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“Saturday Night Live” has added three featured players to its cast for the upcoming 45th season – Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang.

Comedy Central today announced the official name of the highly-anticipated, Awkwafina-led series: Awkwafina is Nora From Queens. The #1 brand in comedy also announced the slate of predominantly female and diverse directors for the 10-episode series: Emmy® Award-nominated actress/director Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll), Lucia Aniello (Broad City), Jamie Babbit (But I'm a Cheerleader), The Daniels (Swiss Army Man), Steven Tsuchida (Younger) and Anu Valia (The Other Two). Currently in production in New York, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens is slated to premiere on Comedy Central in January 2020.

Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the founders of Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, today announced the annual Up Next showcase at Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest. The weekend will highlight 18 comedians with two separate and distinct stand-up showcases taking place on Friday, June 21 and 22 and a variety showcase on Saturday, June 22. All shows will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium  in the Larkin room.

This June, BAM continues two ongoing monthly programs: Screen Epiphanies on Thursday, June 6 with Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle (2004), chosen by comedian Bowen Yang, and Beyond the Canon on Saturday, June 29, with Djibril Diop Mambety's Touki Bouki (1973) and Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960).

Ars Nova announces the lineup for its 12th Annual ANT Fest (June 3-27), four nonstop, throwdown weeks of live entertainment mayhem, featuring fresh material from the next wave of dynamic, indie-theater makers. Tickets go on sale today.

 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring the hit comedy duo of Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, returns to HBO next month for a second series of four themed hour-long specials adapted from the hit podcast of the same name. Taped again in front of a live audience at Kings Theatre Brooklyn anddirected by Sandra Restrepo, the first special debuts FRIDAY, FEB. 8 (11:00 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by three more shows subsequent Fridays at the same time. Guests include Lupita Nyong'o (“Black Panther,” Oscar® winner for “12 Years a Slave”), Daniel Radcliffe (the Harry Potter films), Janet Mock (“Surpassing Certainty”), Lizzo (“Coconut Oil,” “Big Grrrl Small World”) and Keegan-Michael Key (“Key & Peele”).

Comedian/actor Jon Glaser is back with a new season of his hybrid scripted comedy series Jon Glaser Loves Gear, premiering tonight at 10:30PM ET/PT on truTV. In Season 2 of Jon Glaser Loves Gear, will Jon's ridiculously intense passion for gear derail his television show, his friendships and relationships with both his real and fake families? Or will Jon be able to summon the strength to find the emotional gear he needs to get through it all? Joining the cast in the 10-episode sophomore season are Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”) and guest star Christine Taylor (“Search Party”). Jon Glaser Loves Gear stars Glaser, Steve Cirbus, John Hodgman, Eva Solveig and Miriam Tolan.  Catch up on Season 1 on truTV.com, the truTV app and Video on Demand.

The 2019 Writer's Guild Awards nominations have been unveiled. The 2019 Writers Guild Awards will be handed out Sunday, Feb. 17, at the Beverly Hilton. See the full list of nominees below!

Comedy Central is working with  ascendant multi-hyphenate Awkwafina, as the #1 brand in comedy ordered 10 episodes of her self-titled scripted series, it was announced today by Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Talent and Development for Comedy Central.

In Season 2 of Jon Glaser Loves Gear, will Jon's ridiculously intense passion for gear derail his television show, his friendships and relationships with both his real and fake families? Or will Jon be able to summon the strength to find the emotional gear he needs to get through it all? Find out this season on truTV, where the only thing you have to gear is... gear itself.

Ego Nwodim has joined “Saturday Night Live” as a featured player as the iconic late night franchise begins its 44th season on Sept. 29 with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West.

Comedy Central builds on its success of last year's Up Nextshowcase at Clusterfest, featuring the network's rising stars, by including another stand-up showcase and adding a variety showcase. The weekend will highlight over 20 comedians with two separate and distinct stand-up showcases taking place on Friday, June 1, hosted by Chris Redd with special guest Tim Dillon and Saturday, June 2, hosted by Jullian McCollough with special guest Mark Normand; and a brand new variety showcase taking place on Sunday, June 3, hosted by Matthew Broussard. All shows will be held at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in the 415 Comedy Club room.

Vulture today announced the lineup for Vulture Festival, a weekend of high-profile events bringing the entertainment site to life, celebrating the best of today's television, comedy, film, podcasts, and more. The pop-culture extravaganza, taking place May 19-20 at Milk Studios in New York City, includes panels, screenings, performances, and live podcast recordings. Additional events will be announced in the coming weeks.

Littlefield is proud to present Generous Laughs , a charity comedy show benefiting the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence , a political action committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect political candidates at the national level who support sensible gun reforms and LGBTQ equality and protections . www.pridefund.org

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.

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.

Peter Smith begins their monthly series at Caroline's On Broadway this week!

Peter Smith begins their monthly series at Caroline's On Broadway this week!

Justin Sayre is calling the final editions of THE MEETING* to order. For eight seasons, over seven-and-a-half years, he has led the International Order of Sodomites---the IOS for short---as the Chairman of the "centuries-old organization promoting the lives and legacies of the LGBTQIA community." The final two shows of the acclaimed comedy/variety show, set for Sunday, May 14 at 7:00 and 9:30 pm at Joe's Pub, have long sold out. Yet they'll be broadcast online via Joe's Pub Livestream, with Sayre also taking over the Joe's Pub Instagram account that same day. Before he flew over from Los Angeles for those final shows, we spoke with Justin over the phone about what THE MEETING* has meant to him over the years, why it's time to call it quits, and what's next.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre - the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agenda - will conclude its acclaimed eight year run this Sunday, May 14 with two performances at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater.