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Actress Mindy Kaling, and from left, Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum, and TV host Carson Daly announce the award nominees at the 66th Primetime Emmy Nominations announcement on Thursday.

When Joel and Molly meet, it's hate at first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie shop.

The series garnered 19 Emmy Award nominations including one for best drama series, click through the photos to see the rest of the nominees.

FST Improv troupe members, clockwise from left, Angel Parker, Christine Alexander, Darryl Knapp, Rebecca Hopkins, Emily Levin, Patrick A. Jackson, Steve Turrisi and Adam Ratner.

"My pants are too tight when I'm in the U.S., and they're too baggy when I'm in Sweden," said Poehler, the star, writer and executive producer of the sitcom Welcome to Sweden, which makes its North American debut Thursday, July 10 on NBC and the Comedy Network.

It has become fashionable, lately, to proclaim the death of the rom-com. Sometimes these obituaries gloat ; more often, though, they mourn.

Do you love watching Amy Poehler aka Leslie Knope get her groove on in Parks and Recreation ? What about binge-watching Orange is the New Black ? OR marathoning all sorts of movies available on the streaming service from The Avengers to Parent Trap to the Princess Bride ? Well, then the Netflix god's have heard your prayers and have opened the ... (more)

For decades, the title of the most popular Swede on network television belonged to the absent-minded chef on "The Muppet Show."

WWE superstar John Cena has recently been cast to star in The Nest , a new comedy written by Saturday Night Live writer Paula Pell and starring Amy Poehler , Tina Fey , James Brolin, Ike Barinholtz, Maya Rudolph and John Leguizamo.

This is shaping up to be an excellent year for Saturday Night Live 's John Mulaney.

Parks and Recreation is a comedy series from the Emmy award winning executive producers of The Office.

"Obvious Child," Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler's rom-com parody "They Came Together" and the Roger Ebert documentary "Life Itself" are just some of the titles that debuted at the indie-film showcase in January and are now in theaters and on demand.

For decades, the title of the most popular Swede on network television belonged to the absent-minded chef on "The Muppet Show."

Everything was hunky-dory in Greg Poehler's life. He was a lawyer, married to a lawyer and the father of three kids.

The How I Learned Series Presents HOW I LEARNED TO LIVE IN NEW YORK. Hosted By: Blaise Allysen Kearsley WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2014 8:00PM / Doors at 7:30 UNION HALL, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, , R to Union / F to 4th + 9th, Q, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Atlantic, 6 to Bleecker / F to 2nd SASHEER ZAMATA is an actress, writer, and comedian.

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Last weekend may have been consumed by Mark Wahlberg , Autobots, Dinobots and one too many Michael Bay low angle shots, but there was also a unique take on romantic comedies in the mix too, David Wain 's They Came Together .

They Came Together , a movie released last Friday directed by David Wain , who also wrote and directed the cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer , looked too good to be true.

Everything was hunky-dory in Greg Poehler's life. He was a lawyer, married to a lawyer and the father of three kids.

If the mission was to prove that " They Came Together " can make 83 minutes feel like an eternity, mission accomplished.