CBS continues with its fairly unexciting schedule, with "How I Met Your Mother", "2 Broke Girls", and "Mike & Molly" joined on Monday nights by a new sitcom, "Partners". "Partners" is a comedy based on the lives of creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick ("Will & Grace"), about two life-long best friends and business partners (one gay, one straight) whose "bromance" is tested when one of them is engaged to be married. Emmy Award winner James Burrows directed the pilot.
"2 1/2 Men" moves to Thursdays at 8:30 following "The Big Bang Theory".

Just get it.

iTunes / Amazon / Google Play

ABC is remaining relatively stable comedy-wise next season, maintaining their family-oriented block of sitcoms on Wednesday nights and adding one newcomer, while also expanding to Tuesday and Friday nights.

"The Middle", "Suburgatory", and "Modern Family" remain in their places on Wednesdays, and the new show, "The Neighbors", comes from several "Modern Family" vets (executive producers Aaron Kaplan and Jeff Morton and director Chris Koch). The show deals with a family of aliens, The Zabvronians, who have been stationed on Earth for the past 10 years, disguised as humans. Awaiting instructions from home, they meet the Weavers, their new next door neighbors and the first humans they've had the opportunity to know. As it turns out, the pressures of marriage and parenthood are not exclusive to planet Earth. Two worlds will collide with hilarious consequences as everyone discovers they can "totally relate" and learn a lot from each other.

"Happy Endings" and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" move to Tuesday nights following the "Dancing with the Stars" results show, and will be joined midseason with two other new sitcoms, "How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)", starring Brad Garrett and Sarah Chalke, and "The Family Tools", based on the UK series "White Van Man". Also appearing at midseason will be a TGIF-like block of family-oriented sitcoms on Friday nights, with Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing" at 8 being joined by "Malibu Country" with Reba McEntire at 8:30.

From Deadline:

"The Other Guys" gang is back together, this time on HBO. The pay cable network is developing a comedy project for Rob Riggle to star in and produce. The single-camera comedy, based on an idea by Riggle, is being written by Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. Set in the world of bond traders in 1980s Wall Street, it revolves around a successful, hard-living boss (Riggle) who lives a dark, self-centered, unhealthy life. McKay and Henchy are executive producing with their Gary Sanchez Productions partner Will Ferrell as well as Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Peter Principato and Paul Young. The project, which stems from Riggle’s development deal with HBO, reunites three of the stars of "The Other Guys" – Ferrell, Walhberg and Riggle — with the film’s writers McKay and Henchy. It was on that movie that McKay, Wahlberg, Ferrell and Riggle formed a working relationship and set out to find a project on which to collaborate.

Riggle originally developed the idea for the Wall Street comedy with Wahlberg’s Closest To The Hole Productions, Levinson’s Leverage and Principato-Young. Following Riggle and Wahlberg’s stint together on Other Guys, the Daily Show alum starred in Wahlberg and Levinson’s CBS’ comedy pilot Home Game and was attached to the producing duo’s HBO comedy project Lifestyle Lemonaid last year. Riggle, repped by CAA and Principato-Young, is currently seen in Sony’s hit 21 Jump Street and was recently named host of this year’s ESPYs. Ferrell is with CAA and Mosaic, McKay with WME and Mosaic, and Wahlberg with WME and Leverage.

NBC and FOX both announced their 2012-2013 schedules today, and the good news for comedy fans is that comedies are now being scheduled across all five days of the week, so conceivably comedy lovers will be able to find at least one show every night that will be to their taste (Monday nights are presumably going to remain the province of CBS's multicamera sitcoms).

On Tuesday nights, "Raising Hope" leads off the night on FOX at 8, followed by a new sitcom, "Ben & Kate" (formerly "Ben Fox is My Manny"), starring Dakota Johnson ("21 Jump Street") as the young mother of a 5-year-old whose slacker brother (Nat Faxon, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "The Descendants") moves in with her to take care of her daughter. The show comes from writer/executive producer Dana Fox and executive producer/director Jake Kasdan, both of whom have worked on "The New Girl", which returns at 9 PM. The night finishes off with "The Mindy Project" (temporary title), starring Mindy Kaling ("The Office") as an OB/GYN and Bridget Jones-like single woman who, despite having a successful career, desperately needs to break bad habits in her personal life. Kaling's former "Office" co-star Ed Helms and SNL's Bill Hader make appearances in the pilot, but probably will not be regulars on the series (as both are contracted to return on their respective series next season).

On NBC, two new sitcoms, "Go On", starring Matthew Perry, and "The New Normal", from creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy ("Glee"), will follow "The Voice" at 9 PM and 9:30 respectively. The night finishes out with "Parenthood" at 10.

On Wednesdays, NBC will be doing some counter-programming to ABC's popular lineup of family-oriented sitcoms with two new sitcoms, "Animal Practice" at 8 and "Guys with Kids" at 8:30. "Animal Practice" comes from creator/executive producer Brian Gatewood ("The Sitter") and directors the Russo brothers ("Community", "Happy Endings"), and stars Justin Kirk ("Weeds") as a New York veterinarian with an unorthodox style of operating whose success comes from his undeniable gift with animals of all kinds- all but the human kind. "Guys with Kids" is a multi-camera sitcom (NBC's only multi-cam pickup this season) from Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon. Chris (Jesse Bradford, "The West Wing"), Nick (Zach Cregger, "Friends with Benefits") and Gary (Anthony Anderson, "Law & Order") star as three thirty-something new dads who have each other to help navigate their survival, while still trying desperately to remain dudes.

On Thursdays, NBC's sitcom line-up remains for the most part in place, with "30 Rock", "Up All Night", "The Office" and "Parks & Recreation" all returning. Since "30 Rock" was only picked up for a 13-episode final seventh season, presumably one of the 3 other single-camera sitcoms picked up by NBC will replace it at midseason (either the White House-set "1600 Penn", the Dane Cook-starring "Next Caller" or "Save Me" with Anne Heche). On FOX, meanwhile, "Glee" moves to Thursday nights at 9, following "The X-Factor".

The real surprise this programming cycle is that "Community" will be moving to Friday nights at 8:30 on NBC, following "Whitney" at 8 PM. This pickup is only for 13 episodes, but NBC has allowed the option to remain open for the show to get picked up for the "back 9" episodes if the ratings for the show remain good. There are also rumors that creator Dan Harmon might not be returning as a showrunner next season, and may be falling back into a more behind-the-scenes role.

Stay tuned tomorrow for more information on ABC's fall schedule and Wednesday for CBS's schedule.

From Variety:

"Wet Hot American Summer" co-stars Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler are coming together to re-team with director David Wain on "They Came Together," a romantic comedy parody that will be produced through Lionsgate's microbudget division.

Wain and his longtime collaborator Michael Showalter wrote the script shortly after "Wet Hot American Summer," though the project never got made. Lionsgate is now gearing up to start production on it this summer.

When Joel (Rudd) and Molly (Poehler) meet, it's hate at first sight; his big corporation is the one that threatens to shut down her quirky knick-knack store. The story, which follows their predictably on-again/off-again relationship, features rom-com staples such as the jealous ex-girlfriend, the office jerk, scary in-laws, a boring dentist, a wise dog and beautiful shots of New York City in autumn.

Both Rudd and Poehler participated in a table read of the script at the San Francisco Sketchfest back in January.

In addition to "Wet Hot American Summer," Rudd has appeared in all of Wain's movies, including "The Ten," "Wanderlust" and "Role Models," the latter of which was a modestly-budgeted Universal comedy that went on to gross $92 million worldwide.

Graham Elwood's new comedy album "Palm Strike Dance Party" is set for release on May 22 from AST Records, but if you don't want to wait that long (and don't need to hold a physical manifestation of it in your hands), you can download it today from iTunes, Amazon or some other place (yes, even Google Play). Recorded at Go Bananas in Cincinnati, the album features 16 tracks of Graham's patented jack-assery, plus the bonus title track "Palm Strike Dance Party" produced by Mike Phirman and featuring vocals by Natasha Leggero (you have to hear it to believe it). Go get it, and feel the power of the palm!

ADDENDUM: If you do want the physical CD, you can pre-order it here, now!

The Oscars have Barbara Walters and "The Comedy Awards" have Zach Galifianakis. Tonight, Comedy Central will host an evening of programming honoring great comedy and the people who make it, starting with the television premiere of "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis," the pioneering, no-holds-barred Funny Or Die series. The special 30-minute "Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York," hosted by Galifianakis and produced by Funny Or Die, will air at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT and serve as a precursor to the 2nd annual "Comedy Awards" airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Hoping to do for ferns what Walters did for trees, Galifianakis -a multiple "Comedy Awards" nominee - will welcome fellow "Comedy Awards" contenders Tina Fey and Jon Stewart, as well as Sir Richard Branson, to his foliage-filled set for the show's primetime television debut.

Shot between two ferns - literally - the show features actor/comedian Galifianakis asking questions to unassuming celebrities and personalities who often find themselves asking, and almost always out loud to Zach, 'What am I doing here?'. Scott Aukerman ("Comedy Bang Bang"), is the executive producer and director of "Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York."

"The Comedy Awards," now in its second year, is dedicated to celebrating the art of comedy with a historic, one-night-only celebration honoring the most talented writers, directors, actors and stand-ups who provided the laugh track to our lives this past year. The ceremony will premiere on Comedy Central tonight and air on Comedy Central's international channels across Europe, New Zealand, India, Israel and Africa.

Friday, April 27, 8pm, NerdMelt Theater.

Join Michelle Biloon and Jim Hamilton as they record their debut albums for AST records in a night of formidable stand-up comedy. Free admission! Free beer! Special guests! It shalln't disappoint!

Reserve your free ticket here: http://www.nerdmeltla.com/tickets2/i...hp?event_id=42

Regular visitors to this site probably don't need reminding to watch NBC's Thursday night comedy line up, which is generally the best night of comedy on network TV. However, tonight's shows promise to be extra special, with a fun "themed" episode of "Community", a live episode of "30 Rock", and an episode of "Parks & Recreation" written and directed by Amy Poehler.

First, on "Community", when Annie discovers the study group's yam experiment smashed to smithereens on the science lab floor, the group mobilizes to expose the criminal and save their grade. Once Abed and Troy think they have located the perpetrator, the group conducts a "trial," with a reluctant Professor Kane (guest star Michael K. Williams) serving as judge. This entire episode will serve as an homage to NBC's popular "Law and Order" franchise.

Then on "30 Rock", a second live episode, following last season's very successful effort. When their Kabletown bosses announce they will no longer pay for TGS to be a live show, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy realize their lives will actually be easier if they shoot canned episodes fast and cheap. Only Kenneth the page objects, urging that nothing can replace the communal experience of live television. He tries to convince the TGS staff to fight for their right to be live by taking them and the audience through a magical look back at the illustrious history of Studio 6H.

On "The Office", unemployed Andy crashes a fundraiser for the Senator (guest star Jack Coleman) and winds up adopting twelve disabled dogs. Dwight discovers that winning an auction means losing money, and Darryl teaches Nellie how to eat a taco.

Finally, on "Parks & Recreation", Leslie goes toe-to-toe with Bobby Newport (guest star Paul Rudd) in their big televised debate. Ann, Tom, and Chris work in the media spin room, while Ron goes the extra mile to save a party for Leslie's donors.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Emmy winner for "Seinfeld" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine") stars as Selina Meyer in the new series "Veep", the story of a woman who becomes vice president, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. Created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar nominee for co-writing the film "In the Loop"), the new comedy series kicks off its eight-episode season Sunday, April 22nd (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. "Veep" follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the president's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive.

The series costars Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer, Meyer's Chief of Staff; Tony Hale as Gary Walsh, Meyer's personal aide; Matt Walsh as Mike McClintock, Director of Communications; Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan, White House liaison; Reid Scott as Dan Egan, Deputy Director of Communications at the White House and Sufe Bradshaw as Sue Wilson, executive assistant to the Vice President. It is executive produced by Iannucci, Christopher Godsick, Frank Rich, and Simon Blackwell.

Paul F. Tompkins' one-hour stand-up special, "Laboring Under Delusions", premieres this Saturday, April 21st at 11:00pm ET/PT on Comedy Central. Before achieving success as a comedian, actor, and writer, Tompkins toiled in the ranks of the common working man, and he shares some of his incredible experiences in this all-new special. Using his trademark storytelling style, Tompkins recounts his stint as a disgruntled hat salesman, his evolution into a sticky-fingered video store clerk, and how hosting VH1’s “Best Week Ever” led to inadvertently donning women’s undergarments. With his fist raised high, Tompkins delivers a rousing hour of comedy to a raucous audience at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA.

The "Laboring Under Delusions" extended and uncensored DVD, with 30 minutes of material not seen in the broadcast, will be released on April 24th by Comedy Central Entertainment. The bonus features include: “Director’s Commentary by a Director,” a series of musings on the full special from Tompkins, impersonating a famous director; an additional 16 minutes of show in the form of “Danny Boy Encore” and “The Pod F. Tompkast: Episode 16 – Behind the Scenes,” featuring insights into the voicing of The Great Undiscovered Project: Part 16 and podcast guest Gillian Jacobs ("Community"). The extended and uncensored version of "Laboring Under Delusions" will also be available for download on April 24th at all major digital outlets.

In this clip from the special, Paul discusses working with actor Daniel Day-Lewis on the film "There Will Be Blood":

Comedy Central Stand-Up
Get More: Jokes,Joke of the Day,Funny Jokes