The Office (US)

The Inbetweeners creator keen for sequel

The co-creator of The Inbetweeners, Iain Morris, has said he is keen to create a sequel to the 2011 movie adaptation. “I miss working with Damon [Beesley, co-creator], and I miss the boys. They are four of the most talented comedic actors of their generation, and it would be wonderful to get another project going with them. I can hardly believe it’s been two years since we filmed The Inbetweeners Movie. Damon and I would like to do a sequel.”

Dawn French to judge Australia’s Got Talent

British comic Dawn French has joined Australia’s Got Talent as a judge for this year alongside the recently announced Mel B. The 2012 line-up of Danni Minogue, Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden will not be returning. Continue reading »

Stephen Colbert to guest star on The Office

Stephen Colbert will make an appearance on The Office as ‘Broccoli Rob’, a former member of Andy’s a cappella group, Here Comes The Treble. It will be the show’s Halloween episode. 

Former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star joins The Big Bang Theory cast

Ken Lerner, who played Principal Flutie on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series, is joining the cast of The Big Bang Theory. Continue reading »

Cranston to direct The Office

Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston will direct an upcoming episode of The Office. Cranston, who plays Walter White in Breaking Bad, will helm an episode in the show’s ninth season.

Game of Thrones casts two

Game of Thrones has cast two more actors for its third season. Ed Skrein will play the role of Daario Naharis, the captain of the mercenary group Stormcrows, and Jacob Anderson will play Grey Worm, the leader of slave soldiers the Unsullied. Continue reading »

Staff at Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show laid-off

Twenty staff at The Tonight Show have been given the lay-off and Jay Leno has taken a huge paycut, as speculation increases that the show may be in trouble.

The show’s ratings have declined in the last couple of years (ever since the 2010 Conan O’Brien debacle), but the show remains one of NBC’s most valuable, which makes the lay-offs quite surprising.

Glee to bring back Whoopi

Whoopi Goldberg’s character on Glee, Carmen Tibideaux, will become a recurring character on the show’s next season Continue reading »

Nick Jonas being considered for Idol

Nick Jonas (one of the Jonas brothers) has confirmed on Twitter that he is being considered as a judge on American Idol. He said “it would be a dream come true if it happens.”

Familiar face heads back to The Office

David Denman, who played Pam’s (Jenna Fischer) fiance Roy is headed back to The Office for episode 2 of the 9th season of The Office (the American version). Whether or not he’ll try to win Pam back hasn’t been announced.  Continue reading »

Jersey Shore’s Deena charged with disorderly conduct

Jersey Shore cast member Deena Cortese has pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and has been fined for her actions. The reality star was arrested in New Jersey last month outside a bar.

Kick-Ass actor in talks with The Office

Kick-Ass actor Clark Duke is in talks to join The Office as a series regular. The actor is said to be in line for a role as a Dunder Mifflin employee. Continue reading »

Sheen’s new comedy breaks ratings records

Charlie Sheen’s new comedy series Anger Management has broken cable ratings records in the US for its premiere.

Former Lost actress joins new Abrams series

Former Lost actress Elizabeth Mitchell has joined the cast of JJ Abram’s new drama series Revolution. Mitchell played Dr Juliet Burke on Lost. Continue reading »

Oprah to guest on the Kardashians

Oprah Winfrey will make a guest appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Behind-the-scenes footage will be shown on the E! series of Winfrey’s interview with the Kardashian family for a TV special.

Chenoweth joins The Good Wife

Glee and GCB actress Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of The Good Wife for a recurring role. Continue reading »

Manson to guest on Californication

Marilyn Manson will play himself during a guest spot in Californication’s upcoming sixth season. The musician will have a “run-in” with David Duchovny’s Hank Moody.

Wahlberg confirms Entourage movie progress

Mark Wahlberg confirmed over the weekend that the Entourage movie is in the process of being written. “Doug Ellin is actually right now writing the script as we speak,” he told CNN. “He’s finally started writing and hopefully it won’t take too long now.” Continue reading »

New Alcatraz trailer

The Fox network has released a new trailer for J.J. Abrams’s next series Alcatraz, which is set to hit screens next year.

Walking Dead exec promises “crazy new stuff”

The Walking Dead executive Robert Kirkman has promised there will be new characters and some “crazy new stuff” in the second half of the second season. “I think we’re going to see some new characters very early on, introduced in our first episode back. There’s going to be a lot of cool stuff coming up.”

Dunder Mifflin paper to be made

Dunder Mifflin is set to become an actual brand of copy paper with news the fictional paper company from The Office will be produced by an American office supplies firm. The paper packages will come with slogans from the show, such as “Our motto is, ‘Quabity First’” and “Get Your Scrant On.”