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    Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Christopher Guest shakes his 'Family Tree'

    A powerful recurring motif in the varied works of Christopher Guest is the dummy.
    A powerful recurring motif in the varied works of Christopher Guest is the dummy. From early sketch comedy on "Saturday Night Live" through a series of mock documentaries, the looming figure is an essential part of the Guest aesthetic. It can be a...

    Tags: Jim Piddock, Sociology, Monk (tv program), George Bernard Shaw, Tom Conti

    2. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Fred Willard climbs onto HBO's comedy 'Family Tree'

    It may be a bit of a stretch for actor Fred Willard, but in Sunday’s episode of Christopher Guest’s delightful new HBO comedy, “Family Tree,” he will step into the time-honored TV role of wacky next-door neighbor.
    It may be a bit of a stretch for actor Fred Willard, but in Sunday’s episode of Christopher Guest’s delightful new HBO comedy, “Family Tree,” he will step into the time-honored TV role of wacky next-door neighbor. He plays...

    Tags: The Colbert Report (tv program), Kevin Rahm, Fred Willard, Celebrities, Mad Men (tv program)

    3. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Michael McKean is a man of many comedic faces

    When he played Lenny on ABC's popular 1976-83 sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," Michael McKean realized he could easily become typecast as his dumb, lovable Fonzie wannabe and pal of the knuckleheaded Squiggy. He vowed not to let it happen.
    When he played Lenny on ABC's popular 1976-83 sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," Michael McKean realized he could easily become typecast as his dumb, lovable Fonzie wannabe and pal of the knuckleheaded Squiggy. He vowed not to let it happen. "It's not your...

    Tags: Girls (tv program), Chris O'Dowd, Gore Vidal¿s The Best Man (play), Entertainment Events, Physical Therapy

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. AMC's new reality series 'Showville' should be better than it is

    On paper, AMC's new reality show is fabulous. Each week for eight weeks, "Showville," which is set to premiere Thursday night at 9 p.m., will take us to a small town where talent coaches Alec Mapa and Lisette Bustamante will select four locals to put on a talent show; the remaining residents will vote on a winner.
    On paper, AMC's new reality show is fabulous. Each week for eight weeks, "Showville," which is set to premiere Thursday night at 9 p.m., will take us to a small town where talent coaches Alec Mapa and Lisette Bustamante will select four locals to put on a...

    Tags: Television Industry, Alec Mapa, AMC (tv network), Television, Entertainment

    5. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. TV Picks: 'Family Tree,' 'Nashville,' '10 Buildings,' 'The Middle'

    <strong>"Family Tree" (HBO, premieres Sunday).</strong> Christopher Guest has made you a TV series. Thank him. The director of "A Mighty Wind" and "Best in Show" and one of the forces behind and in "This Is Spinal Tap" -- in which he was Nigel Tufnel, whose amplifier went to 11 and whose guitar you were not to touch or even to look at -- Guest has been an architect of modern comedy, from the improvised dialogue that marks his films to the documentary style in which most have been shot. Its sound is his sound, its look his look. (Ricky Gervais owes him his career, if we are to consider that career based on "The Office"; "Parks &amp; Recreation" could almost be Guest's own work.) In the wonderful "Family Tree," hangdog Chris O'Dowd ("Bridesmaids," "The IT Crowd"), finding his life stalled after losing a girlfriend and a job in short order, goes in search of his roots and relatives. It's a trip that takes him into the theater, a boxing club, England's rural north, the back end of pantomime horse and finally to America. Michael McKean, a regular member of Guest's repertory company, plays Tom's father; Nina Conti his troubled ventriloquist sister. Jim Piddock, another Guest player, co-wrote the series and also appears in it, as Tom's antique-dealing downstairs neighbor. Familiar faces Fred Willard, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr. and Amy Seimetz will also arrive in due time.
    Los Angeles Times Television Critic
    "Family Tree" (HBO, premieres Sunday). Christopher Guest has made you a TV series. Thank him. The director of "A Mighty Wind" and "Best in Show" and one of the forces behind and in "This Is Spinal Tap" -- in which he was Nigel Tufnel, whose amplifier went...

    Tags: The Middle (tv program), Architecture, American Horror Story (tv program), Jim Piddock, The Office (tv program)

    6. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Review: HBO's 'Family Tree' rooted in warm, goofy eccentricity

    Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO.
    Christopher Guest, the director of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," has made a TV series for HBO. The eight-episode "Family Tree," which premieres Sunday, is his first work in seven years, and like his films it is sweet and funny and not a little...

    Tags: Girls (tv program), Chris O'Dowd, Michael McKean, Jim Piddock, Preston Sturges

    7. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. TV This Week: May 12 - 18: 'Mammas' on Sundance

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    Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 12 - 18, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SUNDAY Just in time for Mother's Day, it's...

    Tags: Natalie Dormer, Seth Meyers, Game of Thrones (tv program), Steve Carell, The Invisible War (movie)

    8. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'This Is Spinal Tap' LP to be reissued June 11 -- on black vinyl

    Spinal Tap, the fabled heavy metal band celebrated for its amps that go to 11 and an 18-inch Stonehenge stage set, is proving itself at the cutting edge of rock music once again with the impending reissue of its debut album -- on black vinyl.
    Spinal Tap, the fabled heavy metal band celebrated for its amps that go to 11 and an 18-inch Stonehenge stage set, is proving itself at the cutting edge of rock music once again with the impending reissue of its debut album -- on black vinyl. “...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. McNamara's Picks: 'Scandal,' 'Family Tree,' 'Elementary'

    "Scandal": Shonda Rhimes' whacked-out buzzfest of a political drama comes to a much-fanticipated close after its first full season (it debuted as a mid-season replacement.) As super-sleuth and super-stylin' D.C. power-fixer Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) continues her on-again/off-again (currently very much on) affair with the perpetually lovesick President Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) -- your tax dollars at work! -- she and her fellow gladiators are also desperate to reveal the traitor passing state secrets out of the White House directly to terrorists. And the right one this time, please--when they previously, and wrongly, accused the CIA director, he wound up dead.
    Los Angeles Times Television Critic
    "Scandal": Shonda Rhimes' whacked-out buzzfest of a political drama comes to a much-fanticipated close after its first full season (it debuted as a mid-season replacement.) As super-sleuth and super-stylin' D.C. power-fixer Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington)...

    Tags: Chris O'Dowd, Jim Piddock, Jeff Perry, ABC (tv network), Game of Thrones (tv program)

    10. Mar 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Reader photos: Amour

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    If there's anything that the Christopher Guest-directed mockumentary "Best in Show" taught us, it's that the relationship between a dog and their human is complicated. With that in mind, when photographer Nicola Buck took this photo of a pink wig-wearing....
    11. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'

    Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now &mdash; it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central and appearances as Andy Richter's little sister, in braces and pigtails, on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."
    Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central...

    Tags: Current TV (tv network), Upright Citizens Brigade, Comedy (genre), Veep (tv program), Amy Poehler

    12. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Harry Shearer is in a topical zone with album 'Can't Take a Hint'

    You can't blame Harry Shearer for feeling a twinge of regret just before the release of his latest satirical album of topical songs, "Can't Take a Hint."
    You can't blame Harry Shearer for feeling a twinge of regret just before the release of his latest satirical album of topical songs, "Can't Take a Hint." "Pussy Riot and 'legitimate rape' in the news in the same week?" Shearer said, his eyes widening...

    Tags: Glee (tv program), George W. Bush, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Rob Reiner, Awards and Prizes

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