Busy Phillips, Edwin Hodge
Ten-hut! Cougar Town has enlisted a new man to win Laurie's heart.
The ABC comedy has cast Edwin Hodge to play Wade opposite Busy Philipps' Laurie, TVLine reports. Wade is a soldier stationed in the Middle East, so expect Travis (Dan Byrd) to get involved to teach the long-distance lovers how to Skype.
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Christa Miller and Courteney Cox
The stars of Cougar Town are about to appear on your TV screen a lot sooner than their scheduled midseason return.
"We decided it might be funny to say our cast is going to be on in the fall more than any other cast," executive producer Bill Lawrence told USA Today. The result is that his actors will appear in background roles on numerous shows before the Season 3 premiere.
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Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (of which I'm a charter voting member) handed out its inaugural Critics' Choice Television Awards on June 20. On the red carpet, the nominated actors and producers — all hopeful they'll also be on the Primetime Emmy ballot when it's announced July 14 — filled me in on what they're hatching for their exciting fall returns.
The Middle (Best Comedy nominee)
Cocreator Eileen Heisler tells me they are superclose to signing...
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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
After the New York State Senate passed a law Friday night allowing same-sex marriages, Twitter exploded with an outpour of love and support from celebrities. Here are some of the best tweets:
"It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!" —Neil Patrick Harris
"I've already proposed, he said yes! Thank god!" —David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris' partner
"I'm thrilled about the news from NY. Marriage equality! Every day we get a little closer. What an amazing feeling. —Ellen DeGeneres
"happy...
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Jon Hamm, Matt Weiner, Christina Hendricks
Mad Men topped the inaugural Critics Choice Television Awards, taking home three trophies, including Best Drama Series.
Jon Hamm won Best Actor, while Christina Hendricks tied with ...
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Mayim Bialik
It's that time of the year again: Emmy season! 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. First up: our dream ballot for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy:
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Busy Philipps
Sit back, grab a glass of wine and get ready to laugh as Cougar Town star Busy Philipps visits Cubicle Confessions! Busy shares details about her time as a waitress for California Pizza Kitchen, drinking on the set of Cougar Town and why she doesn't believe in the term "guilty pleasure." Check out the exclusive video after the jump...
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The Good Wife, Glee
Joel McHale (Community) and Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) will be announcing the names of this year's Emmy nominations Thursday live at 8:40 a.m. ET. Here's who we think will get the 2010 nods.
COMEDY
Best Series
30 Rock: Surprising guest stars Elizabeth Banks and Matt Damon proved that Tina Fey's brilliant love child is also a romantic.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Seinfeld reunion was...
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Busy Philipps by Gary Gershoff/WireImage.com
Busy Philipps' life just got a little more hectic.The former Dawson's Creek star and husband Marc Silverstein have welcomed their first child together, People reports. Birdie Leigh Silverstein arrived Wednesday, weighing 9 lbs. 7 oz. and measuring 21 ½ in. long.Philipps, who's godmother to Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams' 2-year-old daughter Matilda, announced her pregnancy in January.In addition to Creek, the 29-year-old is well-known for her role on the short-lived Freaks and Geeks as "freak" Kim Kelly. She has also guested on ER and The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and most recently appeared in Made of Honor. — Joyce Eng
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Busy Philipps by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com
Sure, you can catch her soon on How I Met Your Mother (as Ausiello reported), but sorry, fans of Busy Philipps on ER, this season's second episode could very well be her last. That's when her do-good-doc character Hope leaves for South America to fulfill her Christian mission — you know, as in faith, Hope and charity. "But the door is not closed for a return," NBC sources tell TV Guide.com. "She greatly enjoyed her character and we enjoyed her. She's a lot of fun." Unfortunately, viewers can probably expect her sex slave, Dr. Morris (Scott Grimes), to be even more annoying than usual when she dumps him for, you know... God. — Reporting by Ileane Rudolph
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