Wednesday, March 01, 2023
HBO Max Chuck Lorre Comedy Sets Production; New Shonda Rhimes White House Series
Production is currently underway in Los Angeles on the eight-episode Max Original comedy series How to Be a Bookie, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, starring Sebastian Maniscalco, produced by Warner Bros. Television.In the comedy, a veteran bookie (Sebastian Maniscalco) struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low. The series stars Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey, Jorge Garcia, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito, and Maxim Swinton. Produced by Warner Bros. Television; written by Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay; first episode directed by Chuck Lorre; series executive produced by Chuck Lorre through Chuck Lorre Productions and its overall deal with WBTV.
Netflix has given more details on the upcoming Shonda Rhimes series The Residence. Who is in the cast of The Residence? Uzo Aduba was the first cast member announced for The Residence. Her character, Cordelia, is a careful observer of human behavior with an eccentric and distinct conversational style that some may consider deeply unsettling. Here's who else will join the SAG Award-winning star in The Residence:
Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as A.B. Wynter, White House chief usher. Edwina Findley (The Wire) as Sheila Cannon, White House butler. Molly Griggs (Dr. Death) as Lilly Schumacher, President Morgan's social secretary. Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) as Tripp Morgan, President Morgan's younger brother and a bit of a screwup. Ken Marino (Party Down) as Harry Hollinger, President Morgan's oldest friend, closest advisor and most trusted confidant. Al Mitchell (Stranger Things) as Rollie Bridgewater, head butler/maître d'. Dan Perrault (Strays) as Colin Trask, head of the presidential detail for the Secret Service. Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers) as Didier Gotthard, White House executive pastry chef. Susan Kelechi Watson (This Is Us) as Jasmine Haney, a young and rising White House assistant usher. Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Your Honor) as Larry Dokes, chief of police, Metropolitan Police Department. Mary Wiseman (Star Trek: Discovery) as Marvella, White House executive chef.
In the series premiering likely in early 2024, Cordelia is drawn into White House intrigue after one catastrophic state dinner. There she finds 132 rooms, 157 suspects - and one dead body. Described in the official logline as "a screwball whodunit," The Residence explores the upstairs, downstairs and backstairs realms of the White House, shining a light on the eclectic staff of the famous presidential mansion.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, May 19
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 18)
Tuesday, May 19
- Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws/The New Adventures of Old Christine/Wanda at Large) - Catch Wanda on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jake Johnson (Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed/Minx/New Girl) - Jake appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- John Travolta (Welcome Back, Kotter) - John stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana is a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
- Chelsea Handler (Are You There, Chelsea?) - Chelsea appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Caroline Rhea (Sydney to the Max/Sabrina, the Teenage Witch/Pride & Joy) and Finesse Mitchell (Outmatched/A.N.T. Farm) - Caroline and Finesse are guests on a repeat of Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at at 12:37am on CBS.
- Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
- Beanie Feldstein (What We Do in the Shadows) - Beanie talks about Teeny and Tilly on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
- Jennifer Tilly (Out of Practice) - Jennifer chats about her play The Adding Machine on a repeat of Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Fabrizio Guido (Running Point) - Fabrizio drops into Sherri's Laugh Lounge on Sherri, so check your local listings.
- Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - The Drew Barrymore Show has a little bit extra from Drew's interview with Olivia, so check your local listings.
- Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - The Drew Barrymore Show has more from Tony playing memory bank at the news desk with Drew, so check your local listings.
- Tom Cavanagh (Scrubs/Ed) - Tom is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
- Billy Eichner (Friends from College/Difficult People/Parks and Recreation) and Kevin Jonas (Jonas) - Billy and Kevin can be heard on the Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM.
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