Maya Rudolph to Host 'Saturday Evening Live'

Former "Saturday Evening Live" regular Maya Rudolph is going to Studio 8H, this time around around to host.Presently starring on NBC comedy "Up With The Evening," Rudolph will lead the Feb. 18 episode with musical guest Sleigh Sensors. This marks her first-time hosting the live late-evening sketch comedy show since she left in 2007.The Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Sensors could make their network TV debut on "SNL." Their new album, "Reign of Terror," is positioned for release Feb. 21. They came to the scene with 2010's "Treats."Rudolph was last noticed in the Universal large-screen comedy "Bridesmaids," which acquired two Academy Award nominations. She follows inside the actions of "SNL" alum Jimmy Fallon, who returned to his old stomping grounds in December as host."SNL" is produced in colaboration with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels. Hosting a couple of days ago the first time is "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel with musical guest Bon Iver. The Hollywood Reporter

Casting Company directors Looking For 3 Fox Aircraft pilots

Casting Company directors Looking For 3 Fox Aircraft pilots By Daniel Lehman Feb 9, 2012 Photo by ABC "Modern Family" Three new Fox TV aircraft pilots have developed casting company directors, Back Stage confirmed.Alyson Silverberg will cast "El Jefe," a comedy pilot in regards to a 30-year-old guy who finally will get started from his father and step-mother's house and moves along with his family's cleaning lady. Michael Patrick Jann ("Reno 911!") will direct the pilot, that was produced by Moses Port and David Guarascio ("Aliens In The UsaInch). Silverberg has formerly cast Television shows for example "Greek," "The Way I Met Your Mother," "The O.C.," and "Dawson's Creek."Megan Branman and Dylann Brander are casting "Rebounding," a single-camera comedy pilot that focuses on a guy who's recuperating in the dying of his fiance, with the aid of the idiots at his pick-up the game of basketball. The show is inspired through the real-existence encounters of co-creator Joe Port, who developed the pilot with Joe Wiseman and "Modern Family" co-creator Steve Levitan. Jason Winer, who directed the pilot for "Modern Family," will direct.Together, Branman and Brander have cast "Hawthorne," "Law & Order: L.A.," "The Cleanser,Inch and several other television projects.Finally, Debi Manwiller of Pagano/Manwiller Casting will cast an hour-lengthy medical drama pilot from "Drop Dead Diva" creator Josh Berman and producer Take advantage of Wright. The untitled projects is all about a female physician who makes extra cash employed by the mob in Chicago. Michael Dinner will direct the pilot, which shoots in March. Manwiller has cast TV series including "Charlie's Angels," "Franklin & Party," "24," and "Chicago Hope." Casting Company directors Looking For 3 Fox Aircraft pilots By Daniel Lehman Feb 9, 2012 "Modern Family" PHOTO CREDIT ABC Three new Fox TV aircraft pilots have developed casting company directors, Back Stage confirmed.Alyson Silverberg will cast "El Jefe," a comedy pilot in regards to a 30-year-old guy who finally will get started from his father and step-mother's house and moves along with his family's cleaning lady. Michael Patrick Jann ("Reno 911!") will direct the pilot, that was produced by Moses Port and David Guarascio ("Aliens In The UsaInch). Silverberg has formerly cast Television shows for example "Greek," "The Way I Met Your Mother," "The O.C.," and "Dawson's Creek."Megan Branman and Dylann Brander are casting "Rebounding," just one-camera comedy pilot that focuses on a guy who's recuperating in the dying of his fiance, with the aid of the idiots at his pick-up the game of basketball. The show is inspired through the real-existence encounters of co-creator Joe Port, who developed the pilot with Joe Wiseman and "Modern Family" co-creator Steve Levitan. Jason Winer, who directed the pilot for "Modern Family," will direct.Together, Branman and Brander have cast "Hawthorne," "Law & Order: L.A.," "The Cleanser,Inch and several other television projects.Finally, Debi Manwiller of Pagano/Manwiller Casting will cast an hour or so-lengthy medical drama pilot from "Drop Dead Diva" creator Josh Berman and producer Take advantage of Wright. The untitled projects is all about a lady physician who makes extra cash employed by the mob in Chicago. Michael Dinner will direct the pilot, which shoots in March. Manwiller has cast TV series including "Charlie's Angels," "Franklin & Party," "24," and "Chicago Hope."

Pilgrim ramps up professional ranks

GouldPiligianCraig Piligian's reality shingle Pilgrim Galleries is ramping up its professional ranks having a slew of employs and promotions. The ultra-busy Pilgrim, which produces for example series as "Dirty Jobs" and "American Chopper" on Discovery, too "Top Shot" and also the approaching "Full Metal Jousting" for History, has hired three VP's to boost its original programming and development teams. Nicholas Caprio joins Pilgrim as Vice president of original programming. He arrives from Gay Rosenthal Prods., where he offered as professional Vice president from the shingle and assisted oversee such skeins as "Behind the background musicInch for VH1 and TLC's "Little People, Large World." Coming in the U.K.-based shingle Optomen, Take advantage of Hill would be the new Vice president of development for unscripted. Around the scripted side, Janet Burns will join like a Vice president. Formerly, she labored at Disney Funnel and ABC Family. Coming aboard is Jon Unger as manager of development. He formerly labored at ABC in current programming, and alternative and special offers department. Being marketed at Pilgrim is seven-year vet Johnny Gould, who'll certainly be senior Vice president of original programming and development. He'll still oversee both approaching and current unscripted series. Also being upped as managers in development are Jamie Fleischman and Mike Shelton. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Robinson Peete to host KCET series

Holly Robinson Peete will host a new documentary series that will launch on independent pubcaster KCET in March. In four halfhour episodes beginning March 7, "Your Turn to Care" will look at the challenge of taking care of aging relatives. Peete ("The Talk") will share her own experience of caring for her father, who had Parkinson's disease. KCET is also premiering weekly two-hour series "Classic Cool Theater" March 10, the initial product of its content deal with Eyetronics Media & Studios. The program will feature old-time cartoons, newsreels, musical shorts and feature films, starting with "Meet John Doe." Also returning is "L.A. Tonight with Roy Firestone," with five consecutive halfhour specials airing March 12-17 featuring interviews by the onetime ESPN "Up Close" host with such figures in sports and entertainment as Andre Agassi and Burt Bacharach. KCET is also airing British detective series "George Gently" beginning March 11. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Louis C.K.'s Advice for Making it through the Pilot Process

Louis C.K.'s Advice for Making it through the Pilot Process By Daniel Lehman Feb 2, 2012 Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images Louis C.K. Louis C.K. makes television his way. A minimum of, which has been his model for achievement in 2 seasons of his acclaimed Forex comedy series, "Louie."The comedian includes a relatively small budget to create, write, direct, cast, edit, and star within the show. But in return for taking less cash, you will find no questions requested. He doesn't receive notes in the network, with no script or casting approval from Forex is needed. The so-known as "Louis C.K. Deal" gives him complete creative treatments for his eponymous show, making them the envy of his comedy and tv peers.However C.K. is creating an untitled comedy pilot for CBS, about "an ensemble of youthful those who are attempting to achieve their creative dreams during these tough financial occasions," based on " The Hollywood Reporter." C.K. and Spike Feresten, who labored together as authors for that "The Late Show With David Letterman" in the the nineteen nineties, will co-write and executive make the pilot.Can C.K. adjust to operate inside the restrictions of network television again? Especially at CBS, where show runner Chuck Lorre ("2 . 5 Males," "The Large Bang Theory") allegedly rules the schedule with traditional three-camera laugh-monitored sitcoms?The 2009 week, comedy website Third Beat discovered C.K.'s candid account of what must be done to market a show to some network, from pitch to pilot to series. C.K. authored the piece for Usenet in 2006, while focusing on the short-resided "Lucky Louie" for Cinemax.C.K. card inserts parenthetical asides explaining how Cinemax made the process much simpler than CBS, from dealing with the studio and network professionals to writing, casting, and shooting the pilot. Overall, C.K. turns what seem like demanding and demeaning encounters into an interesting and amusing glimpse in to the facts of focusing on network TV.Browse the following excerpts about casting an airplane pilot from C.K.'s publish below. (Or browse the complete publish here.):"You need to do these things as every pilot in the town does them concurrently: Look for a studio to shoot in. Cast your pilot. Look for a director. Return to focus on the script because since it's being shot individuals have lots of notes that they held back before, if this only agreed to be a fantasy"So you are attempting for the greatest stars, director and author in the planet simultaneously that everybody else around is attempting. Okay, so casting. First you need to employ a casting director. There are a couple of high quality ones and everyone wants them. You need to meet with many different individuals who let you know ideas of who they may cast inside your show. Should you click with someone you hire them (if you're able to) and begin casting. The thing is 1000's of horrible stars and listen to your pilot script read again and again and again and again again. At the same time frame, offers are heading out to very large named stars, none which you believe fit the various components whatsoever, but you're told they'll help your show jump on the environment At some point you are told that the pilot will star Brendan Frazier [sic] and Jody Promote. At the final minute both of them pass and also you finish track of Kirk Cameron and Shelly Biglachnataps. How a casting works is you make usually three top chioces for each part within the show. At this point you take these folks towards the studio plus they determine if that like your options. When they do, you are taking individuals three folks how to network. They sign what's known as an evaluation deal, meaning they create their acting deal prior to the network even sees them. So you've to negotiate an offer with three stars per part, despite the fact that just one of these is going to be hired. Therefore the three stars (per part) visit the network and audition for L'ensemble des Moonves or whomever. He/she/they select one person and you're simply cast. Or (in most cases) they do not like them and you've got to begin once again and today time is fucking drained and each good actor has already been on the show"The network and studio come watching the stars browse the script. They provide the authors notes. Sometimes the notes are staggering like 'We have no idea when the primary reason for the storyline is really so good or funny.' And you've got to insanely re-invent everything. This really is most likely not really a tv show now. Only the worst week of the existence. Sometimes cast people get fired following the table read, and you have eventually to cast a component that required a month to cast before..."Now, you believe creating a pilot is difficult, try doing the work twelve occasions in six several weeks." For additional concerning the pilot casting process, read " Helpful tips for the Casting Process, From First Read to Meeting the Network Executives" on BackStage.com. Louis C.K.'s Advice for Making it through the Pilot Process By Daniel Lehman Feb 2, 2012 Louis C.K. PHOTO CREDIT Katy Winn/Getty Images Louis C.K. makes television his way. A minimum of, which has been his model for achievement in 2 seasons of his acclaimed Forex comedy series, "Louie."The comedian includes a relatively small budget to create, write, direct, cast, edit, and star within the show. But in return for taking less cash, you will find no questions requested. He doesn't receive notes in the network, with no script or casting approval from Forex is needed. The so-known as "Louis C.K. Deal" gives him complete creative treatments for his eponymous show, making them the envy of his comedy and tv peers.However C.K. is creating an untitled comedy pilot for CBS, about "an ensemble of youthful those who are attempting to achieve their creative dreams during these tough financial occasions," based on "The Hollywood Reporter." C.K. and Spike Feresten, who labored together as authors for that "The Late Show With David Letterman" within the the nineteen nineties, will co-write and executive make the pilot.Can C.K. adjust to operate inside the restrictions of network television again? Especially at CBS, where show runner Chuck Lorre ("2 . 5 Males," "The Large Bang Theory") allegedly rules the schedule with traditional three-camera laugh-monitored sitcoms?The 2009 week, comedy website Third Beat discovered C.K.'s candid account of what must be done to market a show to some network, from pitch to pilot to series. C.K. authored the piece for Usenet in 2006, while focusing on rapid-resided "Lucky Louie" for Cinemax.C.K. card inserts parenthetical asides explaining how Cinemax made the procedure much simpler than CBS, from dealing with the studio and network professionals to writing, casting, and shooting the pilot. Overall, C.K. turns what seem like demanding and demeaning encounters into an interesting and amusing glimpse in to the facts of focusing on network TV.Browse the following excerpts about casting an airplane pilot from C.K.'s publish below. (Or browse the complete publish here.):"You need to do these things as every pilot within the city does them concurrently: Look for a studio to shoot in. Cast your pilot. Look for a director. Return to focus on the script because since it's being shot individuals have lots of notes they held back before, if this only agreed to be a fantasy"So you are attempting for the greatest stars, director and author on the planet simultaneously that everybody else around is attempting. Okay, so casting. First you need to employ a casting director. You will find merely a couple of high quality ones and everyone wants them. You need to meet with many different individuals who let you know ideas of who they may cast inside your show. Should you click with someone you hire them (if you're able to) and begin casting. The thing is 1000's of horrible stars and listen to your pilot script read again and again and again and again again. Simultaneously, offers are heading out to very large named stars, none which you believe fit the various components whatsoever, but you're told they'll help your show jump on the environment At some point you are told that the pilot will star Brendan Frazier [sic] and Jody Promote. In the last second both of them pass and also you finish track of Kirk Cameron and Shelly Biglachnataps. How a casting works is you make usually three top chioces for each part within the show. At this point you take these folks towards the studio plus they determine if that like your options. When they do, you are taking individuals three folks how to network. They sign what's known as an evaluation deal, meaning they create their acting deal prior to the network even sees them. So you've to barter an offer with three stars per part, despite the fact that only one of these is going to be hired. Therefore the three stars (per part) visit the network and audition for L'ensemble des Moonves or whomever. He/she/they select one person and you're simply cast. Or (in most cases) they do not like them and you've got to begin once again and today time is fucking drained and each good actor has already been on the show"The network and studio come watching the stars browse the script. They provide the authors notes. Sometimes the notes are staggering like 'We have no idea when the primary reason for the storyline is actually so good or funny.' And you've got to insanely re-invent everything. This really is most likely not really a tv show now. Only the worst week of the existence. Sometimes cast people get fired following the table read, and you have eventually to cast a component that required a month to cast before..."Now, you believe creating a pilot is difficult, try doing the work twelve occasions in six several weeks." For additional concerning the pilot casting process, read "Helpful tips for the Casting Process, From First Read to Meeting the Network Executives" on BackStage.com.

Exclusive: The Vampire Journals Casts Another Gilbert

Lindsey Garrett There's another Gilbert visiting Mystic Falls. Newcomer Lindsey R. Garrett continues to be cast around the Vampire Journals as Samantha Gilbert, TVGuide.com has learned solely. The Vampire Diaries' Michael Trevino: Bill Forbes will (attempt to) break Tyler's sire bond Samantha, in her own 20s, is referred to as a little of the gossip, try not to expect her to mix pathways with Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) in the near future. She'll appear only throughout flashbacks within the episode entitled "1912," airing in the finish of Feb, among the town's founding family people who interacts with both Salvatore siblings. Additional confirming by Natalie Abrams

Charlie Sheen Talks Ladies Onscreen & Off

First Published: January 24, 2012 4:14 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Charlie Sheen appears on Access Hollywood Live on January 24, 2012 MIAMI, Fla. -- Charlie Sheen is set to make his return to the small screen in the upcoming Anger Management on FX, but which female actress is in the lead to play opposite the headline-maker? [Selma Blair] is a strong frontrunner. Shes a very special lady and is as pretty as the day is long and has never really had the opportunity to do something where she can shine, because off camera shes hilarious, Charlie told Billy Bush on Tuesdays Access Hollywood Live, which aired live from a poolside at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. I think [shes] one of the prettiest women in Hollywood. As for his former real life leading lady, Denise Richards, who he recently vacationed with in Mexico, the actor said he was overjoyed to reconnect with his children daughters Sam, 7, and Lola, 6 and his and ex-wife. It was fabulous. It was one of those trips that reestablished what should have been in place a long time ago. But things happen when theyre supposed to, Charlie continued. I came home with like a whole new family. The trip even made the actor ponder why their marriage went south. Shes really fabulous, best mom in the world, he said of Denise who he affectionately referred to as a stone cold hammer. Im like, Why did I leave her? Oh right, she left me! Currently, Charlie doesnt have a serious relationship with anyone special. I dont have a girlfriend, no, but Im having a good time, he explained. His good times include owning up to his past mishaps and shenanigans. Listen to this crap! Did this really happen? Its so silly. It was an odyssey of, What was that? Charlie said as Billy read the actor a few of his now infamous phrases like, Winning, and Tiger Blood. I dont think that can happen again, but I own that whole experience. It was really kind of an elaborate lesson to remind me to basically stick to what you know. Adding, I insist on enjoying every moment these days. Anger Management premieres on FX in June. For more with Charlie and Billy from Miami including details on what he calls the curse of Two and a Half Men CLICK HERE! Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.