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

Friday, January 16

Happy's Place - "An Accountant Prepares..." (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Bobbie pushes Steve into auditioning for a local commercial to keep him busy, not realizing she signed herself up to be his scene partner; Isabella gives Emmett notes on his new appetizer for the tavern.

Stumble - "Lorraine" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Stung by the betrayal of the person who leaked the tape, the once-nurturing Courteney radically transforms into a drill sergeant; more driven than ever to prevail at Daytona, she calls in the premier choreographer in the country.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of January 12)

Friday, January 16

Denis Leary (Going Dutch/No Good Deed/Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/The Job) - Watch Denis on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea appears on a repeat of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Jodie Foster (Paper Moon/Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice/The Courtship of Eddie's Father) - Jodie is a guest on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Simu appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones/The Unicorn/Vice Principals) - Walton talks about Fallout on Live with Kelly and Mark (check your local listings) and with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Kim Fields (The Upshaws/Living Single/The Facts of Life/Baby, I'm Back) - Kim talks about The Upshaws with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Belissa Escobedo (Happy's Place) - Belissa talks about Happy's Place on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.