Suck it in! New mama Christina Applegate appeared on The Tonight Show last night to talk about her highly anticipated new show Up All Night. On the way to tape the show, the actress sent out a hilariously revealing tweet that read, "On my way to the Tonight Show. Spend a little time with Jay. My spanx are so tight I feel I may faint. Good times . . ." When Leno complimented the actress on her Read more

With an upcoming special on BBC America and book slated for a Fall debut, we caught up with Nerdist Chris Hardwick for more details on the TV show, viral video culture, and his nerdiest facts. Taking the Nerdist blog and podcast format to television, Chris's half-hour BBC America comedy special called, Nerdist, naturally, will air on Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. Joining the show to talk all things nerd Read more

NBC is turning Chelsea Handler's bestselling Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea into a sitcom and has cast actress Laura Prepon to play a younger Chelsea in the series pilot. If Laura looks familiar, think back to That '70s Show (push Mila Kunis aside), and you'll remember Laura as the object of Eric Forman's (Topher Grace) obsession. Who knows if the show will even make it to the small Read more

I grew up watching Murphy Brown peripherally: too young to fully get it or care to get it, but exposed to it when my parents watched it. I knew it was an important show, though. In its 10-year run, it was nominated for 62 Emmy awards and won 18. Candice Bergen won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy five times — the standing record for a continuing role — and she withdrew her name for consideration Read more

Vag Magazine, a new Internet comedy out this week, parodies a group of creative, urban (OK, I'm just going to say it, "hipster") women starting a third-wave feminist magazine. They acquired it after buying out a fictional, and once indomitable, fashion mag with proceeds from their Etsy store. Since we fancy ourselves a feminist publication, I spoke to its creators, comedy writers Leila Read more