SitcomsOnline Digest: The On-Going Feud Between Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy; Writer of Friends Theme Song Dies

Saturday, December 28, 2019

SitcomsOnline Digest: The On-Going Feud Between Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy; Writer of Friends Theme Song Dies

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's a very slow week for news since we're between holidays (and it'll probably stay that way for another week), but we've got some news about some TV related deaths, an ongoing feud between two comedians, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

Eddie Murphy and Bill Cosby (or at least Bill Cosby's publicist) have had a few words to say to each other in the past week. (Vanity Fair)
Allee Willis is not a household name, but she wrote the theme song for Friends, and she has died this week at age 72. (NY Post)
Lee Mendelson, the producer of A Charlie Brown Christmas, died on Christmas Day. (CNN)
Freeform has really come a long way from the days of being the religious cable network that would bleep out mild swears and even skip episodes of Punky Brewter for being controversial, as they will have a lineup in January that includes The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Superstore. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (DECEMBER 28 - JANUARY 3)

Decades is airing a binge marathon of Father Dowling Mysteries this weekend.
The eighth season of Last Man Standing (who knew it would go on that long?) debuts Friday on Fox

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, February 17

none scheduled

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of February 16)

Tuesday, February 17

DeRay Davis (My Wife and Kids) - DeRay is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Jennifer Garner (Party Down/Camping) - Jennifer talks about The Last Thing He Told Me on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!/Liv and Maddie) - Dove and the cast of 56 Days can be heard on a Town Hall on Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
Tig Notaro (One Mississippi) and and Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/One Day at a Time) - Drew is hitting the headlines with her co-pilot Ross Mathews, Valerie Bertinelli and Tig Notaro on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings. Tig talks to Drew about executive producing the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.
Erika Alexander (Run the World/Living Single/The Cosby Show) - Erika tells Drew about her show Invasion and her podcast ReLiving Single on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Danny Trejo (Saint George) - Danny talks about History's Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.