{"id":11114,"date":"2019-06-12T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ovationtv.com\/?p=11114"},"modified":"2019-06-11T19:55:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T23:55:59","slug":"kelsey-grammer-joins-alec-baldwin-and-jane-lynch-as-hosts-of-ovations-inside-the-actors-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ovationtv.com\/kelsey-grammer-joins-alec-baldwin-and-jane-lynch-as-hosts-of-ovations-inside-the-actors-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"KELSEY GRAMMER JOINS ALEC BALDWIN AND JANE LYNCH AS HOSTS OF OVATION\u2019S INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Featuring Special Guest James Burrows<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles, CA: Ovation TV, America\u2019s only arts network, has announced the latest host and guest of the new season of <strong><em>Inside the Actors Studio<\/em><\/strong>. The upcoming episode will feature <strong>Kelsey Grammer<\/strong> (<em>Cheers<\/em>, <em>Frasier<\/em>) interviewing the incomparable television director <strong>James Burrows<\/strong> (<em>Cheers, Will &amp; Grace<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Burrows has directed Grammer many times over the years, most notably in over 200 episodes of <em>Cheers<\/em> and in 32 episodes of <em>Frasier<\/em> during the height of \u201cMust See TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunny enough, I grew up with James Lipton,\u201d said James Burrows. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to continuing on his legacy. I can\u2019t think of a better person than Kelsey, who I\u2019ve known for 35 years, to discuss my career for Ovation\u2019s new season of <em>Inside the Actors Studio<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added Grammer: \u201cI finally got him where I want him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, <a href=\"\/inside-the-actors-studio\"><strong><em>Inside the Actors Studio <\/em><\/strong><\/a>will premiere on <u>Sunday, October 13 at 10pm ET \/ 7pm PT<\/u>. In April, Ovation announced that hosts Alec Baldwin and Jane Lynch were interviewing guests Henry Winkler and David Oyelowo respectively. The series is currently filming in NYC at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University.<\/p>\n<p>Additional names and episode order will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of <strong><em>Inside the Actors Studio<\/em><\/strong> are being produced by Triage Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring Special Guest James Burrows Los Angeles, CA: Ovation TV, America\u2019s only arts network, has announced the latest host and guest of the new season of Inside the Actors Studio. The upcoming episode will feature Kelsey Grammer (Cheers, Frasier) interviewing the incomparable television director James Burrows (Cheers, Will &amp; Grace). 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