Television News

Gary Cole joins "Entourage" (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 11:38 PM CDT Reuters - Ari Gold has a friend. Who knew?

Thursday's late-night wrap-up of election jokes (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 11:24 PM CDT AP - Letterman, Leno and Conan were all off Thursday night, but Will Ferrell and Tina Fey were on. Quotes from their "SNL" appearance and other late-night election jokes from Thursday:

Will Ferrell's Bush meets Fey's Palin on `SNL' (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 11:22 PM CDT AP - Appearing as President Bush on the primetime edition of "Saturday Night Live," Will Ferrell offered his political "strategery" to Tina Fey's Sarah Palin.

82-year-old Jerry Lewis on retirement: `Why?' (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:43 PM CDT AP - These days, the King of Comedy is graying at the temples and sometimes a little wobbly on his feet. But don't ask him about retirement.

No joke: Comedy Central exits Germany (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 07:51 PM CDT Reuters - Even Viacom doesn't understand German humor.

FX buys "Max Payne," box office duds (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT Reuters - FX has snapped up cable rights to three 20th Century Fox films, including "Max Payne," the current box office champ starring Mark Wahlberg.

Latest Obama advocates: Opie, Andy Griffith, Fonz (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:55 PM CDT AP - As the election nears, Ron Howard is getting desperate.

New DVDs: `Journey to the Center of the Earth' (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:21 PM CDT AP - Selected home-video releases:

Onion News Network goes global (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:12 PM CDT Reuters - The Onion News Network, an offshoot of the satirical newspaper the Onion, will be available to online viewers across the U.K., Europe and Asia following an exclusive deal Wednesday with digital distributor MyVideoRights.com.

William Shatner lashes out at George Takei (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT AP - William Shatner is setting his phaser to stun against his old "Star Trek" co-star George Takei.

HBO Not Curbing Larry David's Enthusiasm (E! Online) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 11:32 AM CDT E! Online - Larry David will live to kvetch another day.

Top Model Picks Six (E! Online) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 09:28 AM CDT E! Online - Tyra Airways only seats six, so another hopeful had to go.

Alec Baldwin joins TCM "Essentials" series (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:41 AM CDT Reuters - Alec Baldwin has signed on to co-host Turner Classic Movies' signature movie showcase, "The Essentials."

Ellen Sounds Off on Sarah Palin, Prop. 8 (E! Online) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:28 PM CDT E! Online - Ellen DeGeneres is addressing the issue of same-sex marriage on her show today—specifically California's Proposition 8, a measure that would eliminate marriage for same-sex couples. And, as expected, she is not pleased with Sarah Palin's views on the issue.

O'Reilly reups at Fox News for $10 million a year (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:44 AM CDT Reuters - Bill O'Reilly has re-upped with Fox News Channel in a multiyear deal that pays him about $10 million a year to host his top-rated news program, "The O'Reilly Factor."

"Ghost Hunters" off to college (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT Reuters - Sci Fi Channel's "Ghost Hunters" is about to get a higher education.

CBS, Showtime bow out mixed martial arts (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:43 AM CDT Reuters - It's the end of the road for CBS and Showtime's forays into mixed martial arts, at least for now.