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Writers Guild of America announces TV nominations
The Writers Guild of America has released its nominations for its 2013 awards. On the TV front, HBO's freshman series "Girls" made its debut with two nominations -- one for best new series and one for best comedy. Cable series shut out broadcast shows...
Tags: Nashville (tv program), The Newsroom (tv program), Portlandia (tv program), Homeland (tv program), Futurama (tv program)
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Seth MacFarlane plans to have college kids deliver Oscars
This post has been updated. See note below for details.Seth MacFarlane, host of the forthcoming Oscars ceremony, has big plans for the event--and it involves college kids. MacFarlane was the surprise lecturer at Professor Denise Mann's Overview of Contemporary Film History course at UCLA on Wednesday,...Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment Events, Education
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'Killing Them Softly' gets mashed with Chanel No. 5 on 'Conan'
Last month Brad Pitt appeared in a head-scratching commercial for the fragrance Chanel No. 5. This month he's starring in the small-time gangster flick "Killing Them Softly." How are these things related? They're not. But on Thursday night's episode...
Tags: James Cameron, Conan O'Brien, Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly (movie), Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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America's eyes and ears, and funnybone: Chris Erskine
Sometimes what I think the Pulitzer committee is after, humor-wise, isn't just one epic exposé, as per last week's gem on rotten-tomato fights. It's a body of hard-hitting work. That's what leads me to this steamy parking garage in Burbank, looking for...
Tags: Journalism, Conan O'Brien, Talk Shows (genre), Trials, Joseph Pulitzer
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On the record: Stand-up comics with Chicago ties aim to impress on debut albums
One of Beth Stelling's motivations for making an album out of her stand-up comedy was to put some of her older, best-working material on the record to, in a way, enshrine it and push herself to move on to the next thing. What she didn't know when she...
Tags: Comedy (genre), Entertainment Events, Apple iPod, Sound Recordings, Arts and Culture
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Ronda Rousey takes center stage at Glendale Fighting Club
SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — Whether it's regarding her gracing the cover of "ESPN The Magazine Body Issue," hosting an episode of TMZ, choice words for Kim Kardashian and Michael Phelps or myriad other topics, instances, interviews and appearances, "Rowdy"...
Tags: TMZ (tv program), Kim Kardashian, Sports, Bullfighting, TBS (tv network)
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Chicago welcomes Conan and 'Just For Laughs' comedians
WGN NewsConan O'Brien, former Chicago Northsider, returned this week to tape his TBS show for the first time since 2006. "Conan" was filmed at the Chicago Theatre as a start to the "Just For Laughs Chicago" comedy festival. WGN Morning News sat down and talked...Tags: Comedy (genre), Jeff Ross, TBS (tv network), Conan O'Brien, Parks and Recreation (tv program)
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Reviews from Just for Laughs Chicago: Kevin Smith, Hannibal Buress, Janeane Garofalo + Kyle Kinane, Scott Adsit + Kevin Dorff, Patton Oswalt and Stephen Merchant
Going into "An Evening with Kevin Smith," it was difficult to imagine Smith answering audience questions as a Chicago Theatre show and one of the centerpieces of this year's TBS Just for Laughs Chicago comedy festival. Watching the 41-year-old...
Tags: Comedy (genre), 30 Rock (tv program), ImprovOlympic, Kevin Smith, Janeane Garofalo
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Mike Tyson coming to Chicago area, Andy Richter sticking with 'Conan,' Haley Reinhart returning to 'American Idol'
This weekend’s Sports Collectibles Convention in Rosemont didn’t just book some of the biggest names in sports, but also some of the most controversial.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman and baseball’s all-...Tags: McCormick Place, Sports, Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Andy Richter
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Ferrell announces "Anchorman" sequel on Conan
WGN NewsWill Ferrell announced that there will be a sequel to the hit comedy movie "Anchorman" on"Conan" Wednesday night. "It's official, there will be a sequel to 'Anchorman,'" said Ferrell when he appeared in-character as newsman Ron Burgundy. Ferrell's co-...Tags: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd
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Conan headed to Chicago for TV tapings
Conan O'Brien, the TV host and comedian, announced on his comedy show on the TBS cable network Monday night that he is coming to Chicago in June. O'Brien will tape four"Conan"shows at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., as part of the Just for...
Tags: Comedy (genre), TBS (tv network), Conan O'Brien, Lotteries, Satellite and Cable Service
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