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Sitcoms

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Street Artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal to Appear on "The Simpsons"

    ​To the glee of graff fans and pop-culture fiends, creators of The Simpsons announced this morning that an upcoming episode will guest star the kings of street art: Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal.  This March 4, all four will be appearing in an episode title ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Beastie Boys' Off-Broadway, and Four Other Weird Rock Musicals

    Ad-Rock​It used to be that plays like Hair epitomized the marriage between rock and musical, but recent years have seen the combination pushed to new limits. You probably know Green Day's American Idiot and U2's constantly flailing Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, but have you heard of Serj Tank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    South Park's Cartman as Joe Arpaio?

    www.southparkstudios.comLook familiar?​If you didn't catch last night's South Park, you missed out. Not only did it touch on Arizona's issue du-jour, illegal immigration, and introduce the world to the term "Mexi-Jew," but it also featured the show's portly, pissed off star, Cartman, portraying a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Tim Minchin Talks Gingers, Religion, Ben Folds, Sperm Banks, Flight of the Concords, and More

    Tim Minchin is a rather humble lad. Despite having millions of fans in his homeland of the UK, Australia, and here in the states (not to mention awards up the ying-yang) the 35-year-old piano-playing comedian and musician remains pretty modest about his success."I'm lucky to be doing what I'm doing, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Arrested Development's Top Five Musical Moments

    ​We can't even front. The big news regarding Arrested Development-- creator Mitch Hurwitz's announcement that the series will return for a fourth season and a feature film-- has us giddy with joy here at Up on the Sun. Hurwitz plans on airing nine or ten episodes next fall, building up to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Seven Favorite Fictional Chefs

    ​Yeah, yeah, we know -- these days you can get more than your fill of real-life chefs, doing real-life chef things, all over the airwaves, in books and online. But the real thing isn't nearly as fun as the made-up chefs on this list. Don't believe us? Read on. Here's our list of the Top Seve ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 23, 2011

    The Golden Girls at Gay Bar the Rock Is In Desperate Need of a Laugh Track

    ​Yeah, yeah, we know -- these days you can get more than your fill of real-life chefs, doing real-life chef things, all over the airwaves, in books and online. But the real thing isn't nearly as fun as the made-up chefs on this list. Don't believe us? Read on. Here's our list of the Top Seve ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2011

    Fake Problems @ Hard Rock Cafe

    ​Yeah, yeah, we know -- these days you can get more than your fill of real-life chefs, doing real-life chef things, all over the airwaves, in books and online. But the real thing isn't nearly as fun as the made-up chefs on this list. Don't believe us? Read on. Here's our list of the Top Seve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2011

    Clean Sweep

    ​Yeah, yeah, we know -- these days you can get more than your fill of real-life chefs, doing real-life chef things, all over the airwaves, in books and online. But the real thing isn't nearly as fun as the made-up chefs on this list. Don't believe us? Read on. Here's our list of the Top Seve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2011

    Vulgar Video

    ​Yeah, yeah, we know -- these days you can get more than your fill of real-life chefs, doing real-life chef things, all over the airwaves, in books and online. But the real thing isn't nearly as fun as the made-up chefs on this list. Don't believe us? Read on. Here's our list of the Top Seve ... More >>

  • Film

    April 8, 2010

    Date Night: Tina Fey and Steve Carell Go Lowbrow -- and Chemistry Free

    ​Yeah, yeah, we know -- these days you can get more than your fill of real-life chefs, doing real-life chef things, all over the airwaves, in books and online. But the real thing isn't nearly as fun as the made-up chefs on this list. Don't believe us? Read on. Here's our list of the Top Seve ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Out of Character

    Seinfeld star drops neurosis act

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Joel McHale Goes Beyond 'The Soup' at Dodge Theatre

    A man of many talents​If you've never seen The Soup or have no grasp on what's going on with celebs and reality television stars in Hollywood, you probably were a little lost at the Joel McHale show at Dodge Theatre last night. The E! host started off his New Year's Eve stand-up act with an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    NBC Newsman Brian Williams to Accept Cronkite Award Wednesday

    Brian Williams​NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy "Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey," is w ... More >>

  • Film

    August 6, 2009

    Despite Its Premise, Humpday Isn’t Really About Gay Sex

    Brian Williams​NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy "Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey," is w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Will Work for Laughs

    Brian Williams​NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy "Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey," is w ... More >>

  • Film

    November 27, 2008

    Witherspoon and Vaughn’s Carol Is Four Christmases Too Many

    Brian Williams​NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy "Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey," is w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    All About Eve

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    All About Eve

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Calendar

    September 18, 2008

    Seinfeld Campus Tour

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2007

    Interview with the Busdriver

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • Home Entertainment

    March 15, 2007

    Franchise Player

    And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Bugs and Basques

    Mexican TV humor and surname sticklers

  • Music

    November 30, 2006

    Dark Star Rising

    Watch out for the undertow

  • Home Entertainment

    October 26, 2006

    These Dogs Still Hunt

    Watch out for the undertow

  • Film

    August 31, 2006

    The Break-Ups

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Home Entertainment

    August 3, 2006

    Shut Up, Already

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Home Entertainment

    May 4, 2006

    Embarrassment of Riches

    Stale romantic comedy has neither romance nor comedy

  • Film

    March 9, 2006

    Oh, Grow Up

    McConaughey's perfect movie is a pretty good one for us, too

  • Culture

    February 23, 2006

    And Then There's Bea

    Arthur, Arthur

  • Culture

    February 2, 2006

    Theater Scene

    What's running now

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2005

    The Write Stuff

    Everybody still loves Raymond

  • Film

    June 30, 2005

    You So Lazy

    Martin Lawrence in a crappy kid movie? Whassup with that?

  • Film

    November 11, 2004

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Treason

    Bridget Jones is betrayed by a dumb, dull sequel

  • Film

    May 13, 2004

    Lazy Like a Foxx

    Breakin' All the Rules packs all the fun of a mediocre sitcom

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2003

    Lady Luck

    BTT gets Holiday Blues

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2003

    Laugh In

    Local comics pull an all-nighter

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Year in TV: Fear Factor

    But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

  • Film

    September 19, 2002

    Almost? Not Even.

    Penny Lane grows up and looks kind of like her mom

  • Culture

    July 26, 2001

    It Happens

    Ohmigod! Five seasons in, South Park's the funniest show on TV

  • Culture

    March 8, 2001

    Good Cop, Bad Cop

    Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Prayberry RFD

    Valley church group finds salvation in Andy Griffith Show reruns

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2000

    A Portrait of Jeni

    Valley church group finds salvation in Andy Griffith Show reruns

  • Film

    March 25, 1999

    Candied Camera

    Lightweight EDtv could stand some dramatic fine tuning

  • Culture

    November 12, 1998

    Acting Up

    Inspired performances, direction redeem vapid material

  • Film

    June 4, 1998

    The Network Guy

    Couch Potato Nation receives a black eye from TV-trashing The Truman Show

  • Dining

    September 25, 1997

    One Toque Over the Line

    Banished to PBS' back burner, rollicking Chef! is still cooking with gas

  • Film

    August 21, 1997

    Beav Jerky

    Leave It to Beaver rerunning on empty

  • Music

    June 1, 1995

    HIP-HOP SITCOM BOOM? BAH!

    Leave It to Beaver rerunning on empty

  • News

    February 16, 1995

    REMARRIED . . . WITH CHILDREN

    IT'S THE STORY OF A GROOVY MOVIE . . .

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