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NEWS ABOUT: How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother stories: 10 news summaries
around the dial

 Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success 

New comedies borrow from drama, reality TV

Oct 5, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once, sitcoms ruled the television landscape. Their stellar ratings and cheap production costs made them unstoppable in the ‘90s, but their success was also their undoing: With so many options, viewers tired of the format. TV moved on to serious dramas and trashy reality programming. Now, the sitcom,... More »

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television • The Office • Seinfeld • sitcom • How I Met Your Mother • Nurse Jackie

GLOSSIES

 How Neil Came Out, Made It Big 

Openly gay Neil Patrick Harris thinks he and his partner would 'make great parents'

Sep 14, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris has truly exploded this year. He's slotted to host and produce the Emmys, garnered rave reviews on Broadway, plays a womanizer on TV—and he does it all while openly gay, making his success story a sort of Hollywood first. He discusses painful memories of child stardom... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • homosexuality • How I Met Your Mother • Neil Patrick Harris • celebrity parents • gay • David Burtka

emmy awards

 Family Guy Scores Nod; 
 30 Rock Leads With 22 Noms 

Mad Men also rakes them in

Jul 16, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The ... More »

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entertainment • television • The Office • comedy • award show • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Weeds • Family Guy • How I Met Your Mother • Battlestar Galactica • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Grey Gardens • True Blood • Flight of the Conchords

 Emmys Line Up Harris to Host 

Mother star moves to TV after hosting Tonys

Jul 2, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris is likely to be the host of the next Emmy Awards ceremony, sources tell Variety. The How I Met Your Mother star is in negotiations with CBS and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to front the broadcast Sept. 20. Harris was a hit hosting the... More »

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television • Tony Awards • Emmy Awards • host • How I Met Your Mother • live broadcasts • Neil Patrick Harris

(Newser) - Actress Alyson Hannigan and husband Alexis Denisof joined the ranks of celeb parents with unconventionally named children, People reports, with daughter Satyana Denisof, born last week. “They’re very excited, and mom and baby are doing great,” a rep for the couple said. It’s the first child... More »

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baby • celebrity pregnancy • How I Met Your Mother • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • Alyson Hannigan

 Encore! Britney Back on Sitcom 

How I Met Your Mother co-creator: 'We’re
all so thrilled'

Apr 28, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney's back for a second stint guest-starring on How I Met Your Mother. Spears' first cameo netted the show its highest ratings ever, and the new episode began filming today, reports People. “We’re all so thrilled to have Britney joining us once again," says the show's co-creator. More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity • How I Met Your Mother

 Brit Heading
 Back to Mother

Everyone's 'thrilled'

Apr 20, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Struggling pop princess Britney Spears will reprise her successful role as a receptionist in an upcoming episode of the TV series How I Met Your Mother, reports People. “The show is ecstatic and so is Britney,” said an insider. It's not clear if everyone will be quite... More »

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television • Britney Spears • How I Met Your Mother

Will Britney Join TV Cast? Harris Says No Thanks

Star of 'How I Met Your Mother' thinks it's too much work for her

Apr 10, 08 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears did a fine job in her guest spot on "How I Met Your Mother," but don't expect her to join the cast anytime soon, star Neil Patrick Harris tells MTV. "You do it one week, it's fine, but to do it a lot of weeks... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity • network television • How I Met Your Mother • Neil Patrick Harris

 Britney Solid in
 TV Cameo 

Troubled star back on TV, acting normally this time

Mar 25, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears looked "fresh-faced and relaxed" in her role on How I Met Your Mother last night, AP reports. The pop tart played a love-struck receptionist with a big crush on Josh Radnor in her cameo on the CBS sitcom. Reviewers—relieved to see Britney on-screen and acting normally—... More »

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television • Britney Spears • sitcom • How I Met Your Mother • Josh Radnor • cameo

 Brit Behavin' in Sitcom Cameo 

Sharpens her acting chops for CBS' How
I Met Your Mother

Mar 13, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is acting like a lady on the set of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, her cast-mates report—and Spears is "having a blast" herself, she tells People. Spears arrived promptly for work at a Los Angeles studio early yesterday morning, then again this afternoon... More »

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Britney Spears • CBS • sitcom • Lynne Spears • Jamie Spears • How I Met Your Mother • Josh Radnor • cameo

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