In a skit on the February 26, 2022 edition of NBC’s “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live“), John Mulaney hosted his fifth “SNL” episode and thus, joined the series’ exclusive club: the “Five Timers Club.” Helping induct Mulaney were legendary five-timers Steve Martin, Candice Bergen, Tina Fey, and Elliott Gould. Also present was Paul Rudd whose fifth […]
“30 Rock” creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, along with the show’s owner NBCUniversal, have asked that four episodes of the series in which characters appear in blackface be removed from streaming and syndication. Said Tina Fey in a note requesting immediate action: “As we strive to do the work and do better in regards […]
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Assuming there will be football this fall, the long-delayed announcement of NBC’s fall primetime schedule will feature just one new series — drama “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (with Christopher Meloni reprising his role from “Law & Order: SVU”) and, of course, the return of primetime’s perennially top-rated event, “Sunday Night Football.” In an unusually […]
Ted Danson, who his heading into the fourth — and final — season of NBC’s “The Good Place,” has a new comedy waiting in the wings. The network has given a straight-to-series an untitled sitcom with Danson from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Danson will play a wealthy businessman who unexpectedly wins the election to become […]
Netflix has greenlit sitcom “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” for a fourth season, with an expected 13 new episodes. Debuting on March 6, 2015, the series from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock follows Kimmy Schmidt (Kemper) as she adjusts to life in New York City after her rescue from a doomsday cult in Indiana where she […]
“The People v. O.J. Simpson” on FX was the big individual series winner at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with nine Emmy Award wins including Outstanding Limited Series and acting trophies for Lead Actor (Courtney B. Vance), Lead Actress (Sarah Paulson) and Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown) in a Limited Series or a Movie. […]
As a precursor to the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast next Sunday, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” won nine Creative Arts Emmy Awards, while “The People v. O.J. Simpson” on FX took home four trophies. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made history with their shared win in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series […]
Making multiple show guest spots in late night this week are Ginnifer Goodwin (promoting the upcoming animated release of “Zootopia” and the return of “Once Upon A Time” from hiatus), Tina Fey (for her new film “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”) and “American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez. The following are the list of scheduled guests per talk […]
Two political debates – one from each political party – led Twitter among specials for the week of Dec. 14. Topping all televised events (including sports) was CNN’s telecast of the fifth Republican Presidential debate. According to Nielsen, the Dec. 15 event totaled 2.4 million tweets written by 490,000 unique authors, which were seen by […]
