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Daily Archives : Nov 20, 2014

Hugh Laurie to Return to TV in First Role Since ‘House’ Ended

Actor Hugh Laurie is returning to television, marking his first small-screen role since his long-running Fox drama series “House” ended in 2012. TVGuide reports that Laurie will tackle a role on HBO’s “Veep.” “The details of Laurie’s role — including…

Comedy Central Tweaks Plans for Show That Will Fill Vacated ‘Colbert Report’ Slot

Comedy Central has taken the wraps off updated plans for the show it will plug into the late-night slot vacated by “The Colbert Report.” Writing in The New York Times, Bill Carter reports that the upcoming show, to star Larry…

Another Cosby Telecast Pulled Off TV

Following NBC’s decision to dump a planned Bill Cosby sitcom and a move by Netflix to pull the plug on a Cosby special, another Cosby TV project has been pulled off TV. In the latest apparent casualty of a swirl…

AP Releases Full Exchange With Cosby Over Rape Allegations — Here’s the Video

In newly released footage of an interview with the Associated Press taped Nov. 6, Bill Cosby refuses to answer questions about allegations that he sexually assaulted women. With his wife seated next to him, Cosby says, “There’s no response,” when…

Late-Night Personality to Host Kennedy Center Honors

The host for this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, to be televised Dec. 30 by CBS, will be Comedy Central late-night veteran Stephen Colbert, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. “I am stunned to be receiving a Kennedy Center Honor at…

Oscar- and Emmy-Winning Director Mike Nichols Dies — He Was Behind a String of Classics, Including One of the Most Iconic Movies of the ’60s

A legendary director who helmed classic film after classic film, including one of the most revered movies of the 1960s, has died. The Associated Press reports that Mike Nichols, who won an Oscar as best director on the 1967 classic…

Netflix Rescues Canceled Series

Netflix has decided to pick up a series that many were surprised got canceled in the first place. “I’ve learned that Netflix, following several weeks of negotiations, has closed a deal for a 10-episode fourth season of the drama series…