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Chuck Lorre has paid tribute to Bob Newhart, his friend who also happened to play Arthur Jeffries aka Professor Proton, on The Big Bang Theory. In a statement released this afternoon, the uber-producer who co-created The Big Bang Theory with Bill Prady recalled what it took to get Newhart to star…

Bob Newhart, an Emmy winner and nine-time nominee who helped launch the recorded comedy craze with two smash stand-up albums before starring in the revered TV shows The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, died today at his Los Angeles home. He was 94. His longtime publicist Jerry Digney said Newhart died…

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage — the title of the Young Sheldon spinoff at CBS — may suggest a level of pessimism about the story but that’s the point of the new multi-camera sitcom launching in October, explains Executive Producer Chuck Lorre. “Georgie is 19. He dropped out of high school. How…

Spoiler alert! This story contains details from the series finale episode of Young Sheldon on CBS. Good luck at Caltech, Sheldon! We know you’ll do just fine and go on to make great friends in Pasadena. The May 16 episode of Young Sheldon marked the end of The Big Bang Theory spinoff, with…

If there is anyone who could rightly ascend to the throne of the “King of Television Comedy” it undoubtedly is Chuck Lorre. With credits over the last quarter-century including Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Dharma & Greg, Mike & Molly, Grace U…

Kristen Johnston (The Righteous Gemstones) is reuniting with Chuck Lorre and Susan McMartin as she joins the cast of Netflix's Untitled Leanne Morgan Project in a series regular role. The trio previously collaborated on four seasons of the CBS series Mom. Co-created by Morgan, Lorre and McMartin, the…

Leanne Morgan’s current tour is called Just Getting Started, and the 58-year-old comedian is living up to that with a comedy series and two more specials at Netflix. The streamer has given a 16-episode order to an untitled multi-cam sitcom, headlined by Morgan in her TV acting debut and executive produced…

EXCLUSIVE: Dale Dickey has been tapped for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming second season of Max comedy Bookie, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay. Starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey, the comedy series follows bookie Danny (Maniscalco) as he and his partner, former NFL star Ray…

The mother of all reunions is not over yet: Chuck Lorre said at Deadline’s Contenders TV on Sunday that Charlie Sheen will return for a cameo (or two?) in season 2 of Max’s Bookie. The former star of Two and a Half Men showed up in season one as himself in the Sebastian Maniscalco comedy. The…

The Big Bang Theory-verse is officially expanding as CBS on Tuesday greenlighted a new half-hour, multi-camera comedy series starring Montana Jordan and Emily Osment for broadcast in the 2024-2025 season. Created by the producing team behind The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon — Chuck Lorre…

A candid Gina Yashere was quick to explain who made the decision to end Bob ❤ Abishola after only five seasons – it was CBS, she exclaimed. But she also admitted the budget cuts made her treat the show’s supporting characters with even more respect in its final year. As part of the cost-cutting move…

The (early) life story of Sheldon Cooper made it easier to figure out when to end Young Sheldon. While addressing reporters Tuesday on Stage 19 of the Warner Bros lot, executive producer Steve Holland explained why the decision was made to wrap up the comedy in its seventh season on CBS…