Showtime has made it official, opting not to proceed with half-hour comedy pilot Mating starring Saturday Night Live alum Taran Killam. It was one of three comedy pilots ordered by Showtime in its most recent cycle. In January, the network picked up one, White Famous, toplined by fellow SNL alum Jay Pharoah. At the…

Skyler Gisondo has joined the cast of Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Netflix’s sequel series to the limited series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp that was based on the cult 2001 movie. The new series was set up by a scene at the end of the movie where Bradley Cooper's character proposes," Let's…

Amy Seimetz (The Girlfriend Experience) has joined the cast of Mating, Showtime’s half-hour comedy pilot from Jason Katims and Stu Zicherman and starring Taran Killam and Jim Belushi. Mating (working title) centers on Jay (Killam), a recently divorced guy who married young and now finds himself completely unprepared…

Jim Belushi is set to co-star opposite Taran Killam in Showtime's half-hour comedy pilot Mating (working title), from Jason Katims and Stu Zicherman. Written and executive produced by Zicherman, Mating centers on Jay, a recently divorced guy (Killam) who married young and now finds himself completely unprepared for…

The Skeleton Twins helmer Craig Johnson has signed on to direct and executive produce Showtime’s half-hour comedy pilot Mating (working title), from Jason Katims and Stu Zicherman, which stars Saturday Night Live alum Taran Killam. Written and executive produced by Zicherman, Mating will center on a recently divorced…

Days after Saturday Night Live veterans Jay Pharoah and Taran Killam were let go from NBC’s late-night sketch series after six seasons, both were announced as stars of Showtime comedy pilots, Jamie Foxx and Tom Kapinos’ White Famous (Pharoah) and the Jason Katims and Stu Zicherman’s Mating (Killam). This also marks…

Showtime is eying its first pilot pickup of 2016, giving a cast-contingent order to Mating (working title), an anthology half-hour comedy project from Stu Zicherman (The Americans) and Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood). Written/executive produced by Six Degrees co-creator Zicherman, Mating explores modern…