Robin Thede News

Toxic Masculinity: The Musical starts it's official run at the UCB Theater on April 1st, paired with Musical Improv show Rumpleteaser. The show is written by and starring Douglas Widick (North Coast, Pop Roulette) and Ken McGraw (UCB) and is directed by Caitlin Bitzegaio (The Rundown with Robin Thede, MTV, truTV). Tickets are available on www.ucbtheatre.com for $9.

The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan Stafford, Shadee Vossoughi and Kaye Winks.

HBO has given a series order to A Black Lady Sketch Show, according to Deadline. The half-hour sketch comedy stars creator Robin Thede, who also executive produces alongside Issa Rae.

The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan Stafford, Shadee Vossoughi and Kaye Winks.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an evening of all new All Star Stand-up Comedy just in time for laughing off the stress of the holidays today, December 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 when purchased in advance and $40 when purchased the day of the event; on sale now at baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500. The Box Office is open Tuesday- Saturday 11 am - 5 pm or until showtime.

Samantha Bee, the Emmy(R) Award-winning host of TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, is throwing her sash into the competitive world of narrative and documentary television with the newly-formed production company Swimsuit Competition**.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an evening of all new All Star Stand-up Comedy just in time for laughing off the stress of the holidays on Friday, December 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 when purchased in advance and $40 when purchased the day of the event; on sale now at baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500. The Box Office is open Tuesday- Saturday 11 am - 5 pm or until showtime.

Billy Crystal's new play 'Have a Nice Day' will hold a live reading at the Minetta Lane Theater next month, according to The New York Times.

Every month Sachi Ezura and Halle Kiefer host a stand-up/storytelling show that asks performers, 'What, exactly, is your damage?' Comics ruminate on the middle school humiliations, dating embarrassments and family drama that haunt them to this day, and that make them the weird, wonderful people they are today.

Every month Sachi Ezura and Halle Kiefer host a stand-up/storytelling show that asks performers, 'What, exactly, is your damage?' Comics ruminate on the middle school humiliations, dating embarrassments and family drama that haunt them to this day, and that make them the weird, wonderful people they are today.

Billy Crystal's new play 'Have a Nice Day' will hold a live reading at the Minetta Lane Theater next month, according to The New York Times.

The Television Critics Association (TCA) celebrated the top programs and performances of the 2017-2018 television season tonight at the 34TH Annual TCA Awards ceremony. The invitation-only event at The Beverly Hilton hotel, was emceed by writer, producer, and TV personality Robin Thede, host of the recent BET series “The Rundown with Robin Thede.”

FX is taking viewers back to Fargo for a fourth time as the acclaimed and award-winning limited series is set to return next year with Chris Rock onboard to star, it was announced today by John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions.

Turner's truTV has announced a pilot order for an unscripted project from Vulture, the go-to entertainment news site for the culturally obsessed, which would mark the first-ever televised project for the digital publisher. The untitled project is a new, weekly comedic awards show honoring the most deserving stories from the week in pop culture.

Writer / producer / activist Agunda Okeyo brings a lineup featuring MC Gina Yashere (Netflix's Standups), Marie Faustin (MTV's Vidiots), Nore Davis (Inside Amy Schumer), Roy Wood, Jr. (The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah), Leighann Lord (HBO's Def Comedy Jam), and special guest Robin Thede (Host of BET's The Rundown with Robin Thede) to Carolines on Broadway in Manhattan on Wednesday, June 6th for "Sisters of Comedy" @ 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 (plus a two-drink minimum) and partial proceeds from the evening will benefit Million Hoodies Movement for Justice (MH) - a human rights membership, chapter-based organization whose mission is to build next generation human rights leaders to end anti-Black racism and systemic violence. For reservations and additional information, call (212) 757-4100 or go to: http://bit.ly/sistersatcarolines

Writers from The Rundown with Robin Thede, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Law & Order: SVU and Sesame Street today met with New York State legislators to support a diversity bill that would allocate up to $5 million towards the hiring of women and/or people of color to write or direct television in New York.

Join us for a very special Underground Science Festival edition of Literati, where Colin and special guest co-host Becky will delve into the 500's of the Dewey Decimal System to explore the awe-inspiring world of SCIENCE BOOKS.

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of June, highlighted by headliners Erik Griffin, from Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, June 1 and 2;Maz Jobrani, from CBS' Superior Donuts, June 7 - 9; Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, from his Netflix special 'I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry,' one night only, June 8; Melissa Villaseñor, from NBC's Saturday Night Live, June 14 - 16; Jamie Lee, from HBO's Crashing, June 21 - 23; and Ken Jeong, 'Mr. Chow' from The Hangover films, June 28 - July 1.

The Second City announces the lineup for the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival, which spotlights rising talent from across the country. The festival will be hosted by incomparable comic Godfrey (Comedy Central, VH1, BET), Second City alumnus David Pompeii (Comedy Central, Key and Peele) and special guest Azhar Usman (Comedy Cellar of NY).

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) handed out the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Host Lisa Joyner led the evening which included the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Rita Moreno by Norman Lear and a special performance by Grammy-nominated country music singer Kelsea Ballerini.