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These 3 Penn Alumni Have New TV Shows Coming to ABC and NBC
Last week the major networks had their upfronts and announced their official 2010-2011 television schedules. Consequentially, there are 3 very happy Penn alumni with shows you’ll want to check out…. Check out episode previews after the jump! “Love Bites” Thursdays, 10-11 pm (NBC) Actress: Becki Newton (C’00) (preview below) “From Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Cindy Chupack […]
Penn Alum Paul Provenza Brings Us Inside the Minds of These Celebrity Comics
A few years ago, Paul Provenza (C’79, Mask and Wig) showed us an inside peek of the comic world when he had his celebrity comedians deliver their own versions of the world’s dirtiest joke in his film, The Aristocrats. Starting this week, Paul serves up a lot more “celebrity insider” comedy that you’ll want to […]
This Penn Alum Directed a Groundbreaking Episode of TV
Did you see last week’s episode of “Ugly Betty”? If you didn’t, it was packed full of Penn! As I was watching the credits, I noted that not only was Penn alum actress Becki Newton (C’00) featured but also Penn alum Andy Wolk (C’70, DP, 34th Street) directed this episode! …Then just last night Debbie […]
NBC is Giving This Penn Alum “Friends with Benefits”…and How You Can Get A Studio To Produce Your TV Pilot
For all those aspiring Penn TV writers, here’s some advice for you, if you write a hit film, studios are more receptive to giving you your own TV pilot. Case in point for one talented Penn alum…Recently, NBC okayed the single-camera comedy pilot “Friends With Benefits” for (500) Days of Summer writer Scott Neustadter (C’98, […]
Taking Her Comedy From “Ugly Betty” to a new NBC Dramedy
With the recent news of “Ugly Betty” being canceled, Penn alum Becki Newton (C’00) is quite the hot property! She has received 11 offers since the show got canceled and will be starring in a new dramedy pilot for NBC called “Love Bites“. The show weaves together modern stories of love, sex, marriage and dating.” […]
From Buried in the Closet to Gay Activist, His Inspirational Story
In November of 2008, after the passage of Proposition 8 in California, one very inspirational (and good looking!) Penn alum decided to become quite the activist and model in all regards… You may remember Andrew Oldershaw (C’02 Phi Delt, DP) from a story I did on him last year on how he and some other […]
