Tuesday, February 04, 2020
ABC's Fresh Off the Boat Series Finale Details; Funny Or Die Comedy Now Streaming
ABC's acclaimed comedy Fresh Off the Boat draws to a close with back-to-back episodes airing as the series finale. In the first part, "Family Van" -- when the trusty Huang family van takes a turn for the worst, Jessica and Louis each process the loss in their own way. Meanwhile, the boys take advantage of the opportunity for some bonding time and sneak off on a road trip to find their Washington, D.C., time capsule airing from 8:00-8:30 p.m. EST on ABC. In the finale, "Commencement" -- Jessica grapples with her vision of the future as the boys are each realizing what their own goals are airing from 8:30- 9:00 p.m. EST on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.
Inspired by a true story, Fresh Off the Boat stars Randall Park as Louis Huang, Constance Wu as Jessica Huang, Hudson Yang as Eddie Huang, Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang, Ian Chen as Evan Huang, Lucille Soong as Grandma Huang, Chelsey Crisp as Honey and Ray Wise as Marvin. Guest starring in "Family Van" is Matt Oberg as Matthew Chestnut, Trevor Larcom as Trent and Jaleel White as Calvin. The episode was written by Talia Bernstein and directed by Anya Adams. Guest starring in "Commencement" is Andy Richter as himself, Matt Oberg as Matthew Chestnut, Rachel Cannon as Deidre, Stacey Scowley as Carol-Joan, Trevor Larcom as Trent and Isabel Oliver Marcus as Tina. The episode was written by Matt Kuhn and directed by Randall Park. Click here to have Hudson Yang read you the series finale description.
Season 1 of the series George Khouri created, Black Coffee, is now streaming on Will Ferrell's digital platform, Funny Or Die. Watch all 8 episodes of Season 1 here.
Black Coffee is a comedy about four friends with wildly different motives who open a black-owned coffee shop in the heart of the nation's capital. The series features a super talented cast and crew with a combined following of over 20 million social media users. Prior to filming the series, George's original pilot for Black Coffee swept film festivals all over the world -receiving over 50 laurels. These laurels include a win for "Best Picture" at DC's own Capitol Hill Film Festival, and a win for "Best Television Pilot" at the Anaheim International Film Festival. Michael Rekola, director of the Capitol Hill Film Festival, called Black Coffee "George's love letter to the city." This couldn't ring more true.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Friday, October 30
Happy's Place - "Skeletons in the Closet" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Unresolved feelings about their late father arise when Bobbie and Isabella put a photo of Happy on their ofrenda for Día de los Muertos; Emmett tries to avoid Gabby's Halloween pranks at all costs.
Newlyweds - "My Place or Yours" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor shake up their lives when they unexpectedly get married after a whirlwind courtship.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 26)
Friday, October 30
- Kate Berlant (Ghosted/Search Party) - Watch Kate on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This/Central Park/The Good Place) - Kristen appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Joe Manganiello (Mythic Quest/How I Met Your Mother) - Joe is a guest on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) - Quinta appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Watching Ellie/Seinfeld/Day by Day) and Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Julia and Allison talk about Broadway's Other Desert Cities on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Jerry O'Connell (We Are Men/Do Not Disturb/Carpoolers/My Secret Identity) - Jerry appears on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
- Sophia Bush (Partners) - Sophia talks about And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri talks about Broadway's Aladdin on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Karyn Parsons (The Job/Lush Life/The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) - Karyn discusses her new novel, Blue Beach, and her iconic role as Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Marilu Henner (Taxi/Evening Shade) - Marilu is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/20/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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