On Dave Holstein's Kidding, production designer Maxwell Orgell faced a classic artistic challenge, crafting sets for a show-within-a-show. Following the downward spiral of a Mr. Rogers type, the dark comedy centered on Mr. Pickles' Puppet Time, a nostalgia-inducing kids' program with touches of the surreal. Conceived…

Jim Carrey is using his artistry and political platform on Twitter to not only alert people to “the demon that’s controlling us” he said at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday, but also he wants people to know he “would love” to see Beto O’Rourke and Kamala Harris in the presidential race, although he has no…

It's no joke and not much of a surprise, but Kidding is bringing its dark and puppeted humor for a second season on Showtime. "Kidding has established itself as one of the most endearing and inventive shows on television," declared the premium cabler's President of Programming, Gary Levine today of the Jim Carrey and…

Showtime’s flagship series Shameless opened its ninth season — and last with co-lead Emmy Rossum — on Sunday with 1.31 million viewers for its 9 PM premiere telecast. While that was down from the dramedy’s Season 8 debut (1.86 million), it was higher than its Season 7 opener (1.24 million) and than any other recent…

There’s no question about it: What worked on screen in regards to comedy a few years ago, isn’t clicking anymore as the genre makes its way to the exits for a place on streaming or cable. A majority of major studio comedies over the last two years, with the exception of Girls Trip, Bad Moms, and Sausage Party, haven’t…

“There’s a spark of greatness inside each and every one of us. In you, in me, there’s a lovely light, that can never go out.” So begins the new trailer for Showtime’s Kidding released today at TCA. The premium cabler also unveiled the official posters for the half-hour comedy series starring Jim Carrey. In his first…

Friday Night Lights alum Kat Willis has booked a recurring role opposite Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman and Hamish Linklater in TNT's thriller drama series Tell Me Your Secrets (fka Deadlier Than the Male). Created and written by Harriet Warner (Call the Midwife) and produced by Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories and…

Showtime has set late-summer premiere dates for Season 9 of its signature comedy Shameless and the new Kidding, starring Jim Carrey. The veteran William H. Macy-Emmy Rossum series will bow at 9 PM Sunday, September 9, followed at 10 PM by the series premiere of the Michel Gondry-helmed comedy. Also, check out the new…

Bernard White (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) is set to recur opposite Jim Carrey and Catherine Keener in Showtime's upcoming half-hour comedy series Kidding. The story centers around Jeff aka Mr. Pickles (Carrey), a beloved children’s television personality, whose life suddenly begins to unravel when his family…

Ginger Gonzaga (I’m Dying Up Here, Togetherness) has booked a recurring role opposite Jim Carrey in Showtime’s upcoming half-hour comedy series Kidding. In addition, a busy Gonzaga has booked a series regular role in ABC’s untitled Bobby Bowman pilot. Created by Dave Holstein, and directed by Carrey's Eternal Sunshine…

Weeds alum Justin Kirk is returning to Showtime for a recurring role opposite Jim Carrey and Judy Greer in the premium cabler’s upcoming half-hour comedy series Kidding. Created by Dave Holstein, and directed by Carrey's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry, the 10-episode Kidding centers on…

Former Married star Judy Greer has signed on as a series regular opposite Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener and Frank Langella in the upcoming Showtime half-hour comedy Kidding. Created by Dave Holstein and directed by Carrey's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry, the 10-episode Kidding centers on…