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Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Rhea Perlman are remembering their Cheers co-star Kirstie Alley following her death on Monday from cancer. Also paying tribute to Alley is longtime Cheers director/executive producer James Burrows. "I was on a plane today and did something I rarely do. I watched an…

Ted Danson’s mayoral career is over. NBC has canceled Mr. Mayor after two seasons. Mr. Mayor stars Ted Danson as a retired businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's still got it. Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic-turned-deputy mayor (Holly…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Keyla Monterroso Mejia. Monterroso Mejia made a splash as Maria Sofia Estrada, a short-order cook turned actress, on the 11th season of the Larry David comedy. Although Maria Sofia’s acting skills leave much to be desired, it’s her dance moves and hilarious banter…

The good book says joy cometh in the morning, but today's unveiling of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations distinctly lacked such jubilation for some. Revealed semi-virtually by the father-daughter duo of Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who historically both won Emmys last year, it certainly was an…

Ted Danson is getting another season in charge of Los Angeles after NBC renewed freshman comedy Mr. Mayor. The comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock was hit by the Covid-19 production shutdown last year and was only able to film nine of its 13-episode order. It premiered on January 7. NBC touted the digital and…

The series finale of The Good Place aired on NBC on January 30, 2020 and we saw Eleanor, Michael, Chidi, Tahani, Jason and Janet say their emotional goodbyes as they walked through “the Door”. The comedy earned six Emmy nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series and although it ended months ago, the emotions are…

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Cabellon (Orange is the New Black, Crashing) has been cast as a series regular opposite Ted Danson, Holly Hunter and Bobby Moynihan in NBC's untitled L.A. Mayor comedy series, from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Universal Television. Written by Fey and Carlock, the…

The cast of NBC’s The Good Place joined Seth Meyers for a live post-show Thursday night after the series finale of Michael Schur’s philosophy experiment/sitcom, sitting on comfy couches in a Rockefeller Center studio with a chance to weigh in on what they thought about the cult hit’s four-season run and how it…

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details about tonight’s series finale of NBC’s The Good Place. NBC’s The Good Place ended with one last bout of wrestling with philosophical and spiritual issues in its Thursday series finale, striking an uncommonly elegiac — though still jokey — tone for a network sitcom, as it has…

Oscar and Emmy-winning actress Holly Hunter is set to star alongside Ted Danson in NBC’s new untitled L.A. mayor comedy from Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, 3 Arts Entertainment and Universal Television. Written by Fey and Carlock (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), the Carlock-Fey project stars Danson as a wealthy…

Jane Fonda was arrested at the Capitol for the third consecutive Friday today as she continued her protest demanding that Congress take action on climate change. This time, Ted Danson, 71, joined the 81-year-old actress in the demonstration and he too was arrested by Capitol Police. “Get in motion, save the ocean,&#8221…

Marking the fourth and final season of NBC comedy The Good Place, the network and The Paley Center for Media will team for an hourlong special about the series next month. With clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place will air Thursday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT, one week…