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Playing House (TV Series)
''Playing House'' is an American sitcom that premiered on April 29, 2014, on the USA Network. Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair created and star in the series, which is inspired by their real-life friendship. On January 14, 2016, the series was renewed for a third season, which aired from June 23 to July 14, 2017 with each episode available via VOD. On October 30, 2017, series stars and creators Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, announced over an emotional video message that USA Network canceled the show. Premise When mother-to-be Maggie ends her marriage upon discovering her husband's affair with a woman online, she turns to her best friend Emma for support. In order to help Maggie in her time of need, Emma gives up her successful business career in China to return to their hometown of Pinebrook and help her friend raise her newborn baby. Cast Main * Lennon Parham as Maggie Caruso – Emma's best friend since childhood, who was pregnant and newly single after a sudden se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new characters in each sketch, and stand-up comedy, where a comedian tells jokes and stories to an audience. Sitcoms originated in radio, but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. A situation comedy television program may be recorded in front of a studio audience, depending on the program's production format. The effect of a live studio audience can be imitated or enhanced by the use of a laugh track. Critics disagree over the utility of the term "sitcom" in classifying shows that have come into existence since the turn of the century. Many contemporary American sitcoms use the single-camera setup and do not feature a laugh track, thus often resembling the dramedy shows of the 1980s and 1990s rathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Bednob
Gerry Bednob (born May 18, 1950) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-American-Canadian actor and comedian of Bengali Indo-Trinidadian descent. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Toronto, and worked as a high school counselor before turning to comedy and moving to Los Angeles. In his standup acts, Bednob often refers to himself as Bangladeshi, as his grandfather was from a part of East Bengal in British India that is now in present-day Bangladesh. Bednob has co-starred as "Bling Bling Shelton" in the VH1 comedy series '' Free Radio'' and recurred on shows such as '' Wilfred'', '' Playing House'', and ''Undeclared''. He has appeared in films ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', ''Furry Vengeance'', ''Encino Man'', ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'', ''The Five-Year Engagement'', and ''Walk Hard''. Filmography * ''OFF-TIME'' (2019) .... Raj * '' Deserted (2016 film)'' (2016) .... Lizard * '' The Bet'' (2016) .... Bob * '' Playing House'' (2014–2017, 7 epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Trim (television Producer)
Michael Trim is a cinematographer, director, and producer. He is best known for his works on '' Weeds'', ''Parks and Recreation'', and ''Orange Is the New Black''. In 2010, Trim won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series for episode "A Modest Proposal" of the television series '' Weeds''. Early life Michael graduated from Juniata College in central Pennsylvania in 1976, and returned there to speak in 2011. He returned again to deliver the commencement address for the class of 2019 and receive an honorary doctorate for his achievements.I am a member of that graduating class Career Trim worked as director of photography for: *4 episodes of ''30 Rock''. *13 episodes of ''Cavemen''. *50 episodes of '' Weeds''. *34 episodes of ''Parks and Recreation''. He has worked in some producer capacity for: *36 episodes of '' Weeds''. *The entire first season of ''Orange Is the New Black'' (13 episodes) and part of the second season. Trim has directed: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lutz
John Michael Lutz (born April 23, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing J. D. Lutz on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'', and for his work as a writer on the NBC series ''Saturday Night Live'' for seven seasons. In 2014, he joined the writing staff of the NBC late-night talk show ''Late Night with Seth Meyers''. Early life Lutz was born in Pipestone, Minnesota, the son of a Lutheran minister. He grew up in suburban Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. He has two brothers: Jeremy, a math teacher in North Carolina, and Joel; and a sister, Jaime. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, majoring in psychology and minoring in business. He performed in university theatre productions during his last three semesters on campus. Career Lutz began his professional career as a writer-performer with Chicago's ImprovOlympic and The Second City theaters. He was hired at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kirkby
Timothy John Kirkby (born 13 November 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England) is a British filmmaker, working in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He is best known for directing the science parody series ''Look Around You'' , the BAFTA winning BBC 2 show ''Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle'', and setting up the multi-award winning ''Fleabag''. Career Kirkby made his TV directorial debut with the BAFTA nominated science spoof ''Look Around You''. He received further recognition for the first season of the BAFTA nominated '' My Mad Fat Diary'', the BAFTA nominated BBC single drama ''The C Word'', and more recently the critically acclaimed ''Fleabag''. In the United States he created and directed all eight episodes and co-executive produced the award-winning first & second season of ''Brockmire'' for IFC. Other notable US television directing credits includes episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy '' Veep (TV series)'', ''Grace & Frankie'', '' Brooklyn Nine Nine'', and ''Man See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristram Shapeero
Tristram Shapeero is a British television director. He has directed many comedy series, initially in the United Kingdom and later in the United States. Early life Shapeero was born in Somerset and spent his childhood in Bath, where he attended St. Stephen's School and Beechen Cliff School. Career Shapeero started his career as a show runner on Channel 4's '' Norbert Smith: A Life'' and then worked on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. He went to New York in 1991 to direct a few television comedy episodes; while in New York he met his future wife, Erica. After moving back to the UK, he continued to direct television comedy., directing British comedies that include all episodes of '' Pulling'', every other episode of ''Green Wing'', and Series 2 and 3 of ''Peep Show''. He also directed episodes of shows such as ''Brass Eye'', '' I'm Alan Partridge'', and ''Absolutely Fabulous''. He has been nominated for a BAFTA eight times – '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' and '' Brass Eye Special'' (tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Savage
Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series ''The Wonder Years'' (1988 to 1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards. He is also known for playing the Grandson in '' The Princess Bride'', and voiced the title protagonist in ''Oswald''. Savage has worked as a director, and in 2005 later starred in the television sitcom '' Crumbs''. Savage returned to acting in the television series '' The Grinder'', as well as the Netflix series '' Friends from College''. Early life and education Savage was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Joanne and Lewis Savage, who was an industrial real estate broker and consultant. Savage grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, before moving to California. His younger brother is actor Ben Savage and his younger sister is actress/musician Kala Savage. His grandparents were Jewish immigran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony King (writer)
Anthony King is an American writer, director, and comedian based in Los Angeles. He was previously the Artistic Director of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. King attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. King has written for television shows such as ''Playing House'', ''Broad City'', ''Silicon Valley'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp'', and '' Search Party.'' He wrote the off-Broadway musical '' Gutenberg! The Musical!'' and the Broadway musical ''Beetlejuice'' with Scott Brown, garnering a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical nomination for the latter. He was nominated for an Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ... in 2011 for "Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special" for ''Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Babbit
Jamie Merill Babbit (born November 16, 1970) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She directed the films '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', '' The Quiet'' and ''Itty Bitty Titty Committee''. She has also directed episodes of television programs including ''Russian Doll'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''United States of Tara'', ''Looking'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''The L Word'', ''Silicon Valley'', ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'', and ''A League of Their Own''. Early life and education Babbit was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She grew up in Cleveland with her father, a lawyer and law school professor, and her mother who ran a treatment program for teenagers with drug and alcohol problems, before her death in 2006. The program was called New Directions, and it provided inspiration for the fictional "reparative therapy" (conversion therapy) camp "True Directions" in ''But I'm a Cheerleader''. Babbit began acting at the Cleveland Play House at the age of seven, later mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey Blitz is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for the documentary '' Spellbound'' (2003), ''The Office'' (2007 - 2010), the fiction film '' Rocket Science'' (2007) and ''Comedy Central’s'' ''Review'' (2014 - 2017). Blitz is a two-time Emmy Award winner, the winner of the Directing Prize at Sundance and an Academy Award nominee. Personal life Blitz grew up in New York City and then New Jersey to an Argentinian mother and an American father. He is brother to comedian Andy Blitz and constitutional law scholar Marc Blitz. While a student at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Blitz worked to overcome his debilitating stutter by joining the speech and debate teams. He went on to win the New Jersey state championship in policy debate as well as multiple public speaking events. He has since become an outspoken advocate within the stuttering community. Blitz attended Johns Hopkins as an undergrad and graduate student where he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Willbond
Benjamin Thomas Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he appears in the TV series ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. He is best known for his numerous roles in the CBBC children's programme ''Horrible Histories'', running from 2009 to 2013. As well as starring as various characters throughout the show's run, he also, along with the other five main actors, wrote numerous episodes. Again alongside the same five actors, he also stars as “Captain” in the 2019 TV series ''Ghosts''. Along with Laurence Rickard, he co-wrote the 2022 feature length television comedy ''We Are Not Alone''. Early life Willbond was educated at Stamford School in Lincolnshire, boarding at the school, and read Russian and French at St Catherine's College, Oxford. Career Along with Arnold Widdowson, Willbond was part of the comedy duo "Ben & Arn", who won Perrier Award for "Best New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Bornheimer
Kyle Edward Bornheimer (born September 10, 1975) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on the sitcoms '' Worst Week'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', '' Casual'', and '' Playing House''. Life and career Bornheimer was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, where he attended St. Monica Grade School and Marian High School, graduating in 1994. Bornheimer is a founding member of The Curtainbox Theatre Company. With a string of national commercials, Bornheimer established an "always on TV" reputation with 30-second spots for such national accounts as Geico, Staples, Coors Light, Imodium, Stanley and T-Mobile. He landed the lead of Sam Briggs on the sitcom '' Worst Week''. He starred with Alyssa Milano on the TV sitcom '' Romantically Challenged''. The series premiered on ABC on April 19, 2010, but ABC officially canceled the series on May 16, 2010. In ''Breaking Bad'', he played Ken, an obnoxious stockbroker who gets his car blown up by Walter White in the Season 1 episode " Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
