Gabe Gonzalez, Monique Moses, Becky Chicoine Join Lineup For INTERNET EXPLORERS: TIKTOK
by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2019 Gabe Gonzalez (Mic), Monique Moses (Broad City, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee), and Becky Chicoine (O.S.F.U.G., UCB) will join Rachel Pegram (The Chris Gethard Show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Late Show) for a?oeTikTokTanka?? at Mark Vigeant's monthly comedy show, Internet Explorers: TikTo...
Comedy Central and Refinery29 Announce Digital Content Deal Showcasing Female Comedians on the Rise
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2019 Comedy Central and Refinery29 today announced a digital-content partnership for two series from Comedy Central Productions produced in partnership with Refinery29 that will identify and showcase an all-female lineup of fast-rising comedians with distinct voices. Slated to premiere next spring, the s...
VIDEO: The BEETLEJUICE Cast Performs 'Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) / The Whole Being Dead Thing' at the TONY AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 10, 2019 Describing life in the afterlife, Alex Brightman leads the cast of Beetlejuice in a performance of 'Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)' and 'The Whole Being Dead Thing' at the 2019 Tony Awards....
Sandra Bernhard Kicks Off Carpenter Performing Arts Center's 25th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 19, 2019 Comedian, actress, singer and radio-host Sandra Bernhard returns to the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, on Saturday, September 21 at 8 p.m., launching the start of the Center's 25th Anniversary Season. Single ticke...
VIDEO: Netflix Releases Trailer for MIKE BIRBIGLIA: THE NEW ONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2019 Comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia brings his award-winning Broadway show, Mike Birbiglia: The New One, to a global audience for his newest and most highly anticipated Netflix comedy special. Filmed at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, Birbiglia brilliantly blends observational and confessional co...
EDINBURGH 2019: Catherine Cohen Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 08, 2019 BWW catches up with Catherine Cohen to chat about bringing The Twist...? She's Gorgeous to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
SHAME-FULL Continues At Upright Citizens Brigade
by Julie Musbach - August 26, 2019 The two-woman sketch show 'Shame-Full' continues its successful run at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. This original comedy is written and performed by Kathleen Cameron & Tess Richie, and directed by Leslie Meisel....
Award Winning RUNAWAY PRINCESS Comes To Charm City Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - October 03, 2019 Mary Goggin shares a true story of her Irish Catholic upbringing, laced with wicked humor and much pathos, drug addiction, prostitution, and the multitude of characters she encountered along her path to ultimately finding joy. ...
Mike Birbiglia Will Turn THE NEW ONE Into a Book
by Nicole Rosky - September 26, 2019 Mike Birbiglia has already taken on Broadway, now he's turning his story into a book. The comedian will write a memoir version of The New One, the show that closed on Broadway in January, according to Entertainment Weekly....
YES Starring Nolan Gould and Tim Realbuto to Premiere In LA In June
by Tori Hartshorn - May 14, 2019 YES, the new motion picture starring Modern Family's Nolan Gould and New York stage actor Tim Realbuto, will make it's world premiere on Saturday June 22nd at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. The movie, directed by Rob Margolies, will screen at 9:30 PM at the famed venue as part ...
ILANA GLAZER: THE PLANET IS BURNING Premieres Jan. 3 on Prime Video
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2019 Amazon Studios today announced the launch date for Emmy Award-nominated Ilana Glazer's debut stand-up special. Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning will premiere on Friday, January 3, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video....
Tony Quattro Releases 'Panama' EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019 LA via London/NYC producer, DJ and Comedy Central “Broad City” composer Tony Quattro today returns with his new Panama EP – three brash club ready tracks nodding to the rhythms of North/West Africa, South America, and the Middle East, collaging syncopated hand drums, Middle Eastern wind instruments,...
D'Arcy Carden Joins A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN Series With Abbi Jacobson
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 07, 2019 Deadline reports that D'Arcy Carden is in final talks to join upcoming Amazon adaptation of 'A League of Their Own.' 'Broad City''s Abbi Jacobson writes, executive produces, and stars....
Catherine Cohen Returns To UK With Two Performances Of THE TWIST? ...SHE'S GORGEOUS
by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2020 Straight from the renowned New York stand-up scene via winning Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019, American sensation Catherine Cohen is back on UK soil with her hilarious show about living, laughing, loving, and losing your debit card five times in one year a?" for two nights only ...
THIS IS OUR PILOT Announced for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2020 After a Best Comedy Nominated run at the 2019 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Annie Lumsden and Lena Moon's This is Out Pilot returns to Trades Hall for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. ...
Comedy Central Orders Third and Final Season of CORPORATE
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 11, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced a greenlight for the third and final season of critically-acclaimed scripted series Corporate, set to premiere in 2020....
The Assembly Presents The Third Annual HAROLDFEST
by Julie Musbach - September 24, 2019 Toronto's only longform improv festival, Haroldfest, will celebrate their third anniversary with some of North America's top improvisers coming together in Toronto. The week-long festival will feature performances and workshops at Comedy Bar, The Social Capital Theatre, Sweet Action Theatre, and Bad...
Comedy Central Announces New Interview Series GOOD TALK WITH ANTHONY JESLENIK
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced the greenlight of Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik, a comedic interview series that will premiere on September 6 at 11 p.m. ETPT. Each episode will feature an interview with one of Anthony's friends – who happen to be some of the best comedians ...
AMC Announces its Projects Currently in Development
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 16, 2020 At the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour, AMC Networks and AMC Studios announced a partial list of current projects in development. The broad slate, which includes potential AMC Studios series being developed for the company's Entertainment Group and also projects being developed for ...
Comedy Central Orders Interview-Based Series from Phoebe Robinson
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019 Comedy Central today ordered a new unscripted, interview-based series from Phoebe Robinson, the multi-talented stand-up comedian, New York Times best-selling writer and actress. In this half-hour, 10-episode untitled series, Robinson will create experiences with her guests that take us into their w...
YES, Starring Tim Realbuto and Nolan Gould, to Premiere in NYC Tonight
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 26, 2019 YES, the new motion picture starring Modern Family's Nolan Gould and New York stage actor Tim Realbuto, will make it's New York premiere tonight at The Village Cinema East as the closing night film of the SoHo International Film Festival, after making it's world premiere two nights ago at Grauman's ...
Tony Shalhoub and More to Perform at Playing on Air Live Recording and Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2019 Playing on Air has announced preliminary casting for its star-studded live recording and benefit on Monday, November 18th....
VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes in ABBI AND ILANA'S BROAD CITY
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2019 In the short documentary Abbi and Ilana's Broad City, released exclusively on digital platforms, fans can get an inside look at the making of the iconic Broad City. The doc follows the critically-acclaimed show from its beginnings as a web series to its emotional series finale and features interview...
Mike Birbiglia Announces Third Netflix Special with THE NEW ONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 21, 2019 Comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia brings his award-winning Broadway show, Mike Birbiglia: The New One, to a global audience for his newest and most highly anticipated Netflix comedy special. Filmed at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, Birbiglia brilliantly blends observational and confessional co...
BWW Exclusive: Hear James Monroe Iglehart Sing on ELENA OF AVALOR
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 02, 2020 BroadwayWorld has an exclusive clip of James Monroe Iglehart's guest appearance in the upcoming episode of 'Elena of Avalor.' ... |