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Back By Popular Demand, Legendary Improv Group Upright Citizens Brigade Comes To The Colonial On 5/26
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2018


Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes back Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Touring Company at The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, May 26 at 8pm. Tickets are $25.

SUCCESSION Kicks Off First Season 6/3 on HBO, From Adam McKay
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 27, 2018


The drama series SUCCESSION will kick off its ten-episode season SUNDAY, JUNE 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

New HBO Drama Series SUCCESSION to Debut June 3
by Macon Prickett - Apr 26, 2018


SUCCESSION will kick off its ten-episode season SUNDAY, JUNE 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer and Phoebe Robinson Star in IBIZA Available On Netflix May 25
by Macon Prickett - Apr 26, 2018


Meet Harper: She's a single thirtysomething New Yorker with awesome friends she loves and a dead-end job she hates. So when her controlling, condescending, germophobic nightmare of a boss sends her on a business trip to Barcelona, Harper jumps at the chance to shake up her routine. Flanked by her two best pals, Harper lets loose in the land of Sangria, where a bit of surprising body graffiti leads to a flirty encounter with a famous DJ.

Hulu Renews I LOVE YOU, AMERICA with Sarah Silverman, New Episodes Coming This Fall
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 16, 2018


Hulu has ordered 11 episodes of I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman to return on September 6th, 2018. This season of the hit variety series will return just in time for some seriously funny conversation around the midterm elections.

Netflix Announces DEAD TO ME, New Dark Comedy Series from Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay & Jessica Elbaum
by Macon Prickett - Apr 5, 2018


DEAD TO ME, new dark comedy series coming to Netflix. The 10-episode series has been ordered from the streaming giant in association with CBS Television Studios and Gloria Sanchez Productions. 

Thomas Middleditch & Ben Schwartz will Bring Their 2-Man Improve Show to Comedy Central's CLUSTERFEST
by Macon Prickett - Mar 21, 2018


Thomas Middleditch from the hit HBO show 'Silicon Valley,' and Ben Schwartz from 'Parks and Recreation' and 'House of Lies' are joining the Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest party with their two-man improv show.

Justin Kirk Joins Jim Carrey on Showtime's KIDDING
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 15, 2018


According to The Hollywood Reporter, WEEDS actor Justin Kirk is set to join the cast of Jim Carrey's KIDDING. He is set to join the Showtime comedy in  recurring role. Read more about it from The Hollywood Reporter here!

Justin Kirk Returns To Showtime in New Comedy Series KIDDING
by Macon Prickett - Mar 15, 2018


SHOWTIME has announced that Justin Kirk (WEEDS) has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming SHOWTIME half-hour comedy KIDDING. Kirk joins Golden Globe® winner Jim Carrey, along with Oscar®, Emmy®and Golden Globe nominee Catherine Keener (Get Out), Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) and Judy Greer (Married). Kirk will play Peter, the new boyfriend of Jill (Greer) who is Jeff's (Carrey) estranged wife.

The Kennedy Center Announces Partnership with The Second City
by Julie Musbach - Mar 13, 2018


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced a new partnership with The Second City, the famed Chicago-based sketch comedy company. The partnership draws on the respective strengths of each organization to extend the creative capacity, reach, and impact of both brands, and will result in new, original productions at the Kennedy Center and beyond.

The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts Announces A New Partnership With The Second City
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2018


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced a new partnership with The Second City, the famed Chicago-based sketch comedy company. The partnership draws on the respective strengths of each organization to extend the creative capacity, reach, and impact of both brands, and will result in new, original productions at the Kennedy Center and beyond.

Comedy Central Shares Drunk History Summer Season Trailer, New Epiosdes 6/19
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 6, 2018


Drunk History returns June 19 with a whole new slate of enlightening stories and boozy comedians.

BEDLAM: HAMLET + SAINT JOAN Come to The Broad Stage, 4/5-15
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2018


The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents Bedlam, the acclaimed New York based theatre company, with a fresh kinetic look at two plays with four actors, playing 49 characters in William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw's most famous creations, side by side, Hamlet and Saint Joan, in repertory April 5 to 15 at The Broad Stage. This engagement will be the company's West-Coast debut.

Comedy Central Renews Emmy-Winning Series DRUNK HISTORY For Sixth Season
by Macon Prickett - Feb 22, 2018


Kent Alterman, President of Comedy Central announced today that the Emmy® Award-winning Comedy Central series, Drunk History, has been renewed for a sixth season with sixteen episodes. Created for television by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, Drunk History is produced by Central Productions and executive produced by Waters and Konner, along with Gary Sanchez Productions' Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Owen Burke. Ian Friedman and Daniel Wolfberg are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central. The fifth season currently airs on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Funny Or Die Announces Comedy Channel Partnership with LGBTQ+ Global Streaming Service, Revry
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 14, 2018


Funny Or Die Announces Comedy Channel Partnership with LGBTQ+ Global Streaming Service, Revry

CBS All Access Renews NO ACTIVITY For Season 2
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 13, 2018


CBS All Access Renews NO ACTIVITY For Season 2

FOX Kicks Off 2018 As #1 Network
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 2, 2018


FOX Kicks Off 2018 As #1 Network

ArtsEmerson Announces Bedlam in Repertory: SAINT JOAN and HAMLET
by Julie Musbach - Feb 2, 2018


ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theatre, proudly welcomes New York's Bedlam for Hamlet andSaint Joan in repertory. The two productions feature a brand new cast of 4 actors, playing a total of 49 characters for two riveting, stripped down, stagings, both directed by Bedlam founder Eric Tucker.

Jennifer Lawrence, Tig Notaro, Nikki Glaser to Host Variety Show UNRIGGED LIVE in New Orleans, Event to Be Live Streamed
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2018


The Tony Award nominated producer Triptyk Studios (An American in Paris; Oh, Hello; You're Welcome America) will present Unrigged Live!, a variety show event celebrating the courage of progressive political activism and the fight to 'unrig the system' hosted by Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), Emmy Award nominee Tig Notaro ('One Mississippi,' 'Transparent,' 'In a World,' Off Broadway's #nastywomen), Nikki Glaser (Trainwreck), National Medal of Arts recipients, The Preservation Hall All-Stars, former Ohio Senator and President of Our Revolution, Nina Turner and many more on Saturday, February 3.

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