Latest in Joel McHale

Christopher Mintz-Plasse (How To Train Your Dragon 2) has been cast opposite Joel McHale in The Great Indoors, CBS' multi-camera pilot written and executive produced by Mike Gibbons. The comedy, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Joel (McHale), an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes boss to a…

Community star Joel McHale is making a comedy series return as the lead in The Great Indoors, CBS‘ multi-camera pilot written and executive produced by Mike Gibbons. The project, from CBS TV Studios, centers on Joel (McHale), an adventure reporter who must adapt to the times when he becomes the boss to a group of…

It’s January, so as network drama and comedy executives are narrowing their choices of pilot scripts, their casting counterparts are compiling wish lists of actors to pursue. Pilot Season 2016 is shaping up to be another very competitive one, with some acting talent also targeted by cable and streaming projects. Last…

The Soup is nearing The End. E! said this morning its weekly series skewering pop culture will bow out on December 18, ending the franchise’s 22-year run. The show premiered in 1991 as Talk Soup and famously launched the career of original host Greg Kinnear, who hosted until 1995. He was followed by John Henson…

Community isn’t dead yet. At least that’s what Yahoo is saying after being compelled to respond to quotes from series star Joel McHale in a just-out magazine interview that the series is  finished for good after its sixth season wrapped last month on the streaming service. “We’ve seen tremendous value in our…

Joel McHale is joining the hunt for the truth out there. The Community leading man is the first actor signed for a guest starring stint on Fox’s new six-episode installment of The X-Files, which reunites original stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. McHale will play Tad O’Malley, the anchor of a popular…

The one-time footballer will emcee the July 15 fundraiser, ESPN’s annual that-was-the-year-in-sports event to be broadcast live by ABC for the first time. Maura Mandt and MaggieVision Productions are exec producing the 23rd annual trophy show. Best known as lawyer-turned-student Jeff Winger from Community and last…

E! is adding two new series to its lineup: docu-reality show Just Jillian, starring and executive produced by Jillian Michaels, and comedy/celebrity/pop culture program The Comment Section, executive produced by Joel McHale. Just Jillian, from Studio Lambert, an All3 Media America company, follows the former Biggest Lo…

The Internet is known for eliciting mean comments from people. Now they will be showcased in a potential show on E! The cable network has given a green light to Comments Section, a pilot executive produced by Joel McHale that marks the first project under the The Soup host and executive producer’s new producing deal…

E! Entertainment has locked in one of its top personalities, extending its deal with The Soup host Joel McHale through 2016. The actor and comedian will remain at the helm of the comedy show. Additionally, McHale's production company, Free Period Productions, will continue its production development deal, which gives…

CBS Corp Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves is working on a 24-hour digital news network — but is not working on bringing Joel McHale to take over at host of Late Late Show. Moonves announced today, via an interview with Bloomberg Television, that he plans to launch a 24-hour digital news network, bypassing cable…

CBS Corp CEO Leslie Moonves saw his wife, Julie Chen upstage his new primetime schedule announcement today with her early-morning tweet of photo showing Les — or, as she called him, “my hubby” —  “hanging with the hilarious @joelmchale” – which McHale, whose NBC comedy Community got canceled earlier in the week…