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Penn alum Whitney Cummings gets BOTH of her TV pilots picked up (watch preview!)

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Back in February, a bunch of Penn alumni got their TV pilots ordered up by several TV networks. After the jump find about BOTH shows from Whitney Cummings (C’03) that got the green light …and watch a preview!This fall, be on the lookout for Whitney’s new show, “Whitney” on NBC’s Thursday night lineup.  The show will be […]

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Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 23

Welcome back.  Summer’s practically here and as usual we’ve got some juicy news and some great upcoming networking events – so lets jump in! Use these new tabs below to easily navigate between sections of this issue:

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Can you spot the 3 Penn alumni featured/referred to in last night’s SNL bit?

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Her new CBS show pokes fun of Wharton Business School

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Intentional or not, it makes sense that the new CBS show, “2 Broke Girls” co-created by Penn alum Whitney Cumming (C’03)  has a Penn reference in it. After the jump check out an extended preview from the show and see at minute 1:44 why being a graduate of the Wharton Business school doesn’t necessarily equate to “being […]

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Tonight one Penn alum roasts another Penn alum

If you haven’t seen the ads yet, tonight a whole slew of misfits roast Donald Trump (W’68) on Comedy Central (10:30/9:30c).  I’m sure you can safely expect jokes about his hair, his marriages and all of the products he’s put his name on. At first I was a bit surprised Trump was such a good sport, […]

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How dirty will CBS let her get with “Sex and the City” showrunner?

Over the years, I have featured Whitney Cummings (C’03) on DT about her Comedy Central special and the various roasts she’s been a part of. Her humor is downright dirty and I love it. Now she is doing a bunch of notable “A”-list TV projects you should look out for in the coming year. More […]

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