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Don't let his name fool you: Chris Tickle doesn't plan on making people laugh. He wants to hurt them. Tickle, of Pontiac, Ill., grew up the "tough guy" in the town about 100 miles southwest of Chicago. That reputation eventually led the 29-year-old to mixed martial arts. Now, with 19 MMA fights under his belt, Tickle is taking the next step in his career and trying to break into the UFC. He's getting that chance on the FX reality competition "Ultimate Fighter Live," premiering Friday.

Don't let his name fool you: Chris Tickle doesn't plan on making people laugh. He wants to hurt them. Tickle, of Pontiac, Ill., grew up the "tough guy" in the town about 100 miles southwest of Chicago. That reputation eventually led the 29-year-old to mixed martial arts. Now, with 19 MMA fights under his belt, Tickle is taking the next step in his career and trying to break into the UFC. He's getting that chance on the FX reality competition "Ultimate Fighter Live," premiering Friday.

"American Horror Story" will be freaking viewers out for another season, FX confirmed Monday. FX picked up the haunted house thriller for a 13-episode second season. The first season has nine new episodes airing at 9 p.m. Wednesdays, with the final two airing Dec. 21 Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the series about a fractured family that moves into a haunted house has garnered mixed reviews but stellar ratings for FX. According to the network, its on track to becoming the highest rated first season of any FX series.

Walton Goggins would never say the relationship between his "Justified" character, Boyd Crowder, and Timothy Olyphant's U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens fuels the hit FX series. "That's an interesting question," he told me last week. "That would be real tough for me to answer and to do it with humility because ... I wouldn't want to come off as arrogant by pretending to know the answer to that question. "But I certainly hope so. I think you have these two men who are very similar, yet they're very, very different and at the end of the day people enjoy when they meet.

Walton Goggins would never say the relationship between his "Justified" character, Boyd Crowder, and Timothy Olyphant's U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens fuels the hit FX series. "That's an interesting question," he told me last week. "That would be real tough for me to answer and to do it with humility because ... I wouldn't want to come off as arrogant by pretending to know the answer to that question. "But I certainly hope so. I think you have these two men who are very similar, yet they're very, very different and at the end of the day people enjoy when they meet.

If you're a fan of animated television shows, one of the true delights is attending a live reading of an episode by the show's cast. Fans of the FX series Archer are now going to have a chance to experience that at the Chicago Theatre on April, 5th when the cast of the hilarious animated comedy appear for " Archer Live! " I've posted a video (see above) recorded at the event in Philadelphia earlier this year. The crowd sounds like they're having a helluva good time.

You probably know Katey Sagal as the tough-as-nails Gemma Teller Morrow on "Sons of Anarchy," but did you know she's also a helluva singer? The multi-talented star is bringing her tour, "Katey Sagal: An Evening of Music and the Cast of Sons of Anarchy," to Chicago, playing at 7:30 p.m. April 21 at The Vic Theater, 145 N. Sheffield Ave. Tickets are $39-$250 through Jam Productions . Sagal, who plays Gemma in the FX series created by her...

This time last year, Charlie Sheen was headed to rehab after being hospitalized in the midst of what we'll call a "non-winning spree. " Now he's prepping to start shooting his new FX series, "Anger Management," (irony, anyone?) and told reporters during a news conference Sunday, "I'm not crazy anymore. " Forgive our skepticism, Charlie, but we'd like you to take this quiz to determine your wacky level before we let you out of the pop culture nuthouse. damoran@tribune.com  |  @redeyedana   1 -- A group of three women ring...

If it gets to hot outside this summer, don't worry. You'll have plenty of TV to watch in the air-conditioned luxury of your living room. June brings a bevy of new and returning TV series, specials and movies, as will the rest of the summer. Here's a complete list (as complete as can be) of premiere dates and times for the month of June. As always, I will continue to add when I hear of more premieres, and please let me know if I've forgotten something. Friday, June 1 7 | "a.n.t.

Fact: The Connecticut Huskies won 11 straight games in postseason play before nabbing the NCAA title last year. Fact: The Duke Blue Devils were ranked ninth in a preseason poll before winning the NCAA title two years ago. Fact: There is no sure-fire way to predict which team will win the NCAA basketball tournament. Just ask Tobias Moskowitz, a University of Chicago finance professor and the author of "Scorecasting," which uses data to explain the outcomes of sports matches.

"American Horror Story" will be freaking viewers out for another season, FX confirmed Monday. FX picked up the haunted house thriller for a 13-episode second season. The first season has nine new episodes airing at 9 p.m. Wednesdays, with the final two airing Dec. 21 Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the series about a fractured family that moves into a haunted house has garnered mixed reviews but stellar ratings for FX. According to the network, its on track to becoming the highest rated first season of any FX series.