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Rodriguez Cast in Will Forte’s Fox Comedy Series “Last On Earth”

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Mel Rodriguez has landed an earthly role…

The 41-year-old Latino actor has been cast in Last On Earth, creator/star Will Forte’s midseason single-camera comedy series for Fox.

Mel Rodriguez

The straight-to-series project, whose pilot episode will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, chronicles the life and adventures of an average guy (Forte) – and humanity’s last hope – who discovers what life is like when no one is telling you what you can and cannot do.

Rodriguez, who most recently starred in HBO’s Getting On, will play the always optimistic Todd.

In addition to Forte and Rodriguez, the series will also star Mad Men’s January Jones, Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords) and Cleopatra Coleman (Step Up Revolution).

Fox Orders Seth MacFarlane’s Culture-Clash-Themed Animated Series “Bordertown”

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Seth MacFarlane is bringing Americans an animated view of life along the U.S.-Mexico border…

Fox has given a 13-episode order to the new animated comedy Bordertown from the Family Guy creator and Mark Hentemann to debut during the 2014-2015 TV season.

Bordertown TV Series

The show, created by Hentemann, takes place in a fictitious desert town in Texas near the border with Mexico. The show revolves around Bud Buckwald, a married father of three and a Border Patrol agent not adjusting well to the cultural changes around him, and his next-door neighbor Ernesto Gonzales, a Mexican immigrant and father of four.

Bordertown takes a satirical look at America’s cultural shifts through the evolving relationships between the two families.

Bordertown has been in development at Fox for several years. In 2009, it was considered to be on Fox’s “hot list” along with Bob’s Burgers, which eventually made it on the air.

Now Bordertown will be getting its turn in the spotlight. Fox has room on Sunday night for a new series as American Dad is set to move to TBS next year.

The network also recently scrapped plans to air Murder Police, which had been given a 13-episode order. That show is now being shopped to other networks.

Fox still has additional seasons of The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers in the works, and is also developing a wide array of additional animated projects, including one from Flight of the Conchords‘ Bret McKenzie.

Hentemann and MacFarlane will executive produce Bordertown for 20th Century Fox Television.

Madrigal to Perform at the “Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival”

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Al Madrigal is preparing to a bring a little comedy & curiosity to several cities in the United States.

The 41-year-old Latino stand-up comedian and actor is set to appear at Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival.

Al Madrigal

Along with Madrigal, the 13-city comedy tour – sponsored by LiveNation – will include comedy routines from Dave Chappelle, Flight of the Conchords, Brody Steven, Chris D’Elia, Demetri Martin, Hannibal Buress, Jim Jefferies, John Mulaney, and Kristen Schaal.

The Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival will run from August 23 to September 22.

Madrigal is a regular correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He previously co-starred in the Gary Unmarried and has been a regular performer on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Here’s a look at the dates for the event:

Fri 23-Aug       Austin, TX       austin360 Amphitheater

Sat 24-Aug     Houston, TX    Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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Sun 25-Aug    Dallas, TX        Gexa Energy Pavilion

Fri 30-Aug       Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion

Sat 31 Aug      Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

Sun 1-Sep      Detroit, MI       DTE Energy Music Theatre

Fri 6-Sep         Camden, NJ     Susquehanna Bank Center

Sat 7-Sep       Holmdel, NJ     PNC Bank Arts Center

Sun 8-Sep      Mansfield, MA   Comcast Center

Fri 13-Sep       Denver, CO     Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

Sun 15-Sep     Irvine, CA        Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Fri 20-Sep       Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
Sun 22-Sep Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion