"Modern Family" Wins Peabody Awards

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Of the 36 Peabody Award winners, our favorite funny, entertaining mockumentary TV sitcom, "Modern Family" is one of the newest shows to be recognized.

Peabody has tagged "Modern Family" as "This wily, witty comedy puts quirky, contemporary twists in family ties but maintains an old-fashioned heart." Indeed, this is quite the description we have of our favorite comedy show. 

The Peabody Award-giving body gives credit to the most excellent works in corporate and educational media including radio, television and cable, even home-video, the internet and CD-ROM.  

Get the other winners from the full list here.

(Source: Peabody)

Modern Family - Episode 1.20 - "Benched" Press Release

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Modern Family - Episode 1.20 - Benched - Press Release

MODERN FAMILY

Air Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Time Slot: 9:00 PM-9:30 PM EST on ABC

Episode Title: (#1ARG??) "Benched"

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A FAMILY IS LIKE A SPORTS TEAM SOME MEMBERS ARE FIRST-STRINGERS AND OTHERS GET BENCHED, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

"Benched" - When Luke and Manny's hot-tempered basketball coach quits in the middle of a game, Jay and Phil both jockey to fill the position. Claire and Gloria each struggle with the realization that they might not be number one in their children's lives anymore, and Mitchell takes Cameron along to meet a prospective employer, but Cameron's big personality doesn't necessarily help to make a good impression, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.

Guest cast include Justin Kirk as Charlie Bingham, Eric Lange as Coach Stupak and Stoney Jackson as Ref.

"Benched" was written by Danny Zucker and directed by Chris Koch.

(Source: The Futon Critic)

Sofia Vergara Joins "The Smurfs" and "Happy Feet 2 in 3D"

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"Modern Family" hot mama Sofia Vergara has been cast in the movie "The Smurfs", directed by Raja Gosnell, an adaptation of the cartoon series.  It is said to be shown in the summer of 2011.  Sofia Vergara will play the role of Odile, "a powerful executive at a high-end French cosmetics company who's the boss of the live-action character played by Neil Patrick Harris", according to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision.  Vergara is also set to do George Miller's "Happy Feet 2 in 3D".  Some of the actors who are already filming are Brad Pitt, Robin Williams, and Elijah Wood for the voice of the other animated characters.  Whew, it's good to know that Vergara has been recognized as a talented actress after the comedy show "Modern Family" became a breakout hit.

(Source: The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision)

Eric Stonestreet, Straight Man Playing a Gay Role

Here is the video of Joy Behar's interview last week with Eric Stonestreet of "Modern Family" regarding his gay role as Cameron. 

(Source: The Joy Behar Show)