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EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has set up Out of Office (working title), a workplace comedy film from The Office executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein. The movie, which is set to premiere this summer, is a co-production of MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS Studios and Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/propagate/" id="auto-tag_propagate"…

Refresh for updates… Friends, colleagues and fans have been quick to react to the news of beloved comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried's death today at 67. “RIP Gilbert. Opening for Gilbert Gottfried at Carolines and Princeton Catch was one of the great thrills of my early stand up life,” wrote Jon Stewart. “He could…

One of Estelle Harris’ signature roles was playing George Costanza's (Jason Alexander) mother Estelle on the classic NBC sitcom Seinfeld. Following Harris’ death Saturday evening of natural causes at age 93, she was remembered fondly by Alexander. “One of my favorite people has passed – my tv mama, Estelle Harris,&#8221…

Jason Alexander (Seinfeld, Young Sheldon) has been tapped to guest star in two Season 4 episodes of ABC's The Conners. The eight-time Emmy nominee will play Pastor Phil, an unconventional cleric with a rebel past, who uses humor and unflinching honesty to spread the good word. The Pastor will encounter Darlene (Sara…

EXCLUSIVE: Palm Springs circa 1975 is the setting for a new scripted podcast starring Jason Alexander and Lance Bass. The pair, along with Richard Kind, and Michael McKean, are voicing characters in Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn, a new series for podcast firm Audio Up. Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn is…

Former Seinfeld stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander and series co-creator Larry David are reuniting virtually for “A Fundraiser About Something” to benefit the Texas Democratic Party. Moderated by Late Night host Seth Meyers, the trio will share “exclusive behind-the-scenes stories about their favorite Seinfe…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American distribution rights to Faith Based, the Luke Barnett-scripted indie comedy that stars Jason Alexander, Tanner Thomason, Margaret Cho, David Koechner, Lance Reddick, as well as Barnett. Vincent Masciale directed the film which will be available in select…

Refresh for updates Jerry Stiller’s cast mates on the classic sitcoms Seinfeld and The King of Queens remembered their late friend and co-star today, including Jerry Seinfeld, who tweeted a wordless tribute: A photo of himself holding a copy of The Last Two People In the World, a classic 1967 Stiller and Meara comedy…

EXCLUSIVE: Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander has signed on to join Faith Based, an indie comedy from director Vincent Masciale and writer Luke Barnett currently filming in Los Angeles. It’s a satire of the Christian film industry that follows two friends, Barnett and Tanner Thomason (both Funny or Die regulars), who come…

Fox’s Richard Lovely has found its Mr. Mouse. Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander has been tapped to voice the animated character at the center of the comedy pilot from Grace and Frankie executive producer Billy Finnegan and 20th Century Fox TV. Written and executive produced by Finnegan, Richard Lovely — which has an About…

In his classic role as George Costanza on Seinfeld, actor Jason Alexander had to portray a man who was a bit chicken. Now, he’s taken that to heart in his new role as a spokesman for KFC. Alexander has become the latest celebrity to don the white suit and appear as KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders in the chain’s…

Full Frontal’s Samantha Bee turned to the very-hot-these-days car-based comedy format in a desperate effort to get viewers focused on the crumbling of democratic norms under President Donald Trump. “I know exactly how to get an audience's attention in 2018,” Samantha Bee says pluckily. She’s in a 1984 Russian car…