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...in a new Showtime comedy, Episodes. The sitcom is a single-camera comedy series about a British couple whose hit UK show is turned into a dumbed-down American sit-com starring LeBlanc (as himself). "[Creators David Crane and Jeffrey...

In this article: Matt LeBlanc, Hollywood, UK, and BBC

...behind me, thoughts of Joey! The Showtime project, created by David Crane and Jeffry Klarik, follows "a British couple whose hit UK show is turned into a dumbed-down American sitcom starring LeBlanc (as himself). " I…am optimistic,...

In this article: Matt LeBlanc, Monica, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Joey, and UK

The show from creators David Crane ("Friends") and Jeffrey Klarik ("Mad About You") will revolve around a British couple whose hit U.K. comedy is turned into a dumbed-down American sitcom starring Le Blanc, who will play himself.

In this article: Matt LeBlanc, Friends, David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, Mad About You, and London

...Matt LeBlanc is headed back to TV in a single-camera comedy for Showtime called Episodes, a series "about a British couple whose hit UK show is turned into a dumbed-down American sitcom starring LeBlanc (as himself)," according to a press...

In this article: Matt LeBlanc, David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, UK, BBC Two, Mad About You, Hollywood, and London

...same territory as Ricky Gervais' "Extras" did for HBO. It will follow a British couple who have produced a hit show in the U.K. and come to the United States to oversee its remake. They're excited at the prospect -- until they discover...

In this article: Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, Friends, BBC Two, Twitter, Ricky Gervais, and U.K.

...the television business," Episodes will be a single-camera comedy about a British couple whose hit UK show is turned into a dumbed-down American sit-com starring LeBlanc (who will be playing himself). Episodes is a co-production between...

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...show ended in 2004. Studio bosses from Warner Brothers are prepared to pay a fortune to the stars, who were being paid six figures an episode by the tenth and final season of Friends, which pulled in 10million UK viewers. They have also...

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...he quipped. The plot of "Episodes" is not without real-life parallels; for example, NBC struggled to adapt the U.K. hit "Coupling" before scoring gold with its version of British favorite "The Office." Skewing show business has...

In this article: Showtime, Matt LeBlanc, David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, CBS Corp., Friends, U.S., BBC Two, and Leslie Moonves

...Matt LeBlanc is making his TV comeback in a new BBC comedy show. Episodes tells the story of a British couple who try to recreate their hit UK show for American TV. LeBlanc will play himself as a star of the US version: "I am so glad I...

In this article: Matt LeBlanc, Joey Tribbiani, Showtime, BBC TV, BBC Two, Hat Trick Productions, David Crane, Jeffrey Klarik, and Mad About You