Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest Reveals Details For One-Of-A-Kind Experiences From TV's Most Iconic Comedy Shows
by Macon Prickett
- May 3, 2018
Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the brains behind Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer, Another Planet Entertainment, today announced details for the Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest immersive experiences. These five different attractions, each inspired by some of TV's most iconic shows, distinguish the fan experience at Clusterfest and make the festival unlike any other through creative set design, themed food and drink offerings, surprise appearances by cast members, interactive programming, and of course, lots of humor. The three-day comedy and music festival takes place in San Francisco June 1-3, 2018 and tickets are on sale now at www.clusterfest.com.
Oscar Winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Create Original Theme Music for THE FOURTH ESTATE
by Tori Hartshorn
- Apr 27, 2018
Academy Award winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the original theme music for the highly anticipated new SHOWTIME documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, directed and produced by Emmy(R)-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?). This marks the second time the duo have created music for SHOWTIME programming, having appeared in the 18-part limited event series TWIN PEAKS performing the original song 'She's Gone Away,' which is featured on their 2016 album Not the Actual Events.
Oscar Winners Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Create Original Theme for Upcoming Documentary THE FOURTH ESTATE
by Macon Prickett
- Apr 27, 2018
Academy Award® winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the original theme music for the highly anticipated new SHOWTIME documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE, directed and produced by Emmy®-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?). This marks the second time the duo have created music for SHOWTIME programming, having appeared in the 18-part limited event series TWIN PEAKS performing the original song "She's Gone Away,' which is featured on their 2016 album Not the Actual Events.
Comedy Central To Air Three Encores of ROAST TRUMP This Thursday Through Saturday
by Macon Prickett
- Apr 25, 2018
You won't see the President get roasted in person at this weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner, but you can see him react to burns on Comedy Central! Before he ever felt the heat from the special counsel, he felt it from the likes of Seth MacFarlane, Snoop Dogg, Whitney Cummings, Jeff Ross, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and more during the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump. Comedy Central will encore the punishment on April 26 at 9:30 p.m., April 27 at midnight, and April 29 at 11 p.m. (all times EP/PT).
ROAST OF DONALD TRUMP to Encore This Week on Comedy Central
by Tori Hartshorn
- Apr 24, 2018
You won't see the President get roasted in person at this weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner, but you can see him react to burns on Comedy Central! Before he ever felt the heat from the special counsel, he felt it from the likes of Seth MacFarlane, Snoop Dogg, Whitney Cummings, Jeff Ross, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino and more during the COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST of Donald Trump. Comedy Central will encore the punishment on April 26 at 9:30 p.m., April 27 at midnight, and April 29 at 11 p.m. (all times EP/PT).
Trump In Space Extended Through August 17 At Second City Hollywood Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 17, 2018
Trump in Space, winner of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore! Producer's Award, has announced the second extension of its run of Friday nights at The Second City Hollywood Studio Theatre. The engagement will now run through August 17. The book and lyrics are by Gillian Bellinger and Landon Kirksey with music by Tony Gonzalez and Sam Johnides. Frank Caeti is the director.
Theater Critic David Finkle Releases New Book Of Verse, 'Humpty Trumpty Hit A Brick Wall'
by Julie Musbach
- Apr 11, 2018
Depressed and defeated, facing the inauguration day of a new U.S. President he calls 'flabbergastingly unfit for office,' David Finkle, author of People Tell Me Things and The Man With the Overcoat, put thought and pen to the internet and posted a series of opinion-driven quatrains on Facebook. He decided to post daily until he had exactly a year and a day of Donald Trump's first year in office.
Live Ideas 2018: Radical Vision Festival Explores The Role Of The Press Today
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 5, 2018
Friday, April 20, day two of Live Ideas 2018: Radical Vision looks into the role of the press, what it means to be a journalist in an endangered liberal democracy, and what obligations the press has today. Opening the day will be visual artist Huiying B. Chan, who will read words by legendary activist Grace Lee Boggs, followed by author and journalist Moustafa Bayoumi's reading of works by Edward Said and a presentation of speeches by Muhammad Ali read by journalist Greg Tate. The readings will start at 4 pm. Admission is free.
The Marsh Extends DURST CASE SCENARIO
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 15, 2018
From the latest 4am White House Tweet to the results of the newest round of musical chairs in the Oval Office to what fresh ludicrosity Sarah Huckabee Sanders is being forced to defend, Will Durst's Durst Case Scenario has been extended at The Marsh San Francisco due to popular demand with performances now through the end of May.
Showtime Orders Seven New Episodes of OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT
by Macon Prickett
- Mar 8, 2018
SHOWTIME has extended the order of its half-hour animated series OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT picking up seven new episodes to air this summer. The series will air the last of its initial 10-episode run on Sunday, April 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and will then continue this summer with seven all new episodes. The political docuseries THE CIRCUS will take over that timeslot with a season premiere on Sunday, April 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
The Marsh Adds Berkeley Performances of DURST CASE SCENARIO
by Julie Musbach
- Mar 2, 2018
The Marsh announces that in addition to his hit performances at its San Francisco location, political comedian Will Durst's Durst Case Scenario will return to The Marsh Berkeley for four additional performances. Specializing in political humor for folks who don't like politics, Durst's rollicking feast of outraged and outrageous satire is a comedic exploration of how America is changing in the Trump era, his solo show will continue his extended run at The Marsh San Francisco
Review: Blast Off Your Weekend With TRUMP IN SPACE on Friday Nights at Second City in Hollywood
by Shari Barrett
- Mar 2, 2018
TRUMP IN SPACE is a combination of Star Trek and Avenue Q meeting Trump, a musical battle of good vs. bad and ideals vs. opportunism, with tons of sex and profanity thrown in for fun. This original musical is an epic space adventure filled with all the sci-fi tropes we love and all the politics we love to hate. Taking place four hundred years in the future when the fallout of the Trump administration has left humans stranded without a planet, Captain Natasha Trump (Gillian Bellinger, writer of the script and lyrics), a direct descendant of President Donald J. Trump, races to find humanity a new planet called Polaris 4 to call home.
WATCH: Super Bowl Ad For Prime Video's TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN, Plus Premiere Date Announced
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jan 30, 2018
On Labor Day weekend, Prime Video is bringing best-selling author Tom Clancy's legendary character Jack Ryan to television for the first time - Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan will premiere on August 31. In anticipation of the premiere, Prime Video will air its first-ever Super Bowl ad featuring the series, which can be previewed/embedded here.
OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT Series Premiere 2/11 on Showtime
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jan 25, 2018
Executive produced by multiple Emmy winner Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and showrunner R.J. Fried, the half-hour parody series follows the tru-ish misadventures of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and his merry band of advisors and family members.
New York Live Arts presents LIVE IDEAS 2018: RADIAL VISION
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 16, 2018
An annual interdisciplinary humanities festival, Live Ideas is a high point of the New York Live Arts season. This year's festival, Live Ideas 2018: Radical Vision, presented April 18-22, 2018, at New York Live Arts, will offer five days of activity designed to imagine the future and understand the past of an open and democratic society. Through public forums, performances, readings, and workshops, the festival will offer a forward-looking, critical appraisal of four key democratic institutions: the press, big tech, the criminal justice system, and our electoral process. Bringing together artists, activists, journalists, and scholars, Live Ideas 2018: Radical Vision is co-curated by culture creator Brian Tate, president of The Tate Group, and presented in partnership with the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College with curatorial input from Roger Berkowitz, the Center's director.
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