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Unlike the riveting-to-watch characters in her Emmy-nominated Netflix dark comedy series “Dead to Me,” show creator Liz Feldman doesn’t seem to be intent on cutting anything out of her life. Instead, she’s adding to it with a 1920’s Spanish Revival-style house in Los Feliz she purchased in early April from screenwriter and producer Adam Sztykiel for nearly $4.8 million.

Sztykiel (“Rampage,” “Made of Honor,” “Due Date” and the “upcoming “Black Adam” starring Dwayne Johnson) and his wife, “Atomic Moms” podcaster Ellie Knaus, bought the historic property in 2017 for about $3.6 million and placed the house on the market in 2020, as Dirt previously reported. That means the couple netted about $1.2 million from the sale, prior to closing costs and taxes.

Resting behind gates on a 10,851-square-foot parcel of land atop one of the most sought-after streets in Los Feliz — near the Griffith Park Observatory — the four-bedroom, five-bathroom house was built in...

A new trailer for The Neighbor, from the co-writers of Saw IV, V, and VI, has been released, showing Bill Engvall like we’ve never seen him before. Starring Josh Stewart (The Collector, Interstellar), The Neighbor comes to DVD, Digital HD, and VOD on September 6th.

From the Press Release: “Beverly Hills, CA – (July Xx, 2016) – The highly anticipated suspense-thriller, The Neighbor, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fortress Features and Salt Company International Production, and Digital HD and On Demand from Starz Digital on September 6th. Written by co-writers of Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI and The Collector, Marcus Dunstan, who also directed the horror feature, and Patrick Melton, the film stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises), Bill Engvall (“Blue Collar TV”) and Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes).

In the small town of Cutter, Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John (Stewart) comes home to...

Co-writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton re-team with Josh Stewart (The Collector films) for The Neighbor, a new thriller coming out on DVD, Digital HD, and VOD on September 6th:

Press Release: Beverly Hills, CA – (July Xx, 2016) – The highly anticipated suspense-thriller, The Neighbor, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fortress Features and Salt Company International Production, and Digital HD and On Demand from Starz Digital on September 6. Written by co-writers of Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI and The Collector, Marcus Dunstan, who also directed the horror feature, and Patrick Melton, the film stars Josh Stewart (Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises), Bill Engvall (“Blue Collar TV”) and Alex Essoe (Starry Eyes).

In the small town of Cutter, Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John (Stewart) comes home to find his girlfriend Rosie (Essoe) missing, he suspects his mysterious and off-putting neighbor (Engvall – in an unexpected and shocking performance) – is somehow involved.

The Bible is believed to be the best-selling book with over 6 billion copies in circulation worldwide. More than 80 percent of Americans own a copy of the Bible. But how much do Americans actually know about it? "

"The American Bible Challenge", a game show on Gsntv hosted by author and comedian Jeff Foxworthy aims to find out exactly that. Foxworthy, a devout Christian himself, has made several appearances on television, most notably in "Blue Collar TV," as the host of "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" and as the star of "The Jeff Foxworthy Show."

Aiming to be family-friendly, the weekly show, which will premiere on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, features 18 teams who will compete based on their knowledge of the Bible. Each team is playing for a charity, and these charitable organizations range from churches to hospitals. As the show progresses, the contestants will share their compelling faith stories.

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Comedian Bill Engvall will guest star on an upcoming episode of 'Leverage,' TNT has exclusively confirmed to TV Squad.

In it, Engvall will play a car dealer targeted by the 'Leverage' team because of his involvement in reselling stolen autos on the black market.

The episode is currently slated to air in August.

Engvall was last seen on the small screen in the short-lived TBS sitcom 'The Bill Engvall Show,' which was canceled last September due to poor ratings. Additional TV roles inc lude 'Blue Collar TV,' 'The Jeff Foxworthy Show' and 'Delta.'

'Leverage,' starring Oscar winner Timothy Hutton, returns for its highly anticipated third season with back-to-back episodes Sun., Jun. 20 at 9Pm.

 

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Television writer-producer Hilary Winston has sold a feature pitch to Paramount based on her upcoming book, "My Ex-Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me."

The "Bridget Jones's Diary"-style story is inspired by Winston's romantic misadventures. When she spotted a novel written by her ex while browsing at a bookstore, she began paging through it only to realize that the "fat-assed girlfriend" he referred to throughout was her.

This book is her response. Only hers, as she is quick to point out, is nonfiction.

Sterling Publishers is scheduled to publish "Ex-Boyfriend" in spring 2011.

Broadway Video is producing the feature, with Hilary Marx running point for the producers. Ashley Brucks will oversee the project for Paramount.

Repped by Icm, Winston is a co-executive producer on the NBC series "Community." She was a writer-producer on the NBC comedy series "My Name Is Earl" and a writer on the WB Network series "Blue Collar TV.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, we just discovered that Jamie Foxx has teamed up with comedic actor Affion Crockett for a new urban-flavored sketch-comedy show, which will air on the Fox network.

Fox has ordered a pilot for an untitled project executive produced by Foxx and fellow "In Living Color" scribes, "MadTV" creators Fax Bahr and Adam Small, with "Wild 'N Out" alum Crockett attached.

According to the report, the pilot is the result of merging two projects. Foxx was looking to do a sketch-comedy series with an urban twist and paired with Bahr and Small to pitch the idea to Fox.

Separately, Sony TV-based Tantamount was working on a sketch-comedy project starring Crockett, probably best known for his spoofs of Russell Simmons, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Drake and Jay-z. Crockett also was attached to co-write with Carl Jones, a producer on Sony's animated comedy "The Boondocks," on which Jones...

Almost two decades after his breakout stint on "In Living Color," Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is back at Fox with another urban-flavored sketch-comedy show.

The network has ordered a pilot for an untitled project executive produced by Foxx and fellow "Color" scribes, "MadTV" creators Fax Bahr and Adam Small, with "Wild 'N Out" alum Affion Crockett attached as one of the stars.

Tantamount and Fox TV Studios are producing.

The pilot is the result of merging two projects. Foxx was looking to do a sketch-comedy series with an urban twist and paired with Bahr and Small to pitch the idea to Fox.

Separately, Sony TV-based Tantamount was working on a sketch-comedy project starring Crockett, probably best known for his spoofs of Russell Simmons, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Drake and Jay-z. Crockett also was attached to co-write with Carl Jones, a producer on Sony's animated comedy "The Boondocks," on which Jones...

My Name Is Earl writer Hilary Winston has inked a two-year premium development deal with Sony Pictures TV.

In the first year, she will be loaned out to 20th Century Fox TV to continue on Earl, where she will be bumped up to producer next season.

After high school, Texas-native Winston headed to Washington, D.C., to pursue a career in politics and a dream to become the first female U.S. president. She went to George Washington University and landed an internship at the White House during the Bill Clinton administration.

She then switched careers with a stint at NPR as a producer/editor that led to a decision to focus on writing full time.

Winston, repped by ICM and attorney Jared Levine, joined Earl in the first season as a story editor. Her previous writing credits include the WB's Blue Collar TV and Nickelodeon's Head to Toe.

TBS has given a pilot script order to a half-hour comedy from Bill Engvall, one of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour comedians, and veteran TV writer Michael Leeson. Engvall also would star in the untitled project, portraying the father at the center of the family comedy. The project would be multicamera and shot in front of a live audience, which would mark a first for TBS. Engvall and Leeson are writing the script. They also would executive produce the project with Engvall's manager, J.P. Williams. Engvall co-starred in Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie and its sequels as well as the sketch-comedy series Blue Collar TV. He also appeared on fellow Blue Collar comedian Jeff Foxworthy's comedy series The Jeff Foxworthy Show. Engvall next appears on the big screen in Delta Farce.

CMT has collared Blue Collar TV star Jeff Foxworthy for his own series on the Viacom-owned cable channel. The former WB Network comedy star has signed on for 12 half-hour episodes of Foxworthy's Big Night Out, a showcase for stand-up and sketch comedy as well as live country music performances. Night will premiere in September. "There's a real opportunity to deliver a variety show, a first for CMT, with a unique comedy sensibility," CMT vp and general manager Paul Villadolid said. Night will begin production in June. The show will be taped in front of a studio audience in Atlanta's Alliance Theater. Foxworthy is a proven draw on cable; his Blue Collar Comedy Tour notched the second- and third-highest-rated programs ever on Comedy Central, exceeding 6 million total viewers. Foxworthy also has been a boon to CMT as host of CMT Music Awards, which has been the network's highest-rated program the past two years he has served as host.

WB Network has benched the comedies Living With Fran and Blue Collar TV in an effort to rejuvenate its Friday and Sunday lineups, respectively. As of Friday, WB will shift 8:30 p.m. newcomer Twins to the 9:30 p.m. slot behind Reba, WB's highest-rated show on the night. The 8-9 p.m. hour will feature back-to-back episodes of What I Like About You. Fran, starring Fran Drescher as a woman who lives with her adult son and young boyfriend, has been failing to hold on to much of Reba's coattails in the 9:30 p.m. berth this season.

Gerald McRaney, star of Commando Nanny, Mark Burnett's upcoming comedy series for the WB Network, underwent surgery Monday to remove a small cancerous growth from his lung. The surgery, performed at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston was successful and McRaney is expected to fully recover within a month. In light of McRaney's medical situation, the WB and producer Warner Bros. TV have put the production start on Commando Nanny on hold. "The WB and WBTV wish Gerald a swift and total recovery and look forward to seeing him back on the set very soon," the network and the studio said in a statement. With the production delay, Commando Nanny will not make its scheduled Sept. 17 premiere, and the network plans to stick to its current Friday lineup of What I Like About You, Grounded for Life, Reba and a Blue Collar TV until Commando Nanny is ready to join the schedule later this fall. Earlier this month, the younger star of the show Philip Winchester broke his foot and was replaced with Owain Yeoman.

The WB Network's sketch comedy Blue Collar TV has solidified its slot on the network's schedule with a full-season 22-episode order. The pickup will bring the total order for the series starring Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy to 30 half-hours. In May, the WB announced Blue Collar TV as part of its fall lineup with an eight-episode order for a summer trial run. Based on the show's solid performance in its three airings so far, the network picked it up for a full freshman season. Blue Collar TV is scheduled to go back in production next month to ensure a seamless transition between the summer episodes and the newly ordered batch.

CBS won every half-hour in primetime on Thursday all key measures, but NBC helped its cause by moving Last Comic Standing into the 9 p.m. hour. The WB also got some good news with a solid second outing of 8 p.m. sketch comedy Blue Collar TV. NBC's Thursday tryout of its Tuesday reality tentpole Comic paid off as the standup competition series improved by 41% on the peacock's track record this summer in the time period. Comic averaged 7.4 million viewers and 3.8 rating/11 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. Most impressive was Comic's spike from its 8:30 p.m. lead-in, a Will & Grace repeat (5.6 million, 2.5/8) against CBS? 9 p.m. encore of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (13.7 million, 4.4/13), which was the night?s most-watched program as usual.

A repeat of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation helped give CBS the largest audience of the Big Three networks for John Kerry's big moment in primetime Thursday. Meanwhile, the WB Network did well, compared to its past track record on Thursdays, with the 8 p.m. debut of sketch comedy Blue Collar TV. CBS appeared to draw the largest audience of the Big Three networks in East Coast time zones for its live coverage of Kerry's speech accepting the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Reliable national estimates for the live 10 p.m. EDT speech coverage won't be available until later today, but Nielsen Media Research's preliminary estimates indicate an audience of about 6.2 million viewers in East Coast markets for the primetime portion of CBS' Kerry coverage, compared to 5.3 million for NBC and 4.5 million for ABC.

The WB has officially moved its new drama The Mountain from Thursday 8 p.m. to Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. Meanwhile, the new comedies Blue Collar TV and Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, originally scheduled for the post-Smallville Wednesday slot, will now air in the 8-9 p.m. Thursday time period. The move was rumored ever since Fox announced the shift of its teen soap The O.C. from its Wednesday 9 p.m. berth to Thursdays at 8 p.m.