Seinfeld (tv program)

FX hopes Billy Crystal will still look mah-velous in comedy pilot

2013-05-22 11:51:00

2013: When Billy met FX? The cable network announced Wednesday it has ordered the comedy pilot "The Comedians," starring longtime actor / comedian Billy Crystal. The half-hour single camera comedy, which will be produced by Fox Television Studios,...

Sony shares jump as hedge fund urges IPO of entertainment unit

2013-05-14 20:45:00

Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm. That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc.,...

A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS

2013-05-14 14:45:00

New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...

Flip Wilson: The Persistence of Geraldine Jones

2013-05-05 10:50:00

In Sunday's Calendar (and online here), I review "Flip: The Inside Story of TV's First Black Superstar," a worthwhile new biography of the late comedian by Kevin Cook ("The Last Headbangers," "Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything"). The...

'Veep' with Julia Louis-Dreyfus wins a third season at HBO

2013-05-01 12:50:00

"Veep", HBO's comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a fictional U.S. vice president, has been awarded a third term -- er, season. Louis-Dreyfus last year won an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy for her role in the series, now in its second season. The...

The Paris Photo art fair comes to Los Angeles: Photography's new aim

2013-04-26 16:30:00

The photograph is almost famous: a shot by Kevin Winter of actress Jennifer Lawrence that caught her just as she stumbled on her way to receive an Oscar this year. The small drawings hanging beneath are less familiar: delicate images by P.E. Sharpe of a...

Dish's play for Sprint is about defense as much as it is offense

2013-04-16 09:53:00

Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen once compared his corporate strategy to an episode of "Seinfeld." “You initially didn’t know exactly where things were going, but it seemed to all come together in the end,” he said. “This is...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus' talents power through 'Veep'

2013-04-11 05:00:00

BALTIMORE — The good staffers of Vice President Selina Meyer's office had been trying to put out a fire all afternoon when their slightly discombobulated leader, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, turned up on the set of HBO's "Veep." Before she...

Frank Ocean working on new music, plans to tour

2013-02-20 10:21:00

Frank Ocean is "like 10, 11 songs" into his next album, the follow-up to last year's Grammy Award-winning "Channel Orange." Speaking Tuesday night to Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, the L.A.-based R&B star said the album is shaping up to be "another...

TV Land greenlights Kirstie Alley comedy

2013-02-15 11:58:00

TV Land has picked up a new sitcom that would center on Kirstie Alley as a Broadway star/new parent. Titled "Kirstie's New Show," the show features Alley as Madison Banks, a renowned Broadway star who gets thrown a curve ball when the son she gave up at...

'How I Met Your Mother' officially renewed for 9th (and final) season

2013-01-30 12:09:00

Mother's Day has come early at CBS: Its veteran comedy "How I Met Your Mother" will indeed return next season -- and it will be the final one for the series. The entire gang is set to return for the show's swan song. And patient viewers of the...

'Biggest Loser' unveils Season 14 cast, Jillian Michaels' return

2012-12-04 11:57:00

Reserve judgment. That's what Jillian Michaels says about the new season of "The Biggest Loser." She's not talking about her return to the show -- she talking about the controversial decision to include three children among the new competitors on NBC's...

Premieres: Wednesday, June 19 on TVLand Why we're watching: Look forward to some fun guest stars, including everyone's favorite reality host "So You Think You Can Dance's" Cat Deeley, as well as Estelle Harris, reuniting with fellow "Seinfeld" star Wayne Knight. --

2013-05-13 17:46:00

Why go: Alexander's humor comes from a different place than that of the "Seinfeld" writers, evidenced by his go-to joke about the difference between Neil Armstrong and Michael Jackson. (We can't print the punch line.

2013-04-24 13:45:00

The episode: "The Puerto Rican Day" What happened: A plot that involved Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer trapped in a Puerto Rican Day celebration and that ended with Jerry's car being trashed and the flag of Puerto Rico being burned upset the Puerto Rican community enough that NBC issued an

2013-04-17 15:24:23