LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Will & Grace" is coming to an end, again.
NBC said Thursday that the rebooted sitcom will wrap after its upcoming 2020 season, with the air date to be...
NEW YORK (AP) — Television executives and many viewers love the idea of reviving series and ideas from the past. Emmy voters? Not so much.
"Roseanne" quickly became television's top-rated comedy upon its return, until ABC pulled the plug following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet. The series was not among the eight comedies nominated for an Emmy on Thursday, however. Laurie Metcalf earned a supporting actress nod, but Barr and Conner family patriarch John Goodman were ignored.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes says he was hospitalized earlier this month after his small intestine burst.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As soon as Eric McCormack stepped into the old "Will & Grace" kitchen, he was Will Truman again. Debra Messing says she still feels like Grace Adler, but these days, she has to physically warm up before stepping into that persona. Megan Mullally said finding Karen again was "like riding a bike." For Sean Hayes, rediscovering Jack McFarland was "like waking up out of a coma, maybe — a Jack coma."
NEW YORK (AP) — The parent company of New York's Tribeca Film Festival is giving TV its own show. Tribeca Enterprises said Wednesday it will launch the stand-alone Tribeca TV Festival this fall.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The revival of "Will & Grace" has yet to air, but NBC says it's getting at least a second season.
NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt told a TV critics' meeting Thursday that the deal had just been worked out.
Greenblatt cited an "outpouring of love" from fans of the original series in announcing the second season. He said he was glad to have the show on for a minimum of two years, opening the door to more.
The cast of "Will & Grace" has given fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse at production of the series' revival.
Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally shared images on social media over the weekend from the set of the NBC sitcom.
Messing shared a selfie of the group with the caption, "Yeah, this weekend was a little fun." Hayes described returning to his role as "just like riding a bike."
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the great things about comedy is, it demands so little effort to enjoy. Grins and guffaws can seem to issue directly from a tickled funny bone.
On the other hand, prolonged analysis of humor can kill the joke.
But not always, as CNN demonstrates with "The History of Comedy," a docuseries that keeps the funny in the fundamentals of the comedy it probes.
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — "Will & Grace" is making a comeback.
NBC said Wednesday that 10 new episodes are set to air during the 2017-18 season. The series will feature original stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally.
Series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan are aboard as executive producers, and series director James Burrows also will be back, NBC said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Martin has jumped aboard the cast of NBC's "Hairspray Live!" to play the mother of pop star Ariana Grande.
The Tony- and Emmy-winning comedian will join a lineup that also includes Harvey Fierstein, Kristin Chenoweth, Jennifer Hudson, Derek Hough, Martin Short, Sean Hayes and Rosie O'Donnell. It airs Dec. 7.