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Comic Robby Hoffman is staying booked and busy, joining the previously announced untitled Steve Carell comedy from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses as a recurring guest star. Hoffman emerged as a scene-stealer this season with appearances on Max’s “Hacks” and the FX limited series “Dying for Sex.” This will be in addition to writing, executive producing and starring in her comedy series “Unentitled,” currently in development at HBO.

Hoffman began her career as a writer on shows like PBS’ “Odd Squad,” which won her a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as the CBC’s “Workin’ Moms” and TruTV’s “The Chris Gethard Show.” She also hosts the podcast “Too Far with Robby Hoffman.” She is repped by UTA, Jordan Tilzer at El Centro Management and Schreck Rose.

Led by Carell, the HBO series also stars Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley and Lauren Tsai. The series...

Exclusive: Five-time Emmy nominee Connie Britton joins the as-yet-untitled HBO Original comedy series from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses as a recurring guest star.

She joins the previously announced cast led by Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai.

The comedy series is set on a college campus and follows an author’s (Carell) complicated relationship with his daughter (Clive).

Lawrence and Tarses wrote the first of 10 half-hour episodes. Lawrence executive produces the series with Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer of Doozer Productions, Tarses, Jonathan Krisel, Barbie Adler, Annie Mebane, David Stassen, Anthony King, and Carell. The comedy is produced by Doozer in association with Warner Bros Television, where Lawrence’s Doozer banner and Tarses are under overall deals.

Britton recently starred in the Netflix miniseries Zero Day, working opposite Robert De Niro,...

The Hollywood Creative Alliance has announced their nominees for the 2025 Astra TV Awards, scheduled to take place on June 10 in Los Angeles.

Apple TV+'s comedy The Studio, a satire about the inner workings of Hollywood, topped the nominations list with 14 bids. The series is up for Best Comedy, with individual acting nominations for Seth Rogen (Best Comedy Actor), Ike Barinholtz (Best Comedy Supporting Actor), and dual Best Comedy Supporting Actress nods for Catherine O’Hara and Chase Sui Wonders.

In the drama categories, Apple TV+'s Severance and HBO's The Last of Us led the way with 13 nominations each. Both shows are recognized in multiple acting categories and are competing for Best Drama Series.

Other major contenders include The White Lotus and Ghosts, each earning 11 nominations, followed by Abbott Elementary, Hacks, and Only Murders in the Building with 10 nods each.

See the complete list of nominees for the 2025 Astra TV...

The 77th annual Writers Guild Awards were handed out on Saturday in concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York and Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Shōgun took home the prize for Best New Series, beating out fellow first-time nominees such as English Teacher, Nobody Wants This, Fallout and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The Hulu series also won for Best Drama and Episodic Drama, while Max’s Hacks took home the trophy for Best Comedy, and HBO’s The Penguin won for Limited Series.

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The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East have chimed in with their selection of the best writing among television and film offerings of 2024. The 2025 WGA Awards nomination announcement was delayed a week due to the devastating fires that hit Los Angeles and scorched more than 40,000 acres. The guild currently plans to stick with its Saturday, February 15th date for the awards ceremony.

Ceremonies will take place in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City as the Edison Ballroom.

WGA Awards 2025 Nominees

Original Screenplay

A Real Pain, Written by Jesse Eisenberg; Searchlight Pictures

Anora, Written by Sean Baker; Neon

Challengers, Written by Justin Kuritzkes; Amazon MGM Studios

Civil War, Written by Alex Garland; A24

My Old Ass, Written by Megan Park; Amazon MGM Studios

Adapted Screenplay

A Complete Unknown, Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks, Based on the Book Dylan Goes Electric!

TV’s best scribes are getting their moment in the spotlight: The Writers Guild of America West (Wgaw) and Writers Guild of America East (Wgae) have announced nominations for the 2025 Writers Guild Awards ceremony, which is to be held Saturday, Feb. 15.

The TV nominees include a number of first-timers, including the final season of Paramount+’s supernatural drama Evil, HBO’s Batman spinoff The Penguin and freshman series like Prime Video’s Fallout and FX’s Shōgun. Of course, usual suspects like Hacks, The Bear and Abbott Elementary are all present and accounted for as well.

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While Hollywood continues to reel from the devastating L.A. wildfires, the WGA is honoring some of the film industry’s best and brightest by announcing the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards nominees. The yearly celebration of excellence in film, TV, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing is always a highlight of the year, as the event brings attention to many hard-working individuals across a broad spectrum of entertainment.

Anora, A Real Pain, Challengers, Civil War, and My Old Ass are among the films nominated for the Original Screenplay category, while shows like The Boys, The Diplomat, Fallout, Mr. & Mr.s Smith, and Shōgun compete for Drama Series excellence.

The WGA plans to announce the winners on February 15 in New York at the Edison Ballroom and in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton.

Here are the nominees for the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards:

Screenplay

Original Screenplay

A Real Pain,...

Hit Man and My Old Ass join awards heavyweights Anora, A Real Pain and Dune: Part Two in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) nominations announced on Wednesday after being delayed due to the ongoing LA wildfires.

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Challengers and Civil War are included in the original screenplay category, while Wicked, Nickel Boys and A Complete Unknown are in contention for adapted screenplay.

Vying for documentary honours are Jim Henson: Idea Man, Kiss The Future, Martha, and War Game.

Eligibility rules excluded The Brutalist, Conclave,Emilia Perez,All We Imagine As Light,Hard Truths, andThe Outrun.

The...

Anora, Challengers, A Complete Unknown, Nickel Boys and Wicked are among the feature film screenplay nominees for the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards, which revealed its nominees Wednesday to honor the year’s best in film, TV, new media, news, radio and promotional writing.

Winners will be announced February 15 during concurrent ceremonies in New York at the Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton.

Today’s nomination comes after the WGA delayed its announcements from last week due to the impact of the devastating wildfires across Los Angeles last week. Several groups delayed their noms announcements in order to extend voting deadlines including the Oscars.

Last year’s WGA Awards saw The Holdovers and American Fiction win the top film awards at the strike-delayed ceremony, which came after the Oscars were handed out and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction won the Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.

Here’s...

Exclusive: CBS has put into development This Is Our Year, a single-camera comedy co-created by Chelsea Devantez and Barbie Adler. The project comes from 20th Television. It is believed to be the studio’s first sale to CBS since it was acquired by Disney.

Devantez is writing the script for the project, which is inspired by her life, from a story by she and Adler.

This Is Our Year revolves around the chaotic lives of an unpredictable single mom and her unflappable teenage daughter as they try and try again to make it their year. A story of resilience, hope… and a lot of ex-husbands.

Devantez and Adler executive produce.

20th TV, once one of CBS’ top suppliers with series such as How I Met Your Mother and The Unit, and ViacomCBS the network have done little business together in the last few years, since the 2015-16 season. There was...

ABC has canceled freshman drama Emergence and sophomore comedies Bless This Mess, Single Parents and Schooled as well as the new Kids Say The Darndest Things revival with Tiffany Haddish.

This cancelations are part of a big round of renewal decisions at the Disney-owned network today, which included the pickup of 13 current series for its 2020-21 slate.

While the cancellation of Emergence was considered likely, bubble comedies Single Parents, Bless This Mess and The Goldbergs’ spinoff Schooled all getting the axe was surprising, especially given the auspices involved. Two other ABC bubble shows, freshmen For Life and The Baker and the Beauty, remain in limbo.

The coronavirus pandemic grounding Hollywood production and throwing the 2020 pilot season into chaos was expected to benefit bubble series. While ABC has only ordered two new shows straight-to-series, Big Sky, from David E. Kelley and Call Your Mother, from Kari Lizer, the network, possibly encouraged...

The Simple Life alumna Nicole Richie is returning to the farm in an upcoming multi-episode arc opposite Lake Bell and Dax Shepard on ABC’s Bless This Mess.

Richie will play Sierra Rio’s NYC Bff, who would probably tell you she’s from Brooklyn, but she’s a spoiled Upper-East-Sider through and through. And she cannot wait to host her wedding at Mike and Rio’s “super rustic, kind of gross” farm. Her character will be introduced in early February 2020.

Created/executive produced by Bell and Elizabeth Meriwether, Bless This Mess stars Bell and Shepard as a newlywed couple whose plan to ditch big-city living for a simpler life in Nebraska doesn’t go as expected. The cast includes Ed Begley Jr., Pam Grier, Jt Neal and Christina Offley.

The Bless This Mess role marks a return to the farm for Richie, who starred with...

ABC has picked up additional episodes of “American Housewife” and “Bless This Mess,” the network announced on Thursday.

Both shows will run for an additional six episodes this year, with “American Housewife” currently in its fourth season and “Bless This Mess” in its second.

“‘Bless This Mess’ has quickly become a fan favorite, due in large part to the expert wit of co-creators Lake Bell and Elizabeth Meriwether, and our incredibly talented and charismatic cast,” ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said. “This series exquisitely captures a witty and warm look into the close-knit communities of America’s heartland, and we are so excited to deliver more stories from ‘Bucksnort’ to the masses.”

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“Bless This Mess” stars Lake Bell, Dax Shepard, Ed Begley Jr., Pam Grier, Jt Neal, David Koechner, Lennon Parham and Langston Kerman. The series is from...

ABC has picked up more episodes of comedies American Housewife, currently in its fourth season, and sophomore Bless This Mess. Each will produce six additional episodes, for what ABC calls full-season orders.

American Housewife had originally received a 15-episode order, which will now go up to 21 episodes and the show’s total to 97 episodes. The pickup is a vote of confidence to the comedy, which has been an utility player for ABC over the years and a solid Friday anchor this fall.

Bless This Mess was a midseason entry last season, so its Season 2 order was for 13 episodes. The back order brings that up to 19.

“Bless This Mess has quickly become a fan favorite, due in large part to the expert wit of co-creators Lake Bell and Elizabeth Meriwether, and our incredibly talented and charismatic cast,” said ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke. “This series exquisitely captures a witty and warm...

Both “American Housewife” and “Bless This Mess” have received orders for additional episodes at ABC.

Both shows have been picked up for six additional episodes at the broadcaster for their current seasons. “Bless This Mess” will now run for 19 episodes this season and “American Houswife” will run for 21.

“‘Bless This Mess’ has quickly become a fan favorite, due in large part to the expert wit of co-creators Lake Bell and Elizabeth Meriwether, and our incredibly talented and charismatic cast,” said Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment. “This series exquisitely captures a witty and warm look into the close-knit communities of America’s heartland, and we are so excited to deliver more stories from ‘Bucksnort’ to the masses.” Burke added, “Sarah Dunn created something special with hit comedy ‘American Housewife,’ and the Otto family continues to entertain on a level that is relatable and hilarious. As Katie Otto, Katy Mixon delivers...

In today’s TV news roundup, CBS set a new premiere date for season four of “Life in Pieces,” and HBO announced the release date for its upcoming drama series “Native Son.”

Casting

As season two of “Altered Carbon” approaches, Netflix confirmed the return of Renée Elise Goldsberry as Quellcrist Falconer and Chris Conner as Poe. New cast members joining the series include Simone Missick as Trepp, Dina Shihabi is Dig 301, Torben Liebrecht as Colonel Carrera and James Saito as Tanaseda Hideki, with additional casting announcements to come.

Dates

Season four of the CBS comedy series “Life in Pieces” is set to premiere April 18 with two original episodes airing at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Et/Pt. The series will also begin airing additional episodes the following week at 9:30 p.m. Et/Pt. This season, the Short family welcomes some new family members while weathering an unexpected...

It's been a long nine months since Life in Pieces was last on the air.

Thankfully, CBS has finally revealed a premiere date for Life in Pieces Season 4, and there's not long left to wait.

It will get underway on April 18, with a two-episode premiere, before settling into the 9:30 Pm slot from April 25.

It is replacing Fam which will finish out its first and likely only season.

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Life in Pieces is a comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members.

As the family’s lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life’s all about.

It stars Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, Zoe Lister-Jones,...

Freeform has canceled “Kevin From Work” after one season, TheWrap has learned. The workplace comedy starring Noah Reid and Paige Spara, wrapped its 10-episode first season in October with series low of just 120,000 total viewers for the season finale. The cancellation marks the first for Freeform since rebranding itself in January. Dramas “Switched at Birth” and “The Fosters” were renewed by the network last year. Also read: Freeform's 'Dead of Summer' Adds 3 New Cast Members “Kevin From Work” was created and executive produced by “How I Met Your Mother” and “My Name Is Earl” veteran Barbie Adler. Kapital Entertainment’s Aaron Kapan and.

Freeform has opted not to renew single-camera workplace comedy Kevin From Work for a second season. The project, from creator Barbie Adler, signaled a change in direction for ABC Family (now Freeform) away from multi-camera sitcoms toward single-camera comedy fare. Kevin From Work, which premiered in August, centered on Kevin (Noah Reid), a young man who declares his unrequited love for his co-worker Audrey (Paige Spara) in a letter, believing he'll never see her again…...

It’s tempting to compare the freshman comedy “Kevin from Work” to “How I Met Your Mother.” Barbie Adler, a former “Himym” co-executive producer, created and wrote the new sitcom which debuts Wednesday on ABC Family. As a result, the two share a similar sensibility. But where the now retired CBS series almost immediately benefited from Neil Patrick Harris’ name and breakout character and the thrill of romcom courtship, “Kevin from Work” is devoid of both a big name — unless you consider Amy Sedaris a big name — and a sticky enough premise to compel people to come back again and again.

The best thing I can say about Kevin From Work is that it's awkward. Debuting on ABC Family on August 12, the single-camera comedy created by Barbie Adler is, as my video review above says, little more than a very slight premise and a thin collection of stretched-out jokes and setups. Picked-up for a 10-episode order back in March Kevin From Work tracks the trials and humiliations of a cubicle slave who said too much when he thought he was out the door and now has to…...

Former music video director and record producer, McG is known for his sleek and cool action titles Charlie’s Angels and Terminator Salvation (which grossed more than this summer’s current iteration), and his just-as-hip TV shows such as Nikita and The O.C.. However, the director-producer now finds himself in a genre that’s out of his wheelhouse, at least from the public’s eye: the ABC Family half-hour TV workplace comedy Kevin From Work. Barbie Adler and producer Aaron Ka…...

Former music video director and record producer, McG is known for his sleek and cool action titles Charlie’s Angels and Terminator Salvation (which grossed more than this summer’s current iteration), and his just-as-hip TV shows such as Nikita and The O.C.. However, the director-producer now finds himself in a genre that’s out of his wheelhouse, at least from the public’s eye: the ABC Family half-hour TV workplace comedy Kevin From Work. Barbie Adler and producer Aaron Ka…...

ABC Family has ordered single-camera comedy, “Kevin From Work,” to series, the network told TheWrap. The series will begin production in June and premiere this summer. Created by Barbie Adler (“How I Met Your Mother,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “Arrested Development”), the series follows Kevin (“Backpackers” Noah Reid), a young man who declares his unrequited love for his coworker Audrey (Paige Spara) in a letter, believing he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job overseas. But when the opportunity falls through and Kevin is forced to return to his old job, he and Audrey will have to figure.

ABC Family is officially shifting comedy course with a 10-episode series order to single-camera workplace pilot Kevin From Work, from creator Barbie Adler, producer Aaron Kaplan and director McG. Abcf built its original comedy brand on multi-camera sitcoms, most notably Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy. The network’s Evp Programming and Development Karey Burke signaled a change in direction, handing out the first pilot orders after joining the cable network to two…...

ABC Family has given the production go-ahead to two new comedy pilots, “Kevin From Work” and “Tough Cookie,” with both pilots slated to go into production later in January.

The half-hour workplace comedy “Kevin From Work” follows a young man who’s unluckily in love and who professes his devotion to a co-worker, thinking he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job offer overseas. But then that job offer is rescinded, and now they have to continue to work together.

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The pilot hails from...

ABC Family has ordered a pair of half-hour, single-camera comedy pilots, one from How I Met Your Mother scribe Barbie Adler and another from Awkward creator Lauren Iungerich, TVLine has learned.

The Adler-penned project, titled Kevin From Work, is a workplace comedy about a young man unlucky in love who professes his love to a co-worker, thinking he’ll never see her again after he accepts a job offer overseas. But then that job offer is rescinded, and now they have to continue to work with each other.

Adler will serve as an executive producer alongside veteran TV producers Aaron Kaplan...

New How I Met Your Mother season 9,episode 19 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently,CBS released the new,official, synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "How I Met Your Mother" episode 19 of season 9. The episode is entitled, "Vesuvius," and it sounds like things will get quite drama-filled as Barney panics over a suit, Lily and Robin have a huge fight, and more. In the new,19th episode press release: Robin and Lilly are going to have an argument and Barney will panic about which suit to wear on the morning of the wedding. Press release number 2: On the morning of the wedding, Lily and Robin will have a fight and Barney is going to freak out about which suit to wear. In the meantime, the gang is going to watch a movie that Ted has forbidden them to see. Lucy Hale is going to return as Robin’s sister Katie,...

Washington, Nov 11: A new study has revealed that texting via cell phone can be good for a relationship, as it can increase intimacy by making partners more available and expanding their repertoire of connection.

However, at the same time, the study's authors cautioned that texting is devoid of important face-to-face cues, thus raises the risk of miscommunication and can cause damage to the relationship, Allthingsd.com reported.

The study by executive matchmaking service Selective Search also found that repeated texts from male partners was a negative sign for relationships and the men who rely on texting were seen as not taking the relationship seriously.

Barbie Adler, founder of the Chicago-based executive matchmaking.

I wanted this so bad last year. The elevator packaging was one reason. But the main one was that whenever I've caught an episode on TV in the last few years it's made me laugh just as hard as it did when I was a kid watching its initial run. Airing from 1965-1970 Get Smart boasted a writing team that included Buck Henry, Mel Brooks and a young Woody Allen. As an antidote to the obnoxious machismo offered by James Bond and his ilk Max, the Chief and Agent 99 offered plenty of good humor and commentary on the the cold war and the human condition.

Besides all five seasons of the show you get hours and hours of extras done right.

The Collection includes:

• 25 DVDs in special collectors packaging

• 5 eight-page booklets with liner notes written by actor Dave Ketchum (Agent 13) and Alan Spencer, creator of the TV comedy series "Sledge Hammer!

NBC and Fox have given put pilot commitments to two multicamera comedy projects from Arrested Development writer-producers Abraham Higginbotham, Brad Copeland and Barbie Feldman Adler. Both projects hail from 20th Century Fox TV where Higginbotham, Copeland and Feldman Adler are based and landed at the respective networks after competitive bidding from multiple buyers. NBC has picked up a comedy from Higginbotham, which centers on a boozy ex-beauty queen mother moving to Los Angeles to reconnect with her gay son and help remodel his house. Tentatively titled Broken Home, the project is based on a real situation, Higginbotham said.