This week on TV: Garry Shandling finds his zen and Roseanne reboots
It’s a big week of ABC as they’re rolling out three new sitcoms this week. Well, technically, two new sitcoms and one long-awaited reboot. Starting Tuesday evening, Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson star in Splitting Up Together about a couple getting a divorce yet attempting to still co-habitate. Immediately following the long-awaited re-boot of Roseanne. […]
This Week in Comedy: Will Ferrell is a Dog on a Mission in “Strays”
Strays. Courtesy of Universal Pictures. This Week in Comedy: Will Ferrell is a stray dog on a mission. The new Universal Pictures comedy Strays opens up. The film follows Ferrell as an abandoned dog who – alongside Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, and Randall Park – is looking to get revenge on his neglectful owner, played […]
Some thoughts on the cancellation of “Roseanne”
Photo: ABC Well, ABC went and did it, they cancelled the re-boot of the TV series Roseanne, their highest-rated comedy of the season. It’s an unprecedented move that will cost the network a lot of money but it’s also a commendable and morally correct move for the network. This all comes after the show’s star, […]
ABC cancels “Roseanne” after Roseanne Barr’s racially-charged Twitter rant
Photo: ABC Boy, Roseanne Barr is probably really regretting the last 12 hours or so. The comedian, whose revived TV show was an early ratings hit and renewed for an 11th season (following this year’s revival) has just been cancelled by the network after Barr went on a Twitter rant earlier today. ABC president Channing […]
Jay-Z’s new video stars Jerrod Carmichael, Lil’ Rel, Issa Rae, and Tiffany Haddish in a “Friends” parody
Jay-Z’s just released the latest video for his song, “Moonlight.” In it he and director Alan Young utilized the time to imagine the stars of Friends re-cast as all black actors and comedians. Jerrod Carmichael, Issa Young, Tiffany Hadish, and Lil’ Rel. The comedians are also joined by Tessa Thomson and Lakeith Stanfield all pull […]