It came as a shocker when FX in March announced that it is not going forward with its Marvel's Deadpool animated adult action-comedy series, from Atlanta creator/executive producer/star Donald Glover and writer Stephen Glover, citing “creative differences” Landgraf made it clear the decision was entirely Marvel’s…

Pamela Adlon, a longtime friend and collaborator of Louis C.K., today issued a statement reacting to his confirming allegations of sexual misconduct by multiple women. “Hi. I'm here. I have to say something. It's so important,” the star, writer, director and producer of FX’s Better Things said. “My family and I are…

Louis C.K. has no idea if we ever will see another season of his semi-autobiographical FX series Louie, but if it returns it will be a different show. “I don't think I will do that exact version," he said, explaining, "I don't think I'm that guy…stained black T-shirt with kids. They're older now." "I don't think about…

At FX’s TCA day, CEO John Landgraf said he was hoping for a Season 4 of Fargo, once creator Noah Hawley takes a break from work on Legion. “I hope so,” Landgraf said. “We haven’t heard the idea from Noah for what the fourth season would be.” However, Landgraf is content to wait for the right idea to come along and…

We are more than a year into Louie‘s indefinite hiatus. But in light of another comedian, Larry David, recently deciding to bring his semi-autobiographical HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm back from hiatus after almost five years, would Lewis C.K. follow suit? “He said publicly that he just has no more Louie to make at…

While FX’s prestige dramedy Louie is on indefinite hiatus, that show’s star and creator Louis C.K. is serving on the network’s upcoming Zach Galifianakis vehicle Baskets as co-creator/EP – and providing a similar deadpan tonal cadence to the show. In Baskets, Chip Baskets (Galifianakis, co-creator/EP) loses out on his…

As X-Men-themed pilot Legion is being cast, FX already is looking ahead to a series pickup. FX Networks CEO John Landgraf Saturday at TCA said that the potential series is penciled in for a potential launch later this year. Sets are being built and a writers room has been assembled, churning out scripts. While…

Modern Family will have to wait to set the record for most wins in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, as HBO’s Veep took home the big trophy tonight at the 67th Primetime Emmys. The win is the culmination of a big night for the HBO series, which already had taken home Emmys for comedy writing for Simon Blackwell…

Jeffrey Tambor took home tonight the primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, capping off a year full of acclaim for his portrayal of Maura Pfefferman, the transgender woman who comes out to her family late in life on Amazon’s Transparent. The win continues a solid string of nods from Emmy voters…

Pamela Adlon has had a long and storied career on several TV series—including seven seasons on Californication—as a voice actress, and in such early-career movies as Say Anything and Sgt. Bilko. She's been at this since she was a kid, after all. But it really wasn't until she was cast as Louis C.K.'s friend and…

Casting director Gayle Keller never had an agenda about working in comedy, but after starting her career on various dramatic series, including Law and Order, she has become a force in the world of comedy casting. Keller first met Louis C.K., then a lesser-known comedian, in the casting of his 2001 feature directorial…

As he he did in 2012, Louie creator/executive producer Louis C.K. will take an “extended hiatus” from the show after Season 5. FX CEO John Landgraf made the announcement during the network’s executive session at the TCA Summer Press Tour. “He is anxious to take a break and wants to focus on other things,” Landgraf…