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Netflix has given a series order to The Crew, a NASCAR-set multicam comedy starring and executive produced by The King of Queens alum Kevin James. Written by Jeff Lowell (The Ranch, Two and a Half Men), The Crew, which echoes sitcom classic Taxi, is set in a NASCAR garage and stars James as the crew chief. When the…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin James, who rose to success via comedies from CBS’ long-running The King of Queens to films like Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Grown Ups, is flipping the script. He has come aboard the action thriller Becky, where he is set to play the baddie opposite Annabelle: Creation and The Haunting of Hill House star L…

Comedian and actor Kevin James has signed with UTA. James most recently was seen in his Netflix stand-up special Never Don’t Give Up, which he also wrote and executive produced. On the television side, James is known for his starring role on Kevin Can Wait, which ran for two seasons on CBS, as well as hit comedy…

After CBS announced that they would be pulling the plug on the Kevin James comedy Kevin Can Wait after two seasons, fans of the show were disappointed as expected. As for the show’s stars, they may have been bummed that the show is ending, but it didn’t show with their reactions of gratitude and love. Kevin Can…

CBS has opted not to pick up a third season of its Kevin James comedy series Kevin Can Wait. This is one of the biggest casualties at CBS this season. The network had set out to shake things up on Monday, where its ratings fortunes had fallen. It has now canceled Kevin Can Wait, Superior Donuts, 9JKL, Me, Myself & I, L…

Leah Remini is feeling good about her TV reunion with Kevin James. She’s posted the first photo of herself on the set of Kevin Can Wait with her old/new co-star. (See it below). “It’s been an amazing first week on @kevincanwaitcbs, so blessed that I had my family with me,” said Remini’s comment on Instagram with her…

UPDATE with Hayes reaction: Erinn Hayes, who plays Kevin James’ wife Donna on CBS’ Kevin Can Wait, will not return to the series for Season 2. The news comes after word that James’ former King Of Queens co-star Leah Remini would join the series as a regular next season. We’re hearing that the decision is not about…

On this week’s The Actor’s Side I get to talk to Kevin James, now back on CBS and Monday nights with the first-season sitcom Kevin Can Wait. It is a return to the night and network where he had so much success with The King Of Queens for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007, earning an Emmy nomination in 2006. In our…

After becoming a $2.4 billion-grossing movie star at the global box office, Kevin James is enjoying his return to primetime broadcast television. One of the upsides in playing comedy on TV over film: The immediate feedback from a live studio audience. “Movies you screen and test it,” James told Deadline’s Senior…

Netflix continues to add to its collection of stand-up specials from established comedians with the pickup of a new Kevin James special. It is slated to shoot later this year for a 2018 premiere. The special expands James’ relationship with Netflix, where he led the streaming service’s 2016 original film, True Memoirs…

EXCLUSIVE: There is a shakeup on the new CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait starring Kevin James whose showrunner Bruce Helford has departed. Sitcom veteran Helford co-created the series, recently given a full-season order by CBS, with James and James’ frequent collaborator Rock Reuben. I hear Helford stepped down over…

Kevin James was a stand-up comedian with few credits when CBS made him a sitcom star with The King of Queens, following his guest stint on the network’s Everybody Loves Raymond. Now he is giving an opportunity to another comedian, Gina Brillon, who recently made a guest appearance on his new CBS sitcom, Kevin Can Wait…