January 21, 2015. Mike Epps is teaming up with AOL for a new series, “That’s Racist With Mike Epps”. Epps explores racial, religious, and sexual cliches, stereotyping and their origins. The new series premiers on AOL on Monday, January 26th and will be released in two separate five episode parts. The first 5 episodes premiere January 26th on AOL. And the other 5 aren’t out until March 2nd
January 21, 2015. NBC has picked up two multi-camera sitcoms. People Are Talking from writer DJ Nash and executive producer Will Packer examines sex and race. Take It From Us, is written by Greg Malins and Barry Shwartz and follows a couple telling their son about the mistakes they made growing up in the 90s. From Sony Pictures Television. (via The Hollywood Reporter)’
January 20, 2015. Comedy Central will Roast Justin Bieber. Taping March 7. (story)
January 20, 2015. Will Arnett lands another Netflix Series for 2016. In Flaked Arnett will star as a “self-appointed guru” named Chip who falls for woman of his best friend’s dreams. (story)
January 19, 2015. More casting and plot news for season two of FX’s Fargo. (story)
January 19, 2015. Amazon will produce films for theater runs. The films will quickly be released on Amazon Prime within three to eight weeks. (story)
January 19, 2015. Louis CK taped a one hour special at the Comedy Store. It will be released via his website coming soon, and then it will get a broadcast premiere on FX in April. (story)
January 19, 2015. THR’s Pilots in the Works for 2015 (via The Hollywood Reporter). Comedies include ABC Irreversible with Justin Long, (pilot order hinges on finding a female lead) based on an Israeli series, following the trials of a self absorbed couple. CBS The Mistake, with Julianna Guill, a couple finds out they are pregnant after they thought they were ‘finished’ having kids. CBS Taxi-22 follows a politically incorrect NYC cab driver. Based on a French Canadian hit series. FOX 48 Hours Till Monday which follows a husbands struggle to save his weekends. . FOX Scream Queens. 15-episode straight-to-series order for fall. Anthology series revolving around a college campus that’s rocked by a series of murders. New settings and storylines will be featured in subsequent seasons with Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Joe Mananiello, Abigail Breslin, Ariana Grande, NBC How We Live. An anthropologist blogger moves to the suburbs with his wife and quickly discovers the fascinating habitat and mating rituals of a new undiscovered species: his suburban friends and neighbors. NBC Go Jerrod Go. Inspired by the stand-up comedian’s life and relationships with his girlfriend and family. Jerrod Carmichael, Amber West, Loretta Devine, David Alan Grier. Writer/EP JErrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller. NBC People Are Talking. About Sex and Race. NBC Superstore. A comedy about a group of employees at a big box store who quickly learn that there’s much more to their ho-hum jobs – like love, friendship, and the surprises of everyday moments – than they thought. NBC Take it From Us. A couple tells their son about the mistakes they made growing up in the 90s. NBC Telenovela. 13-episode straight-to-series order for fall. A behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the making of a telenovela. Eva Longoria. NBC Untitled Suzanne Martin. Multigenerational family comedy, things backfire on recent empty-nesters when their two adult daughters move back home.
January 18, 2015. Pilot deal for FX will star Pamela Adlon. Better Things will feature Adlon as a single mother of three who is also a working actor and doing a juggling act to keep her family, career, friends and an occasional love life all in balance. Adlon and Louis CK are co creators and CK will direct the pilot. (story)
January 18, 2015. Season 5 of Louie gets a return date of April 9th at 10:30. Louie will follow new series The Comedians starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad which will start at 10pm. (story)
January 18, 2015. Comedy Central gave a pilot order to Detroiters. The series stars former SNL writer and cast member Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson as “two local ad men who make low-budget commercials in Detroit. The series is executived produced by SNL alumni Jason Sudeikis and Lorne Michaels production company, Broadway Video. (story)
January 16, 2015. Cameron Crowe starts shooting the pilot for his potential Showtime comedy Roadies this week in Vancouver. The story revolves around the crew working on global rock tour. And every band needs a tour bus driver and an accountant. For those parts, Crowe has cast Luis Guzman and Finesse Mitchell as guest stars. (story)
January 15, 2015. Amazon Studios releases new Pilots to watch and vote on. Three of the new pilots are comedy series including Down Dog starring Josh Casaubon, Paget Brewster, Will Greenberg and Kris Kristofferson, Mad Dogs starring Steve Zahn, Billy Zane, Romany Malco, Ben Chaplin and Michael Imperioli and Salem Rogers starring Leslie Bibb and Rachel Dratch. (story)
January 14, 2015. Mike Meyers makes a four year exclusive television deal with HBO. Details are scant. (story)
January 14, 2015. Starting Friday April 10th at 10pm on the CW, Cedric the Entertainer will host Cedric’s Barber Battle. In the new series, besides having barbers compete against each other, Cedric will visit different shops across the country to explore the barber shop community in America. (story)
January 14, 2015. Showtime renewed David Steinberg’s interview series, Inside Comedy for a fourth season. (story)
January 13, 2015. Woody Allen signs exclusive television deal with Amazon Prime. (story)
January 12, 2015. Stephen Colbert announces his Late Show start date on CBS will be September 8. (story)
January 11, 2015. Panelists for the Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore announced. Ricky Velez, Shenaz Treasury, Mike Yard get the gig. (story)
January 10, 2015. John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight starts its second season on HBO on February 8 at 11pm. (story).
January 10, 2015. Comedy Central announces Key and Peele Superbowl Special (story)
January 9, 2015. Fargo loads up with a great cast for season two on FX. Ted Danson, Patrick Wilson, Jean Smart, Nick Offerman, Brad Garrett, Kieran Culkin, Bokeem Woodbine, Jeffrey Donovan and Angus Sampson added to the cast. (story)
January 9, 2015. National Geographic is bringing a comedy series to the table in 2015. History of the World promises to use sketch comedy, animation, puppetry, documentary and archival footage to explore weighty questions such as how the world came about, the evolution of man and the origins of spirituality, money, leisure time, sports, hygiene and entertainment. It’s slated for a fall premiere. (story)