Hours after the recent death of comedian/actor Bernie Mac, Reno 911! star Niecy Nash, who starred in several episodes The Bernie Mac Show, revealed how shocked she was upon hearing the devastating news of Mac's passing, as well as her fond memories of the many sides her friend for whom she will not just remember as a "King of Comedy," but a king himself.Click here to watch the video. Related:• Bernie Mac, Comedian, Film and TV Star, Dies at Age 50• Bernie Mac's Family Speaks About His Last Moments• Use Our Online Video Guide to Watch More Bernie Mac
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You all know how obsessed I am with the Match Game remake, right? Way back in January I was already asking for your suggestions for the inaugural panelists. Well, they've been announced, and in a way, they're as good as — if not better than — the ones I/we came up with. The initial sextet will comprise edgy Saturday Night Live veterans Sarah Silverman and Norm MacDonald, former Kid in the Hall Scott Thompson, Reno 911's Niecy Nash, Super Dave Osborne (aka Bob Einstein) and the lovely Rashida Jones, formerly of NBC's The Office. MadTV alum Andrew Daly will serve as the new show's Gene Rayburn.What do you think? Will this funny fraternity fill your blanks?— Mickey O'Connor
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With the upfronts officially arriving next week, Fox is among the first to unfurl some of its plans. Per the Reporter, the network has renewed 'Til Death for a third cycle yet is not bringing back Back to You. Though the Grammer-Heaton sitcom drew good notices and decent numbers, it's reckoned that production costs ran too high (due to its marquee stars). Also, Fox is giving a series pickup to The Inn, which is described as "Upstairs/Downstairs at a hip New York hotel." The pilot was directed by Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), and the cast includes Niecy Nash (Reno 911), Jerry O'Connell (Crossing Jordan), Molly Stanton and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. — MWMRelated:• Exclusive: Fox's New Amsterdam Is Not Immortal• CW Axes Aliens in America• CW "Outsources" Sunday Night; Two Dramas, Two Comedies Coming
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Fox is all-in when it comes to The Inn, a comedy pilot it awarded a green light on Tuesday.Originally picked up late last year, the series stars Reno 911's Niecy Nash, was penned by Arrested Development's Abraham Higginbotham, and is described as "Upstairs/Downstairs set at a hip New York hotel."Um, a hip New York hotel described as The Inn? The only inn I know around here is Ye Olde Waverly — and I'm pretty sure it's a pub. — MWM
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Oxygen has OK'd a reality show about rapper Coolio's attempts to raise six teens as a single parent. Coolio & the Gang will debut in the second quarter of '08.... Fox and McG (The O.C.) are developing Spaced, a comedy based (of course) on a British series from Shaun of the Dead creators Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. In it, two singles pose as a couple so they can rent a flat. Er, apartment.... Andy Barker, P.I. creator Jonathan Groff's new laffer, Private Lives of Public People, started a bidding war between ABC and CBS. In the end, the Eye landed the pilot about upstanding citizens whose home lives are disastrous.... Arrested Development alum Abraham Higginbotham got a go-ahead from Fox for his untitled comedy pilot featuring Reno 911's Niecy Nash among the lowbrow staffers at a highfalutin NYC hotel. — Ben Katner
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