MTV's new series "Girl Code" is a strong and smart female driven comedy series bringing millennial viewers a new, hilarious how-to manual full of over the top tips to push the envelope and open the dialogue about the wonders and woes of womanhood. In the same style of irreverent commentary that fans have come to love on MTV2's top rated series "Guy Code," the new MTV series calls on female stand-up comics, actresses and musicians -- and even a few guys -- to weigh in on the sisterhood that all girls share.
Philly Improv Theater Presents Unprecedented Nine Comedy Shows In Fringe Festival
by Julie Musbach - August 07, 2018
Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) announces that they will have nine shows as part of the 2018 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. PHIT most recently participated in the 2017 Festival in their home at the Adrienne Theater. 'We are showcasing many of our longtime performers challenging themselves in new ways. W...
Paul F Tompkins Headlines We The People Improv Festival
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2018
Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) has announced Paul F. Tompkins's Spontaneanation as the headlining act for the theater's first We The People Improv Festival, July 11 - 15, 2018. The full schedule is also available and ticket sales began May 11....
Todays On Ice Returns With AzN PoP!, Jonathan Braylock, Kaitlin Kaufman & Maarit Hara
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2018
Todays on Ice, the Ice Factory Festival's late-night salon series is thrilled to announce this year's lineup. Curated and produced by Kevin Laibson (formerly of The PIT and Magic Futurebox), with associate producer Jonathan Portee (The Late Stream), Todays on Ice features cutting-edge micro-works by...
Fridays On Ice Returns With AzN PoP!, Jonathan Braylock, Kaitlin Kaufman & Maarit Hara
by Julie Musbach - July 10, 2018
Fridays on Ice, the Ice Factory Festival's late-night salon series is thrilled to announce this year's lineup. Curated and produced by Kevin Laibson (formerly of The PIT and Magic Futurebox), with associate producer Jonathan Portee (The Late Stream), Fridays on Ice features cutting-edge micro-works ...
Andrew Schulz Releases 5:5:1 Comedy Album
by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2018
800 Pound Gorilla Records celebrates the continued success of 5:5:1 - A Comedy Experience, the June 8 debut album from The Brilliant Idiots podcast co-host Andrew Schulz....
Broadway Princess Party, Lindsey Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver, and More Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - June 22, 2018
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Andrew Schulz's #1 Debut Album 5:5:1 - A COMEDY EXPERIENCE Out Today
by Macon Prickett - June 08, 2018
800 Pound Gorilla Records announces today's release of 5:5:1 – A Comedy Experience, the debut album from MTV's Guy Code star and The Brilliant Idiots podcast co-host Andrew Schulz....
Feinstein's/54 Below Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month With De Lesseps, Cook, Rozelle, And More
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2018
This month, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, celebrates LGBTQ Pride with an exciting lineup featuring some of the brightest talent from Broadway, cabaret, pop charts and beyond. A fabulous Pride-themed cocktail menu will feature daily specialty beverages, with proceeds benefitting Broad...
Tony Danza, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, Paulo Szot, and More Feature This June at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 31, 2018
This June, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Comedy Central Announces STUPID QUESTIONS WITH CHRIS DISTEFANO Premiering Friday, June 1
by Macon Prickett - May 30, 2018
Comedy Central announced today that it has ordered Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano, a weekly interstitial series created to intertwine Comedy Central's stand-up world premieres with its deep archive of classics during the network's stand-up heavy Friday nights. Stupid Questions premieres o...
Tony Danza, Broadway Loves Gwen Stefani, and More Lead Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 25, 2018
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
The Brilliant Idiots Co-Host Andrew Schulz Releases Debut Album 5:5:1 - A COMEDY EXPERIENCE on June 8
by Macon Prickett - May 25, 2018
800 Pound Gorilla Records announces the June 8 release of 5:5:1 – A Comedy Experience, the debut album from MTV's Guy Code star and The Brilliant Idiots podcast co-host Andrew Schulz....
Paul F Tompkins Headlines We The People Improv Festival
by Julie Musbach - May 22, 2018
Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) has announced Paul F. Tompkins's Spontaneanation as the headlining act for the theater's first We The People Improv Festival, July 11 - 15, 2018. The full schedule is also available and ticket sales began May 11....
WHAT'S YOUR DAMAGE Returns to Wonders of Nature, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2018
Every month Sachi Ezura and Halle Kiefer host a stand-up/storytelling show that asks performers, 'What, exactly, is your damage?' Comics ruminate on the middle school humiliations, dating embarrassments and family drama that haunt them to this day, and that make them the weird, wonderful people they...
Linda Eder, Seth Sikes, Luann de Lesseps, and More Next Week at 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - May 11, 2018
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond....
Carolines Announces Breakout Artist: Natasha Vaynblat June 12th
by Julie Musbach - May 09, 2018
Natasha Vaynblat puts on a one-night only hybrid stand up/ character special. In this 90min show she'll jump from hard jokes to oddball characters and then back again. From delivering jokes about her Russian upbringing to giving advice as a French doula, this show is a wild ride spanning genres. A...
The Comedy Pageant With Broadway's Kevin Yee Competes Again May 9
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2018
Kevin Yee (Mary Poppins OBC) and Atsuko Okatsuka (HBO's Room 104) bring their hilarious night of comedy and music back for another installment at The Virgil Los Angeles! Performers include Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife) Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), Lizzy Cooperman (C...
Viacom Unveils Viacom Digital Studios at First-Ever Digital Content NewFront
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to the world's premiere entertainment brands, unveiled Viacom Digital Studios and announced an upcoming slate of digital programming, platform partnerships, talent deals and the expansion of VidCon at its first-ever Digital Content NewFront....
WHAT'S YOUR DAMAGE Returns to Wonders of Nature, 5/16
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2018
Every month Sachi Ezura and Halle Kiefer host a stand-up/storytelling show that asks performers, 'What, exactly, is your damage?' Comics ruminate on the middle school humiliations, dating embarrassments and family drama that haunt them to this day, and that make them the weird, wonderful people they...
Comedy Central Launches The Creators Program, Taps Five Emerging Creators/Writers/Performers to Develop Digital Content
by Tori Hartshorn - April 26, 2018
Comedy Central announced today the launch of The Creators Program, a new digital in-house initiative that taps into the #1 brand in comedy's rich history of identifying, developing and launching emerging talent. Spearheaded by Jennifer Danielson, SVP, Digital, Comedy Central, The Creators Program wi...
Comedy Central Launches The Creators Program and Taps Five Emerging Creators to Develop Daily Topical Digital Content
by Macon Prickett - April 26, 2018
Comedy Central announced today the launch of The Creators Program, a new digital in-house initiative that taps into the #1 brand in comedy's rich history of identifying, developing and launching emerging talent. Spearheaded by Jennifer Danielson, SVP, Digital, Comedy Central, The Creators Program...
The Comedy Pageant With Broadway's Kevin Yee Competes Again May 9
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2018
Kevin Yee (Mary Poppins OBC) and Atsuko Okatsuka (HBO's Room 104) bring their hilarious night of comedy and music back for another installment at The Virgil Los Angeles! Performers include Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife) Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), Lizzy Cooperman (C...
Pete Holmes Returns in CRASHING Season 2 Available for Digital Download 4/9
by Macon Prickett - April 02, 2018
Creator and star Pete Holmes delivers a “terrific” (Entertainment Weekly) performance as he pursues the adventures of a newly divorced stand-up comic in Crashing: Season 2, available for Digital Download on April 9th....
Andrew Rose Gregory, Alise Morales, Marie Faustin & More to Appear at Downtown Variety
by Julie Musbach - March 30, 2018
Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour is back at UCB Theatre East Village on Monday, April 2 at 7:30 PM with the an all-star comedy lineup! Host Nat Towsen (VICE, Nickelodeon) combines the disappearing, eclectic lower Manhattan culture in which he grew up (around the corner from the theatre, in fact) w...
NBC's Trailblazing Program for Emerging Diverse Late Night Writers Names 2018 Class
by Macon Prickett - March 22, 2018
Now in its sixth year, NBC's trailblazing program for emerging diverse late night and sketch comedy writers has named its 2018 class of writers. Alyssa Feller, Jonathan Giles, Michael Hartney, John Mahone, Cameron Smith, Natasha Vaynblat and Bryan Yang were chosen to be the new class of the net...
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