Monday, June 18, 2018
Showtime Gets Don Cheadle Comedy; HBO Special Directed by Jerrod Carmichael Coming Soon
SHOWTIME has ordered the comedy series Black Monday, starring and executive produced by Emmy(R) nominated and Golden Globe(R) winning actor Don Cheadle - returning to SHOWTIME after a five-season run as star and executive producer of House of Lies - with two-time Tony Award(R) nominee and Grammy(R) winner Andrew Rannells (Girls) and Regina Hall (Girls Trip) also leading the cast. The series was created by David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend's Girl), who will serve as executive producers and showrunners. Emmy nominees Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Preacher, Superbad), who will also executive produce, directed the pilot. With an 10-episode order, Black Monday, a co-production between SHOWTIME and Sony Pictures Television Studios, will premiere in 2019.
Black Monday takes us back to October 19, 1987 - aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. To this day, no one knows who caused it ... until now. It's the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world's largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley's birthday party and the glass ceiling. The comedy also stars Paul Scheer (The League), Yassir Lester (Making History), Michael James Scott (Aladdin on Broadway) and Eugene Cordero (Kong: Skull Island), with recurring guest star Casey Wilson (Happy Endings) and guest stars Ken Marino (Wet Hot American Summer) and Kurt Braunohler (Bunk).
HBO has wrapped production on a special starring comedians Drew Michael and Suki Waterhouse, with Jerrod Carmichael directing. Shot in Los Angeles last month, the special will debut on the network later this year. Drew Michael has written for Saturday Night Live and guest starred on sitcom The Carmichael Show. He recorded a stand-up special for the cable series The Half Hour, as well as stand-up albums "Lovely" and "Funny to Death." Suki Waterhouse stars in the upcoming feature Assassination Nation, and was most recently seen in The Bad Batch. Jerrod Carmichael has headlined two stand-up specials on HBO; Jerrod Carmichael: Love At The Store, and Jerrod Carmichael: 8.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Thursday, September 10
Ghosts - "Across the Pond" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A trip abroad could determine Woodstone’s fate. Meanwhile, a major career opportunity takes Sam out of town, leaving others to step in and help with the ghosts, on part two of the two-part fifth season finale.
Adults - "Room Swap" (FX and FXX, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Everyone switches bedrooms. Written by Sarah Naftalis; Directed by Paul Briganti.
Adults - "Pop Girlie" (FX and FXX, 9:36PM ET/PT)
Samir's girlfriend Carly makes a drastic career change; Anton grapples with the power of his influence.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of September 7)
Thursday, September 10
- Domhnall Gleeson (The Paper) - Catch Domhnall on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. NBC's Today catches up with him in the 9am hour.
- Jamie Kaler (My Boys) - Jamie is a guest on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Sandra Bullock (Working Girl) - Sandra talks about Practical Magic 2 on CBS Mornings sometime between 8-9am, on NBC's Today in the 10am hour and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - The Drew Barrymore Show has more from Drew's interview with Glen, so check your local listings.
- Leslie Bibb (Palm Royale/God's Favorite Idiot/American Housewife/The Odd Couple/About a Boy) - Drew shares a little extra from her interview with Leslie on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
- Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie) - Sebastian chats about his comedy tour on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Tiffani Thiessen (Saved by the Bell/Alexa & Katie/Good Morning, Miami/Saved by the Bell: The College Years) - Tiffani is a guest on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Frank Grillo (Battery Park) - Frank talks about Paramount+'s Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
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