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NY Comedy Festival Announces Dates and 'Funniest Stand-Up' Contest
23 May 2012 12:20 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Organizers of the New York Comedy Festival announced today that the 2012 festival will run for five days this fall, from Wednesday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 11. Performances and events will take place at New York City venues including the Beacon Theatre, Carnegie Hall, and Town Hall.Now in its ninth year, the New York Comedy Festival is produced by Carolines on Broadway in association with Comedy Central. The Nycf has featured top comedians such as Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Patton Oswalt, Ricky Gervais, Kathy Griffin, Dane Cook, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, Joel McHale, and many more. But the festival also offers exposure for up-and-coming talent with its "Comics to Watch" showcase and "New York’s Funniest Stand-Up" competition."Comics to Watch" was created by the Nycf and Comedy Central to help launch the careers of the next generation of comedians by presenting them in a live showcase for industry executives and. »
- help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
The Office Has Two New Executive Producers
21 May 2012 9:59 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
The Office, which is officially in "a transition year," is bringing on some additional bodies in the form of Dan Sterling (The Sarah Silverman Program, Girls) and Brent Forrester (King of the Hill), who will serve as executive producers for the series' ninth season. (Forrester has been a consulting producer on the show since 2006.) Meanwhile, there's still no word on who will replace James Spader. »
- Caroline Bankoff
'The Office' Gets 2 New Executive Producers
21 May 2012 12:29 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
"The Office" is going to need a couple more desks. The flailing NBC comedy is getting two new executive producers in the form of Dan Sterling and Brent Forrester (pictured), who will step in for the series' upcoming ninth season, TheWrap has confirmed. Also read: James Spader Taking Leave From "The Office" Sterling's credits include Sarah Silverman Program" and HBO's recently launched offering "Girls." In addition to serving as a consulting producer on "The Office" since 2006, Forrester, like Sterling, worked on the Fox animated comedy "King of the Hill," which "The Office" »
- Tim Kenneally
'The Office' Adds Two EPs for Season 9
21 May 2012 12:08 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Dan Sterling and Brent Forrester are moving into NBC's The Office. The duo has boarded the Thursday night comedy as executive producers for the show's upcoming ninth season, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The pair will fill the void created by the departure of Paul Lieberstein as showrunner of the network's No. 1 comedy as he shifts his focus to a potential spinoff starring Rainn Wilson. Story: 'The Office' Shakeup Continues as Search for New Showrunner Begins Sterling most recently co-created Sarah Silverman's NBC comedy pilot Susan 313, which the network passed on this month; Forrester, has been a
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- Lesley Goldberg
Dan Sterling & Brent Forrester Named Executive Producers On NBC’s ‘The Office’
21 May 2012 11:30 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Dan Sterling and Brent Forrester have been tapped as executive producers on NBC’s flagship comedy series The Office next season. The two are expected to fill the void left by the departure of executive producer/showrunner Paul Lieberstein, who is segueing to The Office spinoff starring Rainn Wilson, which the two created together. Sterling and Forrester have been drafted by The Office developer/executive producer Greg Daniels, with whom they previously worked on his animated Fox comedy King Of The Hill. Nobody has been designated showrunner on the upcoming ninth season of The Office. Daniels has been very involved, spearheading a major creative overhaul on the show, which includes changes for existing characters and the introduction of new ones. All Office cast members sans Mindy Kaling, who got her own series on Fox, will be back. Forrester has been a consulting producer on The Office since the third season. »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
Will Arnett, Jason Bateman Make Branded Digital Shorts for TBS
20 May 2012 10:09 PM, PDT | Tubefilter.com | See recent Tubefilter News news »
Because of that experience (and because he has a lot in common with TBS' current slogan), Arnett did an excellent job explaining the “brand-inspired entertainment” he creates and produces. TBS executives must’ve thought so, too, because the Time Warner-owned cable television channel recently inked a deal with DumbDumb for a half-dozen digital shorts. The industry-exclusive agreement initially calls for DumbDumb to “produce up to six short-form comedy videos, each featuring a sponsor’s brand inegration and the DumbDumb stable of comedic stars” (which includes famous individuals like Sarah Silverman, Jason Bateman, David Koechner, Amy Poehler, Will Forte, and more). The shorts will then be distributed on TBS.com (and other TBS online destinations like Teamcoco.com, Adultswim.com, and NBA.com) and be promoted on-air by way of (or at commercial breaks during) TBS’ popular television properties like Conan, Family Guy, and The Big Bang Theory. The deal will »
- Joshua Cohen
Best and worst decisions of the 2012 upfronts
18 May 2012 1:40 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Broadcast’s dog-and-pony shows in New York City are finally over, but the walk-up to the fall 2012-2013 lineup has only just begun. Before we start wringing our hands over Britney Spears’ emotional readiness to be a reality show judge, we have some knee-jerk reactions to what we saw and heard this week:
Biggest trend: Comedy explosion. There’s 29 sitcoms hitting the air this fall — and we’re not including Rock Center With Brian Williams. That’s an enormous number of couches, awkward dates and workplace misunderstandings. Tuesdays will be a three-network comedy traffic jam, while ABC and NBC will offload extra chuckles into Fridays. »
- Lynette Rice and James Hibberd
Examining NBC’s Fall 2012 Schedule
16 May 2012 5:44 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
I’m fascinated by the current state of NBC. Last among the four major networks. Kept from the very bottom by dynasty deals like the NFL and the Olympics. A shell of its former self still propping up Jay Leno for chuckles every night. But I don’t look at the wilted Peacock with schadenfreude, like many do. Instead, it’s with sadness and nostalgia. What happened?
As an ’80s kid, I grew up watching NBC’s Saturday morning block, “Saved by the Bell,” “Alf,” Cosby, and Will Smith before he was Will Smith. The national news in our house was delivered by Tom Brokaw. I watched Michael Jordan dominate the NBA on NBC. There’s an easy joke in here about “Diff’rent Strokes” and “Baywatch.” In high school and college, we’d gather around episodes of “Friends,” “Scrubs,” “The West Wing,” and other “must see TV.” Conan O »
- Jeff Leins
Watch Lisa make Lady Gaga cry on 'The Simpsons' -- Exclusive Video
16 May 2012 4:02 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Lady Gaga is coming to Springfield this Sunday? To paraphrase Mr. Burns: “Eggcellent!”
Seriously, she’s bringing the egg (er, vessel) — along with 18 different costumes and who knows what else — to the season finale of Fox’s The Simpsons. How exactly does the monster pop star wind up in town? When Lisa’s scheme to boost her popularity at school goes horribly wrong, Gaga, who happens to be chugging past Springfield on the Gaga Express, magically intuits that her help is needed. She’s determined to cheer up Lisa — and the rest of Springfield — by all means necessary, including through song and flash mob. »
- Dan Snierson
TVLine Items: Conan, Michael Bay Developing TBS/TNT Series, The Game Star Exits and More
16 May 2012 11:32 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
TNT and TBS on Wednesday announced their respective 2012-13 development slates, and among those contributing to the vast array of scripted and unscripted series are late-night fave Conan O’Brien, big-screen mega-producer Michael Bay, crime-drama vet Steven Bochco and funnyman Norm MacDonald.
The “We Know Drama” cabler is currently creating the following: King and Maxwell, a P.I. series based on author David Baldacci’s popular Sean King and Michelle Maxwell book series; The Last Ship, an action/adventure project from Bay (Transformers) and concerning a Navy crew who face a new existence when a pandemic destroys most of Earth’s »
- Megan Masters
Poll: Best Movie Awards Host
16 May 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
What do Nick Fury, Agent J and Austin Powers have in common? "They're all secret agents" is the obvious answer, but look deeper… think back… the actors who played those characters are among the finest MTV Movie Awards hosts of all time!
Indeed, we've had our fair share of memorable hosts over the years. There's no forgetting 2007's host Sarah Silverman, who ruthlessly ripped into the star-studded crowd with equal parts shock and hilarity. Jimmy Fallon took a gentler approach when he hosted in 2005; looking back on that night, it's easy to see why he's as widely adored on the talk show circuit as he is now. Even as recently as 2011, Jason Sudeikis left audiences in stitches at the Movie Awards, a perfect amuse-bouche ahead of his then-upcoming R-rated raunch-fest "Horrible Bosses."
Russell Brand joins the ranks of our great MTV Movie Awards hosts this year, but before we see what he's made of, »
- Josh Wigler
The 25 web TV shows you need to see
12 May 2012 12:16 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
With everyone from Joss Whedon to Seth MacFarlane involved, internet TV is attracting huge stars, big bucks and small-screen spin-offs. Here are the best streams to point your browser at
Celebrity interviews are often prosaic or, worse still, completely saccharine affairs where both interviewer and interviewee become lost in a mutual haze of self-promotion. The Conversation cuts the crap with its honest discussions, with host Amanda de Cadenet interviewing some of the world's most prominent female personalities, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Jane Fonda. It hit the headlines for asking celebrities to reveal their favourite sex positions, but there's far more to this series than tabloid-friendly disclosures. The words "From executive producer Demi Moore" may raise your cynicism levels, but the mood is often more Ted than TMZ, and it's classier than your average celeb fodder. And who needs friends when you can spend your lunchbreak with Sarah Silverman? »
- Gwilym Mumford, Hannah J Davies, David Stubbs
TBS Pacts With Will Arnett And Jason Bateman’s Outfit For Branded Web Shorts
11 May 2012 8:59 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Will Arnett and Jason Bateman’s advertising and digital production company DumbDumb is behind the online talk show for Denny’s restaurants as well as campaigns for Orbit and Old Navy. They will produce up to six short-form comedy videos for TBS.com featuring sponsor integration and DumbDumb’s star power (Sarah Silverman, Amy Poehler, Will Forte and Kristen Bell have appeared in ads in the past) to push the video virally via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube among other platforms. The deal is in partnership with Ben Silverman’s studio Electus and will be promoted on TBS‘ stable of comedies like Conan, Family Guy and The Big Bang Theory as well as online properties like AdultSwim.com and NBA.com. ”We are looking to innovate creatively together with our advertising partners and develop meaningful opportunities with multi-screen content that is smart, fresh and, in the case of TBS, extremely funny, »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
Will NBC Be Responsible For Fox’s Next Hit Series? How Hot Comedy Jumped Networks
11 May 2012 7:10 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
It’s Messy is being hailed as one of the top comedy pilots this season, sailing through production, testings and screenings as the clear frontrunner at Fox and landing on the network’s fall schedule as a likely companion to flagship comedy New Girl. How come a hot show developed at NBC, created by and starring a home-grown NBC talent, The Office‘s Mindy Kaling, ended up on Fox? Kaling developed the project, about a Young Bridget-Jones type doctor trying to navigate both her personal and professional lives, as a starring vehicle for herself at Universal Television where she has had an overall deal stemming from her role as a co-star/writer/executive producer on the NBC/Universal TV veteran comedy series The Office. Kaling has spent virtually her entire TV career to date at NBC, coming out of the network’s diversity writing program that landed her a writing gig on The Office. »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
Sarah Polley Joins Wim Wenders’ New 3D Project ‘Everything Will Be Fine’
10 May 2012 4:35 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Berlin – Canadian actress Sarah Polley has joined the cast of Wim Wenders’ new film, Everything Will Be Fine, a family drama Wenders will shoot in 3D. Polley's latest work was behind the camera, as the writer-director of romantic drama Take This Waltz starring Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams and Sarah Silverman. Polley is currently adapting Margaret Atwood's historical novel Alias Grace for the big screen. Wenders is keeping details of Everything Will Be Fine under wraps, but the plot, from a script by Norwegian screenwriter Bjørn Olaf Johannessen, is believed to focus on a German magician who disappears in
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- Scott Roxborough
Russell Brand Is Your Host For the 2012 MTV Movie Awards
10 May 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Get Him to the Gibson!
Russell Brand is set to bring his triple-threat skills as a comedian, actor and TV personality to his gig as official host of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. The "Arthur" star is set to give viewers an off-the-cuff and unique spin (to say the least) on the past year's biggest films and hottest stars.
"This MTV Movie Awards will be more impressive than 'The Avengers' and you won't have to wait an hour for someone to Hulk out," said Brand in a press release. Whether we're meant to take the fact that someone will "Hulk out" at the show literally or figuratively remains to be seen — though with Brand as Master of Ceremonies, it could go either way.
Russell Brand is no stranger to MTV's penchant for giving away accolades, as he was the host of the MTV Video Music Awards in both 2008 and 2009. Brand certainly »
- Bryan Enk
New Images of Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in Take This Waltz
7 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
After the lovely new trailer and images that we saw at the start of last month from Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen in the leads, we now have a great new set of images of Williams, Rogen, and Luke Kirby to share with you.
Written and directed by Polley (Away From Her), and also starring Sarah Silverman, the film has been topping many most-anticipated-films-of-the-summer in the Us, ahead of its release there next month.
“28-year-old Margot lives in Toronto with her husband Lou who writes cookbooks featuring recipes for chicken dishes. When she meets Daniel who lives across the street, there is an immediate connection between them. Although she stays faithful to Lou, her attraction to the seemingly perfect Daniel intensifies until she realizes something about herself and has to tell Lou about her feelings.”
The reviews coming out of the various festivals »
- Kenji Lloyd
'The Simpsons': Anne Hathaway to join Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel in helping Bart understand love
4 May 2012 1:51 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
For a boy who barely likes girls, things are about to get pretty complicated for Bart Simpson and his love life.
EW is reporting that five of Bart's former girlfriends will reprise their roles in an episode of "The Simpsons" slated to air next season. The show will feature Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sarah Silverman.
When asked why so many of Bart's former lady loves were coming back at once, consulting producer Tim Long tells the publication, "It was a way to acknowledge that for a 10-year-old boy, Bart has gotten a lot of action. We thought it might be fun to borrow/pay homage to/steal an idea from 'High Fidelity' and have him go on a romantic pilgrimage and visit the girls that he dated and try to figure out how the hell he screwed things up with each of them. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
'Simpsons' Go 'High Fidelity' as Bart Visits Exes Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and More
4 May 2012 9:58 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Bart Simpson, ladies man? You might not think so, but he'll go "High Fidelity" when he revisits a bevy of exes -- played by Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sarah Silverman -- next season. Fox confirms to TheWrap that the actresses will reprise their guest roles as Bart's former love interests, in an episode called "Moonshine River." It will find the 10-year-old wondering if he let the love of his life slip away. EW.com first reported the guest appearances. The exes -- Deschanel as Mary (pictured at »
- Kimberly Potts
The Simpsons Sees To Feature The Return Of Several Guest Stars
4 May 2012 8:25 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Over the years, The Simpsons has been very good to one of their own, allowing him to have many different girlfriends despite his young age and general lack of maturity. I’m referring to Bart Simpson, of course. He’s been around the block a few times for a ten-year-old, and he’ll be paying a visit to some of his past loves in an upcoming episode, which means the show will require the return of some of its past guest starts: Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Sarah Silverman. If Bart were a real person, he would be one lucky s.o.b.
In the episode, “Moonshine River,” we’ll see Bart traveling around, visiting the girls he’s dated in attempt to figure where things went wrong with each one. Consulting producer Tim Long, who wrote the episode, admitted to EW.com the episode »
- Brody Gibson
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