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What to Watch/DVR This Week

Summer is officially upon us and so are summer shows! This week we have the season premiere of Wilfred and Futurama and new half hours from Baron Vaughn and Sean Patton. This week we also say goodbye until the fall to Totally Biased with W. Kumau Bell and Veep. In the late night world, Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, Don Rickles, Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Hart, and a ton of other lovely people will be stopping by various talk show couches. Check out the rest of the listings below and have a great week!

Dan Harmon Is Watching 'Community' Season 4 This Weekend and Promises "Not to Be a Jerk About It"

Community creator Dan Harmon is in the process of negotiating a deal to return to the series as showrunner next season, and he told E! News that he's planning on getting caught up on the fourth season, which he hasn't seen yet, in a binge-watching session this Sunday. "I'm just going to sit by myself, pop some popcorn and watch it," Harmon says. "I'm not going to be a jerk about it. I know there were some great writers working on that show who bled with me for seasons one, two and three … the worst thing I can do is fart in their direction at all."

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'Drunk History' Will Premiere on Comedy Central July 9th

The hit Funny or Die web series Drunk History is set to debut as a TV show next month. Comedy Central announced today that the TV version of Drunk History will debut Tuesday, July 9th, at 10. The web series, created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, featured drunk comedians retelling historical events to the best of their abilities with footage of famous actors reenacting those events spliced in. The TV show's eight-episode first season will follow Derek Waters as he travels from town to town each week with more great actors reenacting historical events. Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle, Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling, Jack Black, Zooey Deschanel, John C. [...]

12 More TV Comedies That Netflix Should Resurrect From the Dead

Funded by the collective prayers and wishes of the internet hive mind, with possibly some help from dubious business practices in Iraq1, Arrested Development will be brought back from the dead next early Sunday morning on Netflix. The critical and financial success of this unprecedented experiment in TV resurrection will decide if other shows will be able to continue to tell their stories long after a broadcast or cable network had canceled it, thereby cheating death, defying nature. To save Netflix, or Amazon Instant, or any current or future video streaming service the burden of thinking too much when they decide to play God, here are 12 comedies whose [...]

Splitsider's Summer Comedy Preview: TV

This is the first Louie-less summer since Louis C.K.'s acclaimed FX series began, but there's plenty to look forward to this May-August as a lot of high-profile shows are coming back and some promising new shows on the way too. Of course, the biggest deal amongst this summer's batch of new and returning series is Arrested Development's return on Netflix later this month with a 15-episode fourth season. Despite the much-hyped Arrested Development reunion, there's plenty of other exciting stuff to watch too, including a new series from Christopher Guest, the launch of Fox's late night Saturday animated block ADHD, and the returns of Childrens Hospital, Whose Line Is [...]

Dan Harmon Didn't Care for 'Community' Season 4

With Dan Harmon set to return to Community as showrunner for the upcoming fifth season, he got caught up on the fourth season, which he wasn't a part of, and wasn't too wild about it. Harmon discussed his thoughts on season four at the top of the latest episode of his podcast Harmontown, which dropped this weekend. Here's how Harmon started the show:

"I watched season four. I guess I already knew this, but apparently, I’m quite a genius … I think I feel pretty comfortable expressing any kind of 'Eh, not my cup of tea' about it because – this has been expressed a thousand times [...]

What to Watch/DVR This Week

It's the Greatest Week for The 2nd Greatest Television Event in History! This week we have an all new Greatest Event in Television History featuring Amy Poehler and Adam Scott and the return of The Venture Brothers. We also have new half hours from Lil Rel and Cristela Alonzo. In the late night world, Craig Robinson, Myq Kaplan, John Oliver, Bill Maher, Nick Offerman, Seth Rogan, Jim Gaffigan, The Lonely Island, and a ton of other lovely people will be stopping by various talk show couches. Check out the rest of the listings below and have a great week!

What to Watch/DVR This Week

This week is a little dry in the world of late night talk shows and sitcoms but there are still some hidden gems scattered throughout the week. This week we have brand new standup specials from Jared Logan, Mike Lawrence, Sonmore, and a brand new documentary on Richard Pryor. This week we also see the return of Veep and Family Tree and have a pretty packed episode of The Nerdist with guests like Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis, and Natasha Leggero. Check out the rest of the listings below and have a great week!

What to Watch/DVR This Week

This week has some huge season and series finales in the comedy TV world that you won't want to miss! The Office is ending it's nine-season run with a 75-minute finale that will see the return of Michael Scott, while Saturday Night Live is set to air a season finale that is sure to be saying goodbye to some familiar faces. We also have season finales from How I Met Your Mother, The Mindy Project, New Girl, The Simpsons, and many more! In the late night world, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Gaffigan, Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Will Arnett, and a ton of other lovely people will [...]

A Master's Degree in Comedy: The Evolution of 'Community'

This Thursday, Jeff Winger’s four-year run as a college student culminates in his (probable) graduation from Greendale Community College. Since its inception, Community has been a polarizing underdog; the internet’s version of a water cooler show. The series possesses an interesting combination of self-assurance and lovable tenacity; kind of like a more articulate Rocky Balboa. Despite numerous timeslots, highly publicized inner turmoil amidst frequent threats of cancellation, Community retained a rabid fan base that identified with its intrepid ambition. We’ve come a long way since Jeff Winger, curiously sporting the unlikely combination of a blazer and track pants, attempted to use his rudimentary foreign language skills to create a [...]

What to Watch/DVR This Week

Summer has arrived and the reign of John Oliver has begun! This week we have the premiere of Deon Cole's Black Box and a special hour-long episode of The Colbert Report. We also have new half hours from Andy Haynes and Ben Kronberg. In the late night world, Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jeffrey Tambor, Dana Carvey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the cast of Grown Ups 2, and a ton of other lovely people will be stopping by various talk show couches. Check out the rest of the listings below and have a great week!

Henry Winkler on 'Childrens Hospital': "I Don't Have the Slightest Idea What They're Talking About"

"We just finished Children’s Hospital last week for the new season. Again, I show up, I don’t have the slightest idea what they’re talking about. I just say the words and sometimes say, "Could you explain this to me? Because I’m not getting it." There’s no logic there. It’s just brilliant."

-Henry Winkler talking to The LA Times about how weird it is working on Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital.

What to Watch/DVR This Week

This week has some big season finales and series premieres in the comedy TV world that you won't want to miss! Modern Family is ending it's 4th season, while we say hello to Save Me and The Goodwin Games. We also have new half hours from Jonah Ray and Gabe Liedman. In the late night world, Aziz Ansari, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Bateman, Ed Helms, the cast of Workaholics, Stephen Fry, and a ton of other lovely people will be stopping by various talk show couches. Check out the rest of the listings below and have a great week!

Why NBC Will Regret Not Picking Up 'Mulaney'

Late Friday afternoon, NBC announced that it has declined to pick up John Mulaney's sitcom, Mulaney. It was a surprising move, given that the highly anticipated and already buzzy show had Lorne Michaels as a producer and an incredible cast. Having seen a version of the script, and based on Brad's on-the-scene reporting, I can say that it was a good pilot and that the series had enormous potential. It's a shame that it won't be on NBC's schedule this fall. But in the long run, what NBC will really regret is not just picking up the show Mulaney, but adding John Mulaney to its primetime ranks.

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