8 Best Workplace Comedy Shows That Will Help You Overcome Your Office Blues(Photo Credit –IMDb)
While the workplace might not be the best place to have fun, workplace comedies do make up for one of the best sitcom genres. Featuring relatable situations with a humorous twist, these shows provide the audiences with comic relief after long days at work.
From office romances and politics to flamboyant managers and struggling employees, these shows have all the right elements to keep the viewers hooked. Here, we have curated a list of eight best workplace comedy series that will surely help you get through your office blues.
1. The Office (2005–2013)
Probably the first show that comes to everyone’s mind when they think of a workplace sitcom, The Office continues to be loved by viewers even a decade after its conclusion. The NBC series follows the daily lives of employees at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company,...
While the workplace might not be the best place to have fun, workplace comedies do make up for one of the best sitcom genres. Featuring relatable situations with a humorous twist, these shows provide the audiences with comic relief after long days at work.
From office romances and politics to flamboyant managers and struggling employees, these shows have all the right elements to keep the viewers hooked. Here, we have curated a list of eight best workplace comedy series that will surely help you get through your office blues.
1. The Office (2005–2013)
Probably the first show that comes to everyone’s mind when they think of a workplace sitcom, The Office continues to be loved by viewers even a decade after its conclusion. The NBC series follows the daily lives of employees at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Jashandeep Singh
- KoiMoi
The one fatal mistake that most TV shows make is using TV cameos gratuitously. If the cameo doesn't mean something to the audience and the characters in the show, it's pointless, and little more than a random Stan Lee Appears gag.
On the other hand, too many shows have fallen into the trap of celebrity worship with their cameos.
Having cast members gawk and gape at their celebrity crush as if to reinforce the celebrity's prestige while doing nothing for the universe we enjoy is a waste of talent.
For this list of the top TV cameos worth celebrating, we will focus on iconic cameo appearances that gave the show some unforgettable moments that made TV history.
Seinfeld Cast, Curb Your Enthusiasm
What better way to give Seinfeld the better ending many feel it deserved than by bringing back the cast and the original set and doing a bit of self-parody?...
On the other hand, too many shows have fallen into the trap of celebrity worship with their cameos.
Having cast members gawk and gape at their celebrity crush as if to reinforce the celebrity's prestige while doing nothing for the universe we enjoy is a waste of talent.
For this list of the top TV cameos worth celebrating, we will focus on iconic cameo appearances that gave the show some unforgettable moments that made TV history.
Seinfeld Cast, Curb Your Enthusiasm
What better way to give Seinfeld the better ending many feel it deserved than by bringing back the cast and the original set and doing a bit of self-parody?...
- 5/17/2024
- by Michael Arangua
- TVfanatic
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and its progenyImage: The A.V. Club
If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in...
If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in...
- 5/15/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Imagine what it was like in the 1990s -- and being constantly told and reminded that Tarantino was revolutionizing cinema.
Not only was Quentin Tarantino's indie project being worshiped by film critics in 1994, but it was also being staged as the antithesis to the year's other subversive comedy, Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks.
Forrest Gump represented traditional values and innocence. (Though screenwriter Eric Roth nor Winston Groom ever intended the character that way)
Pulp Fiction represented cynicism and brutality triumphing over good intentions. It was an Oscar race partly conceived by Miramax and Harvey Weinstein, who, believe it or not, used to be good at other things besides...well, you know.
It was impossible for Gen X not to embrace Pulp Fiction as their generation's movie and the one that most spoke to their maturing culture. Maybe amid the media storm, I was the only one who saw what was happening.
Not only was Quentin Tarantino's indie project being worshiped by film critics in 1994, but it was also being staged as the antithesis to the year's other subversive comedy, Forrest Gump, starring Tom Hanks.
Forrest Gump represented traditional values and innocence. (Though screenwriter Eric Roth nor Winston Groom ever intended the character that way)
Pulp Fiction represented cynicism and brutality triumphing over good intentions. It was an Oscar race partly conceived by Miramax and Harvey Weinstein, who, believe it or not, used to be good at other things besides...well, you know.
It was impossible for Gen X not to embrace Pulp Fiction as their generation's movie and the one that most spoke to their maturing culture. Maybe amid the media storm, I was the only one who saw what was happening.
- 5/4/2024
- by Michael Arangua
- TVfanatic
Today, Paramount+ announced that production is underway on the highly anticipated Tulsa King Season 2, which will star Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone.
Executive-produced by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan, the comedy is set to film in Oklahoma and Atlanta. Multi-award nominee Craig Zisk will direct and executive produce.
Academy Award nominee Terence Winter is slated to return as writer and executive producer. Tulsa King Season 2 is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios exclusively for Paramount+.
Tulsa King continues to be one of Paramount+’s most-watched series of all time, ranking second only behind Sheridan’s 1923. The show’s premiere in November 2022, coupled with the NFL on CBS, set a new record for subscriber growth in a single day since Paramount+’s launch and was the most-watched series on the service while in season.
Season one of Tulsa King will air on CBS this summer before season two launches this fall.
Executive-produced by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan, the comedy is set to film in Oklahoma and Atlanta. Multi-award nominee Craig Zisk will direct and executive produce.
Academy Award nominee Terence Winter is slated to return as writer and executive producer. Tulsa King Season 2 is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios exclusively for Paramount+.
Tulsa King continues to be one of Paramount+’s most-watched series of all time, ranking second only behind Sheridan’s 1923. The show’s premiere in November 2022, coupled with the NFL on CBS, set a new record for subscriber growth in a single day since Paramount+’s launch and was the most-watched series on the service while in season.
Season one of Tulsa King will air on CBS this summer before season two launches this fall.
- 4/2/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Opening in theaters today, a new film set in the world late-night television answers the burning question: Could a late-night show beat Johnny Carson in the ratings if it its surprise guest turned out to be Satan?
Late Night with The Devil is an independent film, as many horror movies are, made in Australia, with mostly unknown Australian actors; but its look and many of its characters will be familiar to anyone in America who has watched late-night TV, especially during the Carson-dominant era of the 1970’s.
This is far from the first time the genre of late night has inspired fictionalized versions of itself in the movies or in other quarters of television. There are many memorable entries in this subsection of entertainment, headed in TV certainly by one of the greatest comedies of all time, The Larry Sanders Show, and in films by Martin Scorsese’s most underrated movie,...
Late Night with The Devil is an independent film, as many horror movies are, made in Australia, with mostly unknown Australian actors; but its look and many of its characters will be familiar to anyone in America who has watched late-night TV, especially during the Carson-dominant era of the 1970’s.
This is far from the first time the genre of late night has inspired fictionalized versions of itself in the movies or in other quarters of television. There are many memorable entries in this subsection of entertainment, headed in TV certainly by one of the greatest comedies of all time, The Larry Sanders Show, and in films by Martin Scorsese’s most underrated movie,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Bill Carter
- LateNighter
In The Late Great, Primetimer staffers and contributors revisit shows that were cut short, but still cast a long shadow over the TV landscape.
Twenty years ago, a short-lived series from Todd Holland and Bryan Fuller (purveyor of cult hits Pushing Daisies and Hannibal) made its debut on Fox: Wonderfalls.
The quirky hour-long show was unlike anything that was airing on television at the time. Network lineups in 2004 tended to be primarily made up of procedurals, sitcoms, teen soaps, and unscripted programming. A whimsical dramedy about an Ivy League graduate who starts receiving guidance from inanimate toy animals in order to dole out random good deeds may have been considered a little too left of center.
Twenty years ago, a short-lived series from Todd Holland and Bryan Fuller (purveyor of cult hits Pushing Daisies and Hannibal) made its debut on Fox: Wonderfalls.
The quirky hour-long show was unlike anything that was airing on television at the time. Network lineups in 2004 tended to be primarily made up of procedurals, sitcoms, teen soaps, and unscripted programming. A whimsical dramedy about an Ivy League graduate who starts receiving guidance from inanimate toy animals in order to dole out random good deeds may have been considered a little too left of center.
- 3/12/2024
- by Philiana Ng
- Primetimer
Richard Lewis, the beloved stand-up comedian and longtime star of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died at age 76. IndieWire confirmed the news with his representatives. Lewis shared a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, that he’d received two years earlier, in April 2023 and announced at that time he was stepping away from stand-up comedy.
Comedian/Actor Richard Lewis passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles last night after suffering a heart attack, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. Lewis’ wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship, and support and asks for privacy at this time, per a statement.
Lewis appears in the 12th season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” created by his co-star and friend Larry David, which is now in its last run of episodes on HBO. In the comedy series, Lewis played a version of himself as a misanthropic comic in Los Angeles, entangled...
Comedian/Actor Richard Lewis passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles last night after suffering a heart attack, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham. Lewis’ wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship, and support and asks for privacy at this time, per a statement.
Lewis appears in the 12th season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” created by his co-star and friend Larry David, which is now in its last run of episodes on HBO. In the comedy series, Lewis played a version of himself as a misanthropic comic in Los Angeles, entangled...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Chicago – The truth is out there for David Duchovny, and he is definitely a seeker. The actor, best known for the TV series “The X Files” and “Californication,” has a new film in theaters opening February 14th, in which he portrays a father figure to the title character in “Adam the First.”
Duchovny is James, who is raising Adam (Oakes Fegley). When the boy is old enough to understand, James tells him he’s not his biological father. As Adam gets to be a teenager, his education is mostly about survival, as James keeps him off the grid in trailer in the woods. When the past catches up with them, Adam has to make his escape, but not before learning that three men named Jacob could possibly be his real father. The young teen must strike out on his own to find his roots, encountering the possibilities along the journey.
Duchovny is James, who is raising Adam (Oakes Fegley). When the boy is old enough to understand, James tells him he’s not his biological father. As Adam gets to be a teenager, his education is mostly about survival, as James keeps him off the grid in trailer in the woods. When the past catches up with them, Adam has to make his escape, but not before learning that three men named Jacob could possibly be his real father. The young teen must strike out on his own to find his roots, encountering the possibilities along the journey.
- 2/16/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Exclusive: A3 Artists Agency has signed Mary Lynn Rajskub, the veteran comedian, actress and writer known for turns in Fox’s hit action drama 24, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love and FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for representation.
In 24, which ran for nine seasons, Rajskub played the fan-favorite character of Chloe O’Brian, the intelligence analyst who is protagonist Jack Bauer’s (Kiefer Sutherland) most trusted colleague. In Anderson’s classic, she portrayed Elizabeth, one of anxious entrepreneur Barry’s (Adam Sandler) seven domineering sisters, and in It’s Always Sunny, she portrays the hilariously bizarre recurring character Gail the Snail.
Most recently seen in the Fox anthology series Accused and the Tim Story-directed Disney+ comedy Dashing Through The Snow, Rajskub has also had notable parts in recent years in Hulu’s award-winning Amanda Seyfried miniseries The Dropout and the Chris Pratt sci-fi film The Tomorrow War for Amazon.
In 24, which ran for nine seasons, Rajskub played the fan-favorite character of Chloe O’Brian, the intelligence analyst who is protagonist Jack Bauer’s (Kiefer Sutherland) most trusted colleague. In Anderson’s classic, she portrayed Elizabeth, one of anxious entrepreneur Barry’s (Adam Sandler) seven domineering sisters, and in It’s Always Sunny, she portrays the hilariously bizarre recurring character Gail the Snail.
Most recently seen in the Fox anthology series Accused and the Tim Story-directed Disney+ comedy Dashing Through The Snow, Rajskub has also had notable parts in recent years in Hulu’s award-winning Amanda Seyfried miniseries The Dropout and the Chris Pratt sci-fi film The Tomorrow War for Amazon.
- 1/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney has formalized the promotion of ABC Signature EVP Production and Post-Production Carol Turner, officially naming her head of Production for Disney Entertainment Television.
Turner assumed the role last spring as part of the consolidation of production operations across Disney TV Studios, Hulu, Freeform and FX under her in the wave of layoffs at the company, with then-20th Television EVP Production Nissa Diederich and FX EVP of Production Nick Lombardo reporting to her.
That role has since been further expanded and formalized, with Turner now overseeing physical production and backlot functions for both the studios and platforms including 20th Television, ABC Signature, ABC Entertainment, FX Productions, Disney+, Hulu, Freeform and Onyx Collective, with a purview of over 100 current series and pilots.
ABC Signature’s John Ziffren has been promoted to EVP of Production and Post-Production, assuming Turner’s previous responsibilities. He reports to her as do Lombardo as well...
Turner assumed the role last spring as part of the consolidation of production operations across Disney TV Studios, Hulu, Freeform and FX under her in the wave of layoffs at the company, with then-20th Television EVP Production Nissa Diederich and FX EVP of Production Nick Lombardo reporting to her.
That role has since been further expanded and formalized, with Turner now overseeing physical production and backlot functions for both the studios and platforms including 20th Television, ABC Signature, ABC Entertainment, FX Productions, Disney+, Hulu, Freeform and Onyx Collective, with a purview of over 100 current series and pilots.
ABC Signature’s John Ziffren has been promoted to EVP of Production and Post-Production, assuming Turner’s previous responsibilities. He reports to her as do Lombardo as well...
- 1/18/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
January 11, 1999, 25 years ago to the day, was Jon Stewart’s first night hosting The Daily Show.
The comedian took over from Craig Kilborn, who had hosted the Comedy Central show from July 21, 1996. Stewart’s first guest was Michael J. Fox, promoting Spin City.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart went on to win the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series for ten consecutive years between 2003 and 2012, before losing to The Colbert Report, a show that he exec produced, for a couple of years, and then coming back to win in 2015 in his final season.
It’s a run that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver looked like it might replicate with seven wins in the category – then known as Outstanding Variety Talk Series – starting in 2016.
However, Oliver is now competing on Monday night at the primetime Emmys in a new category, Outstanding Scripted Variety Series, up against Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show,...
The comedian took over from Craig Kilborn, who had hosted the Comedy Central show from July 21, 1996. Stewart’s first guest was Michael J. Fox, promoting Spin City.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart went on to win the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series for ten consecutive years between 2003 and 2012, before losing to The Colbert Report, a show that he exec produced, for a couple of years, and then coming back to win in 2015 in his final season.
It’s a run that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver looked like it might replicate with seven wins in the category – then known as Outstanding Variety Talk Series – starting in 2016.
However, Oliver is now competing on Monday night at the primetime Emmys in a new category, Outstanding Scripted Variety Series, up against Saturday Night Live and A Black Lady Sketch Show,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Cindy Morgan, the actor best known for playing Lacey Underall in “Caddyshack” and Lora/Yori in Disney’s original “Tron” film, has died. She was 69.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office in Florida confirmed the news to the Los Angeles Times, saying Morgan died of natural causes. Officials were not able to specify when she died.
Morgan gained notoriety for her performance as blonde bombshell Lacey in the 1980 sports comedy “Caddyshack,” starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield.
“‘Caddyshack’ was my first film and I’ll say that the end product was so completely different, it was originally about the caddies,” Morgan said in a 2012 interview. “So at first, I had nothing to lose to audition. It was fun. All I did was focus on making the person sweat. Look ’em in the eye, do that thing many women know how to do.”
After guesting on such series as “The Love Boat,...
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office in Florida confirmed the news to the Los Angeles Times, saying Morgan died of natural causes. Officials were not able to specify when she died.
Morgan gained notoriety for her performance as blonde bombshell Lacey in the 1980 sports comedy “Caddyshack,” starring Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield.
“‘Caddyshack’ was my first film and I’ll say that the end product was so completely different, it was originally about the caddies,” Morgan said in a 2012 interview. “So at first, I had nothing to lose to audition. It was fun. All I did was focus on making the person sweat. Look ’em in the eye, do that thing many women know how to do.”
After guesting on such series as “The Love Boat,...
- 1/7/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
"Tron" and "Caddyshack" star Cindy Morgan has died, TMZ is reporting. The actress who appeared in several hit films and TV shows, most notably in the 1980s, was 69 years old. The outlet confirmed the news with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, but the details surrounding Morgan's passing are not currently available.
Morgan began her career as a weather reporter, but her first on-screen acting role came in 1979, when she played Elaine in the erotic comedy "Up Yours." Known for her striking blonde hair and blue-eyes, Morgan was cast in bombshell roles, including as the goofily named character Lacy Underall in the 1980 Bill Murray-led comedy "Caddyshack." The actress soon found herself in the zeitgeist, appearing in the cyberspace action-adventure film "Tron" as Dr. Lora Baines, a scientific assistant who was dating Encom programmer Alan (Bruce Boxleitner). In the same film, Morgan also played Yori, a cool and powerful computer program that,...
Morgan began her career as a weather reporter, but her first on-screen acting role came in 1979, when she played Elaine in the erotic comedy "Up Yours." Known for her striking blonde hair and blue-eyes, Morgan was cast in bombshell roles, including as the goofily named character Lacy Underall in the 1980 Bill Murray-led comedy "Caddyshack." The actress soon found herself in the zeitgeist, appearing in the cyberspace action-adventure film "Tron" as Dr. Lora Baines, a scientific assistant who was dating Encom programmer Alan (Bruce Boxleitner). In the same film, Morgan also played Yori, a cool and powerful computer program that,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
If you followed indie film in the 90s, Vince Vaughn was at the center of a legendary tale. As the story goes, in order to get permission to use the theme from Jaws in the film Swingers, Doug Liman screened the film for Steven Spielberg’s approval. Not only did Stevie Boy allow them to use the scary shark tune but the legendary director knew he had to work with whoever was playing Trent Walker. And, he did just that when he cast Vince Vaughn in his Jurassic Park sequel, The Lost World. Spielberg instantly knew that Vince Vaughn was superstar material and he was correctomundo. Over the last nearly 30 years, he has given us some of the best comedic performances mixed in with some bone chilling anti-heroes. But it seems in the past few years Vaughn has slowed down his output to focus on smaller roles in more meaningful projects.
- 11/10/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Meg Ryan plotted her return to Hollywood after being sent the script for 'What Happens Later' during the Covid-19 pandemic.The 'Sleepless In Seattle' star is returning to the big screen for the first time in eight years with the new movie about two former lovers trapped in an airport with the actress starring opposite David Duchovny and also directing the picture - and she's revealed it all came about while she was stuck at home back in 2020.In a chat with Interview magazine - believed to have been given before the Hollywood actors strike - Meg explained: "They sent me the script— which was a first or second draft by the playwright [Steven Dietz] - based on a play called 'Shooting Star'. I had just moved to California at the beginning of the pandemic and it was this big collective pause, so that script got...
- 9/1/2023
- by Louise Mary Randell
- Bang Showbiz
Based on Gold Derby’s odds, one of the absolute tightest 2023 Creative Arts Emmy races involves Best Variety Special Writing contenders Chris Rock and John Mulaney, both of whom have previously conquered the category and are now facing off for the first time ever. Having both pushed their comedy to new levels of boldness in their respective Netflix specials “Selective Outrage” and “Baby J,” they provide voters with a truly tough choice when it comes to honoring the most impressive writing of the year.
This contest is made even more interesting by the fact that Rock and Wanda Sykes (“I’m an Entertainer”) are competing against each other after jointly earning four writing nominations and one win for “The Chris Rock Show” over two decades ago. Also included in this lineup are the sketch comedy special “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and the career retrospective “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love....
This contest is made even more interesting by the fact that Rock and Wanda Sykes (“I’m an Entertainer”) are competing against each other after jointly earning four writing nominations and one win for “The Chris Rock Show” over two decades ago. Also included in this lineup are the sketch comedy special “Would It Kill You to Laugh?” and the career retrospective “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love....
- 8/4/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
In Hollywood it only takes one role to turn you into an icon, and one moment to take it all away. Long before cancel culture was a phrase, one iconic celebrity had a meltdown of epic proportions that helped usher in the age of the viral video. As many TV stars have found out, life after a hugely successful show can be quite tough for some. With Julia Louis-Dreyfus winning countless Emmy’s, Jason Alexander returning to his stage roots and Jerry Seinfeld continuing his legendary stand up career, its time we find out what happened to the other member of Seinfeld’s iconic cast: Wtf Happened to Michael Richards? Ya know… Kramer!
But as always we must begin at the beginning and the beginning began on his birthday July 24, 1949 in Culver City, California. After starting on the stand up circuit in 1979, Richards career would take off when he was...
But as always we must begin at the beginning and the beginning began on his birthday July 24, 1949 in Culver City, California. After starting on the stand up circuit in 1979, Richards career would take off when he was...
- 7/7/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
When the 2023 Primetime Emmy nominations were revealed, Ali Wong and Pedro Pascal both had the honor of being included in multiple performance lineups. She made history as the first newcomer to the acting categories recognized for both live action (“Beef”) and voice (“Tuca & Bertie”) work, while he became the first actor nominated for three programs on his initial Emmy outing. These achievements made them the newest members of a group of 26 people who earned their first two (or three) acting Emmy nominations in a single year.
Wong’s eventual Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actress win for “Beef” made her the seventh person in this bunch to succeed on one of her bids. The first was Robert Cummings, who received 1955’s Best Single Performance by an Actor prize for “Twelve Angry Men” and simultaneously lost for his regular lead turn on “My Hero.”
The first five champs who followed Cummings were Jack Albertson,...
Wong’s eventual Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actress win for “Beef” made her the seventh person in this bunch to succeed on one of her bids. The first was Robert Cummings, who received 1955’s Best Single Performance by an Actor prize for “Twelve Angry Men” and simultaneously lost for his regular lead turn on “My Hero.”
The first five champs who followed Cummings were Jack Albertson,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
“I would say ‘Veep’ absolutely put us on a path toward this project,” reflects Peter Huyck on how the Emmy-winning HBO political satire starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus led him and his creative partner Alex Gregory to their subsequent project, the HBO limited series “White House Plumbers.” Together, the duo created, executive produced, and wrote all five episodes of this retelling of Watergate, which was brought to them by David Bernad. He thought there was a “Coen brothers dark comedy” in the material and wanted the “Veep” writers to offer a “new take” on the infamous D.C. scandal. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Gregory points not only to “Veep,” but also to that show’s creator Armando Iannucci and his film “The Death of Stalin” as a major source of inspiration. “That was a horrific episode about a genocidal maniac, and it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen,...
Gregory points not only to “Veep,” but also to that show’s creator Armando Iannucci and his film “The Death of Stalin” as a major source of inspiration. “That was a horrific episode about a genocidal maniac, and it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen,...
- 6/7/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
It was a night of firsts, lasts and an upset win as TV’s finest gathered together to celebrate the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards on ABC on September 19, 1993. Even the host made history — in more ways than one. Read on for our Emmys flashback 30 years ago to 1993.
For the first time ever, the ceremony was hosted solely by a female — who was also, ironically, the unluckiest actress in Emmy history. Up for her 13th Emmy nomination that evening, Angela Lansbury guided the ceremony with her usual grace. Lansbury passed away in 2022, with the record of most Best Drama Actress bids as well as the record for most overall nominations without a win at 18. However, she wasn’t the only one nominated at this ceremony who has never won despite numerous nominations, or the only one to lay claim to an unfortunate record.
After a stellar year in 1992, reigning Best Drama...
For the first time ever, the ceremony was hosted solely by a female — who was also, ironically, the unluckiest actress in Emmy history. Up for her 13th Emmy nomination that evening, Angela Lansbury guided the ceremony with her usual grace. Lansbury passed away in 2022, with the record of most Best Drama Actress bids as well as the record for most overall nominations without a win at 18. However, she wasn’t the only one nominated at this ceremony who has never won despite numerous nominations, or the only one to lay claim to an unfortunate record.
After a stellar year in 1992, reigning Best Drama...
- 5/3/2023
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Emily Marshall, who parlayed a gig as a secretary for producer Fred de Cordova on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show into a two-decade career as a sitcom writer on Newhart, Rhoda, Wkrp in Cincinnati and Designing Women, has died. She was 79.
Marshall died March 17 of lung cancer at her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, her friend and mentor, Emmy-nominated writer-producer Barry Kemp, said. She served as a staff writer on Newhart, which he created, from 1982-84.
Marshall was the third wife of Doc Severinsen. She married the colorful Tonight Show bandleader and trumpet player in 1980 and was with him for nearly 40 years through 2013.
Marshall also created the 1988-89 CBS sitcom Coming of Age, which starred Paul Dooley, Phyllis Newman, Alan Young, Glynis Johns, Kevin Pollak and Ruta Lee. The comedy, set in an Arizona retirement community, opened with Severinsen performing the boisterous big band number “Sing, Sing,...
Marshall died March 17 of lung cancer at her home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, her friend and mentor, Emmy-nominated writer-producer Barry Kemp, said. She served as a staff writer on Newhart, which he created, from 1982-84.
Marshall was the third wife of Doc Severinsen. She married the colorful Tonight Show bandleader and trumpet player in 1980 and was with him for nearly 40 years through 2013.
Marshall also created the 1988-89 CBS sitcom Coming of Age, which starred Paul Dooley, Phyllis Newman, Alan Young, Glynis Johns, Kevin Pollak and Ruta Lee. The comedy, set in an Arizona retirement community, opened with Severinsen performing the boisterous big band number “Sing, Sing,...
- 4/12/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
All 7 seasons of the NBC comedy 30 Rock are available to binge on Hulu. Tina Fey created the show inspired by her experiences on Saturday Night Live, though the world of Tgs was wilder than SNL. 30 Rock was both a Hollywood industry satire and a universally relatable workplace comedy with career and dating foibles.
L-r: Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec Baldwin | Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
So, if you’ve burned through all seven seasons of 30 Rock you may be looking for something new to watch. Showbiz Cheat Sheet is here to help. Here are seven more shows you can watch if you like 30 Rock.
If you like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Studio 60’ was the dramatic version of it
When 30 Rock premiered on NBC in 2006, it wasn’t the only show about the backstage workings of a variety show. Aaron Sorkin created Studio 60...
L-r: Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer, and Alec Baldwin | Ali Goldstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
So, if you’ve burned through all seven seasons of 30 Rock you may be looking for something new to watch. Showbiz Cheat Sheet is here to help. Here are seven more shows you can watch if you like 30 Rock.
If you like ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Studio 60’ was the dramatic version of it
When 30 Rock premiered on NBC in 2006, it wasn’t the only show about the backstage workings of a variety show. Aaron Sorkin created Studio 60...
- 3/29/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Succession is back for its fourth and final season. That means only 10 more chances to hear the memorable theme song, which got Showbiz Cheat Sheet thinking. HBO has quite a track record of memorable theme songs. They date back to linear TV, before skipping the credits was even an option, but even so, these are so good you wouldn’t want to skip them anyway.
Brian Cox | Macall Polay/HBO
Here are the 7 best theme songs to HBO original shows we thought of. Succession is on the list and its final season airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.
‘The Larry Sanders Show’ theme song was better than real late night talk shows
Garry Shandling’s showbiz spoof The Larry Sanders Show got everything right about the industry. Shandling played a late night talk show host and the satire showed how fake everything was both on the stage and behind the scenes.
Brian Cox | Macall Polay/HBO
Here are the 7 best theme songs to HBO original shows we thought of. Succession is on the list and its final season airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO.
‘The Larry Sanders Show’ theme song was better than real late night talk shows
Garry Shandling’s showbiz spoof The Larry Sanders Show got everything right about the industry. Shandling played a late night talk show host and the satire showed how fake everything was both on the stage and behind the scenes.
- 3/26/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
With the Community movie coming to Peacock it’s a good time to revisit the six seasons before the movie. When you graduate from the series like the study group graduated Greendale, you may want more. Here are some other shows that offer their own kind of surreal, self-referential live-action comedy if you liked Community.
L-r: Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Gillian Jacobs | Justin Lubin/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images If you liked ‘Community’ you may have ‘Scrubs’ to thank
The medical comedy Scrubs predates Community on NBC. Narrated by new resident J.D. (Zach Braff), Scrubs could break the fourth wall at any time within J.D.’s head. These included fantasy sequences, which isn’t how Community broke the fourth wall, but allowed Scrubs to get surreal.
Scrubs did have its own movie within Sacred Heart Hospital though. J.D. was writing a horror script called Dr.
L-r: Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Gillian Jacobs | Justin Lubin/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images If you liked ‘Community’ you may have ‘Scrubs’ to thank
The medical comedy Scrubs predates Community on NBC. Narrated by new resident J.D. (Zach Braff), Scrubs could break the fourth wall at any time within J.D.’s head. These included fantasy sequences, which isn’t how Community broke the fourth wall, but allowed Scrubs to get surreal.
Scrubs did have its own movie within Sacred Heart Hospital though. J.D. was writing a horror script called Dr.
- 3/7/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The 2023 Writers Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night in simultaneous ceremonies held in New York and Los Angeles.
Among the winners were Everything Everywhere All at Once, for original screenplay; Women Talking, for adapted screenplay; The Bear, for comedy series; Severance, for drama series and for new series; The White Lotus, for limited series; Better Call Saul, for episodic drama; and Hacks, for episodic comedy.
With the win, Eeaao completed a historic sweep of the top prizes at the guild awards, after also winning at the Spirit Awards on Saturday. Upon accepting the night’s biggest award, Daniel Scheinert admitted, “Writing is confusing and hard and we felt so lost so often,” thanking their collaborators for sifting through “very, very rough drafts.” Daniel Kwan used the moment to address the Writers Guild’s upcoming negotiations, saying, “I’m so proud to be a part of the WGA. What you do for the industry,...
Among the winners were Everything Everywhere All at Once, for original screenplay; Women Talking, for adapted screenplay; The Bear, for comedy series; Severance, for drama series and for new series; The White Lotus, for limited series; Better Call Saul, for episodic drama; and Hacks, for episodic comedy.
With the win, Eeaao completed a historic sweep of the top prizes at the guild awards, after also winning at the Spirit Awards on Saturday. Upon accepting the night’s biggest award, Daniel Scheinert admitted, “Writing is confusing and hard and we felt so lost so often,” thanking their collaborators for sifting through “very, very rough drafts.” Daniel Kwan used the moment to address the Writers Guild’s upcoming negotiations, saying, “I’m so proud to be a part of the WGA. What you do for the industry,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Hilary Lewis and Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has picked up a new comedy series starring Kristen Bell from writer Erin Foster and executive producer Steven Levitan, Variety has learned.
The untitled series is said to center on “the unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman (Bell) and an unconventional rabbi.”
Foster created the series and serves as an executive producer. Bell also executive produces in addition to starring. Levitan executive produces via Steven Levitan Productions (Slp). Craig Digregorio, Sara Foster, and Danielle Stokdyk also executive produce. Oly Obst and Josh Lieberman are executive producers for 3 Arts. 20th Television will produce in association with Slp, with the company currently under an overall deal at the studio.
This will mark the second Netflix series in which Bell has starred. She previously led the dark comedy series “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” at the streamer. Bell is also known...
The untitled series is said to center on “the unlikely relationship between an irreverent, outspoken, agnostic woman (Bell) and an unconventional rabbi.”
Foster created the series and serves as an executive producer. Bell also executive produces in addition to starring. Levitan executive produces via Steven Levitan Productions (Slp). Craig Digregorio, Sara Foster, and Danielle Stokdyk also executive produce. Oly Obst and Josh Lieberman are executive producers for 3 Arts. 20th Television will produce in association with Slp, with the company currently under an overall deal at the studio.
This will mark the second Netflix series in which Bell has starred. She previously led the dark comedy series “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” at the streamer. Bell is also known...
- 3/1/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: UTA has signed veteran comedian Dana Carvey for representation in all areas.
Carvey is best known for his memorable six-season run on Saturday Night Live. He went up to star in the 1996 sketch series The Dana Carvey Show for ABC and the subsequent Hulu documentary Too Funny To Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show in 2017. Other TV credits include The Larry Sanders Show, Just Shoot Me!, Fairly Odd Parents and Rick and Morty.
In film, Carvey starred in in Wayne’s World and Wayne’s World 2. He also voiced the role of Dana in Hotel Transylvania 2 and the role of Pops in The Secret Life of Pets 2.
Carvey currently co-hosts the popular podcast Fly on The Wall alongside UTA client David Spade. He previously impersonated Mickey Rooney in the podcast series You Must Remember This.
Carvey will continue to be represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Carvey is best known for his memorable six-season run on Saturday Night Live. He went up to star in the 1996 sketch series The Dana Carvey Show for ABC and the subsequent Hulu documentary Too Funny To Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show in 2017. Other TV credits include The Larry Sanders Show, Just Shoot Me!, Fairly Odd Parents and Rick and Morty.
In film, Carvey starred in in Wayne’s World and Wayne’s World 2. He also voiced the role of Dana in Hotel Transylvania 2 and the role of Pops in The Secret Life of Pets 2.
Carvey currently co-hosts the popular podcast Fly on The Wall alongside UTA client David Spade. He previously impersonated Mickey Rooney in the podcast series You Must Remember This.
Carvey will continue to be represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
- 2/16/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Alison Brie is looking back on the NBC era of beloved sitcom “Community.”
The “Somebody I Used to Know” writer and star shared that she rewatched “Community” when the Dan Harmon-created series was on Netflix during the Covid-19 lockdown. Emmy-winning “Community” ran from 2009 to 2014 on NBC, with its final season airing on Yahoo! Screen in 2015.
“It holds up,” Brie said during the “We Might Be Drunk” podcast (below). “I recently rewatched some of it because I love to watch my own work. No! It went up on Netflix during Covid, and I just rewatched a bunch of it, and I loved it.”
Brie added, “It’s very edgy too. I think a lot of that writing was toeing the line for a network comedy of, like, getting in some good jabs.”
The “Spin Me Round” actress recalled the “dream” era of airing alongside the Must-See TV NBC comedy lineup at the time.
The “Somebody I Used to Know” writer and star shared that she rewatched “Community” when the Dan Harmon-created series was on Netflix during the Covid-19 lockdown. Emmy-winning “Community” ran from 2009 to 2014 on NBC, with its final season airing on Yahoo! Screen in 2015.
“It holds up,” Brie said during the “We Might Be Drunk” podcast (below). “I recently rewatched some of it because I love to watch my own work. No! It went up on Netflix during Covid, and I just rewatched a bunch of it, and I loved it.”
Brie added, “It’s very edgy too. I think a lot of that writing was toeing the line for a network comedy of, like, getting in some good jabs.”
The “Spin Me Round” actress recalled the “dream” era of airing alongside the Must-See TV NBC comedy lineup at the time.
- 2/10/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Patricia Heaton‘s potential return to television is taking shape. The multi-camera comedy from Kapital Entertainment starring and executive produced by the Emmy winner, which was set up at Fox in 2021 with a script-to-series commitment, has found its writers. Comedy veterans Carol Leifer and Andy Gordon have been tapped to pen the untitled half-hour, which also has homed in on a premise.
Heaton is set to star as the host of an upscale lifestyle show, sent to prison for embezzlement and tax evasion. She gets out after two years, forgotten and broke, and moves to Tennessee to live with her estranged sister.
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Heaton is set to star as the host of an upscale lifestyle show, sent to prison for embezzlement and tax evasion. She gets out after two years, forgotten and broke, and moves to Tennessee to live with her estranged sister.
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- 2/2/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s nearly impossible to become a household name faster than Haley Joel Osment did in the late ’90s. The critical and commercial success of The Sixth Sense catapulted him into the limelight as a child actor worthy of being considered alongside adult peers in major award categories.
Osment seemingly managed to avoid the dark side of young stardom despite his entrance into the entertainment industry coming in a way that can only be described as creepy Af.
Haley Joel Osment | Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Osment’s career started after strangers took pictures of him at an Ikea
When Osment was four years old, he went to an Ikea in Burbank, California, with his mother, Theresa. That shopping trip would change the course of his and his family’s life. When the Osments went passed the child’s play area, two women took pictures of Haley Joel, something they did...
Osment seemingly managed to avoid the dark side of young stardom despite his entrance into the entertainment industry coming in a way that can only be described as creepy Af.
Haley Joel Osment | Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Osment’s career started after strangers took pictures of him at an Ikea
When Osment was four years old, he went to an Ikea in Burbank, California, with his mother, Theresa. That shopping trip would change the course of his and his family’s life. When the Osments went passed the child’s play area, two women took pictures of Haley Joel, something they did...
- 1/30/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Hey, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" fans. Tonight, January 23, 2023, ABC will be presenting another brand new episode of its hit, late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live. Judging from the official description that we have, it seems like it will have a little bit of a different mix as we'll see a reality TV star of a very popular show arrive at some point. Also, there will be another actor and a couple of musicians that show up. So, let's dive into this preview. The first description reveals that 62 year old actor, writer, producer, director, novelist and singer-songwriter David Duchovny is going to show up to talk with Jimmy at some point. David has been involved in productions like: "The Estate,""The Chair" TV show, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Aquarius, Showtime's Californication, Sex and the City, Zoolander, The Larry Sanders Show, The Simpsons and more. You guys can view David's full resume over on IMDb by Clicking Here.
- 1/23/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Paul Simms, the writer behind ”Late Night With David Letterman” and the first three seasons of HBO’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” will receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence in recognition of his decades-long commitment to creating transformative content and mentoring budding screenwriters.
“Atlanta” creator Donald Glover is presenting the award to Simms at the 75th Annual Writers Guild Awards on March 5. The ceremony will be held at New York City’s Edison Ballroom.
“I’m deeply honored to receive the Herb Sargent Award and truly grateful to the writers I’ve worked with over the years,” Simms said. “Without their input, I’m not even capable of coming up with a funny quote, and I look forward to their assessments of all the various ways this quote you’re reading right now missed the mark and could have been better.”
The award is annually presented to a...
“Atlanta” creator Donald Glover is presenting the award to Simms at the 75th Annual Writers Guild Awards on March 5. The ceremony will be held at New York City’s Edison Ballroom.
“I’m deeply honored to receive the Herb Sargent Award and truly grateful to the writers I’ve worked with over the years,” Simms said. “Without their input, I’m not even capable of coming up with a funny quote, and I look forward to their assessments of all the various ways this quote you’re reading right now missed the mark and could have been better.”
The award is annually presented to a...
- 1/20/2023
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Simms, the creator of the NBC comedy NewsRadio and currently showrunner on FX’s What We Do in the Shadows and an executive producer on Atlanta, will be this year’s recipient of the WGA East’s Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence. The honor will be presented by Atlanta‘s Donald Glover at the 75th annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony March 5 at New York’s Edison Ballroom.
“I’m deeply honored to receive the Herb Sargent Award and truly grateful to the writers I’ve worked with over the years,” Simms said. “Without their input, I’m not even capable of coming up with a funny quote, and I look forward to their assessments of all the various ways this quote you’re reading right now missed the mark and could have been better.”
Simms joined the guild in 1990 as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman.
“I’m deeply honored to receive the Herb Sargent Award and truly grateful to the writers I’ve worked with over the years,” Simms said. “Without their input, I’m not even capable of coming up with a funny quote, and I look forward to their assessments of all the various ways this quote you’re reading right now missed the mark and could have been better.”
Simms joined the guild in 1990 as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman.
- 1/19/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Judd Apatow will return to host the DGA Awards, whose 75th anniversary edition will be held February 18 at The Beverly Hilton. This marks his fourth time hosting the gala, having handled the job in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
“I am so honored to host the DGA Awards for the fourth time. If I was ever nominated, I would stop,” Apatow quipped. And though he’s never received an awards nom from the DGA, he did win a pair of CableACE Awards back in the 1990s — and three Emmys since.
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“I’m thrilled that we landed Judd for this special anniversary DGA Awards show 75 years in the making.
“I am so honored to host the DGA Awards for the fourth time. If I was ever nominated, I would stop,” Apatow quipped. And though he’s never received an awards nom from the DGA, he did win a pair of CableACE Awards back in the 1990s — and three Emmys since.
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“I’m thrilled that we landed Judd for this special anniversary DGA Awards show 75 years in the making.
- 1/19/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Hey,"Jimmy Kimmel Live" fans. Tonight, January 17, 2023, another new episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live is coming through the ABC pipeline for you guys. In this one, we're going to see the usual type of guests. We've got two actors on the list and a music artist. So, let's just jump right into this new Jimmy Kimmel Live episode preview. The description lets us know that 58 year old actor Rob Lowe will be showing up to talk with Jimmy tonight. Rob has been involved in productions like: Fox's 9-1-1: Lone Star TV show, Parks and Recreation TV show, Showtime's Californication TV show, Young Justice, Fox's Family Guy TV show, The West Wing TV show, Austin Powers In Goldmember, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Hostile Intent, Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, The Larry Sanders Show, Tommy Boy movie, The Stand, Wayne's World, St. Elmo's Fire, Oxford Blues,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" fans. We hope you guys had a wonderful weekend. Tonight, January 16, 2023, ABC is bringing you another new episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. That's right, guys. There was no new episode this past Friday night, January 13, 2023, but it's back in business with some new stuff tonight. Tonight's episode is going to be filled with a lot of actors and a rapper. One of the guests is sort of a rapper/actor. The first description on the list reveals that 78 year old actor Danny Devito and his 39 year old actress daughter Lucy Devito are going to show up to talk with Jimmy in this episode. Danny DeVito has been involved in productions like: The Simpsons, When In Rome, Ren 911!: Miami, The Good Night, Deck The Halls, Friends, Austin Powers In Goldmember, Heist, The Rainmaker, Men In Black,L.A. Confidential,Pearl TV show, Space Jam, Get Shorty,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
One of the top TV casting executives in the business, Meg Liberman, currently EVP and head of casting at CBS Studios, has announced her retirement after 47 years in casting, the last 14 at the studio. The studio’s new casting department structure is expected to be announced shortly.
“As I look back on my 40-plus-year career in casting, I’ve decided that I’m ready to embark on my next adventure and will be retiring,” Liberman said in her farewell note to staff. (You can read it in full below.)
Liberman, an Emmy-winning casting director, joined then-CBS Television Studios in August 2008 as SVP, Casting, and was promoted to EVP in September 2017. During her time at the studio, she has overseen casting of more than 350 projects – series and pilots across broadcast, streaming and cable, including The Good Wife and The Good Fight, the NCIS and Star Trek franchises, Dead To Me,...
“As I look back on my 40-plus-year career in casting, I’ve decided that I’m ready to embark on my next adventure and will be retiring,” Liberman said in her farewell note to staff. (You can read it in full below.)
Liberman, an Emmy-winning casting director, joined then-CBS Television Studios in August 2008 as SVP, Casting, and was promoted to EVP in September 2017. During her time at the studio, she has overseen casting of more than 350 projects – series and pilots across broadcast, streaming and cable, including The Good Wife and The Good Fight, the NCIS and Star Trek franchises, Dead To Me,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: CBS Studios has tapped Deborah Aquila to lead casting for both CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios. The news comes after Meg Liberman announced her retirement as the head of casting for CBS Studios earlier on Wednesday.
In the new role, Aquila will report directly to Ptvs president Nicole Clemens and CBS Studios president David Stapf. Both studios casting teams will report to Aquila. She will assume oversight of the combined department this spring following a transitional period with Liberman.
Aquila has overseen casting at Paramount TV Studios since early 2020, where she led talent efforts on series such as “The Offer,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” as well as the upcoming “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” and “Fatal Attraction.”
Her resume includes the Academy Award-winning films “Coda” and “La La Land,” as well as “Sex, Lives and Videotape” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” On the TV side, she’s worked...
In the new role, Aquila will report directly to Ptvs president Nicole Clemens and CBS Studios president David Stapf. Both studios casting teams will report to Aquila. She will assume oversight of the combined department this spring following a transitional period with Liberman.
Aquila has overseen casting at Paramount TV Studios since early 2020, where she led talent efforts on series such as “The Offer,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” as well as the upcoming “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” and “Fatal Attraction.”
Her resume includes the Academy Award-winning films “Coda” and “La La Land,” as well as “Sex, Lives and Videotape” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” On the TV side, she’s worked...
- 1/11/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy-winning casting executive Meg Liberman, EVP of casting at CBS Studios, is retiring after a 40-plus-year career, she and CBS Studios announced on Wednesday.
Later Wednesday, it was additionally announced that Deborah Aquila, who currently heads casting for Paramount TV Studios, will step up as head of casting for both Ptvs and CBS Studios. Aquila will resume joint responsibilities for casting across studios this spring.
In her 14 years at the studio, Liberman oversaw casting of more than 350 projects, including the “NCIS” and “Star Trek” franchises, “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight,” “Dead to Me,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and “Jane the Virgin.”
Prior to joining CBS Studios, she cast such illustrious series as “Seinfeld,” “The Comeback,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Band of Brothers,” “Fame,” “From the Earth to the Moon,” “That ‘70s Show,” and “3rd Rock from the Sun.”
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Liberman began casting with her mother,...
Later Wednesday, it was additionally announced that Deborah Aquila, who currently heads casting for Paramount TV Studios, will step up as head of casting for both Ptvs and CBS Studios. Aquila will resume joint responsibilities for casting across studios this spring.
In her 14 years at the studio, Liberman oversaw casting of more than 350 projects, including the “NCIS” and “Star Trek” franchises, “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight,” “Dead to Me,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and “Jane the Virgin.”
Prior to joining CBS Studios, she cast such illustrious series as “Seinfeld,” “The Comeback,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Band of Brothers,” “Fame,” “From the Earth to the Moon,” “That ‘70s Show,” and “3rd Rock from the Sun.”
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Liberman began casting with her mother,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Following three straight years of Best Comedy Series Golden Globe lineups consisting only of cable or streaming shows, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” has broken the monotony and emerged as a solid frontrunner in the current race. It has been seven years since this or any of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s top honors have gone to a broadcast network program, but the tide now appears sure to turn, especially since the five nominations received by “Abbott Elementary” make it the most-recognized TV program of the year.
The shows challenging “Abbott Elementary” in the 2023 Best Comedy Series contest are 2022 winner “Hacks” (HBO Max), returning contender “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu), and first-time nominees “The Bear” (FX on Hulu) and “Wednesday” (Netflix). Although “Hacks” poses a threat in vying for a second consecutive victory, “Abbott Elementary” has an advantage in that the last 10 winning shows in this category have triumphed on their first nominations.
The shows challenging “Abbott Elementary” in the 2023 Best Comedy Series contest are 2022 winner “Hacks” (HBO Max), returning contender “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu), and first-time nominees “The Bear” (FX on Hulu) and “Wednesday” (Netflix). Although “Hacks” poses a threat in vying for a second consecutive victory, “Abbott Elementary” has an advantage in that the last 10 winning shows in this category have triumphed on their first nominations.
- 1/5/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Dave Grohl and songwriter/producer Greg Kurstin lit some candles and marked the first night of Hanukkah with the return of their “Hanukkah Sessions” series, tapping filmmaker Judd Apatow to belt the big opening number.
Grohl and Kurstin started the “Hanukkah Sessions” back in 2020 with the aim of covering a song by a Jewish artist for each night of the Festival of Lights. With the pandemic, this endeavor was largely confined to the studio, but for 2022 Grohl and Kurstin made a show of it, recording everything live at Largo in...
Grohl and Kurstin started the “Hanukkah Sessions” back in 2020 with the aim of covering a song by a Jewish artist for each night of the Festival of Lights. With the pandemic, this endeavor was largely confined to the studio, but for 2022 Grohl and Kurstin made a show of it, recording everything live at Largo in...
- 12/19/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
What does it mean to be "real" in entertainment anymore? Reality television has been massively popular for some time now, but it follows a script or is heavily edited to tell a specific story. Many are quick to point out that professional wrestling is "fake," but you wouldn't go to the theater and call a production of a Shakespeare play or "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway "fake." Even movies that are presented as "true crime" or "biopics" end up only being inspired by true events.
Or does "real" refer to the emotions that the audience feels as a result of watching a story unfold? Is there realness in various forms of art because those that consume it take something away from the experience that makes them feel seen or that they can then apply to their own lives?
These are pretty deep questions and concepts to explore in an...
Or does "real" refer to the emotions that the audience feels as a result of watching a story unfold? Is there realness in various forms of art because those that consume it take something away from the experience that makes them feel seen or that they can then apply to their own lives?
These are pretty deep questions and concepts to explore in an...
- 12/19/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
The first teaser for “White House Plumbers,” a new HBO limited series about the Watergate Scandal, was released this Friday. In addition, HBO announced that the series will premiere March 2023.
Taking inspiration from the 2007 book “Integrity” by Richard Nixon administration lawyer Egil Krogh — who is played in the series by “Mad Men” actor Rich Sommer — and Matthew Krogh, “The White House Plumbers” recounts the Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in 1972, from the perspective of E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), members of the “White House Plumbers” group tasked with stopping leaks of classified information who plotted the break-in that failed and eventually led to the collapse of Nixon’s administration. The series follows Hunt and Liddy as they desperately try to minimize the fallout of the breakout, and examines how the events impacted their personal lives.
In July 2021, IndieWire published a first-look at the anticipated series,...
Taking inspiration from the 2007 book “Integrity” by Richard Nixon administration lawyer Egil Krogh — who is played in the series by “Mad Men” actor Rich Sommer — and Matthew Krogh, “The White House Plumbers” recounts the Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in 1972, from the perspective of E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), members of the “White House Plumbers” group tasked with stopping leaks of classified information who plotted the break-in that failed and eventually led to the collapse of Nixon’s administration. The series follows Hunt and Liddy as they desperately try to minimize the fallout of the breakout, and examines how the events impacted their personal lives.
In July 2021, IndieWire published a first-look at the anticipated series,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
It's pretty common knowledge among film and comedy fans that Judd Apatow got his start as a stand-up comic alongside his good friend -- and one-time roommate -- Adam Sandler. In fact, Apatow has recently gotten back to the stand-up grind, with ... mixed results. But these days, he's mostly known for his writing, directing ,and producing, to the point where his style of comedy essentially became its own genre for about a decade.
Still, Apatow has been behind the camera for some of this century's most enduring comedies, like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." But directing wasn't always in the cards. In fact, it wasn't until he was writing for Garry Shandling on "The Larry Sanders Show" that anyone could have predicted his future would be in directing. And we mean that literally, since yes, someone predicted it. That's because during the filming of an episode of that series,...
Still, Apatow has been behind the camera for some of this century's most enduring comedies, like "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." But directing wasn't always in the cards. In fact, it wasn't until he was writing for Garry Shandling on "The Larry Sanders Show" that anyone could have predicted his future would be in directing. And we mean that literally, since yes, someone predicted it. That's because during the filming of an episode of that series,...
- 12/8/2022
- by Jeff Kelly
- Slash Film
Seth Rogen will write, direct, and star in a new Lionsgate comedy series coming to Apple TV+, the streamer said on Monday. Little information about the show, which has been ordered directly to series, has been announced. According to the logline, the untitled show will focus on a legacy Hollywood movie studio trying to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and commerce to live together.
Joining Rogen as a writer and director is his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg; the two have worked together on several films like “Superbad,” “Pineapple Express,” “This Is the End,” “The Interview,” and “Good Boys,” as well as the TV shows “Preacher,” “Pam & Tommy,” “The Boys,” “Invincible,” and the upcoming Amazon “Sausage Party” series. Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory will serve as the showrunners for the Apple comedy series. Writing partners Huyck and Gregory are best known for their Emmy-winning...
Joining Rogen as a writer and director is his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg; the two have worked together on several films like “Superbad,” “Pineapple Express,” “This Is the End,” “The Interview,” and “Good Boys,” as well as the TV shows “Preacher,” “Pam & Tommy,” “The Boys,” “Invincible,” and the upcoming Amazon “Sausage Party” series. Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory will serve as the showrunners for the Apple comedy series. Writing partners Huyck and Gregory are best known for their Emmy-winning...
- 11/14/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Exclusive: In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, Apple TV+ has landed a comedy starring, co-written, directed and executive produced by Seth Rogen with a straight-to-series order, Deadline has learned. The project hails from Rogen, Evan Goldberg & James Weaver’s Point Grey Pictures and Lionsgate, where the company is based.
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Written by Rogen, Goldberg and Veep alums Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory and to be directed by Rogen and Goldberg, the untitled series is about a legacy Hollywood movie studio trying to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and commerce to live together.
Rogen, Goldberg and Weaver executive produce via Point Grey; Huyck and Gregory also executive produce and serve as showrunners. Alex McAtee and Josh Fagen also serve as executive producers and Frida Perez co-produces. Lionsgate Television is the studio.
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Related: 2022 Apple TV+ Pilots & Series Orders
Written by Rogen, Goldberg and Veep alums Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory and to be directed by Rogen and Goldberg, the untitled series is about a legacy Hollywood movie studio trying to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and commerce to live together.
Rogen, Goldberg and Weaver executive produce via Point Grey; Huyck and Gregory also executive produce and serve as showrunners. Alex McAtee and Josh Fagen also serve as executive producers and Frida Perez co-produces. Lionsgate Television is the studio.
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- 11/14/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Four top TV showrunners will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022/2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, November 15, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Christopher Rosen and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following contenders:
Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Synopsis: Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following contenders:
Black Bird (Apple TV+)
Synopsis: Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find...
- 11/7/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Ever since HBO’s “The Larry Sanders Show” was nominated for the Best Comedy Series Golden Globe in 1997, at least one non-broadcast network program has contended for the award each year. Such shows have filled a majority of the slots in the category’s last eight lineups, with the most recent three having consisted of nothing but cable or streaming series. It has been close to a decade since a network sitcom has won this top honor, but that could change this year if enough members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association prove to be fans of the ABC smash hit “Abbott Elementary.”
Presently, “Abbott Elementary” is in a comfortable first place position for Best Comedy Series in Gold Derby’s Golden Globe predictions. It did recently lose the corresponding Emmy award to “Ted Lasso,” but fortunately does not have to face the Apple TV+ series here since it has...
Presently, “Abbott Elementary” is in a comfortable first place position for Best Comedy Series in Gold Derby’s Golden Globe predictions. It did recently lose the corresponding Emmy award to “Ted Lasso,” but fortunately does not have to face the Apple TV+ series here since it has...
- 10/22/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
In its second season, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” isn’t just the best sitcom on network television, which is now a bit like calling something the tastiest pasta in a hardware store; it’s rapidly growing into perhaps the finest comedy on the small screen, period. That’s no small boast for a show that fairly came out of nowhere when it launched last December to universally stellar reviews and decent but hardly overwhelming audience interest. That changed as word-of-mouth started to spread.
By the time the Quinta Brunson-created urban school comedy finished up its initial run of 13 episodes in April, it was no longer a secret that this freshman was already starting to look like a valedictorian. Six Gold Derby Awards nominations followed, as did four Television Critics Association Awards triumphs (more than any other program) and a nom for the prestigious Humanitas Prize – no small feat for...
By the time the Quinta Brunson-created urban school comedy finished up its initial run of 13 episodes in April, it was no longer a secret that this freshman was already starting to look like a valedictorian. Six Gold Derby Awards nominations followed, as did four Television Critics Association Awards triumphs (more than any other program) and a nom for the prestigious Humanitas Prize – no small feat for...
- 10/14/2022
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
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