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A Black Lady Sketch Show creator and showrunner Robin Thede has challenged the TV industry to greenlight more modern black stories and opened up about how comedy can help change culture. In a conversation as part of the virtual ATX Television Festival, Thede and panellists Liz Feldman, Julie Plec and Marta Kauffman…

EXCLUSIVE: Grace and Frankie may have suspended production on its seventh and final season because of the coronavirus crisis, but the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy is back this week with a special live treat for fans and a spotlight on seniors in need during these troubled times. The series starring Jane Fonda and Lily…

Grace and Frankie co-creator Marta Kauffman has signed a first-look deal with Fox 21 Television Studios for Okay Goodnight, her company with Robbie Rowe Tollin and Hannah Canter. Under the pact, the Friends co-creator has teamed with Warren Littlefield who, while running NBC, developed and put Friends on the air, for T…

Emmy and Golden Globe-winning writer, producer and showrunner Marta Kauffman will be honored at this year’s Producers Guild Awards with the Norman Lear Achievement Award. The 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards will take place on January 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Producers Guild of America…

Friends will not be going the way of Will & Grace or Murphy Brown, say the creators of the classic ’90s sitcom. No reunions. No reboots. "We will not be doing a reunion show, we will not be doing a reboot," co-creator and executive producer Marta Kauffman said Friday night during a Friends 25th anniversary panel at Tri…

Just ahead of the 7th annual ATX Television Festival, which will kick off June 7 in Austin, TX, the organization has launched its inaugural podcast series, The TV Campfire, as a part of its ATX TV Podcast Network. The series will serve as an insider’s perspective into the world of television with special guests…

As a creator, producer, writer and sometimes even director, Marta Kauffman has become one of the go-to forces in television comedy with a résumé that includes a highly regarded six-season run with HBO’s hit Dream On , sitcoms like Veronica’s Closet with Kirstie Alley and The Powers That Be among many other credits…

"They can break our hearts but they can not break our spirit," declares Gloria Allred of the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and the continuing fight to break that glass ceiling and for civil rights in America. "That was shocking to millions of people, probably billions around the world," the…

"They can break our hearts but they can not break our spirit," declares Gloria Allred of the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and the continuing fight to break that glass ceiling and for civil rights in America. "That was shocking to millions of people, probably billions around the world," the…

"To be able to be in Sundance in Park City at that rally on the anniversary, to be before this group of women and men, to speak at this Respect Rally at a time when it's so important, is very exciting," says Gloria Allred of today's gathering on the commemoration of Donald Trump's inauguration and last year's…

Grace and Frankie tells the story of two older women (Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin) dealing with the aftermath of their husbands (Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) falling in love with each other. Creator and showrunner Marta Kauffman said during an ATX Television Festival panel today that season 4 will be "really about…

It was no secret that Grace and Frankie is currently in production on a fourth season, and today Netflix surprised few by making it official that the series starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin aims to be back in 2018 – with the addition of Lisa Kudrow. As the snap above makes clear, the Friends alum will be joining…