Story within a story The Irish television series "Father Ted" features a television show, "Father Ben", which has characters and storylines almost identical to that of Father Ted. The television shows "30 Rock", "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", "Sonny with a Chance", and "Kappa Mikey" feature a sketch show within the TV show. An extended plotline on the semi-autobiographical sitcom "Seinfeld" dealt with the main characters developing a sitcom about their lives. The gag was reprised on "Curb Your Enthusiasm", another semi-autobiographical show by and about "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David, when the long-anticipated "Seinfeld" reunion was staged entirely inside the new show. The
The Cosby Mysteries expressed hope that "The Cosby Mysteries" would fare better than Cosby's previous two ventures, "Here and Now" and the game-show remake, "You Bet Your Life". "The Cosby Mysteries" only lasted 18 episodes. "The Cosby Mysteries" has been re-run in the United Kingdom on digital channel ITV1, and in the US on A&E, Starz! Mystery and TVOne. The Cosby Mysteries The Cosby Mysteries is an American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It is the first television series to star Cosby since "The Cosby Show" (which ended in the spring of 1992) and lasted one season (1994–1995). Actor/comedian Mos Def