Today's News: Our Take - The Ladies of SNL Bring the Funny
In their oral history of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York, Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller revealed an unfortunate legacy of sexism. Many of the show's female writers and cast members, chief among them Nora Dunn, told of difficulty in getting skits on the air and of generally being taken seriously by their male counterparts. That was then… and now six prominent alumnae will be back on the tube this fall in five successful returning shows and one promising newcomer. (Also, a series of six sp

What to TiVo: Wednesday
Fox is new with Bones and 'Til DeathNBC is new with Knight Rider, Biggest Loser: Families, and Lipstick JungleCBS is new with New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: New YorkABC is new with Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, and Dirty Sexy MoneyThe CW is new with America's Next Top Model and has a repeat of 90210FX is new with Sons of AnarchyMTV is new with Real World/Road Rules Challenge and Man and WifeTBS has Tyler Perry's House of PayneBravo is new with part one of the

'Kath & Kim' no laughing matter, say critics
"'Kath' manages to waste the talents of Molly Shannon while exposing the limits of Selma Blair's comedy range."

TV | "Kath & Kim,""Life on Mars" show promise
When: 8:30 p.m. Thursdays on NBC. Basic story: Kath (Molly Shannon) finally has it all: a boyfriend on the verge of proposing and the freedom...

Watch the First Full Episode of Kath & Kim Here! [Video]
I don’t know about you guys, but I am totally looking forward to NBC’s new sitcom, Kath & Kim! How can you go wrong with Molly Shannon and Selma Blair? The American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series, “Kath & Kim” stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo. “Kath & Kim” [...]

Watch the First Full Episode of Kath & Kim Here! [Video]
I don’t know about you guys, but I am totally looking forward to NBC’s new sitcom, Kath & Kim! How can you go wrong with Molly Shannon and Selma Blair? The American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series, “Kath & Kim” stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo. “Kath & Kim” [...]

‘Kath & Kim’s US Debut Is Imminent
The US debut of Kath & Kim is only about 2 weeks away and NBC is doing the final push to promote the series debut. As I’ve said all along, I’m going to give the show the full benefit of the doubt even tho I know it won’t be exactly like the amazing original [...]

‘Kath & Kim’ Stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair on Remaking an Australian Hit and Their Plans to Offend Americans
Photo: Courtesy of NBCEarlier this fall, New York spoke with Molly Shannon and Selma Blair about their roles in NBC's new Americanized version of Kath & Kim— the hit Australian show about a single mom and her newly divorced daughter — in an effort to handicap the sitcom's Stateside prospects. In anticipation of its long-awaited debut tonight, a longer transcript of their chat — which touched on malls, muffin tops, and fake cheese — is after the jump.So what's different about the

Watch the First Full Episode of Kath and#038; Kim Here! [Video]
I don’t know about you guys, but I am totally looking forward to NBC’s new sitcom, Kath & Kim! How can you go wrong with Molly Shannon and Selma Blair? The American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series, “Kath & Kim” stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo. “Kath & Kim” [...] Get the full story from  Celebrity Smack  Tags:  Prince  Book

Weigh in on 'Kath & Kim'
Any Molly Shannon fans out there? Or maybe Selma Blair was the draw for you? Either way, their new sitcom, Kath & Kim premiered last night. Our critic, Robert Bianco, did not like the show, giving it 1 star out of four. Did you think it was that bad?  Posted at 08:50 AM/ET, October 10, 2008 in Polls | Permalink Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! Buzz By posting a comment, you affirm that you are 13 years of age or older. Go direc

Kath & Kim: Pilot (series premiere)
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free (S01E01) We're friends here, aren't we? So, I can be honest with you. I mean, some of you have been utterly, brutally honest with me to the point I cry into my pillow at nights. The least you can let me do is allow some truthiness spill over to you. Okay? Okay. I went in blind to the premiere of Kath & Kim. Not blind in the sense that I didn't know who the stars were. My late 20s and early 30s were spent watching Molly Shannon on Satu

'Kath & Kim' Receive Poor Reviews
In August, BuddyTV gave you a Fall Review, giving you a sneak peek into the returning and new shows that will hit the airwaves this season.  One of those shows is NBC’s Kath and Kim, which premieres on October 9 at 8:30pm.  Unfortunately for most viewers, the TV critics are at it again, releasing their reviews and spoiling all the fun for us. For those who wouldn’t want to be swayed, read no further because there may be bad news for those who are looking forward to NBC’s Kath

Watch, Pass, TiVo, or Rent: Kath and Kim
I've been curious for a while now to see NBC's Kath and Kim, an adaptation of an Australian comedy series about a dysfunctional mother and daughter starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair. I thought the first clips were pretty hilarious, but the show's switched directors since then, and the tone of the premiere episode is pretty different from what I was expecting. You'll get to see it for yourself tonight at 8:30 p.m., and I'm wondering if it's one you're planning to check out — or one you'll skip altog

Molly Shannon talks about life….
Molly Shannon is on the cover of this week’s Page Six Magazine. The actress really opens up about her life. She reveals how she was able to bounce back from childhood tragedy to Saturday Night Live fame, from motherhood to a new TV show. Molly also opens up about her artist husband, Fritz Chesnut and children, 5-year-old daughter, Stella and son, Nolan, 3½—whom she recently uprooted from downtown New York to move to L.A., where her new show, “Kath & Kim,” films. “All the years I was on SNL,

Yahoo stuck the first full episode of Kath & Kim on their site
I'm not gonna watch it yet - don't have time - but I thought I'd inform.   The American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series, “Kath & Kim” stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo. “Kath & Kim” focuses on Kath, a cheerful, foxy, forty-something and her self-absorbed daughter, Kim, who have the love/hate, push/pull dysfunctional relationship that only a mother and daughter could share. Kath has finally found

PAGE SIX MAGAZINE: On the Cover - Molly Shannon
On the cover of this week’s Page Six Magazine, actress Molly Shannon has bounced from childhood tragedy to Saturday Night Live fame, to motherhood to a new TV show. But no matter what, she’s got her killer sense of humor (and a great set of gams) to carry her through. She worked hard to attain success: starting out at NYU in 1983 as a serious actress, moving to L.A. after graduating and scraping by as a waitress and a fragrance lady. In 1995, SNL producer Marci Klein saw Molly’s show and asked he

Sneek Peek: Kath & Kim
If you've got twenty-two minutes to kill, we suggest checking out the series premiere of Kath & Kim. Although the NBC show doesn't make its official debut until Thursday night, the network was kind enough to post the premiere episode online a few days early. Actually, after watching Kath & Kim, we can definitely say it wasn't that kind of them at all. The show kinda stinks. Based on the hit Australian show of the same name, Kath & Kim stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as mother-daughter dul

Kath & Kim: Welcome to America Giveaway
NBC’s latest sitcom, an adaptation of the Australian hit, arrives Thursday night, October 9, at 8:30 pm EST, with Saturday Night Live veteran Molly Shannon starring as the title mother figure Kath and Hellboy’s Selma Blair as her daughter Kim. NBC describes the series as the adventures of “the hilarious and iconoclastic mother-daughter duo — Kath, a cheerful, foxy, forty-something, and her self-absorbed daughter, Kim — who have the love/hate, push/pull dysfunctional relationsh

American Kath & Kim battered by the critics
American TV writers have stomped on the US version of Aussie comedy show Kath & Kim, saying it's bad enough to warrant severing trade relations with Australia. Starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair, Kath & Kim premiers on American NBC TV Friday night. Chuck Barney of California's Contra Costa Times describes the remake as "hammy, over-the-top and ... utterly forced". "If you thought all those gag-inducing ads for Kath & Kim that NBC ran during the Olympics were awful, wait until you check out the actual

Kath & Kim such sweetie-darlings
Having somehow never seen the original Australian Kath & Kim, I feel I am in a much better position to judge its new American network remake, debuting tonight at 8:30 on NBC and E! And the verdict is ... "absolutely fabulous," in both the literal and figurative sense. There are echoes of AbFab in the often combative central relationship between mother and daughter and also their shared – and entirely misguided – fashion obsession, which is the one thing they seem to agree on. Invariably, i

Molly Shannon on Kath & Kim
She plays mother to Selma Blair.

This Week in HD: Around the World
HD programming picks for Oct. 9-15: “Kath and Kim,” “Canadian Bacon,” “Little Britain USA” “Kath and Kim” (NBC) Thurs., Oct. 9, 8:30 p.m.: Adapted from an Australian sitcom of the same name, “Kath” follows a dysfunctional Florida mother and daughter, played by Molly Shannon and Selma Blair, as they bumbled their way through life and relationships. “Canadian Bacon” (HDNet Movies) Friday, Oct. 10, 6:30 a.m.: A satire director by Michael Moore, anti-Canadian sentiment is drummed up b

TV reviewers slam US Kath & Kim
American TV writers have stomped on the US version of Aussie comedy show Kath & Kim, saying it's bad enough to warrant severing trade relations with Australia. Starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair, Kath & Kim premieres on American NBC TV tomorrow night. Chuck Barney of California's Contra Costa Times describes the remake as "hammy, over-the-top and ... utterly forced". "If you thought all those gag-inducing ads for Kath & Kim that NBC ran during the Olympics were awf

More TV tonight
"Kath & Kim" (7:30 p.m., WMAQ-Channel 5) This new sitcom stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as a trashy suburban mother-daughter team. See our review at suntimes.com.

Fall TV Death Watch: Which New Shows Will Be Canceled First?
Photo-illustration: Getty ImagesFall is upon us, and, as always, the networks are debuting a slew of new shows knowing full well that practically none of them will live to see the spring. And this year, thanks to the prolonged writers' strike, which hit right before pilot season, the lineup looks to be even more hackneyed and slipshod than usual! Last year, we boldly predicted that Viva Laughlin and Cavemen would take a dirt nap. Tragically, we were correct. Which of this year's crop will be the first