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You knew it was coming. The end of each passing year brings with it, hordes of Top Ten Lists, most of which pertain to the world's famous celebrities, movies, and TV shows.

Michael and Steven Roberts: Their broadcasting company called the claims frivolous.

Larry Wilmore has been a staple of TV comedy for more than 30 years. A producer, actor, comedian and writer, he wrote for In Living Color , The Office , The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and The Bernie Mac Show .

In the fall of 2001, these were the comedies that the Fox network was airing: "Futurama," "King of the Hill," "Malcolm in the Middle," "That '70s Show," "Undeclared," "Grounded for Life," "The Bernie Mac Show," "Titus," "Family Guy" and "The Tick." This fall, the comedies are: "Brothers," " 'Til Death," "The Simpsons," "The Cleveland Show," "Family ...

Are Black sitcoms on the verge of extinction? Movieline.com recently published an intriguing article on its Web site titled "Who is Killing the African-American Sitcom?," suggesting if conditions don't change drastically in the television industry their days are numbered.

This time, he's traded in the fun for rehashed scenes and a muddled plot. The story plays out with Grand Canyon-size leaps of logic.

You haven't seen the last of infomercial king, Billy Mays. Although Mays died unexpectedly on June 28, 2009, his "Billy Mays here" commercials are alive and well.

Tampa Bay Rays 5 No Games Scheduled - California, fresh off its recent sale of $8.8 billion of short-term notes, plans to sell $4.5 billion of tax-exempt and taxable bonds this week, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Tumbling down a flight of stairs in the midst of explosions, flying debris and stray bullets is something only a few experience.

If you mixed "Family Guy" with "The Cosby Show" you might have something close to "The Cleveland Show." Three years after the exit of "The Bernie Mac Show," which was based on the family of the late comedian, the network is launching "The Cleveland Show," an animated comedy about an African American family.

New show doesn't give me much glee by Pamela Holley-Bright Carolina Peacemaker Originally posted 9/16/2009 A few months back, I watched the sneak peek episode of Fox's new show, Glee- a musical comedy about a teacher, Will Schuester , who tries to save the Glee Club at McKinley High from going under.

TIME OUT WITH: Naya Rivera from "Glee" September 9th, 2009 by Brittany Geragotelis TIME OUT WITH: Naya Rivera Lopez on the FOX TV show " Glee " Hometown: Valencia, CA AC: You're about to become a household name as devious cheerleader, Santana Lopez, on FOX's new show, "Glee." How'd you score such a cool gig? Naya: I'm still waiting to wake up from ...

The Grove Theatre in Upland is putting on three shows in September that are different from each other but all by and about women.

Native Detroiter Yasmin Spain will be a contestant on the upcoming season of the CBS reality show "Survivor." The actress and performer was born and raised in Detroit, where she once owned a beauty salon.

I thought the first episode of Mad Men , was just fine. It's really hard to know what will happen, or even judge anything one episode in.

When you're a serious actress and are handed a page-turning script that reads like your own biography, there's no suppressing the impulse to set everything else aside for a role that so closely mirrors your own experiences.

Comedy writer Larry Wilmore, right, with moderator Ta-Nehisi Coates, at Wednesday's Aspen Ideas Festival event, Race and Humor, at the Hotel Jerome.

Time Warner is trying to extract some testosterone from its general-entertainment cable networks in an effort to please advertisers who say they are increasingly interested in swinging for powerful niches, not broader masses.

Joytv, which serves the Vancouver/Victoria and Winnipeg television markets, today unveiled a fall program lineup that includes simulcasts of top-rated current affairs and drama series, a rich selection of syndicated comedy offerings and new local productions.

Sandy Grushow, former chairman of Fox Television Entertainment Group, has joined the Board of Advisors for Rooftop Comedy.