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The Daily Show With Trevor Noah: Late night favorite gets a new voice

September 25, 2015 Ryan Berenz

When Comedy Central announced that Jon Stewart’s successor on The Daily Show would be Trevor Noah, much of America responded with, “Who?” Noah, a 31-year-old standup comedian from South Africa and Daily Show contributor since 2014, has an incisive wit and an uncanny ability to expose deep-seated hypocrisy. At a standup performance in late July, Noah riffed on being a black guy being pulled over by police (“I don’t know how not to die.”), being an African on a U.S.-bound airliner during the Ebola outbreak, and the “charming racism” he encountered in the South. It will be a vastly […]

FOX’s “The Grinder” and “Grandfathered”: A quartet of former teen heartthrobs are back on TV in fun — and funny! — new roles

September 24, 2015 Lori Acken

Ladies, we have four good reasons why you should tune in to FOX’s Tuesday night comedy lineup come Sept. 29 — especially if you were ever a teenage girl with a crush. Reasons one and two: The Grinder’s Rob Lowe (Sodapop Curtis! Billy Hicks! Sam Seaborn!) and Fred Savage (Kevin Arnold forevah!). Reasons three and four: Grandfathered’s John Stamos (Uncle Jesse!) and Josh Peck (the Josh half of Drake & Josh!). And here’s a fifth reason — both shows are multigenerational, laugh-out-loud treats that are, yes, fun for the whole family. Here, the gents talk about blending the old and the […]

It’s time for ABC’s “more adult” The Muppets show

September 22, 2015 Ryan Berenz

The Muppets ABC Premieres: Sept. 22 Airs: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT Who’s In It? Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker ALSO SEE: Kermit and Miss Piggy talk break-up, new ABC series “The Muppets.” What’s It All About? “It’s time to play the music! It’s time to light the lights!” It’s time for an all-new Muppets primetime comedy series! Filmed in documentary style, ABC is billing this as a “more adult” Muppet show following the beloved characters’ personal lives. Kermit has an office romance with a younger sow (“What can I say, Gonzo? I’m attracted […]

The Big Bang Theory Season 9 preview: The Matrimonial Momentum

September 21, 2015 Ryan Berenz

In The Big Bang Theory Season 8 finale, “The Commitment Determination,” relationships took a hit as Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) broke up, and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) and Emily (Laura Spencer) appeared to be on the rocks as well. Season 9 picks up with “The Matrimonial Momentum” (Monday, Sept. 21, at 8pm ET/PT on CBS) in which Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) drive to Las Vegas to elope, but Penny struggles with Leonard’s confession that he kissed another girl. Also, Sheldon doesn’t know how to act after Amy pushes pause on their relationship. Guest star Laurie […]

“Moonbeam City” shines with Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Banks, Will Forte and Kate Mara

September 16, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Comedy Central describes the new animated series Moonbeam City as “an absurdist, retro-futuristic ’80s cop extravaganza” about an incompetent but attractive detective who does more harm than good. We’ll describe it as FX’s Archer meets Miami Vice. Rob Lowe voices Det. Dazzle Novak, Elizabeth Banks voices police Chief Pizzaz Miller, Will Forte voices Dazzle’s rival Rad Cunningham and Kate Mara voices Chrysalis Tate, the only capable cop in town. The entire pilot episode, “Mall Hath No Fury,” is available to watch on cc.com. Moonbeam City premieres on Comedy Central Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 10:30pm ET/PT following the Season 19 premiere of […]

Ferrell Takes the Field: HBO presents Will Ferrell’s major league day

September 12, 2015 Ryan Berenz

On Sept. 8, 1965, Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City Athletics played all nine positions during a major league game vs. the California Angels. To celebrate 50 years since that event, HBO, Major League Baseball and Funny or Die partnered to have Will Ferrell play every position on the field for 10 different teams — visiting five different ballparks — on a single day of Spring Training. HBO captured Ferrell’s big day for the one-hour special Ferrell Takes the Field, premiering Saturday, Sept. 12, at 10pm ET/PT. Ferrell’s antics and errors are funny, but it’s the intense seriousness in which […]

Scream Queens: Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele star in Ryan Murphy’s campy FOX scarefest

September 10, 2015 Lori Acken

Scream Queens FOX Premieres: Sept. 22 at 8pm Airs: Tuesdays at 9pm Who’s In It? Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Oliver Hudson, Diego Boneta, Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas Scream Queens co-creator Ryan Murphy says the idea for this deliciously campy dramedy sprung from his and his creative partner Brad Falchuk’s love of classic horror films and their American Horror Story ingénue Roberts. “When we were doing Coven, we were talking about how much we loved writing the comedy of that — particularly Emma’s stuff,” he says. “Two years later, we were talking about ‘What if we […]

5 Reasons Neil Patrick Harris Is Sure To Have The “Best Time Ever” This Fall

September 7, 2015 Eric Kohanik

It’s been a long time since live variety shows were popular primetime fixtures on TV. And not since the days of The Ed Sullivan Show has there been anyone to fill those really big shoes. So, when Neil Patrick Harris grabs the hosting reins of Best Time Ever (beginning Sept. 15 at 10pmET on NBC), you can be sure that viewers will enjoy the level of entertainment he brings to the screen. As for Harris and his own level of enjoyment, it will undoubtedly live up to the show’s title. How so? Here are five reasons … 1. Harris is […]

Neil Patrick Harris talks “the big grab-bag of random awesomeness” that is Best Time Ever on NBC

September 4, 2015 Lori Acken

Neil Patrick Harris is back on series television and he plans on giving viewers the Best Time Ever. And maybe a boost to their back accounts, too. Based on the long-running British variety show Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris is a (mostly) live, happy hodgepodge of music, pranks, game-show elements and more — with Harris as the self-described P.T. Barnum at the center. “I want to create a show that I can gain the audience’s trust and have them put down their remote control, sit back and just watch,” Harris tells us. “Let me change the […]

Drunk History back for another round on Comedy Central

September 1, 2015 Ryan Berenz

Comedy Central’s hit series Drunk History is back for a 13-episode Season 3 beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 10:30pm ET/PT. According to Comedy Central: “In the season premiere, host and director Derek Waters takes viewers on a historical journey to New Jersey, presenting inebriated accounts of The Bone Wars, The Balloon Corps and The Big Bang. Mark Proksch narrates the rivalry of fossil-hunters Othniel Marsh (Christopher Meloni) and Edward Cope (Tony Hale); Tess Lynch recounts Thaddeus Lowe’s (Greg Kinnear) contributions to America’s first air force, founded by President Lincoln (Stephen Merchant); and Jenny Slate explains how scientists Arno Penzias (Justin […]