Before the television premiere of The Roast of Rob Lowe, you might want to get ready by watching this “newly discovered” tape amongst other certain tapes that will be brought up much to Lowe’s chagrin.
FYI, The Roast of Rob Lowe is set for 10PM on Labor Day on Comedy Central.
It’s pretty simple. Lots of great, important stuff happened last week in comedy. Like the title says, here are 10 (or so) of those things.
–Chris Gethard wanting to be Kelly Ripa’s sidekick
–John Oliver topping Oprah with nearly $15 million debt forgiveness giveaway
–Trailer for Bassem Youssef’s Democracy Handbook
–Second trailer for HBO’s Vice Principals
–This stand-up set from Brodie Reed
–Danny Jelinek and Chris Sartinsky’s “Mulchtown”
–The Lucas Brothers returning to The Tonight Show
–Comedy Central putting every Key & Peele sketch online
–Angie Tribeca is back for season 2 at TBS, Casual is back for season 2 at Hulu, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser returns to Comedy Central, Ladylike premieres at MTV
–Comedy Central’s next roast will be of Rob Lowe
–Amber Tozer’s memoir Sober Stick Figure
As campaigning for The Emmys is heating up, The Hollywood Reporter is doing another round of their great, in-depth roundtable discussions.
Their latest brought together comedy actors that are Emmys contenders, which includes…
…Rob Lowe…
…and Keegan Michael Key.
They touch on anything from representation of minorities to the most embarrassing moments, which Rob Lowe probably takes the cake with his dark secret (it’ll probably come up during his roast).
Finally, Comedy Central is getting back to the original roots of comedy roasts with making it about “the ones we love”.
Donald Trump, David Hasselhoff, Justin Bieber, and Charlie Sheen have been the “guests of honor” of Comedy Central’s roasts over the last five years. Roasting those folks is more of an excuse to have YouTube comments get rewritten by professional comedians, who may or may not personally know who they’re roasting, and have that well-crafted hate dished out to those who are hated by a good percentage of people. That line-up is a far cry from the Dean Martin roasts that really put “roasting” on the map as a televised event where beloved celebrities with a sense of humor were roasted by many that were closest to them.
So, it’s great to hear that Rob Lowe, formerly of Parks and Recreation and is a very beloved celebrity, will be the focus of the latest Comedy Central roast. Let’s hope the dais includes something like Aziz Ansari, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Poehler, etc.
Jenna Fischer, Rob Lowe, and Megan Mullally all in an apocalyptic comedy sounds just fine to us.
Though it has a collection of sitcom stars from NBC’s own fold, You, Me and the Apocalypse has already premiered on the UK’s Sky 1 and is only making its way to the States starting tonight.
Watch a first look featurette here, then catch the premiere at 8PM on NBC.
NBC is getting in on the post-apocalyptic comedy that’s been a growing trend over the last couple of years with their latest addition to their primetime line-up.
You, Me and The Apocalypse from Iain Hollands has promise from this promo as well as Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, and Jenna Fischer starring.
Look for its premiere on Thurs. Jan. 28th. at 8PM on NBC.
Even if you had other plans this Labor Day Weekend, prepare to go to 80s to the max and then some.
The much anticipated 80s animated action series Moonbeam City from Scott Gairdner doesn’t premiere until Sept. 16th at 10:30PM on Comedy Central.
However, you can preview the first episode thanks to Comedy Central right now, right here.
Be sure to adjust your screen for all the neon that’s about to come your way.
The most neon color palette, the biggest hair, tons of synth, the voices of Rob Lowe, Will Forte, Kate Mara, and Elizabeth Banks and rampant drugs/violence should make for a whole bunch of fun in Comedy Central’s Moonbeam City from Scott Gairdner.
Just watch this latest trailer and you’ll see exactly what we’re talking about as well as want to watch the series premiere on Wed. Sept. 16th at 10:30PM on Comedy Central.
Well, it turns out that the day after Comic-Con is just full of trailers.
Amidst Comedy Central’s very enticing slate of upcoming series, Moonbeam City has been one we’ve been waiting to premiere for quite some time.
Rob Lowe, Will Forte, Elizabeth Banks, and Kate Mara all voice the most gloriously rendered 80s sleuths, probably, of all time complimented by plenty of synth and neon.
Watch the trailer for Moonbeam City here, then look for its premiere on Sept. 16th at 10:30PM on Comedy Central.
(via Deadline)
A sub genre of apocalyptic comedies seems to be recently forming including This Is The End, The World’s End, It’s a Disaster, and the upcoming Last Man on Earth on Fox.
Now, UK’s Sky is producing a mini-series along the same lines that pits an unlikely bunch hunkered down together as a giant comet is headed for earth set to wipe out all life. NBC has agreed to air the series here in the States, which is a smart considering Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, and Jenna Fischer are all part of the cast.
Called “Apocalypse Slough”, the mini-series is currently being touted as a dramedy, but with Lowe, Mullally, and Fischer in, we’re sure that comedy will be well represented.
Also, anyone think that there’s any significant connection between the series being set in Slough, where the UK version of The Office was set, and Jenna Fischer, who was the U.S. counterpart to Dawn in the UK version of The Office? We certainly hope so.
(via TV Line)
The seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation will indeed have Ann Perkins and Chris Traeger back in the mix. Amidst all of their project that they’re developing or that they’re actually in, Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe have made time to return to Pawnee once more.
Mark Brendanawicz/Paul Schneider, however, has yet to be seen again from seasons 1 and 2.
Yet another promising animated series trailer lands today. After the trailer for Adult Swim’s Mike Tyson Mysteries found its way from Comic Con to the Internet, Comedy Central just posted a trailer for their latest animated series, Moonbeam City.
Between the voices of Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Banks, Kate Mara, and Will Forte, and the spectacular neon color palate, over sized clothes, etc. Moonbeam City looks like everything you’d want an 80s animated procedural comedy to be.
(via Deadline)
With the announcements of which pilots have been picked up for the next year well behind us, there is still hope for a handful of projects at other networks.
Jim Gaffigan’s pilot might have a chance a TV Land after going through a few rounds at CBS while Jerrod Carmichael is getting another shot at NBC. Also, Rob Lowe and Rob Riggle’s tennis comedy pilot The Pro and legal comedy Sober Companion starring Nick Frost and Justin Long are still being considered at Fox.
We’re glad to hear that all these projects are still in play and will keep our fingers crossed as long as we can in hopes that they get picked up.
Colton Dunn Joins NBC Pilot ‘The Pro’
Rob Lowe’s tennis comedy pilot The Pro at NBC just keeps getting better. First, Rob Riggle is playing opposite of Lowe and now, the very funny Colton Dunn (who we would hope you know from Key & Peele or even rapping next to Eddie Pepitone on Arsenio) has joined the cast.
We really want to see this get picked up now.
Rob Riggle to Co-Star in NBC’s Rob Lowe Tennis Comedy Pilot
Rob Riggle who has a history of bringing the worlds of comedy and sports together is now set to play opposite Rob Lowe’s tennis comedy pilot The Pro at NBC.
We’re pretty sure this is what should be called perfect casting, especially considering that you could say Rob vs. Rob.
NBC Orders Pilot of Rob Lowe Tennis Comedy ‘The Pro’
Rob Lowe is getting closer to moving from fictional politics to fictional former tennis fame in this comedy project The Pro that just got a pilot order at NBC.
We’re curious who else gets attached to this and if it’s going to be done with the mockumentary style that has gotten NBC so much success.
Comedy Central is doubling down in their series greenlights today with picking up Big Time in Hollywood, FL produced by Ben Stiller and the animated Moonbeam City, produced by Conan’s Scott Gairdner and Rob Lowe with Lowe, Kate Mara, Elizabeth Banks, and Will Forte all doing voices.
So, it’s a pretty good day for Comedy Central.
NBC Orders Rob Lowe Comedy Pilot ‘The Pro’
Off of just the idea that Rob Lowe’s character will be a former tennis champ, we’re almost completely sold. Let’s hope that NBC is actually sold on that idea.
While Sam Elliot Will Be Guest Starring, Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe Are Leaving Parks and Recreation
It is great news that Ron Swanson’s/Nick Offerman’s doppelgänger will be played by Sam Elliott, but a potential facial hair stare down doesn’t quite balance out yesterday’s announcement of Parks and Recreation cast members Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe leaving the show.
With that being said, we’re excited to see what Rashida comes up with in her big TV deal with Warner Bros. TV that she got a few months ago.