By contrast, when SNL ‘s Kenan Thompson said, “My immediate family is real close-knit,” he was likely also including his parents and siblings in this well-known family quote.

Dear Amy: I am in a quandary as to the definitions of “immediate” versus “extended” family. My husband and I have different views, and I would like you to ask your readers how they define ...

“Immediate Family” does not get into the sex-drug-rock-n-roll lifestyle, focusing instead on the music. Can you explain why you chose this focus? We went into it a little.

Immediate Family” playwright Paul Oakley Stovall has strong ties to Charlotte, as does Phylicia Rashad. The show debuts July 29.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The new documentary, "Immediate Family," introduces us to the talented stars behind the stars in the music world. We meet four session musicians who, in the 1970s and '80s ...

Rachel Hemphill Dickson, left, and Adrian Porter, right, perform during scene from the Ensemble Theatre's production of the comedy "Immediate Family" Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Houston.

What was once was man’s best friend is now man’s closest family — in New York, at least. Dogs are so much more than just possessions, a Brooklyn judge just ruled, in allowing the heartbroken ...

“Immediate Family” bills itself as a novel, but it is hard to place it as such. Though it is addressed to Danny, it is not an epistolary novel, nor does it have a formal conceit or a plot.