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'Community' Is Doing a Puppet Episode

by | March 6th, 2013

The Community cast appeared at a panel in Los Angeles last night to talk about the show, and they revealed that there's an upcoming theme episode of the show that involves all of them being played by puppets. A premiere date for the puppet episode hasn't been announced yet, but it'll be sometime in April or May. The episode's plot involves the gang taking a ride in a hot air balloon that crashes in the woods, where they meet a friendly mountain man played by Jason Alexander. Dean Pelton encourages the Greendale 7 (plus Chang) to talk about the accident by using puppets, which spurs on the [...]

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Your First Peek at Community's Claymation Christmas Special

by | November 19th, 2010

Here's your first look at the upcoming claymation Community Christmas special. Here's the official synopsis: When Abed (Danny Pudi) wakes up in stop-motion animation, he takes it as a sign that he and the group must re-discover the meaning of Christmas. Meanwhile, Jeff (Joel McHale) and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) become growingly concerned about Abed’s mental health and enlist the help of Professor Duncan (John Oliver). The group undergoes hypnosis to explore Abed’s winter wonderland and soon unravel the truth behind Abed’s madness.

So there's really no way this will be bad, right? [via]

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'SNL' to Do Two Primetime Election Specials

by | July 24th, 2012

NBC announced today that SNL will produce two Thursday night primetime election specials. Airing on September 20 and 27, the specials will run from 8:00-8:30. This explains why 30 Rock was the only Thursday comedy set to premiere in October. The 2008 election specials were HUGE, bringing in nearly 9 million viewers, so the move was a no-brainer for NBC and SNL. Now we just need to hope that Mitt chooses Sarah Palin or someone as silly as Sarah Palin as his running mate.

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Martha Stewart And Giggly Seth Meyers Are The New Frost/Nixon In Men Who Make Us Laugh

by | March 24th, 2011

The idea of sitting in Martha's opulent patio while she grills me on how much money I make would be enough to make me break. Break down crying, I mean. But either way, I understand why Seth Meyers can't keep it together. Airing this Sunday at 8:00pm on the Hallmark Channel, Martha Stewart's Men Who Make Us Laugh special features Meyers and Conan O'Brien as they saunter around Martha's estate and fondle her lifestock. Stewart will be "discussing their inspirations, work lives and how they balance their very busy profession with personal pursuits," which based on this clip entails making them sleep on a bed of soft golden [...]

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