Charlie Sheen is back to play himself in the second season of the Sebastian Maniscalco comedy, which follows bookie Danny (Maniscalco) as he and his partner, former NFL star Ray (Omar J. Dorsey), romp ...

If any streaming series looks like a sure thing, it is the new Max series “Bookie” that premiered with two episodes Thursday. The eight-episode series is co-created by comedy writing legend Chuck ...

As they were writing the pilot script for their new Max comedy series “Bookie,” co-creators Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay thought it would be fun to add a real-life Hollywood star playing a version of ...

Every once in a while, Sebastian Maniscalco’s stand-up persona creeps into his performance on Max’s “Bookie.” But rather than ask him to tone it down, executive producers Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay ...

Nick Bakay has a new television show with a sports twist. He and Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) created Bookie. The Max comedy, starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Omar J. Dorsey, ...

The odds that Buffalo native Nick Bakay would be involved in a television comedy series dealing with sports betting seemed remote about 20 years ago. That’s when he and his wife Robin’s weekly ESPN ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Max Original comedy series BOOKIE, from Emmy-nominated creators Chuck Lorre ...

HBO Max has given a series order for the new comedy How To Be a Bookie, which comes from Emmy nominees Chuck Lorre (The Kominsky Method, The Big Bang Theory), Nick Bakay (Mom, Young Sheldon), and ...

“Bookie” has been canceled by Max after two seasons, Variety has learned exclusively. The comedy series starred Sebastian Maniscalco as a veteran bookmaker in Los Angeles who must fight to survive the ...

Bookie returns to Max December 12 with a familiar face and the appearance of two TV comedy vets who were recruited to help spice up the action around the sports betting world. Charlie Sheen is back to ...