Dan Schneider News

NEAR the end of what turned out to be the final season of " Zoey 101," Victoria Justice -- who was playing Jamie Lynn Spears' sidekick, Lola -- was summoned, with her mom, to a meeting with Dan Schneider.

Created by Dan Schneider , iCarly premiered on Nickelodeon in the Fall of 2007. The sitcom follows the adventures of Carly Shay , a teenage girl who lives in a hip loft with her 26-year-old brother Spencer .

HOLLYWOOD -- The hottest Nickelodeon actor this side of a sponge is shooting her scene, and the laughs on set are strong though not quite uproarious. Miranda Cosgrove, star of the cable hit 'iCarly,' is nailing her take, but the scene still lacks the show's customary build-to-wacky laughs. The scene needs some heat.

Fortunately, the show's creator, Dan Schneider, is a one-man comic spark. From behind a bank of equipment, he barks out the order: Bring in the flash paper that will be placed inside one of the young actor's smoothie-shop cups. The scene starts again, the smoke effect goes off -- pop! -- without anyone getting singed, and hilarity ensues.

HOLLYWOOD -- The hottest Nickelodeon actor this side of a sponge is shooting her scene, and the laughs on set are strong though not quite uproarious. Miranda Cosgrove, star of the cable hit 'iCarly,' is nailing her take, but the scene still lacks the show's customary build-to-wacky laughs. The scene needs some heat.

Fortunately, the show's creator, Dan Schneider, is a one-man comic spark. From behind a bank of equipment, he barks out the order: Bring in the flash paper that will be placed inside one of the young actor's smoothie-shop cups. The scene starts again, the smoke effect goes off -- pop! -- without anyone getting singed, and hilarity ensues.