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Favorite Comedies
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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Flight of the Conchords
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The Office
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My Name is Earl
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Scrubs
Human Giant
- Curb
Your Enthusiasm
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Entourage
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How I Met Your Mother
- 30 Rock
- Reno 911!
- The Sarah Silverman Program
- Chuck
- Reaper
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Acceptable TV
- Saturday Night Live
- Two and a Half Men
- Everybody Hates Chris
- The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Airs: Tuesday 11:00 PM on FX (30 mins)
Premiered August 4, 2005
It's
Always Sunny in Philadelphia revolves around three friends who own a bar in the City of Brotherly Love and have to overcome
their relentless self-involvement to make their friendship and business work.
It
was created Rob McElhenney, an actor ("Wonder Boys," "13 Conversations About One Thing") taking his first shot behind the
camera. He'll also star with Charlie Day ("Luis") and Glenn Howerton ("That '80s Show," "ER").
Cast:
Charlie
Day (Charlie Kelly)
Glenn
Howerton (Dennis Reynolds)
Kaitlin
Olson (Dee "Sweet Dee"
Reynolds)
Rob
McElhenney (Mac)
Flight
of the Conchords
Airs: HBO at Sunday
10:30 PM (30 min.)
Premiered: June 17, 2007
New Zealand duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine
Clement, AKA the folk/comedy-band Flight of the Conchords, star in this fictionalized look at their lives. Bret and Jamie
are trying to make it big in New York City, despite their
inept manager Murray, and their sole fan/stalker Mel. Their other friends include Andy, who owns a pawn shop, and Euguene,
their building's super.
Cast:
Rhys Darby - Murray
Bret McKenzie - Bret
Jemaine Clement - Jemaine
Kristen Schaal - Mel
Arj Barker - Dave
The Office
Airs: Tuesday 9:30 PM on NBC (30 min)
Premiered March 24, 2005
Based on the popular British series of the same
name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees via a
documentary film crew's cameras.
Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell, The Daily Show) thinks he's the
coolest, funniest, best boss ever - which, of course, makes him the uncoolest, most obnoxious and annoying boss as far as
his staff is concerned. His co-worker Jim (John Krasinski, Kinsey) lusts after engaged receptionist Pam (Jenna Fischer, Miss
Match) when he's not sabotaging his cube-mate, the know-it-all Dwight (Rainn Wilson, Six Feet Under).
Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak, Punk'd) is a young, smart, self-possessed temp, who quickly figures out the real office
politics despite Michael's attempts to instill the official point-of-view.
Meanwhile, the entire office is constantly worried about the impending staff
cuts. Will there be layoffs? Will there be office romance? Will Michael ever shut up? If it's truly a typical office, then
the answers are "maybe," "yes," and "absolutely not."
Cast:
Steve
Carell - Michael Scott
Jenna Fischer - Pam Beesly
John Kasinski - Jim Halpert
B.J. Novak - Ryan Howard
Rainn Wilson
- Dwight Schrute
Brian
Baumgartner - Kevin
Phyllis
Smith - Phyllis
Oscar
Nunez - Oscar
Kate
Flannery - Meredith
Angela
Kinsey - Angela
Leslie
David Baker - Stanley
My Name Is Earl
Airs:
Tuesday 9:00 PM on NBC (30 mins)
Premiered
September 20, 2005
Earl’s
life has been full of poor choices and mistakes, but after winning a small lottery jackpot he has an epiphany and vows to
change his ways. Upon discovering that he is the holder of a winning ticket, Earl is hit by a car and the ticket blows out
of his limp hand as he lies unconscious in the street. While recovering in the hospital and watching television, Earl has
a karmic epiphany, thanks to Carson Daly, who attributes his success to doing good for others. A light bulb goes off in Earl’s
dim head and he sets out to right every wrong he has done starting with a grade school geek.
Cast:
Jason
Lee (Earl)
Ethan
Suplee (Randy)
Jaime
Pressly (Joy)
Nadine
Velazquez (Catalina)
Eddie
Steeples (Darnell)
Scrubs
Airs:
Tuesday 9:00 PM on NBC (30 min)
Premiered October 1, 2001
Scrubs follows the lives of three hospital interns, John "J.D." Dorian,
Chris Turk and Elliot Reid as they go through the challenges of working at Sacred Heart Hospital. To help (or get in the way)
of their journey they can count on the knowledge of the experienced (but very short on patience) Dr. Perry Cox, the devlish
smile of Dr. Bob Kelso and the warm heart of Nurse Carla Espinosa.
"This half-hour comedy from the co-creator/executive
producer of "Spin City" focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh-faced medical intern John "J.D." Dorian as he embarks
on his healing career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients where humor and tragedy can
merge paths at any time.
Joining the rumpled J.D. in his exhilarating brave new world are his
college buddy, Chris Turk, an intern with a more elite surgical group, and J.D.'s fellow medical intern, the beautiful and
driven Elliot Reid. Keeping the new interns on their toes are: the fatherly chief of medicine, Dr. Bob Kelso; the abrasive,
worldly Dr. Perry Cox, and the caring but slightly jaded nurse Carla Espinosa."
Cast:
Zach Braff -
Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
Sarah Chalke - Dr. Elliott Reid
Donald Adeosun Faison - Dr. Chris Turk
Judy Reyes - Nurse
Carla Espinosa
John C. McGinley - Dr. Perry Cox
Neil Flynn - Janitor (Season 2+ Recurring Previously)
Ken Jenkins - Dr. Bob Kelso
Human Giant
Airs:
MTV at Thursday 10:30 PM (30 min.)
Premiered:
April 5, 2007
Human
Giant is a four man sketch comedy team consisting of members Aziz, Ansari, Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, and Jason Woliner. Human
Giant is bringing their brand of reckless comedy to MTV.
Cast:
Aziz
Ansari
Paul
Scheer
Rob
Huebel
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Airs: Sunday 10:00 PM on HBO
(30 mins)
Premiered October 15, 2000
Each half-hour
episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm features verité-style footage of David (playing himself) at home, at work and around town,
as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities. With cast regulars Jeff Garlin (as manager Jeff Greene)
and Cheryl Hines (as wife Cheryl) reprising their roles, the series features appearances by guest celebrities playing themselves
or character roles; September's guests include Ted Danson, Michael York, Joan Rivers, Richard Lewis and others.
Candid, unsparing and self-deprecating, Curb Your Enthusiasm brings the
off-kilter comic vision of Larry David--co-creator and co-executive producer of one of the most lauded comedy series in TV
history, Seinfeld--to HBO. The series blurs the lines between reality and fiction, as David (playing himself) and a cast of
real and fictional characters are followed around Los Angeles by a ubiquitous camera that chronicles the private, often banal
world of a (somewhat) public man.
Having evolved from the 1999 HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm,
this series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life--a trip to the movies, a phone call, a visit from
some trick-or-treaters--can precipitate a "Murphy's Law" chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. Like George Costanza in
Seinfeld (a character based on David), the protagonist of Curb Your Enthusiasm has a knack for getting himself into uncomfortable
situations that end up alienating him from peers and acquaintances.
To keep the narrative fresh and spontaneous, Curb Your Enthusiasm is shot
without a script; the cast is given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go. The result is an unpredictable format
that's unlike anything else on TV.
Cast:
Larry David - Himself
Jeff Garlin - Jeff Greene
Cheryl
Hines - Cheryl David
Entourage
Airs: Sunday 9:00 PM on HBO (30 min)
Premiered July 18,
2004
This HBO Original Comedy
Series follows the adventures of the young & famous Vincent Chase and his three friends from back home in Queens, NY.
Drama is Vince's step-brother, and he is forever trying to use this family tie to become a star himself. Turtle is simply
enjoying the plush life they lead in Vince's over-sized Los Angeles mansion. Eric remains a true friend to Vince, looking
out for his friend wherever he can. Meanwhile, Vince's agent, Ari, is realizing that in order to look out for the best interest
of his big star (and his own credibility), he must maintain a good relationship with all four friends.
Cast:
Adrian Grenier - Vincent Chase
Kevin Dillon - Johnny "Drama" Chase
Jerry
Ferrara - Turtle
Kevin
Connolly - Eric Jeremy Piven - Ari Gold
How I Met Your Mother
Airs:
Monday 8:30 PM on CBS (30 mins)
Premiered
September 19, 2005
How
I Met Your Mother is a comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) and how he fell in love. It all starts when Ted's best friend, Marshall
(Jason Segal), drops the bombshell that he's going to propose to his long-time girlfriend, Lily (Alyson Hannigan), a kindergarten
teacher. At that moment, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he too hopes to find true love. Helping him in his
quest is Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), a friend with endless, sometimes outrageous opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof
way to meet women. When Ted meets Robin (Cobie Smulders), he's sure it's love at first sight, but destiny may have something
else in store. The series is narrated through flashbacks from the future.
Cast:
Alyson
Hannigan (Lily)
Neil
Patrick Harris (Barney)
Josh
Radnor (Ted)
Jason
Segel (Marshall)
Cobie
Smulders (Robin)
Lyndsy
Fonseca (Daughter)
Bob
Saget (Voice of Ted, 2030)
30 Rock
Airs: NBC at Wednesday 8:00
PM (30 min.)
Premiered: October 11, 2006
Welcome to TV.com's guide for the all-new NBC comedy series 30 Rock . Liz Lemon, played by Saturday
Night Live's Tina Fey, is the head writer of the fictional TV show, 'The Girlie Show.' When her old boss dies and a new boss
comes in, Liz must try to run a successful TV show without losing her mind. 30 Rock is produced by NBC Studios in association
with Broadway Video and distributed by the NBC Television Network. The series has been given a 13 episode initial order.
Cast:
Tina Fey - Liz Lemon
Tracy Morgan - Tracy Jordan
Scott Adsit - Pete Hornberger
Jack McBrayer - Kenneth the Page
Alec Baldwin - Jack Donaghy
Jane Krakowski - Jenna Maroney
Reno 911!
Airs: Tuesday 10:00 PM on Comedy Central (30 min)
Premiered
July 1, 2003
The Washoe County Sheriff's Department of Reno, Nevada, has many colorful
characters. Lieutenant Jim Dangle (Tom Lennon) leads the department, and he is a closeted homosexual (he likes to wear tight
biker shorts and pick up guys he stops for speeding.) Deputy C. Johnson (Wendy McLendon-Covey) is a former topless showgirl
who is happy that she happens to be the hottest woman in the department (she still wears her police uniform half unbuttoned.)
This includes Deputy Raineesha Williams (Niecy Nash), a tough black woman who joined the department because she gets to slap
men around. It also includes Deputy Trudy Wiegel (Kerri Kenney), who has some mental problems, and seems to be rather racist
as well (I think she is a little delusional, because she thinks she is having an affair with Lt. Dangle.) She accuses Deputy
James Garcia (Carlos Alazraqui) of being a racist Mexican, which he isn't, because he seems to hate everyone equally. Deputy
S. Jones (Cedric Yarbrough) is a tall black man who is having a secret affair with Johnson and a not-so-secret affair with
Williams. Deputy Travis Junior (Ben Garant) trains the German police dogs, but he only knows French commands. Each episode
ends oddly with scenes from next week's episode, only they aren't really the actual scenes from next week.
Cast:
Ben Garant - Deputy Travis Junior
Carlos Alazraqui - Deputy James Garcia
Kerri Kenney - Deputy Wiegel
Thomas
Lennon - Deputy Dangle
Wendi Mclendon-Covey - Deputy Clementine Johnson
Niecy Nash - Deputy Raineesha Williams
Cedric
Yarbrough - Deputy S. Jones
The Sarah Silverman
Program
Airs: Comedy Central at Thursday 10:30 PM (30 min.)
Premiered: February
1, 2007
The Sarah Silverman
Program is a musical/comedy that journeys into the world of Sarah Silverman where daily life is anything but routine. Silverman
plays a character named Sarah Silverman and is joined by her real-life sister Laura Silverman who plays the character of Laura.
Rounding out the cast of characters are the geeky gay neighbors Steve (Steve Agee) and Brian (Brian Posehn), and Officer Jay
(Jay Johnston).
Cast:
Sarah Silverman
- Sarah
Laura Silverman
- Laura
Steve Agee - Steve
Brian Posehn - Brian
Jay Johnston - Officer
Jay
Chuck
Airs: NBC at Monday
8:00 PM (60 min.)
Premiered: September 24, 2007
The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz, and director McG (We Are Marshall),
bring us Chuck, a new series laced with humor about young twenty-something spies.
Zachary Levi (Less Than Perfect) plays Chuck, a nerdy computer
tech who has a database of government secrets downloaded into his brain. Chuck soon finds himself recruited by John Casey
(Adam Baldwin of Day Break), a veteran NSA Agent, for espionage work with his new partner (and first date in ten years) Sarah
(Yvonne Strzechowski) -- leading Chuck to live a split life of computer geek and secret NSA missions.
Cast:
Natalie Martinez - Kayla Hart
Sarah Lancaster - Ellie Bartowski
Joshua Gomez - Morgan Grimes
Yvonne Strahovski - Sarah Walker
Zachary Levi - Chuck Bartowski
Adam Baldwin - Major John Casey
Reaper
Airs: The CW at Tuesday
9:00 PM (60 min.)
Premiered: September 25, 2007
Throughout Sam's life, he always wondered why his mom and dad
were so easy on him. Whether it was sports, school, career choices, or picking on his little brother Kyle, Sam always got
away with everything. Because of it, he decided to drop out of college and take a dead beat job, wasting most of his time
playing video games and wishing he could ask his co-worker Andi out. However, everything changes in Sam's life once he turns
21 and finds out the reason his parents let him get over was because they sold his soul to the devil before he was born.
Satan explains to Sam that he must serve as his bounty hunter,
tracking down souls that have escaped from Hell. Initially, Sam refuses to accept his fate but he realizes the grave consequences
of breaking a deal with the devil. He is armed with various vessels to collect the escapees. Sam finds that the work is dangerous
and frightening even with the goof ball help of his friends and fellow slackers Sock and Ben, and Sock's former girlfriend,
Josie. As bizarre as his life becomes, Sam feels good about his newfound "missions", removing evil souls from the world and
sending them back to where they belong. Along with his friends and his vessel of the week, Sam prepares to face his destiny
as the "reaper".
Cast:
Missy Peregrym - Andi
Bret Harrison - Sam Oliver
Ray Wise - The Devil
Rick Gonzalez - Ben
Valarie Rae Miller - Josie
Tyler Labine - Bert "Sock" Wysocki
Donavon Stinson - Ted
Andrew Airlie - Mr. Oliver
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Airs:
Cartoon Network: Adult Swim at Sunday 11:45 PM (15 min.)
Premiered:
February 11, 2007
From
Tim and Eric, the creators of Adult Swim's 'Tom Goes To The Mayor', comes a bizarre comedy, which consists of sketches, fake
commercials, prank phone calls, etc. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, features many guest stars, in addition to it's
numerous appearances by the show's creators Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. It is mostly live-action, which is very unusual
for a channel called "Cartoon Network". The unusual humor should appeal to viewers of the rest of the Adult Swim block that
airs on the Cartoon Network.
Cast:
Tim
Heidecker
Eric
Wareheim
Acceptable TV
Airs:
VH1 at Friday 10:00 PM (30 min.)
Premiered:
March 23, 2007
Play
television studio executive with this VH1 show from producer Jack Black. Each week five mini pilots are aired, and viewers
vote for two favorites. Winning pilots are re-aired the following week along with three new shows.
You
can WATCH short, funny shows on TV and on the Web. You can VOTE for the shows you'd like to see more of. You can CREATE new
shows, vote for them, and see them on TV.
Cast:
Chris
Romanski
JD
Ryznar
Ryan
Ridley
Jen
Kirkman
Drew
Hancock
Jennifer
Flack
DeMorge
Brown
Eric
Falconer
Saturday Night Live
Airs: Saturday 11:30 PM on NBC
Over
the last twenty-eight years, SNL has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of a generation and as
The New York Times noted on the occasion of the shows Emmy winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999: In defiance of both time
and show business convention, SNL [is] still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture. At
the close of the century, Saturday Night Live placed seventh on Entertainment Weeklys list of the Top 100 Entertainers of
the past fifty years.
Thus far, the program has won 18 Emmy Awards and been nominated for more than 80. SNL has been
honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and cited as truly a national institution. Most recently, Saturday
Night Live was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame by the National Association of Broadcasters. The show continues
to garner the highest ratings of any late-night television program, entertaining millions each week.
SNLs impressive
lineup of guest hosts last season featured some of the biggest stars of film, television and music including: Matt Damon,
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Eric McCormack, Nia Vardalos, Brittany Murphy, Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer
Garner, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Salma Hayek, Bernie Mac, Ray Romano, Ashton Kutcher, Adrien Brody and Dan Aykroyd.
The show also featured the acting debuts of NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon and headline-making turns by former Vice President
Al Gore and Senator John McCain.
SNLs debut in 1975 was named #4 on the VH-1/Entertainment Weekly list of Greatest
Rock & Roll Moments on Television. The show continued its unparalleled tradition of featuring both blockbuster and breakout
musical acts hosting such performers as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Faith Hill, The White Stripes, Jay-Z, Eve,
Nelly, Norah Jones, Phish, Avril Lavigne, The Donnas, The Dixie Chicks, Beck, Foo Fighters, Christina Aguilera, Ms. Dynamite,
Good Charlotte, Zwan, 50 Cent, Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder and Beyoncé.
Saturday Night Live, which premiered October 11,
1975, is broadcast live from NBCs famed Studio 8H in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. The program is a production
of Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer.
Cast:
- Darrell
Hammond (1995—)
- Maya Rudolph (1999—)
- Seth Meyers (2001—)
- Amy Poehler (2001—)
- Fred Armisen (2002—)
- Will Forte (2002—)
- Kenan Thompson (2003—)
- Jason Sudeikis (2004—)
- Bill Hader (2005—)
- Andy Samberg (2005—)
- Kristen Wiig (2005—)
Two and a Half Men
Airs: Monday at 9:00 PM on CBS
Premiered September 22, 2003
Charlie is a well-to-do bachelor with a house at the
beach, a Jaguar in the garage and an easy way with women. His casual Malibu lifestyle is interrupted when his tightly wound
brother, Alan, who's facing a divorce, and Alan's son, Jake, come to stay with him. Together, these two and a half men confront
the challenges of growing upfinally. Complicating matters are the brothers' self-obsessed, controlling mother, Evelyn, and
Alan's possibly gay estranged wife, Judith.
Cast:
Charlie Sheen - Charlie Harper
Jon Cryer - Alan Harper
Angus T. Jones - Jake Harper
Holland Taylor - Evelyn Harper
Marin Hinkle - Judith
Melanie
Lynskey - Rose
Everybody Hates Chris
Airs: CW at Sunday 7:00 PM
(30 min.)
Premiered: September 22, 2005
Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock, narrates
this very hilarious & touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s.
Cast:
Terry Crews - Julius Rock
Tyler James Williams - Chris Rock
Chris Rock - Himself - Narrator
Vincent Martella - Greg
Tequan Richmond - Drew Rock
Imani Hakim - Tonya Rock
Tichina Arnold - Rochelle Rock
The Naked Trucker &
T-Bones Show
Airs: Comedy Central
at Thursday 10:30 PM (30 min.)
Premiered:
January 17, 2007
This subversive,
comedy / variety show is based on the long-running live comedy show of the same name that has been seen at the Comedy Central
Stage and other Comedy Venues in Los Angeles. Dave (Gruber) Allen (Freaks and Geeks) is 'The Naked Trucker'
a cross-country trucker in search of freedom who drives in the nude because he can. David Koechner (Anchorman) plays Gerald
'T-Bones' Tibbons, The Trucker's sidekick, a crafty moocher. These comedic veterans are bringing their outrageous stage characters,
bizarre cross-country adventures and original music to Comedy Central's new outrageous variety / stand-up show. The show also
has many catchy song and long funny stories of life on the road. The naked trucker usually sings and plays his guitar. He
likes to embrace his nudity as an example of great American freedom. T-Bones is a freeloading drifter, and always travels
along with the Naked Trucker.
Cast:
Dave (Gruber)
Allen - The Naked Trucker
David Koechner
- Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons
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