherein the comedian portrays a sexist satellite radio DJ whose stuck with a new lady co-host, played by Collette Wolfe. In the first video, Cam Dunne (Cook) learns he's been stuck with a new co-host; television veteran...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | May 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm | No comments
Dane Cook's single-camera comedy series Next Caller, wherein the hugely popular comedian plays a DJ at a satellite radio station, has been picked up by NBC, Cook confirms to Laughspin. The news comes after Cook struck a development deal with the network in September of last...
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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 Dylan P. Gadino | April 5, 2012 at 11:37 pm | 2 comments
Though he's been working on new live material lately, Dane Cook famously took some time off from the stand-up stage to hone his acting chops. He was last seen in the drama Answers To Nothing late last year, and you'll be able to check him out in Detention, which hits theaters...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | March 1, 2012 at 11:10 am | No comments
Back in September, Dane Cook told Laughspin he was "beyond aroused" to have inked a development deal with NBC, to headline his own sitcom. And after shopping for projects in which Cook would fit well, it seems the network has now found one. According to Entertainment Weekly,...
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By Jake Kroeger | January 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm | 27 comments
If you've been following the TMZ-ish look into stand-up comedy recently, you'll know that comedians TJ Miller called out Dane Cook in a Twitter rant about his drop in set at the Hollywood Laugh Factory for being unnecessarily mean and grotesque on stage. Cook told Laughspin...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | January 19, 2012 at 9:39 pm | 108 comments
Dane Cook, the comedian many comedy fans love to hate, has once again come under fire. Last night, he popped in to his home club, the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles for a surprise set. And by some attendees' accounts, Cook's working out of new material didn't sit well.
In fact,...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | December 1, 2011 at 9:07 am | One comment
Divisive Dane Cook is starring in the drama Answers to Nothing, which hits theaters tomorrow. But it's not just another movie gig for Cook. Having been away from the stand-up stage since February, this project marks a very conscious decision to start taking his career as an...
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