Nick@Nite May 2005 -- Search for the Funniest Mom in America; Fatherhood Season 2!

[Pavan]

Nick@Nite May 2005 --

Regular schedule changes:
Effective Monday, May 23:
What's gone: Wings

Sun-Thu
9:30PM The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (replaces Full House) -- Fatherhood airs on Tuesdays
1:00AM The Cosby Show (replaces Who's the Boss?)
1:30AM The Cosby Show (replaces Murphy Brown)

Fri-Sat
10:30PM The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (replaces Full House)

7 days a week:
3:30AM Who's the Boss? (replaces Wings)








Specials & Marathons



- Nick@Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America
Premieres: Tuesday, May 3 from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT
Encores on Mother's Day (Sunday, May 8) from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT
Additional encores: Tuesday, May 3 (early Wed) at 1:00am et/pt; Wednesday, May at 11:59pm et/pt; Friday, May 6 (early Sat) at 2:00am et/pt; Saturday, May 7 (early Sun) at 4:00am et/pt; Monday, May 9 (early Tues) at 1:00am et/pt; Saturday, May 14 at 10:00pm et/pt; and Sunday, May 15 (early Mon) at 2:00am et/pt.
Nick@Nite, the home of funny TV Moms, is searching for the funniest real-life Mom in America. And once we find her, she'll win $50,000 and have the chance to develop her own original show for Nick@Nite! She'll also host Nick@Nites's Mother's Day stunt. The special gathers the finalists to compete in a one night only performance. We'll see their video submissions, get up close and personal with their families at home, and watch them put their acts together. Nick@Nite knows there are many kinds of funny moms - ones that tell jokes, act silly, or always end up in ridiculous situations. Only one will be crowned Nick@Nite's Funniest Mom in America!

And then on Mother's Day ...

Sunday, May 8
10:00pm-1:00am ET/PT
Celebrate a night of funny moms – hosted by the winner of Nick@Nite’s Funniest Mom in America contest! Whether Clair’s trying to be a supermom or Roseanne’s having a battle of wills with Becky, N@N’s Moms still find time for comedy!

10:00PM Nick@Nite’s Funniest Mom special (encore)
11:00PM The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air #18 – Young and Restless
Will sneaks out with Philip's mother to a rap concert. Despite his anger, Philip realizes he must worry less about his mother's health and allow her to live life as she wants.
11:30PM The Cosby Show #34 - Clair’s Toe
Clair buys a pair of beautiful new shoes and challenges Cliff to a "smoothness" contest - to decide who has the most style. Unfortunately, when Clair breaks her toe, she can't fit her bandaged foot into her stylish new shoes. What's more, she refuses any help from Cliff - determined to prove she can function as a lawyer, wife and mother of five - in spite of her broken toe.
12:00AM Roseanne #35 – No Talking
In Roseanne's opinion, Becky is a daughter with a bad attitude, which is why she's been grounded. But in Dan's opinion, it's a battle for power between the two women.
12:30AM Murphy Brown #15 – Mama Said
Murphy’s overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.








- Fatherhood: Season 2
Season Premiere: Tuesday, May 17 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT
Encores Sundays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
The Bindlebeeps are baaack. Arthur, Norma and the kids return for another season of family mayhem and fatherly wisdom. Join the Bindlebeeps as they maneuver the daily obstacles that at times could get in the way of being a close knit family. Don Knotts, Henry Winkler and Jim Belushi join as guest voices.












COMING SOON: NANniversary! 20 Years of Nick@Nite stunt airing on Nick@Nite and TV Land! Info soon...

[EmoJoe]

So did N@N re-new WTB?

[Brent88]

Nick@Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America

I think that is stupid...

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by Brent88

I think that is stupid...

I agree with you it is stupid

[Brent88]

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

I agree with you it is stupid

The commericals I saw with examples weren't even funny... they were goofy and stupid.

[gilligan fanatic]

they were afully stupid they were dumb jokes. I don't get why Nick at Nite is trying new things.

[Seth]

I had to do a double-take....Murphy Brown in a marathon....Wow.

[barwars]

N@N's original series are terrible.

At least TVLand has put out some good stuff (TVLand Moguls, 100 Greatest TV Moments, ALF's Hit Talk Show)

Anyways.... I'm still not going to be tuning into N@N any time soon. I like all their acquired series, but I'm fine with having them on DVD.

[spunkygirl]

Originally Posted by Brent88

I think that is stupid...

Yep sure is.

[EmoJoe]

Originally Posted by barwars

N@N's original series are terrible.

.

[Seth]

Originally Posted by barwars

I like all their acquired series, but I'm fine with having them on DVD.

By and large, I agree, there's just one small problem there - of the six shows that Nick at Nite currently air, none have had a DVD release beyond the second season, and two of them haven't even been released onto DVD at ALL.

Plus, with the lengths of some of these shows, even if they release two seasons per year from here on out, it'll still be 4-5 years before they're all on DVD.

I don't want to wait half a decade for Murphy Brown - The Complete Final Season

[Pavan]

NICK AT NITE CROWNS THE FUNNIEST MOM IN AMERICA

Actress and Comedian Sandra Bernhard Hosts Event Showcasing

Finalists from Across the Country in Hour-Long Original Special

Real-Life Mom Gets Chance to Develop Own Show, Host an Evening on Net and Win $50,000

Santa Monica, CA, April 21, 2005 – After months of scouring the country in various comedy clubs and digging though over 1,000 entries, Nick at Nite has found The Funniest Mom in America! On Tuesday, May 3 from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. (ET/PT), actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard will host an hour-long original special on Nick at Nite showcasing the five finalists -- Lynne Hurdle-Price (Bronx, NY), Christine Hurley (Plymouth, MA), LeAnne Morgan (Knoxville, TN), Darlene Westgor (Burnsville, MN) and Nancy Witter (Floral Park, NY) -- as they compete for the crown. The grand prize winner will get a chance to develop her own original show for the network, win $50,000 plus host a special night of programming on Nick at Nite on Mother’s Day, May 8. The special was taped at New York City’s Hudson Theatre on Thursday, April 7.

The finalists will go head-to-head as they perform before an audience and a panel of celebrity judges – comedian Carole Leifer, actor Malcolm Jamal Warner and casting director Jodi Collins – who will decide who is The Funniest Mom in America. Additionally, comedian Jeffrey Ross, who consulted the moms for one week in preparation for the show, will also be featured in the special. Ross assisted the finalists in putting their acts together. The series is being produced for Nick at Nite by Nick at Nite Productions in conjunction with executive producer Elyse Roth and Local Woman Films.

Throughout the hour, in addition to the moms’ comedy routines, viewers will see various video submissions and get up close and personal with the finalists’ families at home.

“Nick at Nite’s Search for the Funniest Mom in America” invited all moms across the U.S. to send us a tape of themselves at their funniest. Additionally, the network held open calls at 21 comedy clubs across the country throughout February.

The five finalists are:

Lynne Hurdle-Price, Bronx NY

Lynne has two sons, who are 9 ½ and 3 ½ years old . Lynne considers herself a “real” mom – over 40, not a size 10, and in debt. Lynne has performed at Caroline’s Comedy Club and other clubs throughout New York City.

Christine Hurley, Plymouth, MA

A stay-at-home mom with five children, Christine usually performs for friends at barbeques and play groups. This is only Christine’s fourth performance before an audience.

LeAnne Morgan, Knoxville, TN

LeAnne has been doing stand-up on and off over the last six years. She has one son and two daughters.

Darlene Westgor, Burnsville, MN

Darlene is a single mom with two sons, ages 17 and 14. She works in the ER during the day and at night she is a comic who has opened for Lewis Black.

Nancy Witter, Floral Park, NY

Nancy, a single mother of two has performed comedy for the last nine years. She has won two MAC awards for female comedian and has performed at Don’t Tell Mama.

About Host Sandra Bernhard:

Sandra Bernhard has been challenging fans and critics with her knife-edged humor, satire and emotive performances on film, television and stage. Over the last year, she launched her U.S. and Australian Tour, “Everything Bad and Beautiful” and appeared in NBC’s hit series Crossing Jordan and Showtime’s The L Word.

Previous credits include: “I’m Still Here…Damn It!”, which appeared on Broadway, “Without You I’m Nothing,” and “Excuses For Bad Behavior.” On the big screen she has been seen in The King Of Comedy, Somewhere In The City, Inside Monkey Zetterland, Hudson Hawk and Track 29, while on television, Bernhard had a regular (and groundbreaking) role on Roseanne and guest turns on Law & Order: SVU, Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, The Sopranos and Will & Grace. She also hosted her own talk show, The Sandra Bernhard Experience, on A&E. Her books include: Confessions of A Pretty Lady, Love, Love, and Love and May I Kiss You on the Lips, Miss Sandra?.

About the Judges:

Carole Leifer has been a successful standup comedian as well as writer for shows like Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live & The Larry Sanders Show. Finally, Malcolm Jamal Warner stars in CBS’s Listen Up and is best known as Theo Huxtable from The Cosby Show. Casting director Jodi Collins is an industry insider. She’s known as one of NY’s finest casting directors and has placed comedians in dozens of films, plays & TV shows for networks including Fox, HBO & NBC.

[TheHappyBurgerMeister]

Originally Posted by Brent88

I think that is stupid...

Not only are those women that are finalists totally unfunny, but so annoying I just want to gouge my eyes out!

[spunkygirl]

Originally Posted by TheHappyBurgerMeister

Not only are those women that are finalists totally unfunny, but so annoying I just want to gouge my eyes out!

This is the stupidest thing N@N has ever done with this contest Even my uncle said it was really dumb, and that none of them were funny

[Pavan]

DARLENE WESTGOR, OF BURNSVILLE, MN,

CROWNED "NICK AT NITE'S FUNNIEST MOM IN AMERICA"

Will Host Evening of Mother's Day Programming on Network on Sunday,
May 8

Santa Monica, CA, May 4, 2005 - Darlene Westgor, of Burnsville, MN, has won
the crown of "Nick at Nite's Funniest Mom in America!, it was revealed on
Tuesday, May 3 by actress and comedian Sandra Bernhard at the conclusion of
the hour-long original special on Nick at Nite. The special, which was taped
at New York City's Hudson Theatre on Thursday, April 7, showcased Darlene
and four other finalists as they competed for the crown. Darlene won $50,000
and will host a special night of programming on Nick at Nite on May 8 from
10 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET/PT. In addition, she will have the opportunity to
develop her own show for the network.

Darlene is a single mom with two sons, ages 17 and 14. She works in the ER
during the day and at night she is a comic who has opened for Lewis Black.

Darlene performed before an audience and a panel of celebrity judges -
comedian Carole Leifer, actor Malcolm Jamal Warner and casting director Jodi
Collins - who decided that she was The Funniest Mom in America.
Additionally, comedian Jeffrey Ross, who consulted the moms for one week in
preparation for the show, was featured in the special. Ross assisted all of
the finalists in putting their acts together. Throughout the hour, in
addition to the moms' comedy routines, viewers saw various video submissions
and got up close and personal with the finalists' families at home.

On Sunday, May 8, Mother's Day, Darlene will host a night of programming for
the network, kicking off with an encore presentation of Nick at Nite's
Search for the Funniest Mom in America. She will also introduce shows from
the network's line-up, all celebrating hilarious moms.

Below is the schedule for Sunday, May 8:

10:00pm Nick at Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America (encore)

Encore presentation which premiered on Tuesday, May 3 at 10pm.

11:00pm The Fresh Prince of Bel Air #18 - Young and Restless

Will sneaks out with Philip's mother to a rap concert. Despite his
anger, Philip realizes he must worry less about his mother's health and
allow her to live life as she wants.

11:30pm The Cosby Show #34 - Clair's Toe

Clair buys a pair of beautiful new shoes and challenges Cliff to a
"smoothness" contest - to decide who has the most style. Unfortunately, when
Clair breaks her toe, she can't fit her bandaged foot into her stylish new
shoes. What's more, she refuses any help from Cliff - determined to prove
she can function as a lawyer, wife and mother of five - in spite of her
broken toe.



12:00am Roseanne #35 - No Talking

In Roseanne's opinion, Becky is a daughter with a bad attitude,
which is why she's been grounded. But in Dan's opinion, it's a battle for
power between the two women.

12:30am Murphy Brown #104 Life After Birth

Murphy returns to work and decides to bring her baby with
her.

"Nick at Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America" invited all moms
across the U.S. to send us a tape of themselves at their funniest.
Additionally, the network held open calls at various comedy clubs across the
country throughout February.