Curb gets picked up for another season, Comedy Central extends the contracts of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno responds to Conan's move to TBS, South Park's latest episode pissed a few folks off, and the Bluth Banana Stand.


[George Michael and Maeby hang out at the banana stand, aka the big yellow joint. Image via The Banana Stand]

In TV News...

  • HBO has renewed Curb Your Enthusiasm and ordered ten episodes for an 8th season. [USA Today]
  • Comedy Central extended the contracts of its late night hosts—Jon Stewart's through June 2013 and Stephen Colbert's through the end of 2012.[PR Newswire]
  • NBC has picked up Parenthood for a second season. [Variety]
  • Not much of a surprise here, the South Park creators have been getting death threats from radical muslims. [Movieline]
  • Jay Leno finally took some time to address Conan O'Brien's move to TBS saying, "I knew he'd land on his feet." [PopWatch]
  • The Emmys have done away with the "Best TV Theme Song" category. Does this mean that they're dead? [Pop Candy]
  • Episodes from MTV's 120 minutes are streaming online for free. [Tyler C]
  • David Hasselhoff is set to return to The Young and the Restless. So things are that bad, eh Hoff? [TV Squad]
  • Get your cigarettes, martinis, and misogynistic attitudes ready for Sunday, July 25th—that's the date that Mad Men will premiere, [The Live Feed]

Around the Web...

  • Finally, a handy guide to all of Wes Anderson's films. [Mad Atoms]
  • Sometimes internet nonsense is just so right. Whether you think like Mythbusters or not, if you know what the hosts look like, this gif will surely make you chuckle. [Best Week Ever]
  • You think a tweet is only 140 characters? This diagram shows the massive amount of data stored in that small message. [Read Write Web]
  • Ben Folds revealed last night that the album he recorded with author Nick Hornby will be released in September. [Absolute Punk]
  • In case you were wondering, these are the 8 types of people who are still on myspace. [Buzzfeed]
  • In light of today's 'holiday,' here's a gallery of 12 great stoner flicks. [Entertainment Weekly]