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5 ways Brian comes back to life on “Family Guy”

November 26, 2013 Ryan Berenz

5 ways Brian comes back to life on Family Guy: So you watched Sunday’s episode of Family Guy in which Brian got hit by a car during a game of street hockey and died, and then kept watching waiting for him to be resurrected somehow at the end. Only the end came, Brian was still dead, and WHAAAAAAAAAA? Did they really kill Brian? Are we really now stuck with Poochie Vinnie as the Griffin family dog? Fans of the show are already up in arms, offering a petition to bring Brian back. Conspiracy theories abound: Did Seth MacFarlane kill off […]

“Bill Cosby Far From Finished” comes to Comedy Central

November 21, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Bill Cosby Far From Finished comes to Comedy Central: It’s been 30 years since Bill Cosby did a televised standup comedy concert in the landmark Bill Cosby Himself. Cosby makes a comeback to TV standup in this special directed by Robert Townsend and compiled from performances Cosby did in Cerritos, Calif., over the summer. Bill Cosby: Far From Finished premieres on Comedy Central Saturday, Nov. 23, at 8pm ET/PT. The press release from Comedy Central below: BILL COSBY CONCERT SPECIAL “FAR FROM FINISHED” TO PREMIERE ON COMEDY CENTRAL® ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 AT 8:00 P.M. ET/PT Directed by Robert Townsend […]

7 Questions With … Jonathan Kite of CBS’ “2 Broke Girls”

November 18, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Three seasons into 2 Broke Girls, it still happens. People are shocked when they find out Jonathan Kite is a regular American guy from Skokie, Ill., and not Oleg, the lecherous short-order cook who perpetually harasses— er, flirts with Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs). The hirsute funnyman left his accent at home, but brought his killer Vince Vaughn impersonation with him when he answered our “7 Questions.” 1. You’re at a magazine rack and can only pick three titles. Which ones do you choose? GQ, Esquire and ESPN. 2. If your TV only carried three shows, which ones […]

Skylar Astin takes TBS’ “Ground Floor” up a level

November 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Skylar Astin takes TBS’ Ground Floor up a level: In TBS’ new sitcom Ground Floor from Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town), an office-building romance between young financier Brody (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect) and maintenance worker Jenny (Briga Heelan, Cougar Town) makes for some awkward situations for their coworkers. John C. McGinley also stars. A relationship comedy and a workplace comedy make beautiful music together in Ground Floor, a new TBS sitcom from Bill Lawrence (Scrubs, Cougar Town). Awkwardness ensues after young financier Brody (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect) has a presumed one-night stand with maintenance worker Jenny (Briga Heelan, Cougar Town) […]

Raising Hope Season 4: Cloris Leachman keeps Maw Maw kicking

November 7, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Raising Hope Season 4: Cloris Leachman keeps Maw Maw kicking Cloris Leachman has worked in show business since the 1940s, won an Oscar in 1972 and took home a record eight Primetime Emmys. After decades of success on stage and screen, the 87-year-old Leachman has finally found a role worthy of her esteemed stature. “Usually I have to take off my pants and sit in the toilet or take off my top and go outside,” Leachman laughs. “You know, it’s one or the other.” For the past three seasons of FOX’s comedy Raising Hope, Leachman has played elderly matriarch Maw […]

Mike and Molly Season 4: Date, time, TV channel, preview and more!

November 1, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Mike and Molly Season 4 premieres at 9pm Monday, Nov. 4, on CBS. When it debuted in 2010, the buzz on Mike & Molly was that it had the audacity to treat overweight people as — gasp! — regular people, and make them the focus of the show as opposed to just the usual buffoonish sidekicks. It’s not that Mike Biggs (Billy Gardell) and Molly Flynn (Melissa McBride) were the first overweight couple on TV (remember Dan and Roseanne?), but there hadn’t been many shows that made their weight so central to the plot. The lovable cop and loving schoolteacher […]

7 Questions With Billy Gardell of CBS’ “Mike and Molly”

November 1, 2013 StayTuned Staff

After a decade in showbiz spent establishing himself as a standup comedian and doing guest parts on TV and movies, Billy Gardell finally got his big break with Mike and Molly. The CBS rom-sitcom first garnered attention in 2010 for its normalizing portrayal of overweight people, but as it begins Season 4 is now simply regarded as a popular show, one that helped launch Gardell’s costar Melissa McCarthy into superstar status. Gardell, a proud Pittsburgh native, took some time to answer our “7 Questions,” keeping his usual good cheer about him despite the current woeful state of his beloved Steelers. […]

Tracy Morgan brings “Scare Tactics” back to Syfy; talks life without “30 Rock”

October 25, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Halloween is a scary time for sure. Ghost, goblins, life without 30 Rock. OK, so that last one might just be specific to Tracy Morgan, who for the first time since 2006 doesn’t have Liz Lemon to befuddle. But the boisterous comedian has plenty going on to stave off any fearful boredom. There’s his new standup special, which he was in the process of editing when we talked, and a marathon of new episodes of Scare Tactics airing Monday on Syfy. The hidden-camera show, where people set up unsuspecting friends or family members for pranks meant to bring them to […]

The Pete Holmes Show brings comic’s smart sensibility to TBS late night

October 24, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Pete Holmes isn’t just living the dream right now. As he puts it, he’s in the midst of a “1-for-1, 100 percent … grotesque overshot of a dream coming true.” The 34-year-old comic always harbored fantasies of becoming a late-night talk-show host, but didn’t tell too many people “because it was so specific a dream that I didn’t want it to get crushed or have everyone know that I went out for my driver’s license and failed.” But the seemingly impossible has come true, as Holmes — under the auspices of Conan O’Brien — is about to start hosting The […]

Totally ’80s The Goldbergs recap: The Ring

October 23, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Totally ’80s The Goldbergs recap: The Ring When a box of old love letters Murray wrote to an ex is discovered in the garage, Beverly learns the origin of her ring. Adam learns that romance doesn’t work like it does in the movies after his attempt to impress a girl backfires. (Original airdate on ABC, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013) Best Line: “You see? She doesn’t give a crap. That’s what a strong marriage is: mutual not giving a crap.” – Murray Microfiche! Old Forty One: Pops appears to be drinking a bottle of beer with Old Forty One on the […]