The Comedy Club
30 Rock is favored to win again as best comedy Sunday, but can the Entourage boys, Office mates, or Weeds dealers score an upset? The Daily Beast goes backstage and talks to the contenders.
The Office Grows Upby Allyssa Lee
As the NBC comedy evolves, even Steve Carell’s Michael Scott has to change, says executive producer-actor Paul Lieberstein. Slowly.
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Mother Has Its Dayby Enid Portuguez
The co-creator of How I Met Your Mother discusses pregnancies, naked men and—wait for it—Mr. Awesome, Neil Patrick Harris.
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HBO's Troubadours Take Flightby Jace Lacob
The co-creator of Flight of the Conchords discusses its odes to Midnight Cowboy and Magnolia, working with Michel Gondry and whether there will ever be a third season.
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A Groundbreaking Familyby Daniel Frankel
A gay toddler with a British accent; a novelist dog; a blowhard dad—meet the Family Guy clan.
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When Entourage Got Seriousby Enid Portuguez
The HBO show’s creator dishes on the Jeremy Piven “backlash,” and says he’s “looking forward to losing again.”
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The pot-dealer comedy moved from the L.A. suburbs to a dingy border town in its fourth season—and picked up its first Best Comedy nomination along the way.
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