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Night Court (Image: NBCU)
Night Court co-star John Larroquette and The Big Bang Theory's Melissa Rauch are looking to bring the court back in session, teaming with NBC for a sequel series to the 1984-1992 sitcom The new series finds Larroquette returning to his Emmy-winning role of Dan Fielding as well as producing, with Rauch set to executive produce the[...]
Ghosts: US Pilot of Hit BBC Sitcom Begins Production
The US remake of BBC hit sitcom Ghosts is currently being shot by CBS A series hasn't been greenlit yet That's dependent on the network executives' reaction to the pilot and whether they think it works as a show that can sustain itself as a network series We are not optimistic based on what we[...]
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang responds to making history. (Image: FX Networks)
By the time the terms of the deal are done, the streaming series will hold the record for the longest-running, live-action sitcom in television history Let that sink in for a moment Once you start rolling over how many sitcoms in the history of the medium never made it to that golden 100-episode mark- how[...]
Ghosts: US Pilot of Hit BBC Sitcom Begins Production
The CBS pilot of Ghosts, a US remake of the hit BBC sitcom, has begun production The pilot was originally greenlit for production in February but was delayed by the pandemic when the whole Film and TV industry shut down The American pilot features Rose McIver, previous from I, Zombie, and Utkarash Ambudkar in the[...]
Superstore is ending after six seasons (Image: NBCU)
With 11 episodes left to go in the show's current season, viewers of NBC's Superstore learned on Thursday that the sitcom won't be opening its doors for a seventh season "We're grateful to Universal Television and NBC for letting us make 113 episodes of a show we're so proud of, and for giving us the[...]
The Vicar of Dibley to Return for Holiday Lockdown Specials on BBC
With the United Kingdom in a second lockdown, a lot of mental comfort food is called for, and nothing embodies English TV comfort food more than The Vicar of Dibley's brand of "jolly hockey sticks" brand of sitcom The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown will be written by series creator Richard Curtis and veteran comedy[...]
Nina Conti, in Therapy: Hilarious, Disturbing, Step Away from Hannibal
Nina Conti – In Therapy is as high-concept a sitcom as you're going to get It's about a ventriloquist using a monkey to sexually harass her therapist You didn't read that wrong. Still from "Nina Conti, in Therapy", YouTube You can't get more high-concept than that Told in 9-minute episodes on YouTube, the series features Nina Conti[...]
A look at Anna Faris in Mom (Image: ViacomCBS)
In a surprise move, Anna Faris announced that she will not be returning to CBS's long-running sitcom Mom for its upcoming eighth season "The past seven years on Mom have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career," Farris said in a statement "I'm so thankful to Chuck, the writers, and my[...]
Dennis from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Image: FX Networks)
With *mumble-mumble* decades of sitcom-watching on our resume, we can say without hesitation that the FXX/FX on Hulu series is our favorite sitcom of all time Having been there since the first episode, it's been a joy to watch the show grow both on and off-screen (and to see how those who once wrote it[...]
Andrea Savage stars in I'm Sorry, courtesy of truTV.
In what's looks like a decision based on a combination of the fallout from COVID-19 production shutdowns earlier this year and WarnerMedia's continued move to reduce its debt while restructuring, truTV's Andrea Savage-starring comedy I'm Sorry (one of BCTV's favorite sitcoms) has been canceled In what's starting to sound all too familiar (see Comedy Central's[...]
I LOVE LUCY Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. September 21, 1954. Copyright CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: CBS Photo Archive.
Luci Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom is a 5-part BBC Radio 4 series about the making of the classic sitcom I Love Lucy that dropped today In a surprising casting coup, Anne Heche plays Lucille Ball and Wilmer Valeramma plays Desi Arnaz Other cast members include Jared Harris,[...]