The Half Hour is back for a second season, shining the spotlight on some of the funniest and most unique comedians out there today. Join Dan St. Germain, Jared Logan, Brody Stevens, Jonah Ray, Mike Lawrence, Erik Griffin, Nikki Glaser and more for their first solo stand-up specials, every Friday night.
IFC Aquires Acclaimed Series FLEABAG
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 14, 2018
IFC today announced the acquisition of Fleabag from acclaimed creator, writer, actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The BAFTA-winning six-part series will premiere on IFC on Boxing Day, Wednesday, 26 December 2018. All six episodes of the critically hailed series will air beginning at 11:00 pm and encore aga...
Freeform Picks Up EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OK From Josh Thomas
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 12, 2018
Freeform has picked up “Everything's Gonna Be Okay” to series with a 10-episode order. From “Please Like Me” creator, writer and comedian Josh Thomas, and produced by Avalon Television and Freeform, the half-hour comedy introduces Nicholas (Josh Thomas), a neurotic 25-year-old still living a...
Comedy Central Declares Stand-Up Month This January, With Specials From Ron Funches, James Davis, Chris Distefano, Roy Wood Jr.
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018
Stand-up comedy - the cornerstone of the Comedy Central foundation - is FRONT AND CENTER to kick off the new year! January 2019 is Stand-Up Month on Comedy Central, featuring four all-new stand-up specials from comedic heavyweights Ron Funches (@midnight, The Half Hour), James Davis (Hood Adjacent w...
VIDEO: YouTube & AwesomenessTV Release Trailer for OVERTHINKING WITH KAT & JUNE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 30, 2018
From YouTube Originals and AwesomenessTV comes the official trailer for 'Overthinking with Kat and June,' a new female led comedy coming to YouTube Premium on December 19. The half hour comedy series will focus on the inner thoughts of two women as they form a strange but beautiful friendship....
ABC Presents DISNEY PREP & LANDING 2: NAUGHTY VS. NICE
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2018
The Emmy® Award-winning special produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios “Disney Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice” will air THURSDAY, DEC. 13 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/5/11)...
David Spade to Star in New HBO Comedy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 13, 2018
David Spade will star in a new HBO comedy series from writer Diablo Cody, Variety has confirmed....
Netflix Cancels AMERICAN VANDAL
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 26, 2018
After two seasons, Netflix has cancelled “American Vandal,” according to Variety....
ABC's is the Only Net Up Year to Year Against the World Series Game 1 with THE CONNERS at a 5-Year High in Its Slot
by Tori Hartshorn - October 24, 2018
ABC Tuesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.8 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49): Boosted by “The Conners” leading off its night, ABC's Tuesday prime time delivery grew year- to-year against the start of the World Series by 11% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/4 vs. 0.9/3 on 10/24/17). In fact, ABC was the o...
COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP PRESENTS... Premiere Dates Announced
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 20, 2018
Comedy Central today announced premiere dates for its slate of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… half-hour specials, kicking off with back-to-back episodes on Friday, September 28 at 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT....
Heather Headley's LIFE IS A STAGE Concert to Air on PBS
by Julie Musbach - August 30, 2018
Tony & Grammy Award winner Heather Headley will star in "Heather Headley: Life is a Stage," a PBS concert special for New York area stations Thirteen, WLIW and NJTV this September....
DREW MICHAEL The Comedian's First HBO Special, Debuts Today
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2018
DREW MICHAEL The Comedian's First HBO Special, Debuts 8/25...
E! Sets Premiere For Late Night Talk Show BUSY TONIGHT Hosted By Busy Phillips On Sunday, October 28
by Tori Hartshorn - August 16, 2018
E! brings viewers all the best in pop culture as the new late night talk show, “Busy Tonight,” hosted and executive produced by actress and social media sensation, Busy Philipps, premieres onSunday, October 28 at 10pm ET/PT. The half hour talk show, airing every Sunday through Wednesday, will...
Baratunde Thurston, Sean Patton, And More Come to Downtown Variety, 8/6
by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2018
Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour is back for its 62nd show at UCB Theatre East Village Monday, August 6 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 the...
DREW MICHAEL The Comedian's First HBO Special, Debuts 8/25
by Tori Hartshorn - July 25, 2018
DREW MICHAEL The Comedian's First HBO Special, Debuts 8/25...
Drew Michael, Suki Waterhouse Comedy Special To Debut This Year on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - June 15, 2018
HBO has wrapped production on a special starring comedians Drew Michael and Suki Waterhouse, with Jerrod Carmichael directing. Shot in Los Angeles last month, the special will debut on the network later this year....
Apple Orders Sara Bareilles Musical Dramedy Series LITTLE VOICE
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018
According to TV Live, Apple has given a straight-to-series, 10-episode order to the half-hour dramedy Little Voice, featuring original music Sara Bareilles....
Hailee Steinfeld To Star As Emily Dickinson In New Comedy Series Picked Up By Apple
by Tori Hartshorn - May 30, 2018
According to Deadline, Apple has picked up the brand new comedy series DICKINSON. They ordered the show straight to series. Oscar nominated actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld is set to star in the title role as poet Emily Dickinson. The half hour series comes from Paul Lee's wiip., David Gordon Gre...
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...
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...
Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith Host Hallmark Channel '2018 June Weddings Preview Special'
by Tori Hartshorn - May 10, 2018
Pascale Hutton ('When Calls the Heart,' 'Sanctuary') and Kavan Smith ('When Calls the Heart,' 'Supernatural') host the network's '2018 June Weddings Preview Special,' premiering Saturday, May 19 (11:00 p.m. ET/PT) giving viewers a sneak peek at the four original movie premieres in the network's annu...
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...
Reggie Watts Is the TASKMASTER!, Comedy Central Game Show Series Premieres Today
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2018
Reggie Watts Is the TASKMASTER!, Comedy Central Game Show Series Premieres 4/27with Two Back-to-Back Episodes...
Paramount Network Orders FIRST WIVES CLUB Television Reboot
by Macon Prickett - April 19, 2018
“The First Wives Club” reboot has been ordered to series at Paramount Network, Variety has reported....
VIDEO: Trevor Noah Talks Facebook, Trump's Secret Kid, and More
by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2018
On yesterday's Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Trevor talks about the rumor that surfaced that President Trump secretly had a child with a Trump Tower housekeeper. He also talks about how Mark Zuckerberg continues his testimony in Congress following the Cambridge Analytica scandal....
Opposite the Return of EMPIRE ABC's ALEX, INC Debuts to Season-Best Total Viewer Retention Out of THE GOLDBERGS
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018
“Alex, Inc.” (8:30-9:00 p.m. – 4.6 million and 1.1/5 in AD18-49): Despite debuting against the 2 nd half-hours of Fox's “Empire” return and NBC's “The Voice” special at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, ABC's “Alex, Inc.” delivered improved audience retention of its “The Goldbergs” lea...
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