The Kennedy Center today unveiled an all-star lineup and new producers for the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which this year will celebrate Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Under the direction of the creative team from Done + Dusted, the Kennedy Center's new producing partner for the Mark Twain Prize, the cast will feature many of Louis-Dreyfus's admirers, friends, and collaborators, including Stephen Colbert, Bryan Cranston, Tina Fey, Ilana Glazer, Tony Hale, Abbi Jacobson, Keegan-Michael Key, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jerry Seinfeld. The live Gala Performance will take place on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. ET in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and will be taped by WETA Washington, D.C.
HOW DID THIS GET MADE? with Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas and June Diane Raphael is coming to Paramount Theatre in Denver today, August 25th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale Friday, May 4th at 10am. Tickets may be purchased online at AltitudeTickets.com, 866-461-6556, and, starting Monday, May 7th, will also be available for purchase at the Pepsi Center Box Office and Dick's Sporting Goods Park box office, or Paramount Theatre box office (event days only). The early show is an official headlining show of High Plains Comedy Festival. Festival passes are $135.00 and include a ticket to both the early show and the David Cross Friday Night Headlining Show, along with full access to the rest of the fest and a t-shirt. Pass pre-sale to High Plains subscribers begins Wednesday, May 2nd at 10am, with the public on-sale starting Friday, May 4th at 10am at highplainscomedy.com.
This afternoon, following their TCA morning session, Netflix announced two unscripted series, upcoming launch dates for four series and shared first look video assets for new titles
The Official Trailer for Disenchantment kicked off the panel for the highly anticipated new series from Matt Groening at San Diego Comic Con 2018 on Saturday, July 21st at 5:30 PM PT. The trailer features a medieval inspired re-recording of David Bowie's hit song“Rebel Rebel.” Allie Goertz (MAD Magazine / Everything's Coming Up Simpsons podcast) moderated the panel discussion that followed with creator Matt Groening, showrunner Josh Weinstein and cast Eric Andre, Nat Faxon, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, and David Herman along with Claudia Katz from Rough Draft animation studio.
From the mind of Matt Groening, comes the 10-episode adult animated comedy fantasy series, Disenchantment, launching on Netflix, August 17, 2018. In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio will encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools.
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.
Acclaimed podcast producers WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents today announced a new partnership. WNYC Studios will present a deluxe edition of the first season of the cult-favorite fictional podcast, THE ORBITING HUMAN CIRCUS (OF THE AIR). In addition, WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents will co-produce the show's second season.
HOW DID THIS GET MADE? with Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas and June Diane Raphael is coming to Paramount Theatre in Denver on Saturday, August 25th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Tickets are $45.00 and go on sale Friday, May 4th at 10am. Tickets may be purchased online at AltitudeTickets.com, 866-461-6556, and, starting Monday, May 7th, will also be available for purchase at the Pepsi Center Box Office and Dick's Sporting Goods Park box office, or Paramount Theatre box office (event days only). The early show is an official headlining show of High Plains Comedy Festival. Festival passes are $135.00 and include a ticket to both the early show and the David Cross Friday Night Headlining Show, along with full access to the rest of the fest and a t-shirt. Pass pre-sale to High Plains subscribers begins Wednesday, May 2nd at 10am, with the public on-sale starting Friday, May 4th at 10am at highplainscomedy.com.
Comedy Central today released its 2018-2019 development slate, including two series pick-ups and five pilot orders. The slate is headlined by orders for sketch series Alternatino with Arturo Castro and stand-up series This Week at the Comedy Cellar and was announced by Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, executive vice presidents and co-heads of talent and development, Comedy Central.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, BROAD CITY is set to end with its upcoming fifth season. The series was created and stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. Read more about it from The Hollywood Reporter here!
Comedy Central today announced a comprehensive development deal with Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson with a 'first look' at content created and/or developed for television by Glazer and Jacobson, both together and independently. The deal with the multitalented creators, stars, directors and showrunners of the hit series Broad City, which will return for its fifth and final season in early 2019, also extends across all of parent company Viacom's television networks. Three projects already in development at Comedy Central under the new deal include Mall Town USA, Platinum Status, and Young Professionals.
Abbi Jacobson gushes to Jimmy Fallon about her love of Mike Myers, including how she used to report news at school as SNL's Linda Richman from the Coffee Talk sketches, and explains how she tried to sneak her greeting cards into MoMA. Check out the clip below!
On last night's Tonight Show, Abbi Jacobson and A$AP Rocky teamed up against The Roots' Questlove and Tarik Trotter in the game Password! Check out the clip below!
From the producers behind hit WNYC Studios podcasts 2 Dope Queens, Sooo Many White Guys, and Nancy, comes LATE NIGHT WHENEVER, a hilarious send-up of late night TV, complete with celebrity guests, live music, and stand-up. Host Michelle Buteau, a 2 Dope Queens fan favorite and VH1 host, is known for her raw comedy and disarming style-she'll bring both to the stage on LATE NIGHT WHENEVER. Guests will get personal and reveal all. Even the audience will have the opportunity to get in on the action in this podcast recorded live in downtown New York City. Michelle will be joined by one-man house band Rob Lewis, producer and musical director for stars like Christina Aguilera and Patti LaBelle.
Stage and screen star Cynthia Nixon has finally broken the silence about her political ambitions. She just announced via Twitter that she'll run for Governor of New York this year.
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for upcoming film 6 BALLOONS. The film, directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, stars Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco, Charlotte Carel, Madeline Carel, Maya Erskine, Dawan Owens, Jen Tullock, Lisa Bierman, Pierce Minor, Heidi Sulzman, Tim Matheson, and Jane Kaczmarek.
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