John Michael Higgins News

I rarely make it out of my hole in Sherman Oaks, but when I do and I spot a celebrity it's always a noteworthy event.

"Star Trek," "Tropic Thunder," "Milk" and "Up" were among the films honored Monday night as the Casting Society of America held its 25th Artios Awards.

In A Mighty Wind, Lynch played a porn star turned folk singer who joined her husband in re-forming the 1960s "folk neuftet," The Main Street Singers.

It's sweeps month! It's sweeps month! Craziness will happen! Casting will be stunty! Networks will actually try! Yes, Beatniks, it's that magical time of year when whatever the actual televised content on procedurals - good or bad - it is highly unlikely to be indifferent.

Couples Retreat - Film Review by Lisa Miller Directed by Peter Billingsley, Starring Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Peter Serafinowicz, Jean Reno, Kali Hawk, Carlos Ponce, John Michael Higgins, Ken Jeong, Tasha Smith - Universal/Rated PG-13/Comedy/107 minutes.

"Couples Retreat" is a comedy of exhaustion. I don't mean that the four couples in question - three married and one a post-divorce May-September rebound - are suffering from conjugal fatigue.

Photo: Getty Images, CBS Now that Letterman-extorting TV producer Robert J. Halderman has been apprehended after brilliantly attempting to cash a fake check for $2 million, there's probably little chance we'll ever see the movie on Dave's admitted affair that Halderman had purportedly scripted .

One of the more interesting aspects of NBC's new comedy Community has been what's turned into "The Professor of the Week". In all three episodes, we've seen a really strong comic actor play the role of a community-college professor, basically giving three different examples: John Oliver, who plays Dr.

If the premiere episode of Community flunked the exam, and last week's episode scored top marks, then this week's show merely passed.

Abby Richter is the exasperated producer of "Sacramento AM," a TV morning show suffering from poor ratings.

Actor John Michael Higgins arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'The Ugly Truth' held at Pacific's Cinerama Dome on July 16, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

Perennial "Hey, It's That Guy" John Michael Higgins played David Letterman in The Late Shift 13 years ago, and he said in an interview this week that Letterman "didn't make it easy for [him] -- or for anyone doing that project." Back then, Higgins was a struggling actor, who desperately needed the money.