Stand Up To Cancer Has Its Best-Ever Fundraising Special
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 9, 2018
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced more than $123.6 million has been pledged collectively so far in connection with the star-studded Sept. 7 "roadblock" fundraising telecast in the United States and Canada. The funds pledged toward the SU2C scientific model will be directed to collaborative research programs utilizing SU2C's scientific oversight in both the United States and Canada.
Tiffany Haddish to Headline Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Special in 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 22, 2018
Tiffany Haddish will bring her breakout comedic talent to Netflix, the world's leading entertainment service, in an original hour-long stand-up comedy special. Haddish will tape the special in early 2019 and it will premiere globally later in the year.
New York Comedy Festival Announces 2018 Headliners & Dates
by Tori Hartshorn
- Aug 6, 2018
The 15th Annual New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), in partnership with TBS, today announces its line-up of comedians for the highly anticipated week-long laugh fest that takes place November 5th through November 11th. Expanding to seven days this year, the NYCF will present more than 200 comedians in more than 100 shows at some of New York City's most prestigious venues.
THE 24-HOUR PLAYS: Comes to Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 3, 2018
PlayGround, the Bay Area's (and now Los Angeles') leading playwright incubator, will mark the opening of its twenty-fifth season with a special one-night gala celebration and performance, and the launch of a bold new partnership. In collaboration with NYC-based The 24 Hour Plays, PlayGround will present the inaugural The 24 Hour Plays: Bay Area, featuring fully produced and performed (i.e., off-book) performances of six original ten-minute plays by distinguished PlayGround alumni, written and developed over just twenty-four hours, and staged by an all-star cast of leading local directors and actors on Monday, September 17, at
Jermaine Dupri Announces So So Def 25th Anniversary Cultural Curren$y Tour
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jul 30, 2018
Grammy Award-winning Producer, Hall of Fame Songwriter, recording artist, and TV star Jermaine Dupri, has been an iconic presence in the music industry for 25 years. Celebrating his legacy and So So Def's quarter century of success, Jermaine is bringing all his artists together on one stage at Barclays Center on Thursday, October 18th at 7:30 p.m. for AEG Presents The So So Def 25th AnniversaryCULTURAL CURREN$Y TOUR. Joining Jermaine on the tour will be the So So Def Family, including Xscape, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Bow Wow, Anthony Hamilton, Bone Crusher, Youngbloodz, Dem Franchize Boyz, and J-Kwon. Tickets for the tour, which begins in October, will begin going on sale Friday, Aug 3rd, to purchase tickets, visit Ticketamster.com. For further information visit www.sosodef.com.
Animated Adult Series ANIMALS Returns to HBO on August 3
by Macon Prickett
- Jul 17, 2018
The animated adult series ANIMALS. returns for its ten-episode third season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (11:30 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. From Duplass Brothers Productions, the show was created by Phil Matarese & Mike Luciano.
Bell Biv Devoe, Bobby Brown, Brandy, Dru Hill, Tamia, And 702 Come Together For Circle Of Sisters' R&B Live
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 16, 2018
SJ Presents and WBLS continue the celebration of Circle of Sisters with Circle of Sisters' R&B Live; an extraordinary lineup featuring soul and R&B icons featuring BELL BIV DEVOE, BOBBY BROWN, BRANDY, TAMIA, DRU HILL & 702. The Circle of Sisters' R&B Live concert honors women and the music they love. This star-studded event is set for Sunday, September 30, at 7 p.m. at Prudential Center. Tickets will be available to purchase starting Friday, July 20 at 10 a.m. EST at ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets will also be available on Monday, July 23 after 11 a.m. at the Prudential Center box office.
Gianmarco Soresi's Unromantic Comedy LESS THAN 50% Arrives At 59E59 Theaters
by Julie Musbach
- Jul 9, 2018
59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to welcome Gianmarco Soresi's unromantic comedy LESS THAN 50%, directed by Jen Wineman. Produced by Robin Milling in association with James Brent White, Todd & Elizabeth Donovan, Joann Farda, Jesse Kearney, and New Light Theater Project, LESS THAN 50%, begins performances on Friday, August 3 for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 1.
TBS' THE LAST O.G. Does Good With the Network's Largest 'Pro-Social' Campaign for a Scripted Series
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jul 2, 2018
The Last O.G. continues to be a breakout success since the series' debut on the #1 comedy network that set a new record as cable's biggest comedy premiere since 2015. Additionally, the network's newest original became 2018's #1 cable comedy show among all cable comedies this year, reaching a multiplatform audience of more than 42 million viewers across TBS' linear, digital, mobile and on-demand platforms. In the backdrop of both its audience and critical acclaim and ongoing ratings success, the network also quietly won big with The Last O.G., by pioneering a new direct-to-consumer marketing model with 'social good' driven initiatives. The innovative campaign, initially kicked off in November 2017, spanned the entire on-air run of the series and 'gave back' directly to local communities, while setting another record as TBS' biggest 'pro-social' marketing campaign for a scripted series.
Acclaimed DJ Russell Peters will Take the Stage at the 2018 XO Music Festival July 14
by Macon Prickett
- Jul 2, 2018
RUSSELL PETERS fans worry not, if you missed his amazing live performance last weekend at the mountain winery you definitely have another chance to catch the king of comedy live on Saturday July 14, 2018 on the main stage at the freshest summer festival, the XO Music Festival in Antioch, California. This time the global comic phenom is going to make you clap in a whole different way. Taking a quick side road from his DEPORTED WORLD TOUR which is selling out city after city. Peters will be on the wheels of steel. If you haven't seen him DJ you are in for a treat. Peters is as amazing in the DJ booth as he is on the comedy stage. Making him very versatile and inspiring.
VIDEO: Netflix Shares the Trailer for SOMEBODY FEED PHIL Season 2
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 27, 2018
From the Emmy-Award winning creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, Phil Rosenthal, come new episodes of the critically- acclaimed SomebodyFeed Phil: The Second Course, a Netflix original documentary series which combines Phil's joyful approach to food and travel with his signature sense of humor
VIDEO: Watch Tracy Morgan's Message to His Younger Self on CBS THIS MORNING's 'Note to Self'
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 27, 2018
Tracy Morgan stars in the popular show 'The Last O.G.,' filmed in the same Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up. The comedian and actor showed his skills in an impressive lineup of shows including 'Def Comedy Jam,' 'Saturday Night Live,' and '30 Rock.' In CBS series, Note to Self, broadcast today on CBS THIS MORNING, Morgan reflects on his childhood, his comedy career that began more than 20 years ago, his serious injuries from a 2014 car accident, and his subsequent recovery. Morgan shares those life lessons in a heartfelt message to his 6-year-old self.
VIDEO: Netflix Shares the Trailer for the Return of Jerry Seinfeld's COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 20, 2018
Jerry Seinfeld's roving talk show combines coffee, laughs, and vintage cars into quirky, caffeine-filled adventures with the sharpest minds in comedy. Guests include: the late Jerry Lewis, Kate McKinnon, Ellen DeGeneres, Hasan Minhaj, Dana Carvey, Neil Brennan, Tracy Morgan, Brian Regan, Alec Baldwin, Zach Galifinakis, John Mulaney, and Dave Chappelle.
|
|