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Jessica St. Clair
Jessica St. Clair is an American actress and improvisational comedian from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. With frequent collaborator Lennon Parham, she co-created and co-starred in NBC's ''Best Friends Forever'' and USA Network's '' Playing House''. Recently she was a lead voice on the Adult Swim animated comedy '' Royal Crackers''. Life and career St. Clair was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, where she attended Westfield High School, graduating as part of the class of 1994. Her first major television work was as a regular panelist on the VH1 series ''Best Week Ever'', offering comedic insights on pop culture and the news of the week. She co-starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom '' In the Motherhood'' in 2009. St. Clair has gained notice for her frequent guest appearances (often alongside performing partner Lennon Parham) on podcasts such as ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', in which she plays the show's teenage intern Marissa Wompler. In 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princeton, New Jersey
The Municipality of Princeton is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township, New Jersey, Princeton Township, both of which are now defunct. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 30,681, an increase of 2,109 (+7.4%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census combined count of 28,572. In the 2000 United States census, 2000 census, the two communities had a total population of 30,230, with 14,203 residents in the borough and 16,027 in the township. Princeton was founded before the American Revolutionary War. The borough is the home of Princeton University, one of the world's most acclaimed research universities, which bears its name and moved to the community in 1756 from the educational institution's previous location in Newark, New Jersey, Newark. Although its associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earwolf
Earwolf is an American comedy podcasting network founded by Scott Aukerman and Jeff Ullrich in August 2010. initially built around the ''Comedy Death-Ray Radio'' podcast, the network has since grown to include many podcasts on diverse subjects. The Earwolf studios are in Los Angeles, California, United States. In November 2014, Earwolf launched a sister network, Wolfpop, led by Paul Scheer. In March 2016, most of Wolfpop's programs were merged into Earwolf. Howl was a podcasting Mobile app, app launched in 2015 by Midroll Media, whose premium version featured the entire back catalogue of Earwolf podcasts, along with several comedy specials and many limited-run podcasts. Howl was discontinued in 2019, with its programming made available on Stitcher Radio, Stitcher Premium. History Earwolf podcasting network was founded by Scott Aukerman and Jeff Ullrich in August 2010. In 2011, they announced a partnership with Funny Or Die. In 2014, Earwolf merged with podcast advertising ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Review (TV Series)
''Review'' is an American mockumentary comedy television series starring Andy Daly as professional critic Forrest MacNeil, who provides reviews of real-life experiences. The series was developed by Daly, Jeffrey Blitz and Charlie Siskel, and is an adaptation of the Australian television series ''Review with Myles Barlow''. It premiered in the United States on March 6, 2014, on Comedy Central, and ended on March 30, 2017, with a total of 22 episodes over the course of three seasons. Premise The series uses "mockumentary" techniques to depict the fictional, reality television-style adventures of enthusiastic professional critic Forrest MacNeil, who hosts a TV show called ''Review'' in which he engages in any life experience his viewers ask him to (to judge if the experience "is any good"). Afterward, Forrest formally rates each life experience in-studio, on a five-star scale. However, Forrest's compulsive curiosity and uncompromising commitment to the show unexpectedly backfire in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American Cable television in the United States, cable television channel, channel owned by Paramount Global through its Paramount Media Networks, network division's Paramount Media Networks#MTV Entertainment Group, MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and broadcast syndication, syndicated television series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. , Comedy Central is available to approximately 68,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 99,000,000 households. History 1989–1991: The Comedy Channel and Ha! On November 15, 1989, Time Life Television, Time-Life, the owners of HBO, launched The Comedy Channel (American TV channel), The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. On April 1, 1990, Viacom (1952–2006), Viacom (who owned MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon) launched a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of Tara
''United States of Tara'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara ( Toni Collette), a suburban artist and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder. The series was based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, who is the executive producer, under his DreamWorks Television label. Other executive producers include writers Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, director Craig Zisk, and showrunners Cody and Joey Soloway. Former executive producer Alexa Junge quit as showrunner after the first season. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles, California, while the show is set in Overland Park, Kansas. Collette won the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award and 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role; the opening title sequence also won an Emmy. The show's third and final season premiered on March 28, 2011. On May 23, 2011, Showtime announced that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worst Week
''Worst Week'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2008. The series was based on the British sitcom '' The Worst Week of My Life''. It was adapted for American audiences by Fox under the title ''Worst Week of My Life'', but a series didn't materialize after the pilot was filmed. The series aired on CBS Mondays at 9:30pm ET/PT, following ''Two and a Half Men''. The premiere attracted 11 million viewers but lost a third of its lead-in audience. Ratings dropped to a low of 8.4 million viewers with the sixth episode, but then began to climb steadily, reaching a high of 12.12 million viewers with the eleventh episode before declining again. On May 20, 2009, CBS cancelled the series after one season and the series finale aired on June 6, 2009. Cast Main characters * Kyle Bornheimer as Samuel "Sam" Briggs * Erinn Hayes as Melanie "Mel" Clayton-Briggs *Nancy Lenehan as Angela Clayton *Kurtwood Smith as Richard "Dick" Clayton Recurring c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Housewife
''American Housewife'' is an American television sitcom created and written by Sarah Dunn and executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, and for the pilot only Ruben Fleischer. The show, which premiered on ABC on October 11, 2016, is a Kapital Entertainment–ABC Signature co-production. In May 2021, ABC canceled the series after five seasons and 103 episodes and left on multiple cliffhangers. Premise The series chronicles the daily life of Katie Otto, a wife and mother who tries to maintain her sense of self and family while dealing with the wealthy, pretentious, arrogant housewives and their privileged children in her new hometown of Westport, Connecticut. Compared to the other residents who own big houses, Kate and her family are renters of a more modest home. She lives with Greg, her level-headed husband who is a university professor of history, and a father of their three children. Taylor is their athletic, headstrong, but somewhat dimwitted old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marry Me (American TV Series)
''Marry Me'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from October 14, 2014, to February 17, 2015. The remaining 4 episodes aired on Channel 4. The series stars Casey Wilson and Ken Marino and aired Tuesday nights at 9 pm (ET/PT)/8 pm (CT) as part the 2014–15 television season. ''Marry Me'' was created and executive produced by David Caspe with co-executive producers/director Seth Gordon and Jamie Tarses for Sony Pictures Television. Series creator David Caspe loosely based the premise on his recent marriage to actress Casey Wilson, who stars as Annie. Like Caspe's previous sitcom '' Happy Endings'', this series is set in Chicago. On November 5, 2014, the series order was upped to 18 episodes for its first season. On February 17, 2015, the show aired its final episode before being removed from the schedule to allow '' The Voice'' to air two-hour episodes for three weeks, before '' Undateable'' took over the timeslot for the remainder of the season - l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The McCarthys
''The McCarthys'' is an American sitcom television series created by Brian Gallivan, who also shares executive producer credits with Mike Sikowitz, Will Gluck, Richard Schwartz, and Andy Ackerman for CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television. The series debuted on CBS during the 2014–15 television season, airing Thursdays at 9:30 pm (ET/PT)/8:30 pm (CT). It aired from October 30, 2014, to July 11, 2015. On February 3, 2015, CBS pulled ''The McCarthys'' from the schedule after 11 episodes, with 4 unaired episodes left. On May 8, 2015, CBS officially canceled the series after only one season. On June 12, 2015, it was announced that the remaining episodes would burn off on Saturday evenings, with two episodes per night beginning July 4, 2015. The series concluded on July 11, 2015, after one season and 15 episodes. The entire series was released on DVD on March 16, 2017. Premise The series revolves around the McCarthys, a close-knit working class Boston clan whose spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeds (TV Series)
''Weeds'' is an American black comedy, dark comedy-drama (genre), drama television series created by Jenji Kohan, which aired on Showtime (TV network), Showtime from August 8, 2005, to September 16, 2012. The series tells of Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys (Hunter Parrish and Alexander Gould) who begins selling cannabis (drug), marijuana to support her family. Other main characters include Nancy's lax brother-in-law (Justin Kirk); foolish accountant Doug Wilson (Kevin Nealon); narcissistic neighbor Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins) living with her husband (Andy Milder) and their daughter (Allie Grant); as well as Nancy's wholesalers Heylia James (Tonye Patano) and Conrad Shepard (Romany Malco). Over the course of the series, the Botwin family becomes increasingly entangled in illegal activity. Kohan serves as showrunner and is executive producer, under her Tilted Productions label. The first three seasons are set primarily in the fictional town of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veep
''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci. The series follows Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the fictional Vice President of the United States, and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a legacy but often instead become mired in day-to-day political games. ''Veep'' received critical acclaim and won several major awards, including seven consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning that award for its fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons. Its second, fourth, and sixth seasons won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, and its third season won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Louis-Dreyfus's performance won her six consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Diane Raphael
June Diane Raphael ( ; born January 4, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has starred in TV comedy programs ''Burning Love'', Adult Swim's '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', and ''Grace and Frankie''. Notable film work includes supporting roles in ''Year One'' and '' Unfinished Business'', as well as her 2013 Sundance film '' Ass Backwards'', which she co-wrote and starred in with her creative partner Casey Wilson. She currently co-hosts both ''How Did This Get Made?'' alongside Jason Mantzoukas and her husband Paul Scheer, and ''The Deep Dive'' with Jessica St. Clair. Early life Raphael was born and raised in Rockville Centre, New York, to Diane and John Raphael, where she graduated from South Side High School in 1998. She is of Irish descent, and was raised Catholic. Career Raphael began her comedy career writing and performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB) in New York and later in Los Angeles. Among her best known work at UCB was the long-ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
