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'THE SIMPSONS:' The writer and director of "The 40 Year Old Virgin" will finally see his dream of writing a 'Simpsons' script come true.

When Harry Met Sally star Meg Ryan will be the voice of "future Sally" in the How I Met Your Mother spin-off, Entertainment Weekly reports.

The Black Keys and St. Vincent have booked some time at Studio 8H in New York City next month.

Michelle Obama as Herself, Brady Smith as Grant Larson and Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in the season finale of "Parks and Recreation" On most shows, a major character's pregnancy toward the end of the sixth season would signal a dearth of ideas.

When the time comes for a young bird to leave the nest, he's often more than ready to go and doesn't care too much what Papa Bird thinks.

Ricky Gervais has said he is thinking about making a third series of a programme for the first time ever, with his sitcom Derek.

The actor and comedian reprises his voice role as the bulldog Luiz in the current animated hit "Rio 2." His new standup special "Bona Fide" debuted Sunday on Comedy Central, and still can be purchased for streaming .

The brouhaha that erupted over Stephen Colbert being named as successor to David Letterman's chair as host of CBS' The Late Show once again shined a light on the ongoing battle for the hearts and minds of the American public that is still raging between comedians and conservative pundits.

Kevin Dunn arrives at PALEYFEST 2014 - "Veep" on March 27, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Courteney Cox's directorial debut is uniquely personal. It features a cameo from her daughter, Coco, songs by her boyfriend, Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid, and a scene with her ex-husband, David Arquette.

Every April it happens. Fans of TV series are waiting to find out if their favorite TV shows will return next season.

Debra Messing has never looked anything less than drop-dead gorgeous. You would never know it, but the Will & Grace icon, 45, recently made an effort to eat better for her health and it's definitely paid off big time.

Jimmy Fallon and "Californication" star David Duchovny play a heated game of beer hockey, a game that combines beer pong and table hockey.

Whether or not Netflix orders more episodes of "Arrested Development," the streaming service will remain in business with the show's creator, Mitch Hurwitz.

The TV show Friends made stars out of a group of actors that started as unknowns.

Sometime next year Stephen Colbert will be on the other end of a Late Show interview, but for now he's just a guest.

In this April 29, 2013 file photo, TV host Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the season 4 premiere of "Arrested Development" in Los Angeles.

The small liberal arts college located in Boston announced Tuesday that the 1973 grad will be speaking at the 134th commencement ceremony on May 11. Scott Simon, who hosts NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, will be addressing the graduate students.

If you enjoy watching television shows that make you cringe, you may want to tune in to Tori Spelling's latest reality series.

The "posh" electric violinist won over all four judges - Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams - on the ITV show, as well as hosts Ant and Dec, with her take on three chart tunes on the latest episode on April 19. "It's been absolutely incredible.