Good Humor Man

Former 'Seinfeld' writer Pat Hazell is funny, upbeat, generous, and, oh, yeah, he lives here now

"...– theme song of the NBC sitcom American Pie..."

May 26, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

TV Eye

Now in its 15th year, the Independent Spirit Awards were created to recognize the so-called "indie" filmmakers who get by with low budgets, favor originality over the formulaic, and feature lesser-known or unknown talent in front of the camera. Well, that's what it used to be like.

"...for Take-Off According to The Hollywood Reporter, several new sitcom and drama pilots are in or near production:..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Friends With Kids

Fresh yet predictable, this rom-com asks if friends must also be lovers who share a domicile in order to successfully raise a child.

"...little more than a well-written and nicely delivered feature-length sitcom...."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Comedy makes a comeback

"...trade publications have been lamenting the demise of the sitcom, with good reason: So many of them stink. Since..."

July 9, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...them want to move to L.A. and get a sitcom or something. I don't care about no sitcom. To..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Full of Schtick!

Greg Beets sends up Austin's wacky pop-punk-cum-Saturday-morning-send-up band, the Peenbeets.

"...dank inner circle of these Austin-based pretenders to the sitcom rock throne? Although it's nearly 3am on a post-gig..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

"...stolen guns, murder and corporate crime, but this is sitcom deep and sitcom serious. These aren't real people doing..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Johnny Hardwick, the Voice of Dale Gribble, Dies at 64

King of the Hill star was an Austin-made comedy legend

"...of New World Entertainment. That quickly lead to a sitcom development deal with New World, and rapid changes for..."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Howie Mandel: "Everything I've Done, I've Fallen Into"

The Moontower Just For Laughs headliner on his accidental career

"...progression from standup was that you would get a sitcom. Robin (Williams) was doing Mork & Mindy, and Billy..."

April 19, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival Says Cheers to James Burrows

TV legend to be honored at next year's fest

"...Burrows is one of the most prolific TV sitcom directors of all time, starting in 1974 with an..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...and Wendy Molyneux, and Minty Lewis, this adult animated sitcom stars Nick Offerman as Beef (naturally) Tobin, a single..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

I Like to Watch

"Disrupting" Ashton Kutcher's The Ranch

"...In advance interviews for his multi-camera sitcom The Ranch, premiering on Netflix Thursday, March 31, 12..."

April 1, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Your Shortcut to FXX’s ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon

Who has time for 552 episodes? Here’s 11 to watch.

"...“And Maggie Makes Three” is the apex of sitcom greatness. Just ask this Scientician…uh… He’ll tell you that..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post

Trail of Crumbs Down Memory Lane: 'Pioneers of Television'

Season four debuts tonight on KLRU with 'Standup to Sitcom'

"...even wartime comedy (Hogan's Heroes, 1965-71; M*A*S*H, 1972-83). The sitcom was born...."

April 15, 2014 Screens Post by Anne Harris

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...Canceled sitcoms litter the network landscape. Fired showrunners and head writers..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Mining Laughs From Questions, Comments, and Concerns

Austin filmmakers get into the online act with the Web series Call Center

"...The classic sitcom format, encompassing everything from 1949's pioneering The Goldbergs to..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Rob Nash: Bedford Falls, by way of Television City

Austin solo performer Rob Nash is moving to Los Angeles, and as a parting Christmas gift, he's created a holiday special that never was:It's a Wonderful Life, 70s Christmas Special, Starring the Fonz

"...you let people know it's going to be Seventies sitcom stars? You say: Seventies Christmas special! And then I..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

After a Fashion

Well, your Style Avatar is no stranger to sibling hijinks, so it's about time he got it together with the Olsen twins. (We don't even know what that means …)

"...they were, except that they had been on some sitcom that I never watched. Apparently they've been on camera..."

July 16, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Writing in Tongues

Concepts exist in some cultures but not in others, Chronicle writer Belinda Acosta writes in an article about the art of translation. Sorting them out is left to translators, who must act the part of cultural guides, diplomats, and social chameleons.

"...There is an episode of the former NBC sitcom Mad About You in which Paul Buchman (Paul Reiser)..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...Saturday evening, September 4, magician turned sitcom star (and former Austinite) Harry Anderson will be joined..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

Thank You Very Much

Doc explores the unknowable comic genius Andy Kaufman

"...Night Live and the breakout star of blue-collar comedy sitcom smash Taxi, he was also a dangerous iconoclast whose..."

March 28, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Garfield Movie

Jim Davis’ comic strip gets an animated reboot with Chris Pratt voicing the iconic cat

"...The script by TV sitcom mainstays Paul A. Kaplan and Mark Torgove with Disney..."

May 24, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Laughter Is the Best Medicine in Sick Girl

Writer/director Jennifer Cram on her comedy about ailing friendships

"...seen her do much comedy. She was doing a sitcom at the time, but it was her first real..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Flora and Son

Joseph Gordon-Levitt steals the show in this Irish musical drama

"...inhibited member of the kooky extraterrestrial family in the sitcom 3rd Rock From the Sun, he struggled to distinguish..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Blackening

Dismal horror spoof is just a dated, laugh-free cash-in

"...all of his jokes. Although his jokes are very sitcom-friendly, they’re still some of the best of the bunch,..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

About My Father

Sebastian Maniscalco wastes his paternal comedy material on a bad De Niro flick

"...run on autopilot. Shot and lit like a mediocre sitcom and with jokes and scenarios so dull you can..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Five Must-See Shows at ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen hits season 12 with a TV Guide's worth of screenings and panels

"...and Les Charles, as they look back at the sitcom that changed the multicamera sitcom game forever.Fri., June 2,..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

The kinetic life of the Back to the Future star

"...camera. He had not one but two massively successful sitcoms (Family Ties and Spin City) while headlining the blockbuster..."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Tedious sequel recycles that Golden Girls energy again

"...friendship, along with some gentle truth-telling. The pioneering NBC sitcom, which showcased four 60-ish roommates chatting over late-night cheesecake..."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Spoiler Alert

Jim Parsons gets his Love Story moment in this wonderful tearjerker

"...occasionally falls into tricksy conceits, not least in multicamera sitcom-style flashbacks to Ausiello's childhood as a TV-obsessed kid with..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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