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By Jeff Kreisler on 10/15/2009

NBC has ordered up a pilot from Reno 911's Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant! Will be great to see them back in action, but will a "network" spoil the fun?

Fox gave an order for the rest of the second season of The Cleveland Show. I'm not yet a huge fan. Is the brand spreading thin? Suppose it's that or more whatever-non-animated-stuff-Fox-offers. House 2? 25?

Monty Python was on Jimmy Fallon last night. Have I mentioned they'll be streaming right here, on IFC.com, 9pm tonight, and then all next week all over IFC? Have I mentioned that?

The New York Times discovers comedy:
Anybody Here From Astoria?
Is Letterman Hurting Anyone?
Debate Over Effects of Leno's Show
Another Fine Mess: Comics Whack Obama
Been ruminating on the MSM coverage of comedy... A lot of talking around comedy, not a lot of critical review of it... though it's building... though that's almost entirely about what's on TV, not on stage...
More on this soon. Send me your MSM comedy thoughts...

TONIGHT! Monty Python reunion. Have I mentioned that?