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CBS picks up "2 Broke Girls" for full TV season

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New TV comedy "2 Broke Girls" will be picked up for a full season, CBS said on Wednesday.The series, co-created by "Whitney" star Whitney Cummings, follows two young New York waitresses (Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs) from opposite ...

UK TV channel plans phone hacking comedy

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Channel 4 said on Friday it had commissioned a one-off television comedy about the phone hacking scandal which forced the closure of the News of the World tabloid and engulfed Rupert Murdoch's newspaper business."HACKS," described as a working ...

Monty Python producer John Howard Davies dies

LONDON (Reuters) - John Howard Davies, a child actor and comedy producer best known for his lead role in David Lean's 1948 film "Oliver Twist," has died aged 72, his former employer the BBC said on Tuesday.Davies died on Monday following a ...

Rowan Atkinson released from hospital after crash

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Mr. Bean" star Rowan Atkinson left a U.K. hospital on Friday after a spectacular crash in his McLaren F1 supercar, according to media reports.Atkinson left the Peterborough City Hospital north of London in a wheelchair, said UK broadcaster ...

Charlie Sheen to get roasted on Comedy Central

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After a year in the headlines for his wayward behavior, Charlie Sheen is up for some more laughs at his own expense.The fired "Two and A Half Men" actor will be the star of Comedy Central's next roast ...

"Lonely Boy" singer Andrew Gold dead at 59

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Versatile singer/songwriter Andrew Gold, who enjoyed chart success in the 1970s with the songs "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You For Being a Friend," died in his sleep. He was 59.The Los Angeles Times said he died at his ...

Matthew Perry to take break to "focus on sobriety"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry said on Thursday he is taking a break from show business to focus on his sobriety."I'm making plans to go away for a month to focus on my sobriety and to continue my ...

Warner Bros ends Sheen's "Two and A Half men" contract

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The makers of top-rated TV comedy "Two and A Half Men" said on Monday they had ended actor Charlie Sheen's contract with the show."After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on "Two and a ...

"Unemployed winner" Charlie Sheen joins Twitter

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen joined the Twitter ranks on Tuesday, opening a new window into the restless psyche of the former sitcom star.Sheen, describing himself on his bio as "an unemployed winner," attracted about 300,000 followers in the first few ...

"Twilight" dominates People's Choice nominations

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Twilight" stole the limelight at the People's Choice nominations on Tuesday with eight nods for its "Eclipse" installment and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.In an awards show that also celebrates the most popular stars in ...
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