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Bradley Jackson’s “Facing Ryan” tells the story of an agreeable fellow from small-town Texas who married his high school sweetheart, followed his dream of playing major league baseball, pitched for four MLB teams over a 27-year career while operating a cattle ranch during off-season, set records for no-hitters and strikeouts that remain unbroken to this day, held high-profile executive positions with two of his former teams more than a decade after his retirement from the game, and currently resides on the ranch where he and his wife, the loving and supportive life partner he wed back in 1967, are frequently surrounded by their children and grandchildren.

If you were to present this scenario at a pitch meeting, you’d likely be shot down for failing to hype your narrative with suspenseful setbacks, intense conflict and a slew of obstacles for your protagonist to overcome. And if you somehow managed to get your film made anyway,...

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Who will be satirized next? Has the Let's Be Real TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Fox? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Let's Be Real, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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Airing on the Fox television network, the Let's Be Real TV show is executive produced by Robert Smigel, the co-creator and performer of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Performers include John Di Domenico, Piotr Michael, Rosemary Watson, Mike O'Gorman, Mike MacRae, Mathew Peters, Joey Romaine, Johnno Wilson, and Smigel. The series features comedy sketches from the worlds of entertainment and politics. Puppet characters include Doctor Anthony Fauci, Governor...

In October 2020, Fox aired the Let's Be Real election special. Though the ratings were low, the network later announced the format would be returning as a weekly series. Is there a big enough audience for this show? Will Let's Be Real be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

A satirical comedy puppet series, the Let's Be Real TV show is executive produced by Robert Smigel, the co-creator and performer of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Performers include John Di Domenico, Piotr Michael, Rosemary Watson, Mike O'Gorman, Mike MacRae, Mathew Peters, Joey Romaine, Johnno Wilson, and Smigel. The series features comedy sketches from the worlds of entertainment and politics. Puppet characters include Doctor Anthony Fauci, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Ted Cruz, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Kim Kardashian, LeBron James, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala...

Is any topic above being lampooned in the first season of the Let's Be Real TV show on Fox? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Let's Be Real is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Let's Be Real here.

A Fox satirical comedy puppet series, the Let's Be Real TV show is executive produced by Robert Smigel, the co-creator and performer of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Performers include John Di Domenico, Piotr Michael, Rosemary Watson, Mike O'Gorman, Mike MacRae, Mathew Peters, Joey Romaine, Johnno Wilson, and Smigel. The series features comedy sketches...

Network: Fox

Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: April 29, 2021 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: John Di Domenico, Piotr Michael, Rosemary Watson, Mike O'Gorman, Mike MacRae, Mathew Peters, Joey Romaine, Johnno Wilson, and Robert Smigel.

TV show description:

A satirical comedy puppet series, the Let's Be Real TV show began as an election special and graduated to a weekly series. It's executive-produced and written by Robert Smigel aka the co-creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

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Is America great enought? Has the Our Cartoon President TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Our Cartoon President, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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A Showtime animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Allie Levitan, Emily Lynne, Katie Rich, Dean Edwards, Mike Macrae, Iman Crosson, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz, Thomas Whittington, Ziwe Fumudoh, Alise Morales,...

While last year's ratings would have seen it cancelled on a broadcast network, the inaugural season of the Our Cartoon President TV show did pretty well by Showtime standards. It even bested some live-action programming (none of which are returning). Now that it's back for a second season, can it continue to build its audience, or has the novelty worn off? Will Our Cartoon President be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status update below.

An animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Donald Trump presidency. The Showtime voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Allie Levitan, Emily Lynne, Katie Rich, Dean Edwards, Mike Macrae, Iman Crosson, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz,...

Does the second season of the Our Cartoon President TV show on Showtime make America laugh again? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Our Cartoon President is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the season two episodes of Our Cartoon President here.

A Showtime animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Allie Levitan, Emily Lynne, Katie Rich, Dean Edwards, Mike Macrae, Iman Crosson, Griffin...

Harrison Ford has expressed mild interest in appearing in the next chapter of the "Star Wars" saga, in that he probably mumbled something under his breath about wanting to take a nap while a reporter was present.

In this new sketch from the Austin-based Humordy, Harrison Ford (played by Howard Stern frequent guest Mike MacRae) explains what it will take to get him to reprise the role of Han Solo. (It involves a "space earring.")...

Warning, some Nsfw language.

Mitt Romney is often accused of being an emotionless robot (at least until the infamous leaked tape, which he probably wishes didn't reveal his true, human feelings). But if Romney's mind is as fine-tuned and fragile as a computer, that means it's only inevitable until hackers get ahold of it. You know, for the lulz.

Humordy imagines what would happen if control over the words that come out of Romney's mainframe was compromised, and the hackers struggled with Mitt's handlers to make his speeches much more, uh, colorful.

Check out the video above if you ever wanted to see Mitt Romney, played by comedian Mike MacRae ("Late Show with David Letterman"), tell a crowd, "Training bras. I eat them. With corn Skittles, and reacharounds."...

South By Southwest (SXSW) has officially announced the lineup for SXSW Comedy, which will take place from March 10 - 17 in Austin, Texas. The festival's comedy programming has grown considerably since last year, with showcases, live podcast tapings and interactive shows stretching continuously throughout SXSW for the first time. The festival has announced 62 comedians scheduled to appear, nearly doubling last year's roster of performers.

Although SXSW is known for its music, film, and more recently, interactive portions of the festival, the comedy programming looks designed to delight both devoted comedy fans as well as casual observers. In fact, five of the comedians who landed on HuffPost Comedy's favorite comedy albums of 2011 list will be performing at the festival.

Part of the fun of SXSW Comedy is not knowing which performers will show up at which shows, although a full list of confirmed comedians has been released (and can be found in...

Jane Adams has landed the female lead opposite Thomas Jane in HBO's hourlong pilot "Hung."

Additionally, Cynthia Stevenson is set to co-star opposite Bob Saget on the CW's new comedy series "Surviving Suburbia," and actor-comedian-impressionist Mike MacRae has joined the cast of TBS' late-night sketch comedy series "Frank TV."

The dark comedy pilot "Hung," directed by Alexander Payne, centers on Ray (Jane), a well-endowed struggling middle-age high school basketball coach who figures out a way to use his best asset.

Adams will play Tanya, an artsy single woman.

"Suburbia" centers on Keith (Saget), a misanthropic family man in suburbia trying his best to be left alone. Stevenson ("Men in Trees") will play his wife.

On "Frank TV," MacRae, who recently signed with New Wave for management, will play several characters in sketches.