Joel McHale Says ‘Community’ Is Canceled

Joel McHale Says ‘Community’ Is Canceled

NBC’s former comedy series “Community” will not move forward at Yahoo Screen, according to star Joel McHale.

“All of our contracts were up after six years. All the actors on the show, almost without exception — their stock has risen significantly and it’s out of the pay rate that is affordable to make the show. So you’re not going to be able to get Alison Brie or Gillian Jacobs at a normal television salary anymore. There is just not enough money to be able to pay for the show,” McHale told Metro Weekly.

Sony Pictures Television and Yahoo! Screens have not responded to TheWrap’s request for comment.

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“Community” is an American television sitcom created by Dan Harmon, which premiered on NBC in September 2009. The single-camera series follows students at a community college in the fictional town of Greendale, Colorado. NBC cancelled the show in May 2014 after five seasons, and was then renewed for its sixth and final season by Yahoo! Screen. Season 6 concluded on June 2.

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The show stars McHale, Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase and Jim Rash, and executive producers include Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff, Harmon, and Anthony Russo.