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Charlie Sheen Anger Management

March 11, 2012 by · Comments Off on Charlie Sheen Anger Management 

Charlie Sheen Anger Management, FX will kick off its summer comedy slate with a packed night on June 28, starting with back-to-back episodes of Charlie Sheen’s new venture “Anger Management,” the network said Monday.

On the same night, Russell Brand’s new talk show “Strangely Uplifting” will debut, and the new seasons of “Wilfred” and “Louie” will premiere.

“Anger Management” will air two new episodes at 9 p.m. and 9:30, after which the show will run Thursdays at 9:30, with the previous week’s episode airing at 9 p.m. The adaptation of the Jack Nicholson-Adam Sandler movie stars Sheen as Charlie, a non-traditional therapist who specializes in anger management. Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Michael Arden and Noureen DeWulf co-star.

Season two of the Elijah Wood comedy “Wilfred” will bow at 10 p.m. with an episode guest-starring Robin Williams, followed by the Season 3 premiere of Louis C.K.’s “Louie” at 10:30.

At 11 p.m., the network will unveil “Strangely Uplifting,” featuring Russell Brand offering his rapid-fire take on politics, pop culture, and whatever else crosses his mind. The six-episode season will be filmed in front of a live audience, and marks the first television deal for Brand’s production company, Branded Films.

Charlie Sheen Anger Management

January 17, 2012 by · Comments Off on Charlie Sheen Anger Management 

Charlie Sheen Anger ManagementCharlie Sheen Anger Management, Charlie Sheen will make his television comeback in about five months.

FX announced Sunday that his adaptation of the Adam Sandler-Jack Nicholson comedy “Anger Management” will premiere sometime in June. He’ll fill the Nicholson role of an anger management counselor.

The series will mark Sheen’s return to television following his firing from the CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men” last year following his erratic behavior. In explaining why FX took a flyer on Sheen, FX President John Landgraf told critics at the winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Sunday, “I believe in redemption.”

Also over the weekend, AMC confirmed the return date of its Emmy-winning drama “Mad Men.” The fifth season of “Mad Men” will begin Sunday, March 25. Jon Hamm, who plays womanizing ad exec Don Draper on the show, recently leaked the release date on a podcast hosted by comedian Doug Benson.

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