Ed Helms may be returning to TV quicker than expected! At least behind the scenes.
The Office alum has sold a single-camera comedy pilot to ABC from Archer writer Mike Arnold, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Helms will executive-produce the untitled comedy about...
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This week, Kristen Wiig played Patty Hearst on Comedy Central's Drunk History, Mumford & Sons enlisted the help of some comedians to spoof themselves in a new music video, and a group of middle school students put on a Breaking Bad musical. NBC released a slew of audition tapes for The Office, featuring the likes of...
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At first glance, "Hopeless Wanderer" looks like any other Mumford & Sons music video — lots of natural light, strumming instruments and beards. But instead of Marcus Mumford & Co.,Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms and Will Forte have replaced the usual quartet.
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As part of American Idol's complete overhaul for its upcoming 13th season, the show is considering hiring former alums to join the judges' panel.
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Two weeks after he locked the final cut of Netflix's Arrested Development revival, show creator Mitch Hurwitz is catching up on TV, traveling to New York and checking social media to gauge the reaction to the fruits of two years of labor. "Right now my hope is that the people who are interested in the Bluth family give the show a try," he says of the new episodes, which each focus on a different character yet are intertwined.
The 15 Arrested episodes were released simultaneously on May 26. Fan reaction has been decent, but critics were mixed, with some of those negative reviews reportedly hurting Netflix's stock price (although anticipation for the show previously helped boost the streaming service's stock).
Hurwitz tweeted on May 28 that critics were "resisting change." But in a lengthy chat last week with TV Guide Magazine, he clarified what he meant, and also discussed his future plans for the show. Hurwitz even addressed Internet chatter about star Portia de Rossi's appearance. An edited transcript follows.
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