Tuesday, February 04, 2020

ABC's Fresh Off the Boat Series Finale Details; Funny Or Die Comedy Now Streaming

Fresh Off the Boat

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.


Black Coffee - George Khouri

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

Tuesday, March 11

St. Denis Medical - "Listen to Your Ladybugs" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Joyce launches a women's health initiative to unexpected results; Ron treats a patient who has all the answers; Bruce has an existential crisis.

Night Court - "A Little Night Court Music" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
At the behest of producer Sy Hoffman, Dan and Abby work together to turn Dan's memoir into a musical; Wyatt tries to help Julianne stay cool when her ex-lover turns up at the courthouse.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of March 10)

Tuesday, March 11

  • Joel McHale (Animal Control/The Great Indoors/Community) - Catch Joel on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
  • Nathan Lane (Mid-Century Modern/Only Murders in the Building/Modern Family/Charlie Lawrence/Encore! Encore!/One of the Boys) - Nathan is a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Kaitlin Olson (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/The Mick) - Kaitlin stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Gillian Jacobs (Love/Community) - Gillian is a guest on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • Don Johnson (Kenan) - Don talks Doctor Odyssey on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
  • Melissa Peterman (Happy's Place/Young Sheldon/Baby Daddy/Working Class/Reba) - Melissa is joining Drew and Ross to hit the headlines and talk about her new sitcom Happy's Place on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Nico Santos (The Z Suite/Superstore) - Nico talks about his hilarious new sitcom, The Z Suite, streaming now on Tubi, on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show/Cosby) - Phylicia tells Sherri about her new Broadway play Purpose on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) - Eric talks about MGM+'s Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
  • Nik Dodani (Murphy Brown/Atypical) - Nik is a guest on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.


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