Derek Waters News

The Paley Center for Media today announced the schedule for PALEYFEST NY 2018, which will take place October 5-18, 2018. This two-week celebration of television brings together the cast and creative teams of today's most acclaimed and popular TV shows for screenings and interactive panel discussions taking place at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.

 Comedy Central is bringing the laughs to the New York Comic Con at the Javits Center. Comedy Central franchises South Park and Drunk History will take part in the festivities at 2018 New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, located at 655 West 34 Street in Manhattan. Comedy Central will present the Drunk History panel in room 1A06 on Saturday, October 6 from 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., respectively, and South Park's interactive fan activation will take place all weekend, Thursday, October 4 – Sunday, October 7 during convention hours (Thursday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.).

The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced the winners of its competition categories at the awards ceremony this evening, sponsored by Chloe Wine Collection, at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Top honors went to Diane for the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, Smuggling Hendrix for Best International Narrative Feature, and Island of the Hungry Ghosts for Best Documentary Feature. The Festival awarded $145,000 in cash prizes. Tribeca runs through April 29, 2018.

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced the members of ten juries, which reflect the tone and texture of the annual cultural showcase, which celebrates storytelling in film, television, virtual reality, music and games. The jurors will be tasked with honoring the new works of emerging and established members of the creative community with unique art awards and cash prizes as they present their works at the annual Festival. Mirroring the breadth of Tribeca's programming, the team of jurors include acclaimed filmmakers, award-winning actors, noteworthy producers, and cultural leaders. The Festival takes place April 18-29 in New York City.

Drunk History returns June 19 with a whole new slate of enlightening stories and boozy comedians.

Kent Alterman, President of Comedy Central announced today that the Emmy® Award-winning Comedy Central series, Drunk History, has been renewed for a sixth season with sixteen episodes. Created for television by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, Drunk History is produced by Central Productions and executive produced by Waters and Konner, along with Gary Sanchez Productions' Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Owen Burke. Ian Friedman and Daniel Wolfberg are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central. The fifth season currently airs on Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

DRUNK HISTORY Season 5 Premieres Tonight on Comedy Central

Raise your glass and get to class! The Emmy -winning Comedy Central series DRUNK HISTORY returns for its fifth season with the first of seven all-new episodes premiering today, January 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT

Raise your glass and get to class! The Emmy -winning Comedy Central series DRUNK HISTORY returns for its fifth season with the first of seven all-new episodes premiering on Tuesday, January 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT

Comedy is heading to the Con. Comedy Central franchises South Park, Drunk History and The President Show will all be partaking in the festivities at 2017 New York Comic Con at Javits Center

ET has shared an exclusive deleted scene from Lin-Manuel Miranda's appearance on the hit Comedy Central comedy DRUNK HISTORY. In the clip, the Tony winner dials up HAMILTON music director Alex Lacamoire to share an original rap

In the Netflix original film, GIRLFRIEND'S DAY, director Michael Paul Stephenson (The American Scream) invites you to experience a clever and quirky story about love, loss and the worst place to get a paper cut.

Comedy Central has renewed the Emmy® Award-winning series DRUNK HISTORY for a fifth season, it was announced today by Kent Alterman, President, Comedy Central. The 14-episode fifth season is scheduled to premiere in 2017.

Lin-Manuel Miranda transports viewers back in time to hang with the founding fathers as he narrates the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

Comedy Central has a yuuggeeee plethora of politically-themed programming slated for the 2016 Presidential Election highlighted by an all-LIVE Late Night Election Night featuring a special, one-hour telecast of 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah' airing LIVE on both coasts

Booze, puking, nudity -- Drunk History is back September 27 with more soused lessons on the past. Season 4 premieres Tuesday, September 27 at 10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central.

History will repeat itself and so will the laughs as the Emmy-winning Comedy Central series DRUNK HISTORY transports viewers back in time to hang with the founding fathers in a HAMILTON-inspired episode.

This season, "Drunk History" transports viewers back in time to hang with the founding fathers as the multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda narrates the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

Syfy today announced an impressive talent line-up today for the three-night event SYFY PRESENTS LIVE FROM COMIC-CON, hosted by film and television star Will Arnett.

Comedy Central is heading to Comic-Con with a multitude of must-see events. It kicks off on Thursday, July 21 in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront with back-to-back panels from 6:00-7:30 p.m. featuring “Drunk History”