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The television dramas Shameless and Orange Is the New Black are up for the comedy Emmy this year.

New York City fire officials say six people, including a child, suffered slight burns when a piece of camera equipment caught fire inside the observation deck of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Played by Kate Walsh on this upcoming NBC sitcom, Judge Rebecca Wright is a clear break from the cool, polished Dr. Addison Montgomery she played for eight seasons on "Grey's Anatomy" and its spinoff, "Private Practice."

She stars on the new fall series "State of Affairs," playing a CIA attache who informs the president on high-level incidents around the world.

This March 7, 2013 file photo shows actress Maya Rudolph performing at "The Music of Prince" tribute concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.

The series, described as a "classic, extended-family sitcom" with Cosby as the patriarch, is currently in the writing stage, NBC executives said at Sunday's session of the summer TV critics' tour.

The series, described as a "classic, extended-family sitcom" with Cosby as the patriarch, is currently in the writing stage, NBC executives said at Sunday's session of the summer TV critics' tour.

Coronation Street actors Helen Worth , Tina O'Brien and Sean Wilson with their 'Best Storyline' Awards, at the British Soap awards 2000 at the BBC TV studios.

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Former "Saturday Night Live" star Tracy Morgan has sued Wal-Mart over a highway crash involving one of its drivers that left him seriously injured and a fellow comedian dead.

Nearly 500 divers and snorkelers submerged themselves in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday for an underwater broadcast by a local radio station.

Hulu is now the exclusive streaming home for the full run of Comedy Central's bad-boy animated series, "South Park" - all 244-and-counting episodes.

Amazon is readying 'Transparent,' a dark comedy starring Jeffrey Tambor as Mort, the patriarch of a chaotic Los Angeles Jewish clan who reveals a secret to his family: He wants to become Maura.

The veteran actor plays a man who, late in life, acts on his long-suppressed need to be a woman.

"Rio 2" : Like the first movie, "Rio 2" looks great with vibrant colors and lovely animation that pop off the screen.

According to the Emmy Awards ballot, True Detective isn't a miniseries, but Fargo and American Horror Story: Coven are.

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play was staged at Playwrights Horizons in New York in 2013 and will have its Canadian premier next May. Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play was staged at Playwrights Horizons in New York in 2013 and will have its Canadian premier next May. I worry, as we all do, about the decimation of the human race from climate ... (more)

In a scene from "Untold Stories of the ER," surgeon Christine Toevs recreates the surgery that removed the chainsaw from James Valentine's neck .

Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe, and the other stars of the comedy Sex Tape hit the red carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday night.

Yes, the project came from two classy Hollywood acts: "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry and, serving as a producer, "Housewives" star Eva Longoria.