Chris Henchy News

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart join forces on the feature comedy 'Get Hard,' which began filming on location in New Orleans Monday, March 17, for director Etan Cohen.

Grab a bottomless glass of scotch and hold onto your leather library chair for The Spoils of Babylon, a momentous and sweeping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, corruption and bloodshed.

Billy Crystal returned to Broadway last night to kick off a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 Sundays. The final performance will be Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the star-studded theatre arrivals below!

Fresh off a strong launch to its fall season, Comedy Central keeps the good news rolling in as the #1 brand in comedy has renewed three hit series, 'Key & Peele,' 'Brickleberry' and 'Drunk History,' it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Content Development and Original Programming, COMEDY CENTRAL. 'Key & Peele' receives a fourth season renewal and is executive produced by Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Jay Martel and Joel Zadak. 'Brickleberry' receives a third season renewal and is produced by Fox 21 and executive produced by Daniel Tosh, Waco O'Guin and Roger Black. 'Drunk History' receives a second season renewal and is executive produced by Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner, along with Gary Sanchez Productions' Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy and Owen Burke. All three new seasons will premiere in 2014.

Saturday Night Live cast member Vanessa Bayer, College Humor's Jake & Amir and comedian Julian McCullough have been added to the New York Comedy Festival lineup next month at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street). They will join comedian and Chelsea Lately regular Dan Levy on November 9 as a part of Baby Talk, a hilarious new live show built around Levy's quest to avoid scarring his new son's fragile psyche.

Saturday Night Live cast member Vanessa Bayer, College Humor's Jake & Amir and comedian Julian McCullough have been added to the New York Comedy Festival lineup next month at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street). They will join comedian and Chelsea Lately regular Dan Levy on November 9 as a part of Baby Talk, a hilarious new live show built around Levy's quest to avoid scarring his new son's fragile psyche.

Next month at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street) on November 8, 9 and 10, the New York Comedy Festival will present three exciting and hilarious shows which will feature comedy, TV star and author Richard Belzer (Law & Order: SVU), Chelsea Lately regular Dan Levy, celebrated comedy writer of stage and screen Alan Zweibel,and comedy writers Bill Scheft from The Late Show with David Letterman, JR Havlan from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Chris Henchy from Funny or Die. Tickets are $20-$25 and can be purchased online at www.NYComedyFestival.com.

Grab a bottomless glass of scotch and hold onto your leather library chair for The Spoils of Babylon, a momentous and sweeping tale of forbidden love, betrayal, corruption and bloodshed.

In a world where Tweets, Vines, GIFs, Instagrams and Facebook posts reign supreme, Chris Hardwick leads viewers down the ultimate internet wormhole in Comedy Central's new daily, late-night comedy competition, "@midnight."

EASTBOUND & DOWN, the raucous HBO comedy series from creators Danny McBride and Jody Hill, begins shooting its eight-episode fourth and final season tomorrow in North Carolina, with the season scheduled to launch TONIGHT, SEPT. 29 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT). McBride stars in the show as the irrepressible Kenny Powers, the former major league pitcher who is larger than life... and death.

From creators Danny McBride and Jody Hill, EASTBOUND & DOWN returns for its eight-episode fourth and final season SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Omar Dorsey (Django Unchained) will join the final season of Danny McBride's EASTBOUND & DOWN on HBO in a multiple-episode arc. Dorsey will play 'Dontel Benjamin', a former NFL player who is now a 'loudmouth' talk show host.

According to Deadline.com, Ken Marino (Childrens Hospital) has joined HBO's EASTBOUND & DOWN. He will play Guy Young, a middle-aged athlete who still thinks he's in his prime, and will appear in all 8 episodes in the show's fourth, and final, season. Also joining the cast in a recurring role is Tim Heidecker, as one of Kenny's no-nonsense neighbors.

Join COMEDY CENTRAL on The Hill for the series premiere of DRUNK HISTORY on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the second season premiere of “The Jeselnik Offensive.”

The debut dates for the HBO Films presentation CLEAR HISTORY and the new seasons of the HBO series BOARDWALK EMPIRE, HELLO LADIES and EASTBOUND & DOWN have been confirmed.

EASTBOUND & DOWN, the raucous HBO comedy series from creators Danny McBride and Jody Hill, begins shooting its eight-episode fourth and final season tomorrow in North Carolina, with the season scheduled to launch SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT).

COMEDY CENTRAL premieres the first of eight all-new episodes on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the second season premiere of "The Jeselnik Offensive."

Two of America's top comedy creators, The Second City and Funny Or Die, have collaborated on an exclusive new video course. The pilot program will launch at The Second City Training Center's Hollywood campus (6560 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028) beginning July 2, 2013. Similar programs will be launched at The Second City Training Centers in Chicago and Toronto in the Fall of 2013.

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., announced today that Vince Vaughn has been cast in the comedy "DADDY'S HOME," directed by Etan Cohen and starring Will Ferrell. The film is set to begin production in early fall 2013.

IFC has ordered two original scripted comedy series from Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller and Bob Odenkirk. THE SPOILS OF BABYLON, produced by Funny or Die has received a six-episode order. The sketch comedy series THE BIRTHDAY BOYS will be executive produced by Bob Odenkirk and Ben Stiller.