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Something peculiar happened to the die-hard, old-school Christopher Guest fans around the release of For Your Consideration: suddenly, they didn’t seem to enjoy the trailblazing comedic filmmaker’s style. As the characters got weirder, from Waiting For Guffman to Best in Show, the tone became more deadpan, until FYC dropped the “mockumentary” conceit completely. In other words, he’d crossed over to straight fiction.

With Girls and Enlightened all wrapped up for the season, you may find yourself wondering just what to do come 10pm on Sunday nights. But not to fret, there's plenty more television from that HBO spring from whence they came. First up, the Season 2 trailer for the Julia Louis-Dreyfus-led political comedy Veep has been unveiled and it looks to serve up even more of the particular brand of hilarious and biting Armando Iannucci laughs we love so much. This time around Kevin Dunn and Isaiah Whitlock Jr. have joined the state of affairs, as well as Thick of It Star Chris Addison (if only we could get some Peter Capaldi love now that The Hour will not be gracing our televisions again).

Guffmaniacs (do Christopher Guest fans have a moniker? If not, let’s go with this one) and Anglophiles will now have a reason to rejoice together as one. Last month, HBO picked up a new television comedy series from the man behind your favorite mockumentaries (or maybe the only mockumentaries you’ve actually seen, whatever). Family Tree—which will also be a mockumentary-style show, surprise!—stars Chris O’Dowd of UK comedy The IT Crowd (and, more recently, Bridesmaids) as a man tracking down his various idiosyncratic family members based on old heirlooms he finds in a box he inherited.

What do you get when you mix a fresh-out-of-rehab lunatic brother, a broken-hearted one-night stand, a transsexual computer hacker ex-con, and a sex tape gone awry? Surprisingly, an absolutely charming and genuinely hilarious (not so) romantic comedy. Writer/director Jordan Roberts’s new semi-autobiographical comedy, 3, 2, 1...Frankie Go Boom, is a film about overcoming humiliation wrapped inside a farcical tale—with a love story buried somewhere underneath.

Be still my heart: Chris O'Dowd, who plays the adorable Irish cop in Bridesmaids and a starring role in all my personal fantasies, is a feminist.

Actress and writer Jennifer Westfeldt makes her directorial debut with 'Friends With Kids.' Here, her costar Adam Scott talks to her about the challenges of making a movie.

If you loved Bridesmaids but wanted to see more scenes of screaming women giving birth, I've got good news: a huge chunk of the Bridesmaids cast, including Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, and Chris O'Dowd, have reteamed -- this time with Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt -- for a comedy about parenthood and sex. 

● "Thank God! I fucking love nipples," tweeted Khloe Kardashian after falling victim to a minor wardrobe malfunction on Fox & Friends. Embracing a little nip on stodgy broadcast news? Bravo! [NYDN] ● Judd Apatow's brood of regulars seems to be growing. Old stand-bys Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann are already slated for the upcoming Knocked Up spin-off, while Bridesmaids Chris O'Dowd and funny ladies Lena Dunham and Charlene Yi are in negotiations to join the cast. [Variety] ● Dakota Fanning graduated high school yesterday, having rounded out her teenage experience with two homecoming queen crowns and a varsity letter for cheerleading. [People]