David Crane
  • 'Episodes' creators: No Matt LeBlanc would have meant no show

    Producers like to say that "There would be no show without X," but "Episodes" creators David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik really mean it when they're talking about LeBlanc....

  • Showtime welcomes new comedies 'Shameless' and 'Episodes'

    ...serving version of himself. "I was a little skeptical at first about playing 'Matt LeBlanc,' but (series creator David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik) said, 'Well, it's not really you,' " the actor explains. "This Matt LeBlanc (is) the......

  • Renewal Reports: 'Jericho' Falls, 'HIMYM' Rises

    ...order) and "Rules of Engagement." That means the end of the road for "The Class." The ensemble comedy from David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik was one of the fall's most hyped comedies, which never translated into ratings, despite a marginally......

  • CBS Wants To Show More 'Class'

    ...not a full back-nine. CBS launched "The Class" with considerable hype, giving the freshman comedy from David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik the covered Monday 8 p.m. ET position. After several weeks of diminishing ratings, the network......

  • 'Friends' Co-Creator Dances to CW

    ...during the Depression and then later opend a dance studio. Kauffman is best known for creating "Friends" with David Crane. She also wrote for the now-defunct spinoff "Joey" and executive produced the short-lived dramedy "Related......

  • CBS Swaps 'Class,' 'Mother'

    ...network decided to reverse the comedies back in July, perhaps counting on buzz for "The Class," which was created by David Crane ( "Friends" ) and Jeffrey Klarik ("Mad About You"). The change will go into effect immediately, starting......

  • 'The Class'

    ...solid, traditionally multi-camera punchlines are wasted in CBS' new comedy "The Class." Created by David Crane ( "Friends" ) and Jeffrey Klarik ("Mad About You"), "The Class" throws an almost unimaginable number......

  • CBS, TiVo Go to 'Class' Early

    ...paths again when one of them ( Jason Ritter , "Joan of Arcadia") invites the others to his engagement party. David Crane ( "Friends" ) and Jeffrey Klarik ("Mad About You") created the series....

  • TV Gal Sees Double

    ...of horrifically awful and wasting the charming Jason Ritter (who we all loved in "Joan of Arcadia). I think David Crane is trying to capture his "Friends" magic, but so far not so much. To paraphrase one of our favorite Friends......

  • CBS Rings 'Class' Bell Early

    ... and FOX's "Prison Break." "The Class" is an ensemble comedy from "Friends" co-creator David Crane and former "Mad About You" and "Half & Half" writer-producer Jeffrey Klarik. It will follow a group of former......

  • '24' Panel Explores TV's War on Terror

    ...terrorism expert for the RAND Corporation think tank; former war-crimes prosecutor and Syracuse University law professor David Crane; and Los Angeles City Council member Jack Weiss (D), who works on terrorist-threat planning. After confessing......