NBC Announces Byron Allen Comedy Special; St. Denis Medical Gets Pilot Order

Thursday, February 09, 2023

NBC Announces Byron Allen Comedy Special; St. Denis Medical Gets Pilot Order

Byron Allen Presents the Comedy & Music Superfest

NBC will air Allen Media Group's two-hour event special Byron Allen Presents the Comedy and Music Superfest on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will be taped at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in front of a live audience with Rickey Minor serving as musical director. The star-studded event will have more than 20 comedy and musical performances showcasing some of the biggest names in the industry. Musical performers include John Legend, Gladys Knight, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton and Earth Wind & Fire. Comedy performances include Kenan Thompson, Cedric The Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Tiffany Haddish, Jon Lovitz, Roy Wood Jr., Gary Owen, Tommy Davidson, Dane Cook, Gabriel Iglesias, and Loni Love.

St. Denis Medical - Justin Spitzer, Eric Ledgin, and Simon Heuer

NBC has given a pilot order to the single-camera comedy pilot St. Denis Medical from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Justin Spitzer, Eric Ledgin, and Simon Heuer are writing & producing. In the pilot, a mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. No word on casting just yet, but this is giving Scrubs vibes!

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Tuesday, October 27

Tyler Perry's Assisted Living - "A Long Day's Journey" (BET, 8:30PM ET/PT)
After losing his job, Jeremy decides to move to the backwoods of Georgia to help his grandfather, who has purchased a rundown home for the elderly.

The Ms. Pat Show - "A Family Thing" (BET, 9:00PM ET/PT)
enise gets carried away when Kareem plans a special date night; Janelle shares big news with Junebug and Terry's aunt shocks everyone with the truth about his father.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 26)

Tuesday, October 27

Owen Wilson (Stick) - Catch Owen on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Gabourey Sidibe (Difficult People/The Big C) - Gabourey appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Parker Posey (Search Party/The Return of Jezebel James) - Parker is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Bowen Yang (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) - Bowen stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Bradley Whitford (Perfect Harmony/Trophy Wife) - Bradley appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Cynthia Nixon (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Cynthia and the cast of The Gilded Age are guests on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
Tim Daly (Newlyweds/Wings) - Tim discusses Newlyweds on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Tony Shalhoub (We Are Men/Stark Raving Mad/Wings) - Tony talks about We Thought They’d Never Leave on NBC's Today in the 9am hour.
Andrew Rannells (Nobody Wants This/Girls/The New Normal) - Andrew talks about Nobody Wants This on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.