Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Gets 2 More Seasons at TBS, Which Will Carry the Series Into 2020
As you probably well know, 2020 will be the year when we do all the election chaos again.
Thankfully, Samantha Bee and her crew will be there to help ease the pain a little.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 3 to Be a “Funny Fatal Attraction”
As has been the case since day 1 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna defy expectations at every turn and will do so yet again in the third season of their award winning CW series by focusing on Rebecca wanting to get revenge.
In fact, they’re going that direction to the point where they’re describing the season’s arc as the aforementioned “funny Fatal Attraction”. Maybe a Glenn Close cameo is on the horizon here?
We can’t wait to see what songs and dance numbers will compliment a darker edge to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, especially if you know Bloom’s songs and music videos before she landed Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Commenting on the upcoming show at the TCAs today, Silverman wants to make a point of trying to engage and connect with people that aren’t anywhere near her perspective, ideologies, and attitudes.
While other shows in late night do try that approach from time-to-time, it would seem that they will be a central tenet of “I Love You, America”.
Silverman might just pull off what Russell Brand’s Brand X ultimately could not if executed correctly.
TV Land Orders Adapted Version of ‘Heathers’ as Anthology Series
The 1988 cult dark comedy Heathers will be getting its TV treatment after all, but with a big twist. TV Land has orders 10 episodes of the series that could become an anthology if renewed for future seasons.
So, an “American Heather Story”?
Comedy Central Renews Drunk History for a Fifth Season
Amidst the flurry of TCA announcements this past weekend (including Comedy Central’s series order of The Gorburger Show), you’ll be happy to know that comedians will be getting drunk and trying to share a history lesson while it’s “perfectly” reenacted for a fifth season on Drunk History.
The new season is set to premiere later this year.
Portlandia Gets an 8th Season, Which Will Be Its Final Season
The final season will air in 2018 and we’re sure there will be plenty instances where 8 birds will be put on it, whatever “it” may be.
Also, remember that Kyle MacLachlan will go from Portlandia to Twin Peaks this year. So, don’t fret too much.
TruTV Orders 10 Episodes of an Amy Sedaris Comedy Series
Attention Strangers with Candy fans (i.e. probably a lot of you reading this), Amy Sedaris will be doing her own show on TruTV for ten episodes where she comedically presents all of her hobbies, skills, obsessions, etc.
Perhaps, this might be Sedaris’ version of Jon Glaser Loves Gear, which is something we’ll completely sign on for.
Showtime Orders Frankie Shaw Comedy Pilot ‘SMILF’ Based on Her Short Film | Deadline
Among other great moves that Showtime is making right now, one is giving a Frankie Shaw a pilot order for SMILF (acronym for Single Mother I’d Like To F*ck) based on her critically acclaimed short film of the same name.
SMILF follows Shaw’s life as a young single mother who still wants to follow all of her desires, but has to balance them with the reality of having a son on her own.
If this goes to series (and we hope it does), it will be intriguing to see this side-by-side with FX’s single mother dramedy, Better Things.
Stephen Colbert Will Cover Election Night Live on Showtime Instead of Late Show on CBS
That’s right, Stephen Colbert will get to take a night to go from network to premium cable to cover election night live in November as the results come in. It’s an interesting move that might prove useful to building the reputation of The Late Show under Stephen Colbert as Stephen will probably get to flex his satirical muscles a little more, if not a lot, on Showtime.
You should definitely expect Stephen Colbert to make use of the fact that he’s on Showtime rather than CBS (i.e. letting expletives fly freely).
It may just be an election year, but it does seem like Stephen is doing a lot of live episodes lately and benefitting from it.
Regardless of what might have been planned for the new season of You’re The Worst, we were still planning on tuning in to the critically acclaimed, addicting, edgy, dark romantic dramedy from Stephen Falk.
That being said, all these details, which somehow promises to organically delve even further into the flaws that make Jimmy, Gretchen, Edgar, and Lindsay great, make us even more on board for new episodes that start airing on Wednesday, August 31st on FXX.
‘Better Things’ Sheds Some Light on Characters and Plot at TCA Panel
Notably, Pamela Adlon will be playing a single mom/working actress named Sam, which means she’s a completely different working single mom than the one on Louie just named Pamela.
From what we’ve seen so far, Better Things does look like a spiritual sequel to Louie and Adlon added that “I feel that everything is funny in my life and there is a lot of funny in the darkness…I don’t like anything that’s dark without heart.”
‘The Simpsons’ To Air First Hourlong Episode, Taraji P. Henson & Keegan-Michael Key Guest Star
After 28 seasons, a full-length feature movie, and a theme park, The Simpsons will have somehow aired its first hour long episode at the beginning of 2017.
This kind of makes you wonder what else is on The Simpsons’ bucket list. Bart and Lisa growing up over the course of a season? Another whodunit?
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to Do Hour Long Election Specials and Up Digital Presence
That’s all good with us.
Samantha Bee and Full Frontal have not let us down with their election coverage, especially after buying a Herman Cain bus to travel to the RNC and putting Sam’s face over Herman’s.
We can’t wait to see what Sam does with these upcoming specials and mid-week segments.
If you’ve seen any of Jon Stewart’s recent appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, you can reasonably assume that Jon will be coming back to having his own show with full force.
Also, the fact that he’ll be on HBO and it’ll be animated satirical parody of cable news would make us guess that Jon is definitely not sparing any of his well-channeled, honed, sharpened comedic verve (i.e. business as usual).
This series can’t come soon enough.
(via The Wrap)
It’s really worked for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Why wouldn’t it work for Sam Bee?
Skipping out on the traditional panel interview of almost every late night talk show and focusing on topics and stories that tend to get less media attention are the game plan for Full Frontal according to its host Samantha Bee at the TCA Winter Press Tour.
Another Daily Show alum, John Oliver, has seen pretty great success also shifting away from both copying The Daily Show as well as the traditional late night format.
What we’re really amped for is Bee’s third act that she says will be called “our world of whimsy”. It’s anything goes part of the show, which we hope is along the lines of her one woman show for The Five.
(via The Wrap)
The end of Craig Ferguson’s run at The Late Late Show may be the end of The Late Late Show as well.
In CBS’ TCA presentation, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler revealed that she’s been toying with the idea of doing something different when David Letterman and Ferguson end their runs at The Late Show and The Late Late Show, respectively.
So far, Stephen Colbert is slated to replace Letterman at The Late Show, which will presumably be called The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. There has been much speculation over what would happen in the 12:30AM slot following Colbert then, but no replacement host has been picked and it might not even be a comedy-oriented program according to Tassler.
Tassler doesn’t make it clear whether that will happen or not, but only details the possibilities, which could further shake up the late night world.
Terry Crews to Host TCA Awards
Since the Television Critics Association Awards isn’t televised, we’d hope that Terry Crews gets to let really loose and we’re not meaning roast jokes.
We’re fully expecting to see a musical number operated by his pecks.
TCA Awards Nominees Are What You’d Expect
Louie, Girls, Veep, and Parks and Recreation all garner nominations for the upcoming Television Critics Association Awards as well semi-family animated program Adventure Time.
Only surprise is that all Program of the Year nominees are dramas.