Thursday, December 05, 2019
Antenna TV's News Year's Day with NewsRadio Marathon; American Housewife Star Gets Netflix Comedy Specials
Ring in 2020 with laughter as NewsRadio returns to Antenna TV on New Year's Day with an all-day marathon starting at 5:00am EST on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. NewsRadio aired on Antenna TV in the past in 2011-2012 and now will make its return to the schedule, as we previously mentioned. The sitcom follows the work lives of the staff at an AM news radio station and stars Dave Foley, Stephen Root and Phil Hartman. Guest stars who will appear throughout the "News Year's Day with NewsRadio" marathon include Norm McDonald, Jane Lynch, John Ritter, Al Roker, Ben Stiller, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric and Jerry Seinfeld. Starting the very next day on Thursday, January 2, 2020, NewsRadio will air weeknights at 12:30am EST on Antenna TV. Stay with us for more on the January 2020 Antenna TV schedule, as more shows are joining!
Actress, comedian, and writer Ali Wong (American Housewife) has set a deal to bring her next two standup comedy specials to Netflix. The first of the two new specials will launch on Netflix globally in 2020. Ali Wong is a stand-up comic from San Francisco, now living in Los Angeles. Her first Netflix stand-up special Baby Cobra was filmed when she was 7 months pregnant. According to the New York Magazine, "The special's arrival on Netflix is the sort of star-making moment that unites the tastes of the unlikeliest fans." Elle applauded it as a "comic genius gem" while Vogue called it "The special that everyone is talking about." Emily Nussbaum hailed it as "funny and refreshingly rude." The day before its premiere, Wong's interview with Marc Maron on his podcast WTF was released. He called the special "the most honest, rawest, funniest special I've seen in years."
She soon after became a very popular Halloween costume. Fans, both male and female, dressed up in Wong's iconic red glasses, black and white striped dress and pregnant belly. The Smithsonian has asked Wong to donate the actual dress, shoes and necklace she wore in the Baby Cobra, to the Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Ali's second stand-up special, Hard Knock Wife premiered on Netflix on Mother's Day, 2018. Her feature film, Always Be My Maybe, which she co-wrote and co-stars in, debuted on Netflix May 2019 to wide critical acclaim with co-star Randall Park (Fresh off the Boat). In the first four weeks, it was seen by 32 million viewers. This Halloween, fans have continued to dress up as Wong in the striped dress, in the leopard dress and as her character, Sasha Tran, from Always Be My Maybe. Wong continues to be seen each week on ABC's comedy American Housewife and was a writer on Fresh off the Boat for its first three seasons.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Monday, November 18
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Neighborhood, Daphne" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Marty and Courtney bring baby Daphne home from the hospital and Calvin is surprised to learn that Marty plans to take the paternity leave Dave offered in the employee handbook for the Fuse Box. Also, Tina will do anything to earn Daphne’s love.
Poppa's House - "Pilot" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
In the series premiere, Poppa gets surprised at work when corporate brings in brainy psychologist Dr. Ivy Reed to add a female perspective to his radio show. Also, Junior gets fired by Nina’s dad when he misses a big sales pitch to apply for a directing job.
The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Big Sleep" (CBS, 10:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
As Marty and Courtney struggle to get their newborn to sleep, the entire Butler family suffers along with them. While Calvin prefers to let the new parents figure it out, Tina insists on jumping in to help with Baby Daphne any way she can. When searching for their old baby swing, Dave finds an old list he made of cool things to do before age 40, which sends him spiraling as he realizes he hasn’t accomplished any of them.
What We Do in the Shadows - "March Madness" (FX, 10:00PM ET/PT)
Laszlo and Nandor try to exorcise the demon who had possessed their neighbor Sean.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of November 18)
Monday, November 18
- Zoey Deutch (The Suite Life on Deck) - Watch Zoey on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Kristin Chenoweth (Trial & Error/Kristin) - Kristin is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Jimmy O. Yang (Interior Chinatown/Space Force/Silicon Valley) - Jimmy appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Matt Rogers (No Good Deed/I Love That for You) - Matt is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
- Megan Hilty (Sean Saves the World) - Megan stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 3:30am on Bravo.
- Ted Danson (A Man on the Inside/Mr. Mayor/The Good Place/Bored to Death/Help Me Help You/Becker/Ink/Cheers) - Ted talks about A Man on the Inside on NBC's Today some time between 7-9am.
- Eva Marcille (Born Again Virign/Tyler Perry's House of Payne) - Eva talks about the new season of All The Queen's Men on BET+ and the new show, Eat Slay Love on Peacock, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911!) - Wendi discusses her television series St. Denis Medical on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
09/10 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-7
09/10 - The Ropers - The Complete Series (VEI)
09/10 - Ted - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/17 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - Video Scrapbook
09/17 - Top Cat - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/24 - Friends - The Complete Series (4K UHD)
09/24 - Young Sheldon - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD) / The Complete Series (DVD) (Blu-ray)
10/08 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Twelfth Season / The Complete Series
10/22 - Veep - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/05 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
11/12 - The King of Queens - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (2024 Release)
11/19 - SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete Fourteenth Season
11/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice - Volume 4 (Blu-ray)
12/03 - Angel (1960-1961) - The Complete Series, Volume 1
12/17 - Seinfeld - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (4K UHD)
02/04 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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