John Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chock it up to his induction into the TV Academy Hall of Fame. After a tumultuous year battling his former Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, notoriously tight-lipped executive producer Chuck Lorre was in a decidedly chipper mood March 1 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, cracking Sheen jokes and spilling secrets about his show's upcoming plots.
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Billy Gardell, Melissa McCarthy
For Mike & Molly's Billy Gardell, seeing co-star Melissa McCarthy win an Emmy was sweet revenge for the show's naysayers in Season 1
"Melissa winning says a lot about our show and says a lot about her talent," he told TVGuide.com. "Not everyone is going to like you, and that's just life but there are 14 million people a week that do, so we'll take that...
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Melissa McCarthy
Emmy season is under way! Over the next two weeks, Emmy voters will be checking off names and shows they think are worthy of getting a nomination come July 14. We here at TVGuide.com have a few picks in mind ourselves. Next up: our dream ballot for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy:
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Melissa McCarthy and Billy Gardell
Mike & Molly wants to have the last laugh in the Marie Claire debacle.
The CBS sitcom will make a "tiny nod" in Monday's Thanksgiving episode to the magazine's infamous blog post, "Should 'Fatties' Get a Room? (Even on TV?)," in which sex-and-relationship blogger Maura Kelly said overweight TV characters shouldn't be intimate because they gross her out.
Mike & Molly creator calls Marie Claire blog post "hateful"
"It's a very eloquently ...
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Billy Gardell
While this fall's other new shows are predictably populated by hard-bodied lawyers, cops and teenagers, executive producer Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory) broke the mold with Mike & Molly — a sitcom featuring shockingly normal-seeming people. With charming one-liners replacing six-pack abs, stand-up comic Billy Gardell and Gilmore Girls alum Melissa McCarthy not only look like average Americans, but their honest, vulnerable romance somehow makes even fat jokes feel warm and cuddly. ...
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Mike & Molly
Are there really men the size of Mike (Mike & Molly's Billy Gardell) on the police force? Do they not have to pass a physical? —Carol Osika, Emerald Isle, N.C.
"Police recruits entering the academy are required to pass a physical and several fitness tests before graduating," confirms Roderick Drew of the Chicago PD...
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Melissa McCarthy, Reno Wilson and Billy Gardell
The creators of CBS' new romantic sitcom Mike & Molly insist that the show isn't about weight issues.
"I wanted to write a show about two people at the beginning of a relationship, and that was what intrigued me the most," says executive producer Mark Roberts (Two and a Half Men).
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Still, the show's nascent courtship begins when city cop Mike (comedian Billy Gardell) meets cute with...
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Jim Parsons and William Shatner
CBS will add only five new series to its fall lineup, taking an if-it-ain't broke approach that will bring back 18 series, though some of them will be in unproven new time slots. The male-dominated new shows include the previously anticipated Hawaii Five-0 reboot, a new legal drama, The Defenders, starring Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell, a family cop drama starring Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg, and $#*! My Dad Says, a William Shatner vehicle inspired ...
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After last weeks episode got down to some serious karma business I had high hopes for this one Personally though this one left a little to be desired as we were treated to another flashback gimmick episode Not even a year ago Our Cops Is On aired which was hysterical while providing great insight into the characters Our Other Cops Is On runs twice as long with half the appealKathy Kinney and Mike OMalley were back as the stars of another fictional episode of Cops along with Billy Gardell who you might remember from OMalleys Yes Dear years They try to keep the peace at the local Fourth of July carnival but are no match for Earl Randy and the rest of the gangs criminal behavior Eventually they get their hands on 50000 worth of Homeland Security equipment the cops showcase at the carnivalThere were all sorts of 911 and terrorism jokes right from the get-go Im usually all for pushing the envelope but when dealing with a topic that is serious for many p
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