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Press release: TV Land signs Hollywood stars for pilots

Tweet FRAN DRESCHER, RITA MORENO, DONALD FAISON, WAYNE KNIGHT, KRISTEN JOHNSTON, CHRISTINE TAYLOR AND SHERRI SHEPHERD AMONG HOLLYWOOD STARS SIGNED FOR TV LAND PILOTS TAPING FEBRUARY 2011 New York, NY, February 8, 2011 – Furthering TV Land’s expansion into the original sitcom landscape, the network announced today that it has signed several popular television and film actors to star in its three upcoming pilots.  Fran Drescher (“The Nanny”), Tichina Arnold (“Everybody Hates Chris”), John Michael Higgins (“Best in Show,” “Kath & Kim”), D.W. Moffett (“Friday Night Lights”), Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”), Valente Rodriguez (“George Lopez”) and Robert Walden (“All The President’s Men”) will star in “Happily Divorced” based on Drescher’s life; Donald Faison (“Scrubs”), Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld,” ”Hot in Cleveland”), David Alan Basche (“The Starter Wife”) and Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock … Read entire article »

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Karl goes to India on tonight’s episode of An Idiot Abroad

Tweet He’s back! An Idiot Abroad returns tonight on Science Channel. This time, Ricky and Steve send Karl off to India to see the Taj Mahal. Along the way, he goes on a rickshaw ride, takes part in a color festival, learns some challenging yoga poses, and gets purified in the waters of the Ganges. Check out the clips after the jump… … Read entire article »

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Scream 4 first look photo

Tweet Here’s the first look photo of Courteney Cox and David Arquette from SCREAM 4, opening April 15th. Check out the trailer below. … Read entire article »

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RuPaul’s Drag Race season 3 starts Jan 24th

Tweet RuPaul’s is back with a whole new crop of drag hopefuls this season on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Check out a quick teaser below (or check out clips here) and be sure to tune in on Jan 24th for the season premiere. More RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 3 … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits Peru

Tweet Karl heads to Peru to visit a tribe of supposed former cannibals and gets a blessing from a medicine man in this clip from An Idiot Abroad. … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits Brazil

Tweet Karl Pilkington heads to Brazil to participate in Carnival and take a journey to a nudist beach. … Read entire article »

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Karl eats a knob at night

Tweet Those of you who are familiar with Karl Pilkington (which is most of you if you’re here) will remember his famous “knob at night” quote. When discussing the challenges on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here during an episode of the Ricky Gervais Show podcast, Karl said that he couldn’t eat a kangaroo penis on an empty stomach and mused, “I could eat a knob at night.” That quote spread like wildfire and make Karl an icon. Now, thanks to An Idiot Abroad, it seems that Karl really did eat a knob, though I’m not sure if it was at night. … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits Egypt

Tweet In this clip, everyone’s favorite little bald Manc visits one of the most spectacular sights on the planet: the pyramids at Giza. … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits Mexico

Tweet I couldn’t be more excited to finally be able to watch An Idiot Abroad. As a HUGE fan of Karl Pilkington and his hilarious conversations with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on The Ricky Gervais Show/Podcast, I’ve been bummed that this show only aired in the UK. Now US audiences finally get the chance to watch the Great Orange Headed One roam the world learning about new cultures. In the clip below, Karl visits Mexico and does some wrestling. … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits Jordan

Tweet Karl visits Jordan and faces the challenge of eating something he doesn’t find appetizing. … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits India

Tweet Karl Pilkington’s off to India in this next clip from An Idiot Abroad … Read entire article »

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Karl Pilkington visits China

Tweet Word on the street is that Karl Pilkington’s new show, An Idiot Abroad will air in the USA on Discovery Science Channel starting January 22nd. Check out what happened when Karl visited China in the video after the jump. … Read entire article »

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Conan goes to DC Comics (part 2)

Tweet Conan staffer Pierre Bernard redesigns DC’s superheroines… … Read entire article »

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Growing Up Twisted

Tweet I missed this show when it originally aired, but thank god for Hulu because Growing Up Twisted is absolutely worth checking out. It’s like The Osbournes meets Gene Simmons Family Jewels, but a lot more fun. Check out the first episode below and the rest after the jump. … Read entire article »

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