Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Isn’t it wonderful to be back in the theater again giving the people what they truly want?” Miss Piggy inquires early in The ...

Fifty years ago—even earlier if you count its two early pilots—The Muppet Show arrived to prove that a frog could host a variety show and that human celebrities could mix it up in sketch comedy and ...

Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen and Maya Rudolph are the human guests on the Feb. 4 special. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The trailer for Disney’s Muppet Show special opens with Kermit the ...

"It's time to raise the curtain." When Disney bought the Muppets in the early 2000s, it seemed like the perfect home for Jim Henson’s characters after his death in the 1990s. However, more than 20 ...

The Muppet Show” aired its first official episode on Sept. 5, 1976, featuring guest star Joel Grey. The series ran for five seasons, ending in 1981. Fifty years after its debut, the show returned with ...

Maya Rudolph and executive producer Seth Rogen also appear in the variety half-hour, which returns to the theater, premise and format of the original 1970s series. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television ...