Wendi McLendon-Covey: Last News

Grimsburg” will be joining Fox stablemates “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy” or “Bob’s Burgers” in the network’s “Animation Domination” pantheon anytime soon.The new series, starring Jon Hamm (who’s also an executive producer), is well-intentioned, boasts an all-star cast and has been renewed for a second season ahead of its Jan. 7 premiere. So, there’s that … but not a whole lot more in the ‘toon, at least not yet.

Wendi McLendon-Covey and cast, saying goodbye to the ABC comedy — which officially signs off Wednesday after 10 seasons — hasn't sunk in yet. In February, ABC announced that the long-running 1980s family comedy, created and inspired by executive producer Adam Goldberg's childhood, would be ending.«It doesn't feel real,» star Hayley Orrantia told ET's Deidre Behar in an exclusive sit-down interview with the cast. «Because, in a way, I still have this feeling of we just wrapped the season and I'll see them again in August.

are back! But there is tragedy in the family's midst.ET exclusively premieres the new season 10 promo for the ABC family comedy, and the Goldbergs are preparing to welcome another member into the family with newlyweds Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Geoff (Sam Lerner) expecting their first child. But while they're celebrating the arrival of baby Goldberg, the new season begins with patriarch Murray Goldberg (former star Jeff Garlin) having already died.Though the promo doesn't share the news of Murray's death, it does hint at «tragic tales» to come in the signature way — with a touch of humor, sass and sarcasm.

Wendi McLendon-Covey became an instantly iconic television mom the moment she donned Beverly Goldberg's feathered locks on. But even after nine seasons of her hit ABC comedy, the hilarious actress has a hard time counting herself among the greats.«That anyone would consider me an iconic TV mom is such a compliment, because I grew up with Marion Cunningham and June Cleaver and all the greats,» McLendon-Covey told ET's Kevin Frazier as she was honored as one of ET's Iconic TV Moms this Mother's Day. «I loved watching those moms, and now that I’m playing a mom, oh my god, I have such a new respect for moms everywhere, because it is not up for the faint of heart.»As for what other TV character she'd compare Beverly to, the star named Cloris Leachman's memorable nosy neighbor, Phyllis Lindstrom, from «She was actively helicopter parenting,» she noted with a laugh.

Wendi McLendon-Covey is clapping back at a fan who criticized the way  is handling Jeff Garlin's exit. Garlin, who played the family patriarch, Murray Goldberg, since the show's inception, had not yet finished production on the show's ninth season when he decided to leave the show.

abruptly departed the ABC sitcom last year while still filming its ninth season.McLendon-Covey, 52, derided the 59-year-old actor as not wanting “to be there” on set to film scenes and suggested he would want to leave “mid-scene.” She shared her opinions in response to a tweet by freelance journalist Noel Murray, who suggested the series should either kill off Garlin’s character, family patriarch Murray Goldberg, or should get canceled entirely, rather than repurpose already-shot footage in an attempt to make scenes gel.“They should either cancel The Goldbergs or kill off Jeff Garlin’s character because the workarounds they’ve been using this season ain’t working,” Murray wrote, adding a clip of a wedding scene that appeared heavily edited.His tweet brought a sharp response from McLendon-Covey.“Thanks for the great suggestion Noel!” McLendon-Covey shaded right back before alluding to Garlin’s alleged disinterest appearing in the sitcom. “This season threw us for a loop because a.) it’s hard to incorporate someone who doesn’t want to be there and wants to leave mid-scene, and b.) we werent about to re-write the 2nd half of the season.”She concluded her retort: “We’re doing our best.”McLendon-Covey and ABC both declined to comment through representatives when contacted by The Post, which has also reached out for a statement from Garlin.Thanks for the great suggestion Noel! This season threw us for a loop because a.) it's hard to incorporate someone who doesn't want to be there and wants to leave mid-scene, and b.) we werent about to re-write the 2nd half of the season.