‘Soft Focus with Jena Friedman’ and ‘Eric Andre Does Paris’ Air on Adult Swim Next Month

Jena Friedman and Eric Andre both have 15-minute specials premiering on Adult Swim next month. First up is the Friedman special the network ordered last May, titled Soft Focus with Jena Friedman, which will air Sunday, February 18th at midnight. The special is described as a “live-action comedic human-interest program where fact and fiction blend […]

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Adult Swim schedules midnight specials for Jena Friedman, Eric Andre

As Sunday, Feb. 18, becomes Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, Adult Swim is getting especially weird, thanks to two new short-form comedy specials from Jena Friedman and Eric Andre. Soft Focus with Jena Friedman will premiere at midnight ET/PT. The network describes her special as “a live-action comedic human-interest program where fact and fiction blend in […]

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Revisiting ‘Xavier: Renegade Angel,’ a 21st Century Traumedy

November marked the ten-year anniversary of Adult Swim’s broadcast of Xavier: Renegade Angel, a show that spanned two ten-episode seasons and for a small, rabid viewership still represents the crowning achievement of irreverent art collective PFFR. Known for working on the sidelines to help realize misfit comedy shows like truTV’s At Home with Amy Sedaris, […]

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Watch Chelsea Peretti, Shonali Bhowmik, Heather Lawless, and Andrea Rosen’s 2012 Adult Swim Pilot ‘Getting It Together’

If you’re looking for a temporary escape from all of the terrible news this week, look no further than the above video comedy group Variety Shac (Shonali Bhowmik, Heather Lawless, Andrea Rosen, and Chelsea Peretti) uploaded to YouTube this week. The group made the pilot, titled Getting It Together, for Adult Swim back in 2012 […]

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Warmest wishes and thanks for this “Rick & Morty” Thanksgiving video

We find the warmest loaf in our oven this Thanksgiving. Rick & Morty have released a surprise holiday video called,… MORE

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There’s a porn version of “Rick And Morty” well, because Rule 34

It’s official, the breakout [adult swim] cartoon Rick and Morty is big enough to get a porn parody. While parodies… MORE

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Adult Swim ad seeks “Sexy Female” for comedy special

Who says there aren’t opportunities for women in comedy on Adult Swim? A Craigslist ad appeared today offering $443 per day for a “SEXY FEMALE” with SAG-AFTRA union card between the ages of 25-55, “any ethnicity,” who’s willing to wear “bondage attire” and walk “a man on a leash like a dog” for an untitled […]

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Check Out the Season 2 Trailer for ‘Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories’

Tim and Eric’s 10th anniversary special airs on Adult Swim this Sunday, but thankfully there’s more new T&E TV goodness planned for next month too. Adult Swim just released the very disturbing season 2 trailer for Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories, which will feature guest appearances by Will Forte, Rhea Perlman, Ray Wise, Jorge Garcia, […]

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Dr. Steve Brule and Will Forte Show Up in the Trailer for Tim and Eric’s ‘Awesome Show’ Special

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Awesome Show this month with a half-hour Adult Swim special, and as the new trailer shows, the special will include some extra special guests including Will Forte, John C. Reilly’s Dr. Steve Brule, and David Liebe Hart. Check out the trailer above, and watch […]

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‘Rick and Morty’ Writers on Adult Swim’s Lack of Shows by Women: “I Don’t Think It’s Too Late to Change Things”

Rick and Morty recently kicked off its third season on Adult Swim, and three episodes in, it’s already received plenty of rave reviews online. Season 3 also marks the first time that Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland added women to their writing staff, and The Hollywood Reporter recently spoke with the four writers – Jane Becker, […]

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