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*Comedian Seaton Smith has joined the cast of an NBC comedy pilot from John Mulaney. Mulaney also writes and stars in the young ensemble focused on John (Mulaney), whose naïve and often pointless, desire to “be a good person” challenges his friendship with his roommates, Jane (Nasim Pedrad) and Seymour (Griffin Newman). With no real [...]
*In recent times, there aren’t many people that can say they have had a job more than five years. The days of having jobs more than half your life is a thing of the past. Captain Calvin “Cal” Flanigan is a member of the elite club of individuals that can say that they’ve had their [...]
*Tyler James Williams has just secured his first series since starring in “Everybody Hates Chris.” The young actor has been made a series regular on NBC’s recently picked up new comedy series “Go On,” according to Deadline.com. Matthew Perry stars as an irreverent-yet-charming sportscaster who tries to move on from loss with the help of [...]
*Actor Laz Alonso has been cast as the male lead opposite Meagan Good in NBC’s drama pilot “Notorious.” As previously reported, Good stars as detective Joanna Locasto, who returns undercover to the wealthy and troubled Lawson family she grew up in — as the housekeeper’s daughter — to solve the murder of celebutante Vivian Lawson, [...]
*When it comes to flying, the ability to navigate the friendly skies fits like hand and glove to 20-year-old pilot Jonathan Strickland. So much so, that the young aviator’s love of flying is attributed to being focused to the point that he says: “I do not know what I would be doing today if I [...]
*Martin Lawrence could be making his way back to television real soon. CBS picked up a new comedy pilot staring the former sitcom actor. According to The Hollywood Reporter , he’s set to play the role of a widower and father of two teens. After losing his construction job, he decides to enroll into the [...]
*Rochelle Aytes has joined the cast of ABC’s comedy pilot “Work It,” a multicamera project, from Warner Bros. Television. The show centers on two out-of-work car salesmen, Angel (Amaury Nolasco) and Lee (Ben Koldyke), who realize that in order to find employment again, they’ll need to dress as women to land jobs as pharmaceutical reps. [...]
*On the same day Damon Wayans made headlines for his new CBS pilot, his son Damon Wayans Jr. has reportedly signed on for a role in Fox’s pilot “Chicks & D**ks.” The comedy stars Zooey Deschanel as Jessica, a teacher who moves in with three men after a difficult breakup. Deadline says that Wayans Jr. [...]
*Kerry Washington has been cast as the lead in Shonda Rhimes’ new pilot “Damage Control,” which is based on the work of veteran crisis management consultant Judy Smith. Washington will play Olivia Price, a professional fixer described as a formidable and fearless woman. The show will follow her life as well as the lives of [...]
*Don Cheadle has signed on to star in Showtime’s new pilot “House of Lies.” The actor will take the lead in the half-hour dark comedy created by Matthew Carnahan (“Dirt”). The series is based on the book “House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time.” The project will enter [...]
*Picture this…you’re on an India Express 737 en route to India from Dubai having a nice meal, probably even enjoying a movie while getting to know the person next to you when all of a sudden ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! Your flight has suddenly turned into a plummeting nightmare! People screaming, food flying everywhere as you begin to make your [...]
*Before ratings for ABC’s “FlashForward” plummeted, the writers had planned to follow through on its pilot prophecy of killing off FBI agent Demetri Noh (John Cho), according to Gabrielle Union, who played Demetri’s fiancé, attorney Zoey Andata. “Then I was supposed to avenge his death in Season 2 by representing defendants against the FBI whom [...]
*NBC has tapped D.L. Hughley to host a pilot for its new game show called “Who’s Bluffing Who?” where contestants must try to bluff their way into winning a half-million dollars. For each episode, seven contestants will use their knowledge and deceptive talents — and even steal one another’s money — in order to advance [...]
*Black Entertainment Television has given the greenlight to the scripted series “Let’s Stay Together,” a relationship comedy that will be paired with the network’s resurrection of former CW sitcom “The Game.” “Soul Food” veteran Malinda Williams and Bert Belasco star in the romantic comedy described as an updated, urban “Mad About You” that centers on [...]
*Jamie Foxx is heading back to familiar territory with a new sketch-comedy pilot for Fox, the network that aired his breakout run on “In Living Color” in the 1990s. The untitled project is executive produced by Foxx and two of his fellow “Color” writers, “MadTV” creators Fax Bahr and Adam Small. “Wild ‘N Out” alumnus [...]
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