Nine’s comedy lineup: Hot In Cleveland, Shit My Dad Says, Mike & Molly, Mr Sunshine and Episodes

Tim Burrowes

June 27, 2010 4:06

Nine has flagged US comedy as the key to success for the coming year.

In a release today, the network has pointed to the five comedies which will be fast-tracked from the US.

They range from former Star Trek star William Shatner in the Twitter-inspired Shit My Dad Says through to ex Friends star Matt Le Blanc in which he plays himself in an ironic comedy about what happens when a good British TV show is Americanised.

The five:

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

Topics

Betty White Big Bang Theory comedy Episodes Hot in Cleveland Melissa McCarthy Mike & Molly Nine Shit My Dad Says Star trek television TV Two and a Half Men William Shatner

4 COMMENTS

Grog 27 Jun 10

Mr Sunshine looks a winner. Will give Episodes a go. Mike and Molly, yeah ok. Sh*t my Dad Says looks terrible. Hot in Cleveland.. hmm hard to say.

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Leslie Nassar 27 Jun 10

What is with the Married With Children laugh-track on Shit My Dad Says? Boston Legal didn’t need no damn robot audience to be funny. Denny Crane!

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tweebs 28 Jun 10

If Episodes starred Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as the writing team and Steve Carrell as the comedy actor they’d be in business, otherwise I’m out.

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JDB 28 Jun 10

Mat Le Blanc playing Mat Le Blanc. Simply Genius!

With perhaps the positive exception of Mr Sunshine, Nine is going to be struggling for ratings with that bunch of rubbish.

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