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“7 Questions” With … Alfonso Ribeiro of ABC Family’s “Spell-Mageddon”

July 23, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Alfonso Ribeiro has had many jobs over his 30-year career in show business, which started back in the 1980s when he danced alongside Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial. From there he was the cool, streetwise Alfonso on Silver Spoons before completely reinventing himself in the ’90s as the hilariously uptight Carlton Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He’s now showing off his comedy chops as host of ABC Family’s outrageous new game show Spell-Mageddon, which challenges its contestants to spell normal, everyday words while dodging hazards that prove a bit distracting, all in the hopes of getting a […]

“The Simpsons” to guest-star on “Family Guy” next fall

July 19, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

If Seth MacFarlane guest-voicing on The Simpsons this past season didn’t do it, perhaps any last remnants of rumors of a creative feud between the creators of The Simpsons and the creators of Family Guy that have swirled since the latter show debuted will be finally put to rest with FOX’s announcement yesterday that the famed animated Simpsons family — complete with their voice actors — will guest-star on an episode of Family Guy in Fall 2014. The Family Guy episode, titled “The Simpsons Guy,” finds Peter (Seth MacFarlane) and the rest of the Griffin family ending up in […]

“American Dad!” moving to TBS in 2014

July 16, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman’s animated comedy series American Dad! premieres its 11th season in late 2014, it will be on a new network. The series, which has aired on FOX since it began in 2005, will debut Season 11 with 15 new episodes on TBS, with encores of those episodes airing on TBS’ sister network Adult Swim. TBS announced today that American Dad! would be joining its primetime lineup in late 2014. “American Dad! is a great fit for TBS, a favorite of comedy fans who like smart, irreverent humor with ample doses of biting wit […]

Comedy Bang Bang returns for Season 2 of inspired lunacy on IFC

July 12, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Comedy Bang! Bang! Fridays beginning July 12 IFC, 10pm ET/PT Maybe it was the Ghoulies joke. I’ll admit to having largely missed out on the first season of Comedy Bang! Bang!, IFC’s free-form send-up of the talk-show genre. Then when I put in the screeners for two episodes of Season 2, with guest stars Andy Samberg and Aziz Ansari, I sat there for a while not too impressed, finding the endless stream of improvised gags feeling at times like a laborious outtake reel — you know, like those ones for Judd Apatow or Will Ferrell movies where you’re shocked at […]

“Bounty Hunters” is CMT’s most CMT show ever

July 11, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy lend their voices as two-bit bounty hunters tracking down fugitives in CMT’s first animated comedy series Bounty Hunters. See the first episode online below before it premieres on CMT: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy lend their voices to CMT’s first animated comedy series, Bounty Hunters, premiering Saturday, July 13, at 10pm ET/PT. The trio stars as two-bit bounty hunters tracking down fugitives while trying to please a tough-as-nails bondswoman (voiced by Lisa Lampanelli) and dealing with odd friends, family members and local rednecks. Guest voices in the […]

Clueless reunion! Donald Faison, Stacey Dash together again on “The Exes”

July 9, 2013 StayTuned Staff

Fans of the classic 1995 teen comedy Clueless will want to check out this week’s episode of TV Land’s The Exes. It will reteam series star Donald Faison with guest star Stacey Dash, marking a Clueless reunion of one of the ’90s’ cutest couple Murray and Dionne, who were adorkable before Zooey Deschanel was a blip on the pop culture radar. It’s not the first time the Clueless cast has gotten back together. Last year Faison and Dash joined Alicia Silverstone, Breckin Meyer, Elisa Donovan, Justin Walker and Twink Caplan for an Entertainment Weekly photoshoot and a Good Morning America […]

Key & Peele announced as 2013 TCA Awards hosts

July 9, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced that Comedy Central stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, from the hit sketch comedy show Key & Peele, will co-host the 29th Annual TCA Awards Aug. 3 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, an invite-only event. “As professional journalists, we’ve followed the careers of Key and Peele since they broke on to the scene with Mad TV. Based on their comedic work on that show, they immediately caught our attention,” said TCA President Candace Havens. “We’ve noticed how they have honed their trade and elevated their sketches, as the freedom of Comedy Central allows them […]

VOD Spotlight: Admission

July 9, 2013 StayTuned Staff

There’s no doubt that Admission has a lot on its curriculum vitae to make it an attractive candidate. You have the can’t-miss pairing of Tina Fey and Paul Rudd charming their way through an intellectual subject matter based on a literary source (Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel) all under the auspices of director Paul Weitz, who so ably helmed the similarly toned About a Boy. But, in an issue that goes to the heart of this tricky romantic comedy, full acceptance requires more than a good resumé. Admission has more on its mind than the standard rom-com stuff of meet cutes, […]

Comedy Central’s “Drunk History” rewrites the books

July 3, 2013 Ryan Berenz

Comedy Central’s new half-hour comedy Drunk History pairs inebriated storytellers with A-list talent to reenact some of history’s greatest moments. Based on a web series of the same name, Comedy Central’s new half-hour comedy Drunk History pairs inebriated storytellers with A-list talent to reenact some of history’s greatest moments. Drunk History takes viewers across the country as stars like Jack Black, Michael Cera, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Stephen Merchant, Chris Parnell, Aubrey Plaza, Winona Ryder, Horatio Sanz, Jason Schwartzman, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Fred Willard, and Luke and Owen Wilson bring history — as explained by drunken comedians — to […]

“Psych”: USA orders two additional Season 8 episodes and lets fans vote on a storyline

June 27, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

USA Network announced yesterday that due to the overwhelming popularity of its hit series Psych, it will be adding two more episodes to the show’s upcoming Season 8. Additionally, USA has opened up online voting to fans for the selection of a storyline to be featured in a Psych Season 8 episode. The results of the online voting will be announced when Psych returns to San Diego’s Comic-Con on July 18 (with the panel being moderated by Cary Elwes, who will guest-star again as master thief Despereaux in Psych Season 8). The Comic-Con presentation will also feature an advance screening […]