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The Mount Airy News In Print, Online & Mobile Now with print, online and mobile access, we’ve made it easier than ever to keep your finger on 336.786.4141 the pulse of what’s happening in our community and around the world. mtairynews.com V2 Page 2 — Friday, November 6, 2020 — The Mount Airy News SPORTS THIS WEEK ON THE COVER Out of this world comedy: The Mount Airy News Aspiring astronauts shoot for ‘Moonbase 8’ (336) 786-4141 By Kyla Brewer ecutive Jana Winograde said in an to co-create the comedy series TV Media official news release when it was “Portlandia” with Krisel and Carrie picked up in August. “While the Brownstein (“Transparent”). The magine being isolated with little show was produced before the pan- show has won four Emmys and a Icontact with the outside world and demic, its subject matter is timely – Peabody Award. longing to go someplace far, far and, thanks to Fred, Tim, John and Multi-faceted performer Reilly ac- away. With everything going on in Jonathan, its humor is timeless.” tually made a name for himself in the world today, surely a lot of peo- The series is set in a remote area dramas such as “Casualties of War” ple can relate to such a premise, and in the desert near Winslow, Arizona, (1989), “What’s Eating Gilbert a new comedy that takes a look at where harsh conditions mimic some Grape” (1993) and “The River Wild” RIDAY OV 10:00 pm (32) ESPN2 UFC UFC Fight UESDAY OV the lighter side of astronaut life of the challenges the would-be as- (1994) before wowing audiences F , N 6 Night Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira. T , N 10 10:00 am (32) ESPN2 Get Up! (2h) (Live) (3h) 12:00 pm (32) ESPN2 First Take (2h) might be just what the doctor or- tronauts might face in space. They with his performance in the musical (33) ESPN First Take (Live) (2h) 10:30 pm (33) ESPN NCAA Football (33) ESPN SportsCenter (1h) dered. diligently attempt to carry out their “Chicago” (2002), earning an Acad- (71) FSSE NASCAR Championship Washington at California. (Live) (3h) 1:00 pm (33) ESPN SportsCenter (1h) John C. Reilly (“Step Brothers,” training, despite obvious ineptitude. emy Award nomination in the pro- Weekend: Race Rewind (1h) SUNDAY, NOV 8 2:00 pm (33) ESPN Jalen & Jacoby 2008) stars as Cap, the leader of a Each of the eager, aspiring astro- cess. He’s also proven himself in 11:00 am (71) FSSE NASCAR Champi- (30m) group of astronauts living at a NASA nauts has his own reasons for want- comedy circles with his work in onship Weekend: Race Rewind (1h) 6:25 am (32) ESPN2 Serie A Soccer 2:30 pm (33) ESPN Highly Question- “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (Live) (2h05) able (30m) moon base simulator in “Moonbase ing to get to the moon. In the trailer 12:00 pm (32) ESPN2 First Take (2h) 8,” premiering Sunday, Nov. 8, on for the series, Cap explains that he’s (2007), “Talladega Nights: The Bal- ESPN SportsCenter (1h) 10:00 am (10) WGHP Black and Blue 3:00 pm (32) ESPN2 First Take Extra (33) screwed up his entire life, but if he lad of Ricky Bobby” (2006) and (71) FSSE NASCAR Championship Kickoff (Live) (1h) (30m) Showtime. His underlings include Weekend: Race Rewind (1h) (32) ESPN2 Fantasy Football Now (33) ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1h) Fred Armisen (“Portlandia”) as Skip gets to the moon, he’ll finally be “Step Brothers” (2008). More re- 1:00 pm (33) ESPN SportsCenter (1h) (Live) (3h) 7:00 pm (33) ESPN College Football and Tim Heidecker (“Tim and Eric’s considered a hero. Skip wants to car- cently, he earned a Golden Globe (71) FSSE America’s Day at the Races (33) ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown Playoff (Live) (1h) Bedtime Stories”) as Rook, fellow ry on the legacy of his famous astro- nomination for his role as comedian (Live) (3h30) (Live) (3h) (46) FSS NFL Football Denver Broncos FSS World of Waves (30m) at Atlanta Falcons. (2h30) incompetent astronauts desperate naut father, and Rook hopes to Oliver Hardy in the 2018 film “Stan 4:00 pm (33) ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1h) (46) 11:00 am WGHP NFL Kickoff (Live) 8:00 pm ESPN NCAA Football Mi- to qualify for a lunar mission. spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in and Ollie.” (46) FSS NCAA Soccer Virginia Tech at (10) (33) Virginia. (Live) (2h) (1h) ami (OH) at Buffalo. (Live) (3h) The six-episode, half-hour come- space. However, when they run into Heidecker is actually best known (46) FSS Golf Life (30m) trouble while trying to complete as one half of the comedy duo Tim & 7:00 pm (32) ESPN2 NFL Live (1h) WEDNESDAY, NOV 11 dy series was created by Reilly, Ar- 11:30 am (7) WXLV Liberty University misen and Heidecker along with their training, they begin to question Eric, alongside Eric Wareheim (“Beef (46) FSS NCAA Soccer Louisville at Coach’s Show (30m) Notre Dame. (Live) (2h) 3:00 pm (32) ESPN2 First Take Extra John Krisel (“Baskets”), who serves their sanity, their faith in each other House”). He first gained fame for (46) FSS Destination Polaris (30m) (30m) 7:30 pm (33) ESPN NCAA Football Mi- as the show’s director. All four men and whether they really are capable creating and starring in the Adult ami at North Carolina State. (Live) (3h) 12:00 pm (9) WFMY The NFL Today (33) ESPN Golf Masters Par 3 Contest. (Live) (1h) (Live) (2h) are also credited as writers of of carrying out a mission to the Swim animated series “Tom Goes to 8:00 pm (10) WGHP WWE SmackDown the Mayor” and built on that suc- (Live) (2h) (11) WXII ISU Figure Skating Cup of 5:00 pm (32) ESPN2 NFL Live (1h) “Moonbase 8,” and they are all ex- moon. China. Grand Prix. (1h30) (33) ESPN Around the Horn (30m) ecutive producers with Dave Knee- It seems as if that’s a lot to un- cess in the comedy series “Tim and SATURDAY, NOV 7 1:00 pm (9) WFMY NFL Football (Live) 5:30 pm (33) ESPN Pardon the Inter- bone (“The Eric Andre Show”). It’s pack in a measly six episodes but, if Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” (3h25) ruption (30m) 11:30 am WFMY NCAA Football Air been produced by A24 and Abso Lu- anyone can do it, it’s Armisen, Reilly, He’s known for “Tim and Eric’s Bil- (9) (10) WGHP NFL Football Carolina Pan- 6:00 pm (32) ESPN2 Daily Wager (Live) Force at Army. (Live) (3h30) thers at Kansas City Chiefs. (Live) (3h) (1h) tely Productions. Heidecker and Krisel. With years of lion Dollar Movie” (2012), “Brides- 12:00 pm (7) WXLV NCAA Football (32) ESPN2 Bassmaster (Live) (3h) ESPN SportsCenter (1h) While the notion of astronauts experience in television and film, maids” (2011) and “Beef House,” as (Live) (3h) (33) 3:00 pm (11) WXII NASCAR Auto Rac- 7:00 pm (32) ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1h) living essentially “quarantined” they have proven track records well as the web series and podcast WGHP NCAA Football Arizona (10) ing NASCAR Cup Series Championship. (46) FSS NFL Football Carolina Pan- from the outside world might seem when it comes to comedy. “On Cinema.” State at USC. (Live) (3h30) Cup Series. (Live) (4h) thers at Kansas City Chiefs. (2h30) ESPN2 NCAA Football North Car- a bit apropos at the moment, the Armisen hails from the hallowed Krisel, meanwhile, ties many of (32) 3:30 pm (7) WXLV MLS Soccer New 8:00 pm (32) ESPN2 NCAA Football To- olina (Chapel Hill) at Duke. (Live) (3h) England Revolution at Philadelphia ledo at Western Michigan. (Live) (3h) comedy has actually been in the halls of Studio 8H, where legendary these shows together as a frequent (33) ESPN NCAA Football Michigan Union. (Live) (2h15) (36) USA WWE NXT (Live) (2h08) works since 2018 and was relatively sketch comedy series “Saturday collaborator with Tim & Eric, a for- State at Iowa. (Live) (3h) 4:25 pm (9) WFMY NFL Football (Live) (49) TNT All Elite Wrestling: Dyna- recently picked up by Showtime. Night Live” has been filmed since its mer writer and director for “Port- 12:30 pm (11) WXII EPL Soccer (Live) (3h05) mite (Live) (2h) “In a year when we have all been debut in 1975. He was a member of landia” and having worked on a (2h) 4:30 pm (10) WGHP PBC Countdown forced to come to terms with life in the “SNL” cast from 2002 to 2013, number of “Saturday Night Live” 2:00 pm (46) FSS NCAA Football Boston (1h) THURSDAY, NOV 12 College at Syracuse. (Live) (3h30) 7:00 pm (11) WXII Football Night in close quarters, we are happy to have becoming known for his impres- digital shorts.