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CBS All Access Announces NO ACTIVITY Season Three Premiere Date
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 15, 2019


CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced that all eight episodes of the third season of its original comedy series NO ACTIVITY will be available to binge beginning Thursday, Nov. 21.

Breaking: Sam Rockwell & Laurence Fishburne Will Lead AMERICAN BUFFALO on Broadway in 2020
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 17, 2019


Emmy & Tony Award® winner Laurence Fishburne and Academy Award® & Golden Globe winner Sam Rockwell will star in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's AMERICAN BUFFALO.

John C. Reilly Will Star in HBO's Lakers Pilot
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 10, 2019


Deadline reports that John C. Reilly will take over a role originally given to Michael Shannon on an upcoming HBO pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers.

CBS All Access Announces Guest Stars for Season Three of NO ACTIVITY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 9, 2019


CBS All Access today announced a number of new guest stars are set to appear in season three of the service's Funny Or Die comedy series NO ACTIVITY, which will debut later this fall.

Comedy Central Renews DRUNK HISTORY and Inks First-Look Deal with Derek Waters
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 26, 2019


Comedy Central and Derek Waters signed a first look all-media deal, with the #1 brand in comedy also picking up a 16-episode seventh season of Waters' Emmy® Award-winning series Drunk History, it was announced today by Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, Co-Heads of Original Content, Comedy Central.

Michael Shannon Joins UNTITLED SHOWTIME LAKERS PROJECT Pilot
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 23, 2019


Variety reports that Michael Shannon will play self-made millionaire and former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss in HBO's “The Untitled Showtime Lakers Project” pilot.  The series is based on Jeff Pearlman's book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.”

Dan Stevens Joins Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan in EUROVISION
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 19, 2019


Dan Stevens will star as Alexander Lemtov, a Russian contestant in the Eurovision song contest.

Dan Stevens Joins Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan in EUROVISION
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 19, 2019


Dan Stevens has joined Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan in the Netflix comedy Eurovision, according to Deadline.

Kristen Wiig's New Comedy Sets July 2020 Release Date
by Abigail Charpentier - Aug 12, 2019


“Barb and Star Go to Visit Del Mar,” starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, will be released by Lionsgate on July 31, 2020.

Pierce Brosnan Joins Netflix's EUROVISION
by Abigail Charpentier - Aug 9, 2019


Netflix's has announced Pierce Brosnan will join the cast of the comedy film “Eurovision,” which is currently in production in the U.K. and Iceland.

Jason Clarke to Play Basketball Legend in HBO's SHOWTIME
by Abigail Charpentier - Aug 2, 2019


Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West will be portrayed by Jason Clarke in HBO's upcoming pilot “Showtime.”

CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Announced At Patchogue Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 21, 2019


 Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts presents the award-winning hit comedy show Celebrity Autobiography starring Susan Lucci, Rachel Dratch, Ralph Macchio, Julia Macchio, Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel on Sunday, July 14 at 7pm. Ticket prices range between $29 - $59, plus applicable fees. Purchase online, by phone or at the box office. For more information, visit PatchogueTheatre.org, call the Patchogue Theatre Box Office at 631-207-1313, or stop by 71 East Main Street, Patchogue, NY.

truTV Orders Third Season of Andrea Savage's I'M SORRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 18, 2019


WarnerMedia's truTV has announced the season three order for its unapologetically funny scripted comedy, I'm Sorry. From creator and star Andrea Savage (Veep, Episodes), I'm Sorry has broken through as a relatable, acclaimed series that has cultivated a passionate fanbase and defied industry trends by growing its audience and building momentum in its second season. The third season of the half-hour scripted comedy has been greenlit for 10 episodes and is slated to air on truTV in 2020.

Netflix Renews DEAD TO ME for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 4, 2019


Liz Feldman's dark comedy about a dynamic female friendship that dives into the painfully unfiltered, weirdly funny waters of grief, loss and forgiveness has been picked up for a second season.

DRUNK HISTORY Returns to Comedy Central with New Episodes on June 18
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 21, 2019


Pour a shot and learn a lot! The Emmy(R) Award-winning Comedy Central series Drunk History returns with eight all-new episodes premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, leading off with the highly innovative and spellbinding Derek Waters' Believe It or Not and followed by the series premiere of Alternatino with Arturo Castro at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Fans can watch the all new trailer featuring highlights from the new summer season here and catch up on the first eight episodes of season six on the Comedy Central App and at cc.com/drunk.

Kerry Washington Joins Cast of One-Night THE JEFFERSONS, ALL IN THE FAMILY Remake
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 14, 2019


Kerry Washington joins “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,'” the live sitcom special coming from late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and television icon Norman Lear. Full cast and more info!

More Stars Added to Lineup for ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONS Live Special
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 10, 2019


“Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'” adds even more star power to the highly anticipated live sitcom special coming from late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and television icon Norman Lear. In this one-night-only event, Ike Barinholtz will recreate the role of Meathead; Sean Hayes will play Mr. Lorenzo; Amber Stevens West is set to play Jenny Willis Jefferson; Jovan Adepo will reenact the role of Lionel Jefferson; Anthony Anderson joins the cast as Uncle Henry; Stephen Tobolowsky is set to play Mr. Bentley; and Jackée Harry will play Diane Stockwell. The special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows and produced by Sony Pictures Television.

HBO to Premiere Second Season of SUCCESSION in August
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 1, 2019


SUCCESSION returns for its second season this August, exclusively on HBO.

Woody Harrelson to Play Archie Bunker on Tribute to ALL IN THE FAMILY, THE JEFFERSONS
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 19, 2019


ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'” teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows.

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