Last week, “Family Tree” proved that it’s very possibly reached the end of its funniness with “The Austerity Games.” Bea & Monkey auditioned to perform at a five-year-old’s birthday party and did perform at a Greek wedding, both of which were disasters and somewhat painful to watch (to me, at least, although several readers did comment that they enjoyed Bea & Monk. And, to all my commenters and readers, thank you!). We didn’t really learn anything new about the Chadwicks except where the family plots are for their grandparents William and...

Previously, we learned that Harry Chadwick was more than a photographer: he was an actor at the Regent’s Theatre and played the rear-end of a pantomime horse. The “gob ender” (meaning the front) was Sid Balducci, who had an affair with Harry’s wife and, after Harry’s early death, ran off with the wife and they got married. Tom Chadwick had a hard time accepting all of that, and we end with him at Harry’s grave, saying they are both cuckolds. Also: Tom’s sister, Bea, and her puppet Monkey decided to start acting (cool fact: Nina Conti, the actress who...

Last week, HBO and Christopher Guest debuted Guest’s new television show/mockumentary about a man, Tom Chadwick, searching for the history of his family. Along with Tom, we met his sister Bea (and her puppet, Monkey, who lives on her right hand and helps her express herself), their father Keith, and Tom’s best friend Pete Stupples. Other fun people included Mr. Glenn Pfister, owner of Mr. Pfister’s Bits and Bobs; Neville St. Aubrey, a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century photographs; and Ellie, a woman who, while on a date with Tom, we find out believes you can go back to...

With the premiere of “Family Tree” Sunday night, acclaimed director Christopher Guest (“Best in Show,” “This Is Spinal Tap”) and HBO are hoping to begin a long and happy union. As is typical of Guest and his movies, “Family Ties” is a mockumentary: an unemployed and single thirty-year-old man embarks on a quest to learn more about his family history after receiving an old chest from his deceased grandmother. For those of you not too familiar with Christopher Guest, he’s the mastermind behind “Best in Show,” “Waiting for...

This is just a reminder that the HBO Comedy Series: FAMILY TREE premieres Sunday, May 12 at 10:30pm ET. And to get you prepared for the show we have a few T-n-Ts to share starting with an EXCLUSIVE.  An extended trailer has been provided to HBOWatch courtesy of the gracious PR company promoting this new series.  Here it is: HBO has posted an “Invitation to the Set” piece we will also share. Together these two videos should give those interested a good sense of what talent and humor can be found in FAMILY TREE which is a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of the...

Family Tree seemed to come out of nowhere.  The new HBO comedy was just a glint in Christopher Guest’s (Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride) eye just months ago and now we’re treated with the first full trailer for the program.  Last week we got our first glimpse with the teaser trailer but this newest entry gives us much more.  Look for it tonight alongside HBO’s new series: VICE starting at 11P just after Bill Maher. UPDATE: Premiere/Air-date confirmed: The show starts May 12th, 2013 so get ready for more HBO comedy in your...

HBO has finally released the first teaser for the coming comedy-series FAMILY TREE after teasing the show during the 2012 Yearender clip last year. The show will air on HBO in may. The show follows a young man investigating his lineage, going from the UK to Los Angeles. The series stars Bridemaids and The IT Crowd-actor Chris O`Dowd, who also have appeared on GIRLS. The rest of the cast varies from British actors like the comedienne Nina Conti to known american actors like Ed Begely Jr. and Fred Willard. The series is created by Christopher Guest (The Spinal Tap) and Jim Piddock....