NBC Orders Season 3 of Kristen Bell-Led Comedy THE GOOD PLACE
by Emily Bruno - November 21, 2017 This news is heaven sent! NBC has renewed its comedy THE GOOD PLACE for a season three, as reported by Deadline. The season will have 13 episodes, just like its previous two go-arounds....
A LATE BLOOMER: Comedy and Hoop Dancing Solo Show Comes to People's Improv Festival
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2017 Comedian, storyteller and hoop-dancer Mimi Fischer (The Chris Gethard Show, Broad City) is 64 years young and all about comedy, improv and hoop dance. She announces her first solo show, A Late Bloomer, with SoloCom, the Peoples Improv Theater's annual solo show festival. The show's title is a nod to...
Netflix's ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE Written by and Starring Ali Wong and Randall Park Starts Production
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018 Netflix's Always Be My Maybe started filming this week in Vancouver, Canada....
Deborah Heagen Completes Cast Of Tim Realbuto's BECAUSE I CAN: PART TWO Concert
by Stephi Wild - November 27, 2017 Deborah Heagen, most known for her role as Hope Cladwell in the New Jersey premiere of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL, is the final singer to join the cast of Tim Realbuto's upcoming concert at The Triad Theatre....
Comedy Central Finishes January As #1 Entertainment Network in Cable Across Total Day Among Millennial Men
by Tori Hartshorn - January 30, 2018 Comedy Central Finishes January As #1 Entertainment Network in Cable Across Total Day Among Millennial Men...
TBS Renews SEARCH PARTY & THE LAST O.G. For New Seasons
by Tori Hartshorn - April 23, 2018 According to Variety, TBS today has renewed SEARCH PARTY and THE LAST O.G. for new seasons. SEARCH PARTY is currently in its second season on the network, and THE LAST O.G. recently premiered to high critical acclaim. Read more about it from Variety here!...
truTV Ushers in Spring with New Seasons of Three Original Comedies
by Tori Hartshorn - April 13, 2018 This Spring, truTV Premieres New Seasons of Original Hits Comedy Knockout, The Carbonaro Effect and Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack...
Comedy Central Announces BROAD CITY Capsule Collection to Benefit LGBT Community Center
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2017 In celebration of its 4th season finale, Comedy Central proudly announces a capsule collection for BROAD CITY and its new apparel partner Wildfox, the LA-based indie darling known for its retro-inspired collections and effortless yet edgy spirit. Wildfox is an ideal partner to express and extend the...
Comedy Central's BROAD CITY To End With Fifth Season
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2018 According to The Hollywood Reporter, BROAD CITY is set to end with its upcoming fifth season. The series was created and stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. Read more about it from The Hollywood Reporter here!...
Jessica Williams & Phoebe Robinson Star in New HBO Series 2 DOPE QUEENS, 2/2
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2018 The hit comedy podcast 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, comes to HBO in February as a series of four themed hour-long specials. Directed by Tig Notaro ('One Mississippi'), the show debuts FRIDAY, FEB. 2...
A GAY SHOW FOR ALL PEOPLE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR to Feature Cole Escola and More
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2017 Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper) host a gay show for all people filled with songs and laughs from comics and queers and mostly people who are both....
PEDRO PAN Named 2017 Winner of NYMF Developmental Reading Series Award
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2017 The New York Musical Festival (NYMF), has announced the recipient of their 2017 Award, given out at this year's Gala. The NYMF Developmental Reading Series Award has been given to PEDRO PAN, with book by Rebecca Aparicio (Radical), and music and lyrics by Stephen Anthony Elkins (Sweet Tea and Jesus)...
Schimmel Center Presents MAGICALLY HYSTERICAL with Judy Gold and Elliot Zimet
by Julie Musbach - February 01, 2018 Award-winning comedian Judy Gold (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Broad City, I'm Dying Up Here) collaborates with master illusionist Elliot Zimet (semi-finalist on America's Got Talent) for a new show entitled Magically Hysterical, on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. presented by theSchimme...
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....
'Ghostbusters' Actor Mike Vezza And Anna Louise Morse Join The Film Cast Of Tim Realbuto's 'Yes'
by Stephi Wild - July 01, 2018 GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) actor Mike Vezza has joined the Los Angeles cast of Tim Realbuto's motion picture YES, based on his acclaimed stage play. As previously announced, Realbuto will reprise the role he played on stage in the film version. He is being joined by MODERN FAMILY star Nolan Gould....
Broad City's Ilana Glazer To Perform At Arts Centre Melbourne On 9 June
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2018 In an Australian exclusive, Arts Centre Melbourne and Penny Drop present Ilana Glazer, appearing at Melbourne's Hamer Hall for a night of stand-up on 9 June 2018....
Comedy Central Orders New Series THE OTHER TWO from Former SNL Head Writers
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2017 Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider are moving to prime time as Comedy Central has ordered the Broadway Video scripted series THE OTHER TWO from the award-winning former co-head writers of Saturday Night Live, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Comedy Central. Lorne Michaels will serve ...
Mara Wilson Joins Roald Dahl's Imaginormous Challenge Writing Contest as Member of Judging Panel
by Macon Prickett - March 09, 2018 Writer and actor Mara Wilson, known to many for playing Matilda Wormwood in the beloved film Matilda, will be helping Willy Wonka with his search as one of the judges in thisyear's Roald Dahl's Imaginormous Challenge and will be helping to read the entries and pick the winners. Mara announced her ...
ABC Buys New Comedy WE ALL GOT JUNK based on Actor-Writer Stephen Schneider's Family Business
by Emily Bruno - September 15, 2017 Deadline reports that ABC has bought the semi-autobiographical comedy WE ALL GOT JUNK from actor-writer Stephen Schneider and producer Will Gluck. Schneider will serve as executive producer and writer. No word yet on whether Schneider will act in the project....
Comedy Central Inks First Look Television Deal with Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018 Comedy Central today announced a comprehensive development deal with Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson with a 'first look' at content created and/or developed for television by Glazer and Jacobson, both together and independently. The deal with the multitalented creators, stars, directors and showrunne...
BROAD CITY High Score Mobile Game Available for Download Today
by Macon Prickett - April 20, 2018 Comedy Central announced today the launch of a YAS-worthymobile game based on their hit franchise, Broad City. Broad City: High Score was developed in partnership with Built Games, an LA-based developer and publisher of gloriously fun video games. The game is free to play and available for download...
HARRIET Comedy Show to Benefit American Cancer Society at Littlefield
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017 Best friends and New York comedians, Farah Brook and Blair Socci, started a comedy show in the East Village in 2014. They named it after Farah's grandmother, Harriet, because they love her and she makes them laugh. They're back for the last time for another great show at the new LittlefieldNYC with ...
MONTANA Starring Jennifer Mudge to Premiere at the 21st Annual Brooklyn Film Festival
by Macon Prickett - June 06, 2018 Montana, the short film from Writer/Director Michael Schwartz (Sunday In The Park With George, Company) will make its World Premiere at The 21st Annual Brooklyn Film Festival Saturday June 9th at Windmill Studios in Brooklyn. The film then competes on June 26th in the Digital Short Series Competitio...
Pop TV Orders Original Scripted Comedy FLORIDA GIRLS Featuring Four Women Whose Friendship Triumphs Over Adversity
by Tori Hartshorn - June 12, 2018 Four girls living in Small Town, Florida confront their stagnant lives when their only ambitious friend moves away to follow her dreams, in FLORIDA GIRLS, an original scripted half-hour comedy commissioned by Pop TV, a network owned by CBS Corporation and Lionsgate. FLORIDA GIRLS heads into producti...
HARRIET Comedy Show to Benefit American Cancer Society at Littlefield
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2017 Best friends and New York comedians, Farah Brook and Blair Socci, started a comedy show in the East Village in 2014. They named it after Farah's grandmother, Harriet, because they love her and she makes them laugh. They're back for the last time for another great show at the new LittlefieldNYC with ... |