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Controversial, mistakenly-thought-to-be-canceled comedians Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. are among the Grammy Award nominees this year for Best Comedy Album. They’ll go up against Grammy stalwarts Jim Gaffigan and Patton Oswalt, and newcomer Randy Rainbow. Related Story Grammy Nomina…

Eight women who came forward with sexual abuse or sexual misconduct charges against some of the most powerful men in Hollywood and the White House discussed life in the aftermath of their disclosures. In a half-hour videotaped discussion moderated by Rose McGowan for The Cut, the women talked about the questions…

Another Hollywood employer of Louis C.K. is cutting ties after the comedian/actor/voiceover artist was accused of and admitted to inappropriate sexual conduct with five women: Universal Pictures and Illumination have ended their relationship with Louis C.K. as a voice over artist on animated film The Secret Life of Pet…

UPDATED throughout with additional details Comic, actor and producer Louis C.K. is the latest star to be accused of sexual misconduct. An expected expose in The New York Times has just landed, and the story includes multiple allegations that C.K. masturbated in front of women, often colleagues from the comedy…

Animated series The Cops (working title), starring and co-created by Louis C.K. and Albert Brooks, has moved to TBS where it has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order for a 2018 premiere. The Office creator and King of the Hill co-creator Greg Daniels has come on board as an executive producer for the…

“When I was first coming up with ideas for the show it was really hard for me,” Pamela Adlon says of Better Things,  FX's first comedy series with a solo female lead. Louie creator/star Louis C.K. expanded his FX portfolio with this third series, which he created with longtime friend and frequent collaborator, Louie's…

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…

Louis C.K. is getting animated. The Louie creator/star has teamed with Albert Brooks to co-create, co-write, executive produce and provide the two lead voices for an animated comedy, which has received a pilot order from FX. The show, whose premise is unclear, expands C.K. and Brooks’ recent collaboration on another…

Amazon Studios, coming off its first Emmy wins for Transparent, once again waited for its pilots to be fully cast and in various stages of production to announce them. This morning the streaming service officially unveiled its lineup of 6 fall 2015 pilots: Western Edge, from Shane Black and Fred Dekker, starring Max…

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…

Saturday Night Live ended its 40th season last night with a finale hosted by Louis C.K. and musical guest Rihanna, which drew a 3.8 rating in the metered markets households and a 1.8 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters. That was up a tick in household and down in 18-49 from last week’s show…