Vulture WatchWill Billie get Gene under control? Has the Idiotsitter TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Comedy Central? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Idiotsitter season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About?Airing on the Comedy Central cable channel, Idiotsitter stars Charlotte Newhouse, Jillian Bell, Stephen Root, Elizabeth De Razzo, and Jennifer Elise Cox. The story centers on Billie Brown (Newhouse). She’s a straight-laced, struggling Ivy League grad, who applies for a babysitting job to help her get by. The nanny ad was just a cover, though. Instead of the seven-year-old girl Billie expected to watch, she ends up with Gene Russell (Bell). Gene is an out of control party girl,...
- 7/11/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is the best TV show airing in 2017 that people may have missed this year? This could be a new show that debuted or a returning show that aired a new season this year.
Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider
There have actually been two “forgotten” shows in 2017 that I’ve stumped for pretty hard. The first is “Hap and Leonard’s” second season, “Mucho Mojo,” on SundanceTV. It’s nearly a sea change from its first season, as it tells a difficult and complicated racial story that’s balanced with its trademark wit and quirky sensibilities. It’s a tale that isn’t being told anywhere else right now — of neglected neighborhoods,...
This week’s question: What is the best TV show airing in 2017 that people may have missed this year? This could be a new show that debuted or a returning show that aired a new season this year.
Allison Keene (@KeeneTV), Collider
There have actually been two “forgotten” shows in 2017 that I’ve stumped for pretty hard. The first is “Hap and Leonard’s” second season, “Mucho Mojo,” on SundanceTV. It’s nearly a sea change from its first season, as it tells a difficult and complicated racial story that’s balanced with its trademark wit and quirky sensibilities. It’s a tale that isn’t being told anywhere else right now — of neglected neighborhoods,...
- 7/11/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Comedy Central’s newest wave of programming has been built around individuals, doubling down on the past achievements of their comedian hosts. Moshe Kasher’s “Problematic” grew out of complex discussions in a public forum. “The Jim Jefferies Show” is an extension of his frequent call-outs of strange behavior both in America and abroad. One of the reasons the network’s newest series, “Hood Adjacent,” works so well is that it comes from host James Davis’ similarly distinct perspective, delivered with fast-paced, sly cultural commentary that’s heavy on laughs.
A blended mix of stand-up, monologue, “Daily Show”-style field pieces, genre parodies and interviews with notable figures, “Hood Adjacent” uses all of these comedic tools to look at different corners of the black experience, in the area of Los Angeles near where Davis was raised and beyond. Though the format approach changes by subject — ranging from food to police...
A blended mix of stand-up, monologue, “Daily Show”-style field pieces, genre parodies and interviews with notable figures, “Hood Adjacent” uses all of these comedic tools to look at different corners of the black experience, in the area of Los Angeles near where Davis was raised and beyond. Though the format approach changes by subject — ranging from food to police...
- 7/5/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Idiotsitter is an American sitcom on Comedy Central. Like its name suggests, it is focused on a woman who has accepted a position as a combination of a teacher and a supervisor to a full-grown delinquent who has been described by the show-makers as a “woman-child.” So far, Idiotsitter is on its second season of seven episodes, which is being released in two parts on June 10 and June 17. Here are five things that you may or may not have known about Idiotsitter: Co-Created Idiotsitter is the creation of Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse, who are also playing the
Five Things You Didn’t Know about Comedy Central’s “Idiotsitter”...
Five Things You Didn’t Know about Comedy Central’s “Idiotsitter”...
- 6/15/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Comedy Central doesn’t have many scripted series. How will the second season of its Idiotsitters TV show perform in the ratings? Can this new twist on the odd-couple genre retain and grow its audience? Has the channel given up on the show since they're airing the entire season across two Saturday nights? Will Idiotsitters be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned.A scripted comedy, Idiotsitter stars Charlotte Newhouse, Jillian Bell, Stephen Root, Elizabeth De Razzo, and Jennifer Elise Cox. The Comedy Central story centers on Billie Brown (Newhouse). She’s a straight-laced, struggling Ivy League grad, who applies for a babysitting job to help her get by. The nanny ad was just a cover, though. Instead of the seven-year-old girl Billie expected to watch, she ends up with Gene Russell (Bell). Gene is an out of control party girl, who is under house arrest in her wealthy...
- 6/15/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Well, it almost happened. For a minute, the Pied Piper crew finally seemed to be happy. Champagne was flowing, spirits were high and it looked like this group finally had the financial and creative freedom to fulfill the dreams that their occasionally fearful leader has had all season.
And then, as it always seems to in the world of “Silicon Valley,” the fluffy clouds lifted. It’s another weekly example of how the show continues to dangle a happy future in front of its characters, only to pull it away and show them that the way they wanted to find happiness was an illusion all along (or a virtual reality, if you will).
Read More: ‘Silicon Valley’ Review: Richard and Jared Tap Into Their Darker Sides As the Show’s Wheels Spin
In a bit of karmic retribution, at the end of “The Keenan Vortex,” it’s Erlich who ends up the most distraught,...
And then, as it always seems to in the world of “Silicon Valley,” the fluffy clouds lifted. It’s another weekly example of how the show continues to dangle a happy future in front of its characters, only to pull it away and show them that the way they wanted to find happiness was an illusion all along (or a virtual reality, if you will).
Read More: ‘Silicon Valley’ Review: Richard and Jared Tap Into Their Darker Sides As the Show’s Wheels Spin
In a bit of karmic retribution, at the end of “The Keenan Vortex,” it’s Erlich who ends up the most distraught,...
- 6/12/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“Orphan Black” goes into its final season with nothing to prove.
After all, it followed up its rockiest storyline with the Castor clones with an excellent fourth season, it earned universal critical acclaim, and star Tatiana Maslany landed a well-deserved Emmy for her breakout role. That’s not too shabby for a show with a fierce but small viewership. Because of that, the series is free to do exactly what it wants and does so well: let the sestras lead.
With all the clone hijinks and amazing performances by Maslany, it’s sometimes forgotten that “Orphan Black” is one of the most feminist shows on TV, and not just because most of its main characters are female. From the beginning, the show broke down gender stereotypes and featured women in all of the powerful roles, letting them have complex identities independent of their relationship to men.
Read More: ‘Orphan Black...
After all, it followed up its rockiest storyline with the Castor clones with an excellent fourth season, it earned universal critical acclaim, and star Tatiana Maslany landed a well-deserved Emmy for her breakout role. That’s not too shabby for a show with a fierce but small viewership. Because of that, the series is free to do exactly what it wants and does so well: let the sestras lead.
With all the clone hijinks and amazing performances by Maslany, it’s sometimes forgotten that “Orphan Black” is one of the most feminist shows on TV, and not just because most of its main characters are female. From the beginning, the show broke down gender stereotypes and featured women in all of the powerful roles, letting them have complex identities independent of their relationship to men.
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- 6/9/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
When Jordan Klepper signed on for a day embedded with a Georgia militia group, he was expecting to find answers to solving the problem of gun violence in America. What he got — at least at first — was a quick workout.
“It’s a fascinating experience to be a fly on the wall of a day of militia training. Something that we didn’t realize is that you forget how long a day it is. We arrived and did calisthenics for the first 30 minutes and it was just guys getting their heart rate going,” Klepper said in an interview with IndieWire.
It’s just one example of how Klepper and a team of writers uncovered some unexpected results over the six months that spent researching America’s complicated relationship to firearms. The result is “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns,” a one-hour special premiering Sunday night on Comedy Central.
Read More: Jordan Klepper...
“It’s a fascinating experience to be a fly on the wall of a day of militia training. Something that we didn’t realize is that you forget how long a day it is. We arrived and did calisthenics for the first 30 minutes and it was just guys getting their heart rate going,” Klepper said in an interview with IndieWire.
It’s just one example of how Klepper and a team of writers uncovered some unexpected results over the six months that spent researching America’s complicated relationship to firearms. The result is “Jordan Klepper Solves Guns,” a one-hour special premiering Sunday night on Comedy Central.
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- 6/9/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Welcome to PeekTV, your daily look at the best that television has to offer. In each installment, we make three picks for the best shows to watch and…toss in a little extra.
The Weekend of June 9-11
“Dark Matter” (Friday – Syfy, 8:00 p.m.) – In the Season 3 premiere, the scattered survivors of Eos-7 battle to regroup amidst the backdrop of corporate war. Ryo Ishida, now emperor of Zairon, makes an enemy of his former allies, while the past comes back to haunt the crew of the Raza.
Season 2 of this Syfy show ended with a twist most fans didn’t see coming. Now, with the foundation of the show shaken, it’s a perfect time to jump into the mysteries of the Raza crew.
“Idiotsitter” (Saturday – Comedy Central, 8:00 p.m.) – In the Season 2 premiere, Billie and Gene find themselves sharing a college campus, where Billie yearns to become...
The Weekend of June 9-11
“Dark Matter” (Friday – Syfy, 8:00 p.m.) – In the Season 3 premiere, the scattered survivors of Eos-7 battle to regroup amidst the backdrop of corporate war. Ryo Ishida, now emperor of Zairon, makes an enemy of his former allies, while the past comes back to haunt the crew of the Raza.
Season 2 of this Syfy show ended with a twist most fans didn’t see coming. Now, with the foundation of the show shaken, it’s a perfect time to jump into the mysteries of the Raza crew.
“Idiotsitter” (Saturday – Comedy Central, 8:00 p.m.) – In the Season 2 premiere, Billie and Gene find themselves sharing a college campus, where Billie yearns to become...
- 6/9/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“Idiotsitter” is built on a simple concept. Its humor is loud, profane, and easy to understand. The Comedy Central series is captured in classic single-cam fashion, and runs at traditional 22-minute clips (sans commercials).
With only the above in mind, it would be easy to lump Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse’s creation in with a number of other shows matching the above criteria.
But that would be wrong. That would be reductive, 12 episodes in, to the series’ overall impact. That wouldn’t encompass its joyous spirit, addictive charms, or detail-oriented approach to a classic narrative.
That would ignore the fact that “Idiotsitter” is very, very, very funny.
The simple concept Bell and Newhouse execute so well — as writers and actors — is an odd couple pairing. Billie (Newhouse) is a Type-a goodie-two-shoes harboring an inner wild child who doesn’t quite know how to walk yet. Gene (Bell) is a...
With only the above in mind, it would be easy to lump Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse’s creation in with a number of other shows matching the above criteria.
But that would be wrong. That would be reductive, 12 episodes in, to the series’ overall impact. That wouldn’t encompass its joyous spirit, addictive charms, or detail-oriented approach to a classic narrative.
That would ignore the fact that “Idiotsitter” is very, very, very funny.
The simple concept Bell and Newhouse execute so well — as writers and actors — is an odd couple pairing. Billie (Newhouse) is a Type-a goodie-two-shoes harboring an inner wild child who doesn’t quite know how to walk yet. Gene (Bell) is a...
- 6/8/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The review below contains spoilers for “Fargo” Season 3, Episode 8, “Who Rules the Land of Denial?”]
Immediate Reaction
“My name is Emmit Stussey. I want to confess.”
“Well, Mr. Stussey, it’s a little too late, but we’ll hear you out.”
No, you didn’t miss an after-credits sequence where Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon) responded to the corrupt Stussey brother’s abrupt announcement. That’s just what we imagine she’d say, if she was being as honest as we’re about to be.
Last Week’S Review: ‘Fargo’: Carrie Coon Fights the Mashed Potato Theory, and Season 3 Gets Turned Upside Down
Even if Emmit can finally fess up and say an honest goodbye to Ray, “Fargo” remains in a bit of a pickle. Emmit’s list of moral crimes are as lengthy as his most atrocious legal foley is serious. He already stood by while his consigliere and friend was drugged into a coma; he helped frame an innocent woman for murdering his brother,...
Immediate Reaction
“My name is Emmit Stussey. I want to confess.”
“Well, Mr. Stussey, it’s a little too late, but we’ll hear you out.”
No, you didn’t miss an after-credits sequence where Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon) responded to the corrupt Stussey brother’s abrupt announcement. That’s just what we imagine she’d say, if she was being as honest as we’re about to be.
Last Week’S Review: ‘Fargo’: Carrie Coon Fights the Mashed Potato Theory, and Season 3 Gets Turned Upside Down
Even if Emmit can finally fess up and say an honest goodbye to Ray, “Fargo” remains in a bit of a pickle. Emmit’s list of moral crimes are as lengthy as his most atrocious legal foley is serious. He already stood by while his consigliere and friend was drugged into a coma; he helped frame an innocent woman for murdering his brother,...
- 6/8/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Idiotsitter is coming back just in time for summer. TVLine reports season two of the Comedy Central TV series will debut in June.Th comedy follows Billie Brown (Charlotte Newhouse), a struggling Ive League graduate who winds up babysitting Gene Russell (Jillian Bell), an out-of-control adult. The cast also includes Stephen Root, Elizabeth De Razzo, Jennifer Elise Cox, and Steve Berg.Read More…...
- 4/22/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Comedy CentralEpisodes: Ongoing (half-hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: January 14, 2016 — presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Charlotte Newhouse, Jillian Bell, Stephen Root, Elizabeth De Razzo, Jennifer Elise Cox, Steve Berg, Steve Tally, Randall Park, Andrew W.K., and Chris Klein.TV show description:A scripted comedy, Idiotsitter centers on Billie Brown (Newhouse). She's a straight-laced, struggling Ivy League grad, who applies for a babysitting job to help her get by.Read More…...
- 4/7/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Idiotsitter is coming back a little later than expected. This week, Comedy Central announced the series' season two premiere has been pushed back to April.The comedy stars Charlotte Newhouse as Billie, a young woman assigned to babysit Gene (Jillian Bell), a childish adult under house arrest. The cast also includes Stephen Root, Elizabeth De Razzo, and Jennifer Elise Cox.Read More…...
- 3/9/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Today is not only International Women’s Day, but a day when many are choosing to strike for A Day Without Women, an economic protest to remind the nation just how important women’s contributions to society are. And as part of that, IndieWire has assembled a powerful list of shows, all currently streaming online, that would not exist without the brilliant female creators at their center. This is the great TV that happens when women show up. Don’t take it for granted.
“30 Rock” (NBC, Netflix)
Did we fully appreciate the gift we had in Tina Fey’s absurdist take on life behind the scenes of a sketch comedy show, while it was on the air? Maybe not, but here’s what matters: “30 Rock” was one of the most original, bizarre, hilarious and unapologetically female shows of its time, and it holds up damn well.
“Broad City” (Comedy Central,...
“30 Rock” (NBC, Netflix)
Did we fully appreciate the gift we had in Tina Fey’s absurdist take on life behind the scenes of a sketch comedy show, while it was on the air? Maybe not, but here’s what matters: “30 Rock” was one of the most original, bizarre, hilarious and unapologetically female shows of its time, and it holds up damn well.
“Broad City” (Comedy Central,...
- 3/8/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen and Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
There’s a very good chance that you’ll remember comedian and actress Jillian Bell from her memorable fist fight with Jonah Hill in 22 Jump Street or maybe you’ve had a chance to see her Comedy Central show, Idiotsitter.
In the new comedy Fist Fight, Bell raises her comedy game even higher playing guidance counselor Holly, whose interests in meth and underage students doesn’t make her the best advice-giver for Charlie Day’s teacher, who finds himself having to face a fellow teacher played by the much tougher Ice Cube in a lopsided afterschool fight.
Bell really holds her own in scenes with Day and Tracy Morgan (as the school’s equally inappropriate gym teacher), which helps give the movie its rightfully-earned R-rating.
Lrm had a chance to talk with Ms. Bell from the Fist Fight junket a few weeks back.
Lrm: How did you get involved with this?...
In the new comedy Fist Fight, Bell raises her comedy game even higher playing guidance counselor Holly, whose interests in meth and underage students doesn’t make her the best advice-giver for Charlie Day’s teacher, who finds himself having to face a fellow teacher played by the much tougher Ice Cube in a lopsided afterschool fight.
Bell really holds her own in scenes with Day and Tracy Morgan (as the school’s equally inappropriate gym teacher), which helps give the movie its rightfully-earned R-rating.
Lrm had a chance to talk with Ms. Bell from the Fist Fight junket a few weeks back.
Lrm: How did you get involved with this?...
- 2/14/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
10. “Angie Tribeca” (TBS)
Can Rashida Jones and her department of hysterical cops get some love this year? Nancy and Steve Carell’s new TBS comedy skewering the police procedural, “Naked Gun”-style, produced two full seasons, 20 total episodes, and a countless total of cumulative laughs. Absurd humor of such high regard is virtually impossible to do well without becoming repetitive, and “Angie Tribeca” proved itself sustainable in one year by pumping out two perfect seasons. 2016 should be looked at as a banner year for the program, even if it continues to top itself in seasons to come.
9. “Search Party” (TBS)
With episode titles inspired by Nancy Drew mysteries, “Search Party” is a noir-ish nod to the classic plucky sleuthstress, but with an irreverent millennial sensibility. The mesmerizing Alia Shawkat plays Dory, an underemployed post-grad who finds her purpose when she begins to investigate the disappearance of college acquaintance Chantal. With...
Can Rashida Jones and her department of hysterical cops get some love this year? Nancy and Steve Carell’s new TBS comedy skewering the police procedural, “Naked Gun”-style, produced two full seasons, 20 total episodes, and a countless total of cumulative laughs. Absurd humor of such high regard is virtually impossible to do well without becoming repetitive, and “Angie Tribeca” proved itself sustainable in one year by pumping out two perfect seasons. 2016 should be looked at as a banner year for the program, even if it continues to top itself in seasons to come.
9. “Search Party” (TBS)
With episode titles inspired by Nancy Drew mysteries, “Search Party” is a noir-ish nod to the classic plucky sleuthstress, but with an irreverent millennial sensibility. The mesmerizing Alia Shawkat plays Dory, an underemployed post-grad who finds her purpose when she begins to investigate the disappearance of college acquaintance Chantal. With...
- 12/22/2016
- by Ben Travers, Hanh Nguyen and Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
25. “Game of Thrones,” “The Winds of Winter”
This was a crucial season for “Game of Thrones” co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who, in their sixth year nurturing this beast into life, had to go off-book for the first time since author George R.R. Martin had been outstripped by the TV series. Although the pair pulled off an epic ninth episode — the signature stunner in seasons past — it was the finale that came together the best this year. The opening sequence alone is worth the price of admission because it certainly brings words like “cinematic” to mind. Set to a gorgeous score by Ramin Djawadi, the scene was deftly shepherded by director Miguel Sapochnik to create an almost sadistic amount of tension as we waited for Cersei’s green revenge to be unleashed. Once the catastrophic event occurred though, that was not the end of the dragon ride for us viewers.
This was a crucial season for “Game of Thrones” co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who, in their sixth year nurturing this beast into life, had to go off-book for the first time since author George R.R. Martin had been outstripped by the TV series. Although the pair pulled off an epic ninth episode — the signature stunner in seasons past — it was the finale that came together the best this year. The opening sequence alone is worth the price of admission because it certainly brings words like “cinematic” to mind. Set to a gorgeous score by Ramin Djawadi, the scene was deftly shepherded by director Miguel Sapochnik to create an almost sadistic amount of tension as we waited for Cersei’s green revenge to be unleashed. Once the catastrophic event occurred though, that was not the end of the dragon ride for us viewers.
- 12/13/2016
- by Ben Travers, Hanh Nguyen and Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
‘Splash’ Remake: Channing Tatum & Jillian Bell Will Star In Disney Re-Imagining of Tom Hanks Classic
In 1984, Ron Howard directed the fantasy rom-com “Splash,” starring a young Tom Hanks as a New York businessman who falls in love with a beautiful mermaid played by Daryl Hannah. The film was a surprise box office success and all but began Hanks’ long and illustrious film career.
Read More: Steven Soderbergh Emerges from Retirement Once and For All — With Channing Tatum
Now over 30 years later, Disney plans to remake “Splash” with a fresh spin on it: Channing Tatum will play the Hannah mermaid character and Jillian Bell will play the Hanks role. Deadline reports that Bell pitched the idea to Disney. Imagine partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer will produce the film, and Marja-Lewis Ryan will write the script.
Channing Tatum is best known for a variety of film roles, including “Step Up,” Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies,” “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street,” “Magic Mike” and “Magic Mike Xxl,...
Read More: Steven Soderbergh Emerges from Retirement Once and For All — With Channing Tatum
Now over 30 years later, Disney plans to remake “Splash” with a fresh spin on it: Channing Tatum will play the Hannah mermaid character and Jillian Bell will play the Hanks role. Deadline reports that Bell pitched the idea to Disney. Imagine partners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer will produce the film, and Marja-Lewis Ryan will write the script.
Channing Tatum is best known for a variety of film roles, including “Step Up,” Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies,” “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street,” “Magic Mike” and “Magic Mike Xxl,...
- 8/1/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Prior to the Awardsline Emmy screening of Idiotsitter last night, the Comedy Central series received a 10-episode season 2 pick-up. “We wrote today. Today was our first writing day (on Season 2),” co-creator and star Jillian Bell told Deadline’s Dominic Patten. “We thought today,” co-creator/star Charlotte Newhouse clarified. While much of season 2 has yet to be hammered out, the duo are certain about taking Idiotsitter into a new environment next season. Speaking in sync…...
- 6/14/2016
- Deadline TV
[caption id="attachment_50708" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Idiotsitter TV show renewed for second season: image via Comedy Central./caption]
Comedy Central has renewed the scripted Idiotsitter TV show for a second season of ten episodes chock full of more idiocy. Idiotsitter season two will premiere in 2017. The Idiotsitter TV series is created and executive produced by and co-stars Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse. Amy Slomovits, Dave Becky, Brady McKay and John Levenstein, also executive produce.
'We’re so excited to get to do this again,' said Bell and Newhouse. 'It’s literally the most fun we’ve ever had in our lives. Hopefully the new college atmosphere will broaden our minds and teach us how to butt chug."
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Comedy Central has renewed the scripted Idiotsitter TV show for a second season of ten episodes chock full of more idiocy. Idiotsitter season two will premiere in 2017. The Idiotsitter TV series is created and executive produced by and co-stars Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse. Amy Slomovits, Dave Becky, Brady McKay and John Levenstein, also executive produce.
'We’re so excited to get to do this again,' said Bell and Newhouse. 'It’s literally the most fun we’ve ever had in our lives. Hopefully the new college atmosphere will broaden our minds and teach us how to butt chug."
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- 6/14/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Comedy Central is staying in the idiot business, as the network ordered a second season of “Idiotsitter” on Monday. “I don’t know what it is about that title, but it just resonates for me….” Comedy Central president Kent Alterman said in a statement. He was joined in the announcement by series creators, co-stars and executive producers Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse. “We’re so excited to get to do this again,” said Bell and Newhouse. “It’s literally the most fun we’ve ever had in our lives. Hopefully the new college atmosphere will broaden our minds and teach us how to butt chug.
- 6/13/2016
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
Comedy Central has gotten a lot of deserved press and acclaim (including from me) for Broad City, a stoner female buddy comedy spun off from a web series. But the channel has another stoner female buddy comedy spun off from a web series that's turned out to be a whole lot of fun in its own right: Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse's Idiotsitter, which is in the home stretch of season 2. Newhouse plays Billie, a well-educated but cash-strapped woman at a crossroads, who takes what she thinks is a nanny job for a rich couple's young daughter, but instead involves her playing tutor, chaperone, and friend to the 25-year-old Gene (Bell), a wealthy idiot under house arrest in the mansion of her father Kent (Stephen Root). It's a comedy less notable for the stories than for the off-kilter tone, as the relatively sensible Billie gets sucked deeper and deeper into Gene's ignorant,...
- 3/7/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Here's a little bit of inside baseball: Interviews conducted at the Television Critics Association press tour — a glorious two weeks straight of discussions and presentations dedicated to all the new TV we'll be watching soon — can take on a lot of different forms. Sometimes you'll find yourself alone in a silent hotel room having a very intense and in-depth conversation with a goddamn television legend like David Simon. And sometimes you'll be sitting in hastily arranged armchairs in a busy hallway, chatting with two very funny women who will take the opportunity to say hello to an attractive fellow wandering by. Read More: How To Make Great Late Night Television, According to Comedy Central's Kent Alterman That was the scene last week during Viacom's TCA presentation, when Indiewire sat down with Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse, the creators of "Idiotsitter." The series, which premieres on Comedy Central Thursday, January 14, stars Bell as Gene,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Idiotsitter, Season 1
Created by Charlotte Newhouse and Jillian Bell
Premieres Thursday, January 14th at 10:30 pm Et on Comedy Central
One episode watched for review
Comedy Central has, over the years, become home to a number of talented comedians and offbeat shows, making their slate always one to look out for. One of their particular skills has been finding talented stars and writers of webseries and giving them a bigger platform, and it is from the latter that their new series Idiotsitter emerges. The brainchild of comedians Charlotte Newhouse and Jillian Bell, the series thrives on strong comedic performances, and shows a lot of potential depending on how well it can navigate the trickiness of its central conceit.
Idiotsitter‘s key strength in the pilot is in its performances. Charlotte Newhouse, who is the co-lead of the show alongside Jillian Bell, does some hilarious work with the role of a...
Created by Charlotte Newhouse and Jillian Bell
Premieres Thursday, January 14th at 10:30 pm Et on Comedy Central
One episode watched for review
Comedy Central has, over the years, become home to a number of talented comedians and offbeat shows, making their slate always one to look out for. One of their particular skills has been finding talented stars and writers of webseries and giving them a bigger platform, and it is from the latter that their new series Idiotsitter emerges. The brainchild of comedians Charlotte Newhouse and Jillian Bell, the series thrives on strong comedic performances, and shows a lot of potential depending on how well it can navigate the trickiness of its central conceit.
Idiotsitter‘s key strength in the pilot is in its performances. Charlotte Newhouse, who is the co-lead of the show alongside Jillian Bell, does some hilarious work with the role of a...
- 1/14/2016
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
The long-awaited third season of "Broad City" finally has a premiere date, though it's debuting a bit later than past seasons of the show.
Comedy Central announced its slate of early 2016 programming this week, headlined by the return of "Broad," which is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 at 10 p.m. According to the network, the 10-episode season three will focus on "Abbi and Ilana dealing with a slew of everyday challenges and adventures as they live their lives in New York City, including a trip to the Dmv, a rat in the apartment, going clubbing, taking on new job responsibilities, visiting Abbi's dad and new hook ups."
In addition to "Broad," other returning shows include "Workaholics" (season 6, premiering January 14), "Tosh.0" (season eight, premiering February 9), "This Is Not Happening" (season 2, premiering February 23), and "Adam DeVine's House Party" (season three, premiering March 3).
New series set to make their debuts on the network are led by "Idiotsitter,...
Comedy Central announced its slate of early 2016 programming this week, headlined by the return of "Broad," which is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 at 10 p.m. According to the network, the 10-episode season three will focus on "Abbi and Ilana dealing with a slew of everyday challenges and adventures as they live their lives in New York City, including a trip to the Dmv, a rat in the apartment, going clubbing, taking on new job responsibilities, visiting Abbi's dad and new hook ups."
In addition to "Broad," other returning shows include "Workaholics" (season 6, premiering January 14), "Tosh.0" (season eight, premiering February 9), "This Is Not Happening" (season 2, premiering February 23), and "Adam DeVine's House Party" (season three, premiering March 3).
New series set to make their debuts on the network are led by "Idiotsitter,...
- 11/19/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
The long-awaited third season of "Broad City" finally has a premiere date, though it's debuting a bit later than past seasons of the show.
Comedy Central announced its slate of early 2016 programming this week, headlined by the return of "Broad," which is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 at 10 p.m. According to the network, the 10-episode season three will focus on "Abbi and Ilana dealing with a slew of everyday challenges and adventures as they live their lives in New York City, including a trip to the Dmv, a rat in the apartment, going clubbing, taking on new job responsibilities, visiting Abbi's dad and new hook ups."
In addition to "Broad," other returning shows include "Workaholics" (season 6, premiering January 14), "Tosh.0" (season eight, premiering February 9), "This Is Not Happening" (season 2, premiering February 23), and "Adam DeVine's House Party" (season three, premiering March 3).
New series set to make their debuts on the network are led by "Idiotsitter,...
Comedy Central announced its slate of early 2016 programming this week, headlined by the return of "Broad," which is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 at 10 p.m. According to the network, the 10-episode season three will focus on "Abbi and Ilana dealing with a slew of everyday challenges and adventures as they live their lives in New York City, including a trip to the Dmv, a rat in the apartment, going clubbing, taking on new job responsibilities, visiting Abbi's dad and new hook ups."
In addition to "Broad," other returning shows include "Workaholics" (season 6, premiering January 14), "Tosh.0" (season eight, premiering February 9), "This Is Not Happening" (season 2, premiering February 23), and "Adam DeVine's House Party" (season three, premiering March 3).
New series set to make their debuts on the network are led by "Idiotsitter,...
- 11/19/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
As Vulture's Streaming Week comes to a close, here are five web series currently in progress that are worth five minutes of your time. Idiotsitter A struggling young woman (Charlotte Newhouse) becomes the court-appointed guardian to a rich, hard-partying teenager (Workaholics’ Jillian Bell). Hello Cupid Longtime friends Whitney (Ashley Blaine Featherson) and Robyn (Hayley Marie Norman) don’t share the same taste in men—except for the times when they share it too much. Be Here Nowish What happens when two New Yorkers in turmoil move to Los Angeles in search of spiritual enlightenment? A lot of weird “energy” ceremonies. Reggie Watts: Teach In each episode, Watts channels a different teacher character, imparting bizarre, factually inaccurate, yet still enthralling wisdom to his students. Whatever This Is. A pair of production assistants struggle to make it in New York with crappy, soul-wrecking gigs on bad reality-tv shows. Often funny but...
- 9/26/2014
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Comedy Central has mined its in-house digital production to find one of its two new series. The channel has ordered a TV version of Idiotsitter, which was originally distributed through Cc Studios earlier in 2014. Idiotsitter stars Jillian Bell (best known for her recurring role in Workaholics) as a spoiled, sociopathic rich girl who causes trouble for an uptight new babysitter played by Charlotte Newhouse. "Idiotsitter is an "Odd Couple" for the modern era -- if "The Odd Couple" followed two off-the-wall women instead of saggy old men," reads a description on the Idiotsitter homepage. The show began as a six-episode web series that featured guest appearances from the likes of Stephen Root and Tj Miller and saw some episodes score sizable view counts on YouTube and Cc Studios. Idiotsitter's positive reception certainly helped it get picked up for TV, but it's important to consider the other strong attribute working in its favor.
- 6/10/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Looks like we’re going back Inside Amy Schumer: Comedy Central on Monday announced that the comedienne’s sketch series will return for a third season.
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Also renewed: the cabler’s black comedy Review and anthology of animated shorts TripTank, which both received orders for a second season.
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In addition, the channel issued series orders to the historical drama parody Another Period, starring Natasha Leggero (Burning Love) and Riki Lindhome (Enlightened, Super Fun Night), and Idiot Sitter,...
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Also renewed: the cabler’s black comedy Review and anthology of animated shorts TripTank, which both received orders for a second season.
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In addition, the channel issued series orders to the historical drama parody Another Period, starring Natasha Leggero (Burning Love) and Riki Lindhome (Enlightened, Super Fun Night), and Idiot Sitter,...
- 6/9/2014
- TVLine.com
Amy Schumer can begin sketching out a third season of her series: Comedy Central announced Monday that it had renewed sketch comedy Inside Amy Schumer, along with second season go-aheads for Andy Daly’s Review and the animated series TripTank. All three shows will return with new episodes sometime next year.
The network also gave series orders to a pair of comedies, Another Period and Idiotsitter, which will premiere in 2015. Set at the turn of last century, Another Period stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome as two sisters from a fabulously wealthy family in Newport, R.I., who “care only about how they look,...
The network also gave series orders to a pair of comedies, Another Period and Idiotsitter, which will premiere in 2015. Set at the turn of last century, Another Period stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome as two sisters from a fabulously wealthy family in Newport, R.I., who “care only about how they look,...
- 6/9/2014
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
I thought the best part of interviewing Andy Daly in Austin over the weekend would be getting a chance to witness the star of Comedy Central's "Review" channeling his fictional alter ego Forrest MacNeil and eating pancakes, as he did in the year's funniest half-hour of television. But though pancakes were, in fact, consumed (in the interests of accuracy, I should say that Daly ordered the short stack — albeit what turned out to be a Texas-sized short stack — and ate much, but not all, of it), the most exciting part of the interview was the news that Comedy Central was days away from announcing that "Review" (which had ended on a brilliant, but seemingly final, note) would return for a second season. (In that same announcement, Comedy Central also renewed "Inside Amy Schumer" and the animated series "TripTank," as well as greenlighting two new series: "Another Period," starring Riki Lindhome...
- 6/9/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Comedy Central is firming up its lineup, renewing Inside Amy Schumer and two more, while handing out series orders to Another Period and Idiotsitter and five new digital shows. The cable network announced Monday that sketch series Schumer will return for a third season alongside Andy Daly's scripted comedy Review and animated anthology TripTank, which have been renewed for second seasons. TripTank will return for a supersized 20-episode season after its freshman run of eight installments. The three shows will be joined on the schedule by Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome comedy Another Period and Charlotte Newhouse and Jillian
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- 6/9/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cc is boosting its Xx: Comedy Central has renewed "Inside Amy Schumer," and greenlit two new female-centric shows.
The network announced Monday that "Schumer," the wildly popular sketch show fronted by the titular comedienne, will be back for a third season. Comedy Central also ordered new seasons of series "Review," starring Andy Daly, and animated show "TripTank."
In addition to those renewals, the network has also picked up two new shows to series, and both are fronted by women.
The first, called "Another Period," stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome as sisters from a wealthy Rhode Island family at the turn of the 20th century. According to the show's official synopsis, the sisters at the heart of "Period" "care only about how they look, what parties they attend and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902." The pilot features celeb cameos from Michael Ian Black, Jason Ritter, Tom Lennon,...
The network announced Monday that "Schumer," the wildly popular sketch show fronted by the titular comedienne, will be back for a third season. Comedy Central also ordered new seasons of series "Review," starring Andy Daly, and animated show "TripTank."
In addition to those renewals, the network has also picked up two new shows to series, and both are fronted by women.
The first, called "Another Period," stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome as sisters from a wealthy Rhode Island family at the turn of the 20th century. According to the show's official synopsis, the sisters at the heart of "Period" "care only about how they look, what parties they attend and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902." The pilot features celeb cameos from Michael Ian Black, Jason Ritter, Tom Lennon,...
- 6/9/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
When Billie (Charlotte Newhouse) applies for a babysitting job, she imagines changing diapers and filling baby bottles. But instead she’s stuck with Gene (Jillian Bell), a filthy rich grown woman under house arrest who needs adult supervision.
This is the premise of the new web series Idiotsitter, which premieres next Wednesday, Feb. 26, on Comedy Central’s Cc:Studios. Below, we have the first trailer for the series, starring Workaholics standout Bell and her fellow Groundlings alum Newhouse. Stephen Root (Office Space) stars as Gene’s dad, and T.J. Miller (The Goodwin Games) is Gene’s “forever friend” Chet.
Idiotsitter hits the web on Feb.
This is the premise of the new web series Idiotsitter, which premieres next Wednesday, Feb. 26, on Comedy Central’s Cc:Studios. Below, we have the first trailer for the series, starring Workaholics standout Bell and her fellow Groundlings alum Newhouse. Stephen Root (Office Space) stars as Gene’s dad, and T.J. Miller (The Goodwin Games) is Gene’s “forever friend” Chet.
Idiotsitter hits the web on Feb.
- 2/19/2014
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW.com - PopWatch
Exclusive: MGM has acquired Let’s Get Married, a comic pitch that will be fast tracked as a star vehicle for Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse. Bell, who stars in Comedy Central’s Workaholics and HBO’s Eastbound & Down, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and Inherent Vice, is writing the script with Newhouse, her scripting partner on Idiot Sitter at Comedy Central. Pic’s about a couple that finds itself in an arranged marriage. The hope is to get the film into production by next spring. Bell, who most recently wrapped 22 Jump Street, is repped by Innovative and 3 Arts, Newhouse by Gersh and Evolution.
- 12/12/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Comedy Central‘s Cc: Studios — the in-house creative initiative for the development of original digital comedy — today unveiled a development slate of six series greenlights and three series renewals. Projects include sketch/variety to animated to scripted narrative and feature talent including Kurt Braunohler, Dan St. Germain, Jillian Bell, Charlotte Newhouse and Ari Shaffir. The slate also features series from talent who have inked multiplatform deals with Comedy Central, including Jon Gabrus and Justin Tyler. From today’s announcement: Cc:studios Development Slate Series Greenlights: • “Biatches” (Working Title) Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov (writers on “Punk’d” and “Good Vibes”) wrote and star in this animated series about bad girls kicked out of middle school and forced to attend the Special Education Students program – but they’re not going to let that stop them from wreaking their raunchy brand of havoc. • “Idiotsitter” Charlotte Newhouse and Jillian Bell (“Workaholics”) created and...
- 11/5/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Comedy Central's digital production studio, Cc: Studios, has unveiled a robust development slate featuring six comedies. Additionally, the studio has renewed three other comedies. The in-house initiative, launched in January and headed by Allison Kingsley, is teaming with both established and up-and-coming comedians for a roster of content poised to be programmed across all its distribution channels, including its Cc: Stand-Up application, Comedy Central Radio, Comedy Central Records, Cc: Direct, VOD and more. The slate includes efforts from Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse (Workaholics) and stars 30 Rock's Kevin "Dot Com" Brown, among others. The six series
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- 11/5/2013
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The final trends covered in this brief overview of this year’s pilot season are the new bout of network sitcoms and also the new cable shows that are fighting their way onto your screens.
Sitcoms appear to be following the trend of success stories like Modern Family and New Girl and becoming more single-camera based than traditional multi-camera. Multi-camera sitcoms being the shows recorded in front of audiences on sets a la Friends and Seinfeld, whilst single camera sitcoms are the ones that are shot more like films with plenty of different locations a la Parks and Recreation and Community. This trend doesn’t seem to apply, however, if you’re CBS, the network appears to be enjoying a renaissance of multi-camera sitcoms with the successes of How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory which were both picked up for multiple seasons earlier this year.
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Sitcoms appear to be following the trend of success stories like Modern Family and New Girl and becoming more single-camera based than traditional multi-camera. Multi-camera sitcoms being the shows recorded in front of audiences on sets a la Friends and Seinfeld, whilst single camera sitcoms are the ones that are shot more like films with plenty of different locations a la Parks and Recreation and Community. This trend doesn’t seem to apply, however, if you’re CBS, the network appears to be enjoying a renaissance of multi-camera sitcoms with the successes of How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory which were both picked up for multiple seasons earlier this year.
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- 3/21/2012
- by Fred Salmon
- Obsessed with Film
Amy Smart ("Shameless") and Karolina Wydra ("House") have been cast in NBC's pilot "Bad GIrls," which is being adapted from a long-running series in Britain. It chronicles the goings-on of a group of female inmates in federal prison and the female warden. Smart and Wydra will both be playing inmates [Deadline]
"Friday Night Lights" alum Matt Lauria has joined in "Gilded Lilys," ABC's period drama set in 1895 in New York's first luxury hotel, complete with love stories, rivalries and scandals. Blythe Danner and Madeline Zima have also been cast on the show. [TV Line]
Jason Katims' ("Parenthood") NBC drama pilot "County" has cast Norbert Leo Butz as a new intern at County, the underfunded titular hospital in Los Angeles County. Also cast in "County" is Jason Ritter.
Cary Elwes has joined "Prairie Dogs," in addition to Kal Penn and Charlotte Newhouse. "Prairie Dogs" is ABC's comedy pilot where the title refers to...
"Friday Night Lights" alum Matt Lauria has joined in "Gilded Lilys," ABC's period drama set in 1895 in New York's first luxury hotel, complete with love stories, rivalries and scandals. Blythe Danner and Madeline Zima have also been cast on the show. [TV Line]
Jason Katims' ("Parenthood") NBC drama pilot "County" has cast Norbert Leo Butz as a new intern at County, the underfunded titular hospital in Los Angeles County. Also cast in "County" is Jason Ritter.
Cary Elwes has joined "Prairie Dogs," in addition to Kal Penn and Charlotte Newhouse. "Prairie Dogs" is ABC's comedy pilot where the title refers to...
- 3/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
George Lopez is coming back to the small screen, as he has signed on with Lionsgate TV and the Debmar-Mercury unit to create and star in a new sitcom about a Latino family. Lopez previously ran on ABC for six years with his sitcom "George Lopez." [Deadline]
A trio of relatively unknown actresses have been cast in pilots. Jeananne Goosen joins the untitled Kevin Bacon FBI/serial killer drama for Warner Bros. TV, as Bacon's partner at the FBI. Jamie Chung has been cast in "The Asset," a drama starring Ali Larter as a CIA operative. Chung plays a CIA polygraph expert. And Charlotte Newhouse joins "Prairie Dogs," an ABC comedy where the title refers to drones popping up out of their cubicles and one man who's life is changed when his identity is stolen and that life is much more exciting (Monica Gellar says hey). [Deadline]
British actor Barry Sloane has been cast in ABC's "Gotham,...
A trio of relatively unknown actresses have been cast in pilots. Jeananne Goosen joins the untitled Kevin Bacon FBI/serial killer drama for Warner Bros. TV, as Bacon's partner at the FBI. Jamie Chung has been cast in "The Asset," a drama starring Ali Larter as a CIA operative. Chung plays a CIA polygraph expert. And Charlotte Newhouse joins "Prairie Dogs," an ABC comedy where the title refers to drones popping up out of their cubicles and one man who's life is changed when his identity is stolen and that life is much more exciting (Monica Gellar says hey). [Deadline]
British actor Barry Sloane has been cast in ABC's "Gotham,...
- 2/28/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Charlotte Newhouse has joined ABC comedy pilot Prairie Dogs. Harold & Kumar actor Kal Penn will play Neil, an office worker who has his identity stolen. When Neil discovers that the thief has improved on his life, he recruits the criminal to help him better himself. Newhouse has been cast as Neil's fun-loving co-worker, according to Deadline. The actress, a former member of La comedy troupe The Groundlings, has appeared in episodes of Community, The Big Bang Theory and Men of a Certain Age. The Hunger Games (more)...
- 2/28/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Jeananne Goossen has landed the female lead opposite Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy in Fox’s untitled Kevin Williamson drama pilot. The project, from Warner Bros TV, is described as an edge-of-the-seat thriller about Joe Carroll (Purefoy), a diabolical serial killer who uses technology to create a cult of serial killers, and retired FBI profiler Ryan Hardy (Bacon), who finds himself in the middle of it. Goossen will play Jennifer Mason, a strong-willed FBI agent partnered with Hardy in the search for Carroll. Goossen, repped by Greene & Associates and Magnolia Entertainment, is recurring on Alcatraz and can also be seen in The Vow. Jamie Chung (Samurai Girl) has joined Fox’s drama pilot The Asset. The project, written and executive produced by Josh Friedman and directed by Neil Burger, centers on Anna King (Ali Larter), a remarkably gifted globe-trotting photographer with a secret life: she a CIA field operative. Chung,...
- 2/28/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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