Ian Smith News

Amused Moose has announced Laugh Off 2013's schedule for Heats 1-8, running from February through March this year. Details below.

Michael Riley, president, ABC Family, today announced the pick-up of two reality series, "Dancing Fools," which will be hosted by Melissa Peterman, star of the network's hit comedy series, "Baby Daddy," and a docu-soap, "The Vineyard" (working title). Production on both series will begin this spring.

Below, meet the judges of ABC's new alternitive series THE TASTE - no-holds barred chef Anthony Bourdain, British food star Nigella Lawson, expert chef/author Ludovic Lefebvre and chef/restaurateur Brian Malarkey. The series airs Tuesdays at 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.

On the next episode of ABC's new reality show THE TASTE, the competition gets underway as Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey roll up their sleeves with their teams of four cooks to help create the best tasting "comfort food" dishes. Get a sneak peek below!

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2012 were announced tonight during the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Lena Dunham won the DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for Girls.

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2012 were announced tonight during the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Ben Affleck won the DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Argo.

Following its acclaimed premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a sell out performance at the Bush Theatre as part of their RADAR festival in the Autumn, Anne Chmelewsky's comic operetta starring fast rising soprano Clare Presland comes to Kings Place this January.

One blind spoonful could change everything, on the all new alternative series, THE TASTE, premiering with a two-hour show TONIGHT, JANUARY 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET; the show moves to its regular 8:00-9:00 p.m. time period on January 29), on The ABC Television Network.

n the two-hour series premiere,of ABC's THE TASTE entitled "Auditions Part 1," the pressure is on when Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludovic Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey put 29 professional chefs and home cooks through their first grueling round of blind taste tests -- in which just a single spoonful will decide whether or not they make it past the audition phase and into the competition. Get a sneak peek below!

Following its acclaimed premiere at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a sell out performance at the Bush Theatre as part of their RADAR festival in the Autumn, Anne Chmelewsky's comic operetta starring fast rising soprano Clare Presland comes to Kings Place this January.

Talk Show Listings For Today, January 16

Talk Show Listings For Wednesday, January 16

The Other Place, the new play starring Laurie Metcalf, plays Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The Other Place opens tonight, January 10. The Other Place stars Laurie Metcalf ('Roseanne,' November), Daniel Stern ('The Wonder Years,' Diner), Zoe Perry (Broadway debut), and John Schiappa (Assassins, Take Me Out). Check out photos of the stars onstage below!

Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2012.

The Cinema Audio Society has announced its nominees for the 49th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2012 in six categories.

One blind spoonful could change everything on ABC's all-new alternative series, "THE TASTE, an exhilarating one-hour cooking competition that puts 16 culinary competitors - from pro chefs to home cooks -- to the fire with four of the world's most notable masters of the food world who will judge their creations based on a blind taste test.

Ian Smith (BBC2 Popatron) introduces Brenda Gilhooly (aka Gayle Tuesday), Sara Pascoe (Live at the Apollo), Romesh Ranganathan, Sanderson Jones, Pat Cahill and more quality comedians and maybe some special guests, who unleash 'brilliant new comedic gems to delight comedy aficionados.'

THE OTHER PLACE, the new play starring Laurie Metcalf, is now in previews at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). THE OTHER PLACE will open Thursday, January 10. THE OTHER PLACE stars Laurie Metcalf ('Roseanne,' November), Daniel Stern ('The Wonder Years,' Diner), Zoe Perry (Broadway debut), and John Schiappa (Assassins, Take Me Out). Get a first look at the stars onstage in the photos below!

One blind spoonful could change everything, on the all new alternative series, THE TASTE, premiering with a two-hour show TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET; the show moves to its regular 8:00-9:00 p.m. time period on January 29), on The ABC Television Network.

Famed culinary experts Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey are confirmed to join no-holds-barred chef Anthony Bourdain and British food star Nigella Lawson as Mentors on eight episodes of ABC's innovative new cooking competition show, THE TASTE.