Ed Helms News

Puppet cops, 80's hair bands, Jesus Christ, a modern day take on 'The Odd Couple,' race relations, office politics in Deep Space and a live sex show. These ideas and many, many more make up COMEDY CENTRAL's 2010-2011 development slate announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming and production, COMEDY CENTRAL.

It's time to man up for the biggest boys night of the year! Spike TV announced today the fourth annual 'Guys Choice' - a one-night-only event for guys where the year's most hotly debated rivalries from the world of sports, comedy, film and more go up against one another mano-a-mano with original categories that embody everything that matters in 'guydom.' The two-hour event pays homage to the things guys love most: superstar athletes, the ladies we love, hilarious comedic performances and legendary rockers. Scheduled to tape Saturday, June 5 at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA, 'Guys Choice' premieres Sunday, June 20 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT) on Spike TV.

Variety is reporting that Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon is set to star alongside Judy Greer, Jason Segel and Ed Helms in Mark and Paramount's upcoming film Jeff Who Lives at Home. The movie is written and directed by the Duplass brothers.

Felicity Huffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Mirren and the cast of 'The Hangover' (Justin Bertha, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms) have been set as presenters at 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 17.

Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2009 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.

GQ online has offered a sneak peak of its selections for Men of the Year before the magazines hit newsstands this week. The annual GQ Men of the Year awards gives GQ magazine's 800,000 readers the chance to vote for the most influential figures in a variety of fields over the past year. Among the honorees this year are stage and stars Bradley Cooper and Chris Pine are included this year's list.

NBC gives the gift of holiday-themed series episodes and specials throughout late November and December with a multitude of festivities, a special military audience for 'The Jay Leno Show' airing Thanksgiving evening and a night of holiday-themed Thursday night comedies from 'Community,' 'Parks and Recreation,' 'The Office' and '30 Rock' on December 10.

Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly and Alia Shawkat will join Anne Heche and Ed Helms in the upcoming Fox Searchlight comedy 'Cedar Rapids', according to a report from Variety. Shooting has already begun on the project that was written by Phil Johnston and directed by Miguel Arteta.

According to Variety, stage and screen star, and frequent tabloid subject, Anne Heche has signed onto two new films: Cedar Rapids and The Other Guys.

Talk Show Listings Monday, August 14, 2009

Bradley Cooper will receive the ShoWest 2009 Comedy Star of the Year Award, it was announced today by Mitch Neuhauser, co-managing director of the event, which will be held March 30-April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas. Cooper will be presented with the ShoWest Comedy Star of the Year Award at ShoWest's Final Night Banquet and Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 2nd, at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.