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just now (266+ words) Sanford and Son ran for six seasons on NBC between 1972 and 1977. The hit sitcom followed the daily lives of Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) and his son, Lamont (Demond Wilson), who ran a junk business out of their home in Los Angeles. It was initially based on a popular British series called Steptoe and [] BOB CARROLL JR. AND MADELYN Pugh DAVIS As a teenager, Garry Shandling showed some jokes that he'd written to George Carlin, who encouraged him to keep writing. He stuck with it, and in 1975, he sold his first script, which was used for the Season 5 Sanford and Son episode "Sanford and Rising Son." Shandling wrote two more episodes for the show that season: "The Director" and "The Camping Trip." His fourth and final script was for the Season 6 episode "Committee Man," in which Fred is appointed to the…...

13+ min ago (105+ words) Patriotman currently ekes out a survivalist lifestyle in a suburban northeastern state as best as he can. He has varied experience in political science, public policy, biological sciences, and higher education. Proudly Catholic and an Eagle Scout, he has no military experience and thus offers a relatable perspective for the average suburban prepper who is preparing for troubled times on the horizon with less than ideal teams and in less than ideal locations. Brushbeater Store Page: http://bit.ly/BrushbeaterStore A Garfield Christmas Special About the Author: Patriotman Leave a ReplyCancel reply - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email...

24+ min ago (256+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman will return to Hampton Roads this spring with Nick Offerman: Big Woodchuck, a live comedy event blending humor, music, and reflections on craftsmanship. The show is scheduled for Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m. at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning Friday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.com or the Sandler Center box office at 201 Market Street in Virginia Beach." Offerman will share material inspired by his new book, Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop's Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery, co-authored with woodworker Lee Buchanan. The performance is expected to blend Offerman's trademark comedic style with anecdotes about woodworking and creativity. Best known for his Emmy-winning performance as Bill in HBO's The Last of Us and his long-running role as Ron Swanson on NBC's Parks and Recreation,…...

26+ min ago (96+ words) Holly Patrick | Thursday 11 December 2025 18:47 GMT Paul Merton has let Have I Got News For You fans know what he really thinks of his fellow team captain Ian Hislop. The pair have gone head-to-head on the BBC's weekly news quiz show since its first broadcast in 1990; their jokes and jibes at one another became a firm favourite with viewers. Speaking to Saga's Experience is Everything podcast, Merton gave an insight into what his relationship with Hislop is really like. "He's an essential part of the show," Merton concluded....

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (646+ words) By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press "I can't trust my brain right now," says our hero, Ella, deep into James L. Brooks' bafflingly disjointed, uneven, unfunny and illogical "Ella McCay." It's hard to understand how "Ella McCay," the first original feature from writer-director Brooks in 15 years, goes so utterly haywire. Is this really the same mind that wrote the memorable "Broadcast News"? "Terms of Endearment"? "As Good As It Gets"? We get a bit of a hint in the studio's press notes, which mention that Brooks began his script "without a specific storyline in mind." The main action takes place over three days in 2008, in an unnamed state. An aggressively folksy Julie Kavner as narrator tells us Ella is a great person, and super-bright, and at 34, one of the youngest people to serve as lieutenant governor. She's also a moral compass " both…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (297+ words) Some people read reviews to decide whether to watch a movie. Others read after watching, wanting to sort out what they've just experienced. If you're in the latter category, and you've just seen "Ella McCay," I am here with reassurances: Don't worry. Your movie theater wasn't leaking gas. No, "Ella McCay," written and directed by the venerable James L. Brooks, is just a real baffler of a movie, the sort where you repeatedly wonder if you somehow dozed off briefly. I'm not saying it's charmless! I'm just trying to prepare you. This is one weird flick. In some ways, "Ella McCay" is a vintage Brooks movie, centering on a hyper-competent young woman in a man's world who encounters a number of irritating roadblocks, mostly in the form of people who resent her capabilities. In this way it most closely resembles "Broadcast…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (182+ words) EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Garner is expanding her slate with Netflix, having signed on to star in and produce One Attempt Remaining, a new comedy from director Kay Cannon (Blockers). The film follows an ex-couple who, years after their acrimonious divorce, learn that the cryptocurrency they won on a crazy night on a cruise is now worth millions" but they've forgotten the password. With only three days left before the account expires, they must retrace their steps that night, not just to find the password to their fortune, but also why they fell in love in the first place. Written by Joe Boothe & Alexa Alemanni and Cannon, pic originated as a spec from longtime collaborators Boothe and Alemanni, marking the third original feature they've set up this year, with projects already at Sony and Black Label. Shawn Levy and Dan Levine will…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (1174+ words) Trump and Vance head to South Park in Christmas gear for a big showdown " only for Jesus to show up. At one point, you can almost feel Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking a stand against the US governmentComing off its most controversial and highest rated season in years, South Park had high expectations to meet with its season finale. Given how infamously down-to-the-wire its production schedule is " showrunners Matt Stone and Trey Parker often don't start writing scripts until the week they're set to air, working up to the 11th hour to turn in a completed episode (a method that caused them to miss a deadline earlier this year) " there was some question as to whether they would be able to tie everything up at all, let alone in a satisfying manner.Most viewers were probably anticipating a giant, apocalyptic…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago (785+ words) Hugh Laurie is set to star opposite Amy Poehler in the Peacock comedy series "Dig," Variety has learned. The series, which is based on the Kate Myers book "Excavations," was originally announced back in May at the NBCUniversal streamer. Per the official logline, the show is "centered on four women working at an archeological dig [] Hugh Laurie Joins Amy Poehler, Mike Schur Peacock Comedy Series "Dig" Hugh Laurie is set to star opposite Amy Poehler in the Peacock comedy series "Dig," Variety has learned. The series, which is based on the Kate Myers book "Excavations," was originally announced back in May at the NBCUniversal streamer. Per the official logline, the show is "centered on four women working at an archeological dig in Greece who are at wildly different crossroads in their lives. When the team uncovers a long-buried secret with…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (624+ words) James L. Brooks had his first encounter with showbiz royalty as a student journalist at Weehawken High School in New Jersey in the 1950s, when he managed to wrangle a one-on-one interview with legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong. "I asked him a question that nobody had asked him up to that time. I said, "How do you take care of your lips?" recalls Brooks, who conducted the interview at Armstrongs house in Queens." "And the answer was a 45-minute show where hes taking out more creams and things, because he really had an elaborate routine for taking care of his lips." And what was his reward for this precocious celebrity get? "I was loathed," says Brooks. "The fact that I was an unpopular kid whose picture was on the front page of the school paper [with a celebrity] " Actually, it…...