The “King of Sitcoms” says network executives wanted “a hot young woman” in the titular role.

The TV producer tells PEOPLE that McCarthy is aware of the network’s initial resistance to casting her in the hit sitcom, ...

Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre told E! News in an exclusive interview how he fought to cast Melissa McCarthy in his ...

At first, she said of playing Patsy Ramsey in the Netflix limited series: “I didn’t think it was any of my business to do, I guess?” ...

Melissa McCarthy looked so slim in her beaded black dress at Variety's Power of Women event on September 23. See her look.

Chuck Lorre opens up about casting Melissa McCarthy in Mike & Molly and the pushback he faced from CBS. In his memoir Sitcom, Lorre described the “torturous journey” of getting the network to approve ...

"I felt obligated to stand up for her. ... I feel protective of her," McCarthy said.

Chuck Lorre claims CBS opposed casting Melissa McCarthy in Mike & Molly, revealing that an executive suggested hiring a ...

Chuck Lorre is not holding back any details about the casting process for the 2010s CBS sitcom Mike & Molly. In his new ...

Melissa McCarthy is set for one of the biggest dramatic roles of her career by playing Patsy Ramsey, the mother of murdered pageant princess JonBenét Ramsey.

“‘Gilmore Girls’ was one of my very, very first steady jobs. I was super green. I rarely, if ever, hit my mark,” McCarthy said of the show ...