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Comedian Kevin Barnett died from non traumatic hemorrhage cause by pancreatitis, according to a cause of death statement sent to E! News.

The body of the 32-year-old Barnett — a stand-up comic, TV writer and the co-creator of Fox sitcom “Rel” — was received early Tuesday morning from Tijuana, Mexico’s main drag, Avenida Revolución, the chief of the forensic medical service told E!

“The corresponding autopsy was carried out, which determined that the cause of death was: Non Traumatic Hemorrhage, caused by pancreatitis,” a statement to E! News reads. “At the moment his body is still in facilities of the Forensic Medical Service of Tijuana, waiting to be delivered to his family members who are performing the legal proceedings.”

TheWrap reached out to the U.S. Department of State for comment on this story, but did not immediately hear back.

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Kevin Barnett, co-creator/executive producer of Fox’s comedy series Rel, has died suddenly while vacationing in Mexico. The writer-comedian was in his early 30s, believed to be 32. Cause of death is not known at this time. I will update with more information when I get it.

Barnett’s last post on social media was two and a half days ago from Mexico (you can see it below).

Barnett, a rising comic in New York City, recently co-created and executive produced fellow comedians Lil Rel Howery and Josh Rabinowitz Rel, the freshman Fox/20th TV comedy series starring Howery.

“Our hearts are broken, as are those of everyone at Rel, at the news of Kevin Barnett’s passing. He was an incredibly funny, wildly talented man who had so much more to do and so many more stories to tell. We send our thoughts and prayers to his friends and family during this difficult time,...

Sleep paralysis leads to eerie encounters with a supernatural entity played by Javier Botet (read Heather Wixson's interview with the renowned actor here) in Mara, and with the new horror thriller out now in theaters and on VOD platforms from Saban Films, we caught up with composer James Edward Barker in our latest Q&A feature to discuss his early love of music, his greatest horror influences, and collaborating with the creative team of Mara to craft a compelling and haunting score.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, James! When did you initially become interested in music and what did you listen to in your formative years?

James Edward Barker: Hi, thank you for the interview, it’s exciting to be talking to you, I’m a big fan of Daily Dead!

It’s a mixed bunch for sure—everything from jazz, blues, hard rock,...

Back in October 2014, comedian/actor Adam Sandler signed an unprecedented deal with Netflix, with the actor set to develop, star in and produce four movies for the streaming service. The first movie in this pact was the Western comedy The Ridiculous Six, and earlier this year, we learned that the second movie would be The Do-Over, arriving May 27. Today we have the final red band trailer for this comedy, which features plenty of R-rated language, so be sure to watch at your own risk. We also have six new photos to check out as well.

The life of a bank manager is turned upside down when a friend from his past manipulates him into faking his own death and taking off on an adventure. Adam Sandler plays Max, re-teaming with his old Saturday Night Live pal David Spade as Charlie, two life-long friends who are about to give their mundane...

Back in October 2014, comedian Adam Sandler signed a groundbreaking deal with Netflix to produce and star in four new movies exclusively for the streaming service. The first movie to come out of this deal was the Western comedy The Ridiculous Six. Last month, we learned that the second movie is The Do-Over, with the streaming service releasing a brief teaser trailer. Today we have the first full trailer for this comedy, which sheds new light on the story.

In The Do-Over, Adam Sandler plays "Max" and David Spade plays "Charlie," old friends tired of their mundane lives who reunite at their 25th high school reunion for the ultimate mulligan: they decide to wipe the slate clean for a do&#173-over. After faking their deaths and assuming new identities, could their lives be better the second time around? The comedy is set for release on Netflix Friday, May 27, just in time...

Peter Farrelly is coming to CBS to write and direct a new currently untitled comedy pilot.

The writer will sculpt the story for a comedy pilot for the network revolving around a group of six parents and step-parents who are tasked with raising two kids.

Kevin Barnett and Pete Jones will co-write, previously working with the writers brother Bobby Farrelly, on the 2011 comedy Hall Pass. All three writers will also be producing, with Peter Farrelly directing if the pilot gets picked up.

The Farrelly brothers also worked together to write short-lived 2008 Fox comedy Unhitched and a reboot of the classic comedy, The Three Stooges.

Stay Tuned for more details on the project.

Sibling directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly continued to prep their 20th Century Fox comedy The Three Stooges, a feature-length update on the classic slapstick clowns Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos) Curly (Will Sasso) and Larry (Sean Hayes). After partnering with his brother and the writers from their short-lived Fox comedy Unhitched for a new comedy at Showtime, Variety reported that Peter Farrelly sold a comedy pitch to CBS. Farrelly signed on to co-write with Kevin Barnett (Hall Pass, Unhitched) and Pete Jones (Hall Pass) the comedy about a group of parents who partner on raising two kids.

Sibling directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly continued to prep their 20th Century Fox comedy The Three Stooges, a feature-length update on the classic slapstick clowns Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos) Curly (Will Sasso) and Larry (Sean Hayes). After partnering with his brother and the writers from their short-lived Fox comedy Unhitched for a new comedy at Showtime, Variety reported that Peter Farrelly sold a comedy pitch to CBS. Farrelly signed on to co-write with Kevin Barnett (Hall Pass, Unhitched) and Pete Jones (Hall Pass) the comedy about a group of parents who partner on raising two kids.

Sibling directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly continued to prep their 20th Century Fox comedy The Three Stooges, a feature-length update on the classic slapstick clowns Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos) Curly (Will Sasso) and Larry (Sean Hayes). After partnering with his brother and the writers from their short-lived Fox comedy Unhitched for a new comedy at Showtime, Variety reported that Peter Farrelly sold a comedy pitch to CBS. Farrelly signed on to co-write with Kevin Barnett (Hall Pass, Unhitched) and Pete Jones (Hall Pass) the comedy about a group of parents who partner on raising two kids.

[1] As with film, not every television project that enters development actually makes it to the screen -- but sighing over what could've been is a task for some other day. Today, our curiosity is piqued by some of the more interesting-sounding series in the works, including shows by Transformers helmer Michael Bay (how's he gonna fit all those explosions on a tiny screen?) and Dark Knight writer David Goyer. I don't know that I'd actually want to follow all of these series if they actually made it to air, but I'll be keeping an eye on them to see how they pan out. After the jump: Starz orders Da Vinci's Demons, by Dark Knight writer David Goyer Michael Bay will exec produce Outsiders for The CW NBC buys a new comedy by Scrubs writer Tim Hobert and the guy who played intern Lonnie on same Showtime buys a new comedy from the Farrelly Bros.

The team behind the 2008 Fox comedy Unhitched, writers Chris Pappas, Mike Bernier and Kevin Barnett and directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly, is reuniting for a new comedy project in development at Showtime. The 5 are executive producing the project, a sometimes cynical, raunchy, Farrelly-style comedy revolving around a guy who is betrayed by his wife after years of marriage and he finds himself at the crossroads of a midlife crisis. CAA-repped Pappas, Bernier and Barnett are writing, with Peter Farrelly attached to direct. Also exec producing are Jason Felts, Justin Berfield and Michael Forman of Virgin Produced along with Darryl Taja, who packaged the project and manages the writers. Additionally, Pappas and Bernier are writing a multi-camera comedy for ABC starring music star Romeo Santos and based on his life growing up in a traditional Dominican-American family. Pappas and Bernier are executive producing with Will Smith and James Lassiter of Overbrook Entertainment.

The villainy continues to grow in the land of "The Three Stooges."

First came word that Stephen Collins will be making life miserable for Larry, Moe and Curly as the evil Mr. Harter. Now comes word that Craig Bierko is up to no good as well, according to Deadline.

Bierko will be playing the role of Mac, one of the heavies looking to exploit the Stooges in the Farrelly Brothers-directed slapstick comedy that seems to gain itself at least one new cast member per day lately.

Bierko joins a cast that includes Chris Diamontopoulos (Moe), Sean Hayes (Larry), Will Sasso (Curly), Jane Lynch (Mother Superior) and Larry David (Mother Mengele).

Bierko now adds "The Three Stooges" to his comedy resume, which already includes "Scary Movie 4" (he was one of the few actually funny elements of an otherwise painfully unfunny movie), "For Your Consideration" and "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.

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On this episode, we talk to The Office producer Randy Cordray, a long standing comedy producer in the business with a career that goes back to Coach, Dharma and Greg and much more. Currently Cordray has been on the Office for 3 seasons as the line producer. Other shows he worked on include The Loop, Titus, Unhitched and Still Standing.

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Bonnie Somerville (Cashmere Mafia) has been cast as the female lead in ABC's comedy pilot Other People's Kids. Johnny Sneed (Unhitched) has also been cast in in the pilot, which centers on Adam, a 32-year-old guy with no responsibilities who suddenly finds himself with an insta-family when he falls in love with the little older Michelle (Somerville) who has 2 kids, an ex-husband (Sneed), and ex-in-laws. Julie White has joined the ABC multi-camera comedy pilot Smothered, from Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen. The project centers on young couple Zack (Kyle Howard) and Gillian who find themselves smothered by their two very different sets of parents. White will play Gillian's scrappy mom who is a real mother hen. The Tony winner, repped by Paradigm and Himber Entertainment, will next be seen recurring on Damages and in Transformers 3. Beverly D'Angelo has joined NBC's untitled Whitney Cummings comedy pilot. The project, written by Cummings,...

Back in May, Comedy Central’s future slate revealed script development for a TV series adaptation of the 2005 indie comedy Waiting… starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Justin Long. The Office Space in a chain restaurant mentality of the show seemed perfect for a half-hour comedy series, and now Deadline reports Comedy Central has finally greenlit a pilot for the potential series. Much like the film, the proposed series will follow the young and not so young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant as they gossip, make fun of customers, taint food and avert boredom and adulthood with their antics. Each of the employees can’t seem to keep their personal life away from work as they grapple with sex, booze, and whether they are temporary or permanent fixtures in the restaurant world. No cast has been announced yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

Hit the jump on details for an...

NBC has reportedly picked up a new comedy pilot. Deadline says that the show, Life Is Good, has been written by Unhitched scribes Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier. Scot Armstrong, who has penned scripts for The Hangover 2, School For Scoundrels and Starsky & Hutch, is also working on the project. The show focuses on a suburban husband and father called Andy who is shocked when he discovers (more)...

NBC has picked up two more projects for development, one of which is a Mafia-inspired drama from Jamie Foxx.The broadcaster has made a deal for Tommy's Little Girl, which centers on a young girl raised in a Mafia family who is hidden away in an orphanage after her family is murdered by a rival crime boss. Now an attorney, she has a double life as an assassin avenging her family's murder as she attempts to locate her last living relative.The project is from writer/executive producer Jorge Zamacona (Oz, The Unusuals) along with executive prodders Foxx and Deon Taylor.The second project is a comedy from Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier (Unhitched) and Scot Armstrong (The Hangover Part II) titled Life Is Good. The logline: A husband and father of two young girls is discovered by the 19-year-old mixed-race son he never knew he had, throwing his mellow suburban family world into chaos.

After lengthy negotiations, NBC has closed a deal for Jamie Foxx's drama project Tommy's Little Girl based on the trailer Foxx shot with Selma Blair, Paul Sorvino, Tony Sirico and James Russo. The network also has picked up Life Is Good, a comedy from Unhitched creators Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier and Hangover 2 writer Scot Armstrong. Based on Foxx's idea, Girl is described as Le Femme Nikita meets The Sopranos and centers on a young girl (Blair) raised in a mafia family who is hidden away in an orphanage after her family is murdered by a competing mafia crime boss. She grows up to become an attorney by day, and a deadly, well trained killer by night, as she avenges her family's murder and attempts to locate her last living relative. Jorge Zamacona has been tapped to write the script and executive produce. Also executive producing are Foxx and...

NBC has made a deal for "Tommy's Little Girl," Jamie Foxx's drama project based on the trailer Foxx shot with Selma Blair, Paul Sorvino, Tony Sirico and James Russo. According to Deadline, they have also picked up the comedy "Life Is Good" from "Unhitched" creators Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier and Scot Armstrong ("Hangover 2"). Girl is being described as a "Le Femme Nikita" meets "The Sopranos."The story focuses on a young girl (Blair) who is raised in a mafia family and hidden away in an orphanage after her family is offed by a competing mafia crime boss. She grows up and is an attorney during the day, and a well trained killer by night, avenging her family and trying to locate her last living relative.

Movie Jungle has new video interviews and other clips from NBC's "Parks and Recreation." Interviews clips include Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman and executive producer Michael Schur. Also, see behind the scenes footage as well as five clips from the series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. About "Parks & Recreation" From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Greg Daniels (NBC’s "The Office," "King of the Hill") and Michael Schur (NBC’s "The Office," "Saturday Night Live") comes a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The new half-hour comedy will examine the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and ask why it's frequently so complicated -- as everyone knows from standing in line at the Dmv, applying for home construction permits, or trying to get the city to fix a pothole. The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler,...

Movie Jungle has new video interviews and other clips from NBC's "Parks and Recreation." Interviews clips include Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman and executive producer Michael Schur. Also, see behind the scenes footage as well as five clips from the series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler, NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," "Baby Mama") a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. In an attempt to beautify her town -- and advance her career -- Leslie takes on what should be a fairly simple project: help local nurse Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones, NBC’s "The Office," "Unhitched") turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park...

Movie Jungle has new video interviews and other clips from NBC's "Parks and Recreation." Interviews clips include Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman and executive producer Michael Schur. Also, see behind the scenes footage as well as five clips from the series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler, NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," "Baby Mama") a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. In an attempt to beautify her town -- and advance her career -- Leslie takes on what should be a fairly simple project: help local nurse Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones, NBC’s "The Office," "Unhitched") turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park...

Emmy winner Christine Lahti and Johnny Sneed have joined the cast of USA Network's 90-minute pilot "Operating Instructions," directed by "Hitch" helmer Andy Tennant.

The project, from Conaco Prods. and Universal Cable Prods., centers on Lt. Rachel Scott (Emily Rose), a former Marine who returns from a tour as a Navy surgeon to take a post at a military hospital.

Lahti will play Cmdr. Helen Keller, the hospital's chief administrator, who butts heads with Rachel almost from the get-go.

Sneed will play Capt. Will McKay, who might share a history with Rachel. He is the hospital's chief medical officer and arranged for her to take the job there.

Lahti and Sneed join the previously cast Rose, Nick Zano and Diana Maria Riva.

"Instructions" marks Lahti's return to the medical genre after her Emmy-winning turn on the CBS drama "Chicago Hope."

The actress, repped by Icm and Management 360, next...

ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition topped a modestly rated Sunday evening, but the reality hit's freshman lead-outs Oprah's Big Give and Here Come the Newlyweds continued to decline.

Airing four hours of unscripted shows, ABC won the night among adults 18-49 and total viewers (9 million, 3.2/9). ABC ran America's Funniest Home Videos (7.4 million viewers, 2.3 rating in 18-49 and a 7 share), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12.0 million, 4.1/11), Big Give (9.7 million, 3.6/9) and Here Come the Newlyweds (7 million, 2.9/8).

Fox came in second with six half-hour comedies, mostly repeats. A rerun of Family Guy was the highest rated (6.7 million, 3.4/9). Fox also aired originals of King of the Hill (6 million, 2.8/7) and Unhitched (4.4 million, 2.3/6), the latter falling 8% from last week.

CBS and NBC tied for third, with CBS airing 60 Minutes (11.1 million, 2.0/6), Big Brother (6.3 million, 2.3/6) and repeats. NBC had two hours of Dateline (8 million, 1.9/6) and repeats. The CW had repeats and Everybody Hates Chris (1.1 million, 0.5/1) and Aliens in America (900,000, 0.4/1).

Also, on Friday, Fox's new sitcom The Return of Jezebel James (3.2 million, 1.0/4) debuted with back-to-back episodes and posted the network's worst time period performance since fall's The Next Great American Band. CBS' The Price Is Right (8.7 million, 2.0/7) won the night but declined yet again.

ABC's reality lineup conquered Sunday night despite second-week ratings decreases for Oprah's Big Give and Here Come the Newlyweds.

Sunday also marked the start of daylight-saving time, which last March resulted in an average 6% across-the-board ratings drop for primetime broadcast programming. Shows airing in the 8 p.m. hour were the hardest hit last year, and networks expect weaker ratings returns this week.

ABC's Big Give at 9 p.m. (11.8 million viewers, a preliminary 4.0 adults 18-49 rating and an 11 share) and Newlyweds at 10 p.m. (8.9 million, 3.6/9) won their respective hours by clear margins. Big Give matched its Extreme Makeover: Home Edition lead-in (12.4 million, 4.0/11) and tied as the highest-rated shows of the night.

Big Give was down 25% from its premiere, however. Although Newlyweds had a lower overall rating, the show only dropped 12% and maintained a larger portion of its Big Give lead-in compared to last week. America's Funniest Home Videos (6.7 million, 1.9/6) opened ABC's night.

In second place in the demo, Fox aired a mix of comedy repeats and originals, including new episodes of Simpsons (7.3 million, 3.5/10), King of the Hill (6.2 million, 3.0/8), Family Guy (7.5 million, 3.7/9) and Unhitched (5.2 million, 2.6/6).

Oprah gave big to ABC on Sunday night as the premiere of her new reality show triumphed in the Nielsen ratings.

Critics may have been less than kind, but the debut of the talk show host's philanthropic reality effort Oprah's Big Give was the highest-rated program of the night, according to preliminary returns. Plus, the Big Give audience spilled over into the under-the-radar debut of another ABC unscripted title, Here Come the Newlyweds, helping ABC win the night among key measures.

ABC opened with America's Funniest Home Videos (8.2 million total viewers, 2.7 rating among adults 18-49 and an 8 share) then Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (14.8 million, 5.1/13), Big Give (15.6 million, 5.3/12) and Newlyweds (10.3 million, 4.1/11). From 8-11 p.m., ABC won every hour, with Big Give becoming third-most-watched freshman series debut this season (followed by Fox's Moment of Truth and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles).

In second place, Fox's ratings are very preliminary because NASCAR: Spring Cup (12.5 million, 4.7/13) pushed the start times of Fox's comedies to about 8:30 p.m. NASCAR was followed by The Simpsons (7.9 million, 3.8/9), King of the Hill (7.7 million, 4.1/10), Family Guy (7.1 million, 3.7/9) and the debut of Unhitched (N/A, 2.5/6).

In the latest round of major pilot castings, Craig Bierko has been cast as the lead in Fox's comedy The Rules of Starting Over for director Bobby Farrelly, and Rome star Kevin McKidd has been tapped as the lead in NBC's drama Journeyman.

In addition, Zachary Levi has landed the title role on NBC's drama Chuck for director McG, Mark Valley is set as one of the two leads on NBC's comedy Business Class, "ER" co-star Shane West has joined Fox's Supreme Courtships and Jane Lynch has come on board NBC's comedy Area 52.

* Rules, from 20th Century Fox TV, centers on a thirtysomething newly single man (Bierko) and his recently divorced friends.

Bierko, who has been recurring on ABC's Boston Legal, recently was seen in the feature For Your Consideration.

Rashida Jones also has been cast in the pilot, playing a partner at a law firm looking for a decent guy. She recurs on NBC's The Office.

* Journeyman, from 20th TV, is an epic fantasy about a man (McKidd) who travels back in time to fix people's lives, but by recalibrating the past, he sometimes alters the future.