Ben Schwartz News

National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired the documentary Sea of Shadows in a $3 million worldwide deal, according to Deadline.

RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*,  a meta comedy skewering Hollywood and police procedurals, returns for Season 2 on January 30, 2019 on YouTube Premium.  The show stars Hansen, as a ridiculous version of himself, who joins an LAPD task force partnering actors with homicide detectives so they can use their “actor skills” to help solve murders. In Season 2, Ryan's back, but after Detective Mathers, Ryan's partner from the first season (Samira Wiley), gets sidelined, rogue cop Vince Vincente (Avon Barksdale Wood Harris) steps in as Ryan's new partner. Together the two will have to buddy up to solve an array of puzzling crimes.

RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*,  a meta comedy skewering Hollywood and police procedurals, returns for Season 2 on January 30, 2019 on YouTube Premium.  The show stars Hansen, as a ridiculous version of himself, who joins an LAPD task force partnering actors with homicide detectives so they can use their “actor skills” to help solve murders. In Season 2, Ryan's back, but after Detective Mathers, Ryan's partner from the first season (Samira Wiley), gets sidelined, rogue cop Vince Vincente (Avon Barksdale Wood Harris) steps in as Ryan's new partner. Together the two will have to buddy up to solve an array of puzzling crimes.

James Corden's production company, Fulwell 73, is developing a drama series at CBS, according to Variety. 

Annie Chang (Shades of Blue) will star opposite Ben Schwartz and Jillian Bell in The Wrong Mans, Showtime's remake of James Corden's UK comedy, according to Deadline.

Sundance Institute spotlights work at the dynamic crossroads of film, art and technology with the New Frontier selections for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, announced today. This curated collection of cutting-edge independent and experimental media works are by creators who are pushing artistic innovation across new mediums that include VR, AR, mixed reality (MR) and AI. Programmers assembled a global slate of work from a mix of invitations and submissions to an open call for VR work earlier this year.

NBC has announced a full line-up of special celebrity guests appearing in 'A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy,' an hourlong holiday special airing Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 10-11 p.m.; repeat Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 10 p.m.

When you enter the Friars Club on 55th street the world immediately becomes a better place. The first space you encounter is the Billy Crystal Room where you hear the laughter and the animated conversations as Friars share stories with one another. Last night in only the 8th time in the Club's 114-year history The Icon Award was presented by Robert De Niro to Billy Crystal at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to a capacity filled New York/Hollywood audience. The Icon Award honors individuals whose extraordinary accomplishment raise the standard of entertainment and positively redefines our culture. Billy is following in the footsteps of entertainment icons Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro.

Middleditch and Schwartz are coming to Paramount Theatre in Denver on Saturday, January 26th at 7:00pm. Tickets range from $29.50 to $39.50 plus applicable fees and go on sale Friday, October 26th at 10:00am at ParamountDenver.com or charge by phone at 866-461-6556. Starting Monday, October 29th tickets 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).

Disney Channel has ordered a third season of the Emmy Award-nominated series 'DuckTales' prior to its season two premiere SATURDAY, OCT. 20 (7:30 a.m., EDT/PDT), on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD. The series stars David Tennant ('Doctor Who') as Scrooge McDuck, Danny Pudi ('Community') as Huey, Ben Schwartz ('Parks and Recreation') as Dewey, Bobby Moynihan ('Saturday Night Live') as Louie, Kate Micucci ('Garfunkel and Oates') as Webby Vanderquack, Beck Bennett ('Saturday Night Live') as Launchpad McQuack, Toks Olagundoye ('Castle') as Mrs. Beakley and Disney Legend Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck.

On Sunday, September 16, SHOWTIME Networks hosted a privation celebration for the 2018 EMMY nominees at the Chateau Marmont. 

Check out Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in the newest episode of Josh Horowitz's AFTER HOURS as they spoof their upcoming film A Simple Favor.

Breaking Glass Pictures announced today that it has acquired North American rights to the award winning, politically charged, eye-opening and moving human rights documentary CALL HER GANDA directed by PJ Raval.

Actress Paget Brewster ('Criminal Minds') has originated the voice role for Della Duck, who until now has been a rarely seen character, in this morning's epic one-hour season finale of Disney's hit series 'DuckTales' on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. Della Duck is the twin sister of Donald Duck and long-lost mother to Huey, Dewey and Louie. She made her first-ever animated onscreen appearance in the series earlier this season on 'DuckTales' and was first mentioned in a Donald Duck newspaper comic strip and animated short film in the late 1930s. As daring as her Uncle Scrooge and as stubborn as her brother Donald, Della is a fearless pilot and explorer. As kids, Della and Donald were Scrooge's original adventure crew, eager to chart the unknown.

YouTube announces star-studded Hollywood guest stars for Season 2 of RYAN HANSENS SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*.

Ben Schwartz is set to voice Sonic the Hedgehog in the new Paramount Pictures' movie of the same name, according to Variety.

Each week night, James Corden invites the audience to join in on the fun as the Emmy Award-nominated THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN features a mix of celebrity guests, musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by giving a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches.

Each week night, James Corden invites the audience to join in on the fun as the Emmy Award-nominated THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN features a mix of celebrity guests, musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by giving a peek behind-the-scenes into the green room, bringing all of his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches.

Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, announced today that RISE of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the reimagined 2D-animated series, has been greenlit for a second season with 26 episodes. The action-comedy follows the band of brothers, Raph, Leo, Donnie and Mikey, as they discover new powers and encounter a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City. Season two will begin production this fall at Nickelodeon's headquarters in Burbank, Calif.

Nickelodeon's Reimagined RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Bows 9/17