TCA: Showtime Accumulates Steve Carell & David Steinberg's Doc Series On Comics, Sets Premiere Date For 'House Of Lies'

Showtime has acquired Steve Carell and David Steinberg's docu/interview series, now entitled Laughing Stock. The series, that will premiere in The month of january, features host Steinberg meeting with top comics of countless decades, including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Lily Tomlin, Don Rickles, Carol Burnett, Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Judd Apatow, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Jane Lynch, Tina Fey and Carell. Furthermore, Showtime introduced a premiere date for brand new dark comedy series House of Lies starring Don Cheadle. It'll debut on Jan. 9, sandwiched between your season premieres of Shameless and Californication. Showtime entertainment leader David Nevins today brought to experts his first 2 new in the network, drama Homeland and House of Lies. You will see more soon. "Weve certainly experienced expansion mode, we are now as much as 10 major scripted shows and you will find more coming," he stated throughout the network's executive session."We feel in trading in renewable assets, that is essentially our series. We're inside a great place now looking to get progressively bigger." He stated Showtime isn't enticed to reenter the longform arena despite HBO's Emmy success with movies and miniseries. "Should you choose longform, you are able to accrue a lot of Emmy nominations however i like our technique to put assets in renewable things." Requested concerning the cancellation of U . s . States of Tara, Nevins stated, "It had been a large show for all of us, it received critical acclaim, it got Toni Collette an Emmy. We believed that show had accomplished what it really would accomplish, and the time had come to plant newer and more effective seed products." For veteran Weeds, "We've not selected up yet but Im positive," Nevins stated. "I believe that demonstrate has real existence inside it. (Creator) Jenji (Kohan) has been doing an excellent job of changing her show." Nevins also has not made the decision on the way forward for reality series The Actual L Word but noted that creator Ilene Chaiken "makes good creative changes, the show grew to become more distinctive, in regards to a specific subculture." Requested concerning the approaching season of Dexter, despite a powerful spiritual element, "Jesus won't be within the show this season,Inch Nevins quipped. He referred to the growing season like a "Serta Brown-style mystery. There is a story to become adopted, clues to become unpacked."