Australian comedian Chris Lilley is working on a new comedy project. According to Deadline, Netflix has given a 10-episode order to a comedy series from Lilley. No details about the untitled show have been revealed yet, but production is slated to take place in Queensland from now to June. Lilley’s most recent series, Jonah from Tonga, […]
Continue ReadingBrian Volk-Weiss is the founding president of Comedy Dynamics, which grew out of New Wave Entertainment to become the largest independent stand-up comedy production and distribution company. You see the Comedy Dynamics logo on almost every new stand-up special you see these days, no matter where you see it. Since 2016, his company also has […]
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Adam Sandler’s Netflix special is going to be a doozy! He has been filming himself performing on stages from Los Angeles to New York City — last night, back at Comic Strip Live in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. But he also took his accompanist and went in partial disguise to perform last night […]
Continue ReadingThe Daily Show second-generation poaching is in full effect now, as Netflix has just announced its second new weekly talk-show from a correspondent who up until now was currently sidekicking it for Trevor Noah on Comedy Central. Netflix has ordered 32 weekly episodes of a Hasan Minhaj talk show. It’ll debut later this year. Title […]
Continue ReadingMichelle Wolf isn’t the only Daily Show correspondent to land her own weekly Netflix talk show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming network has also added a weekly talk show hosted by Hasan Minhaj, which is described as “an opportunity for the comedian to explore the modern cultural and political landscapes with depth and […]
Continue ReadingBack in December, Ricky Gervais announced that he had a new standup special in the works at Netflix called Humanity, and today the streaming network released the trailer. The special was taped at the Apollo Hammersmith in London last year and features his takes on “aging, becoming spoiled, his perspective on having kids and more.” […]
Continue ReadingMove over, Steve Martin and Martin Short, because there’s another extremely exciting comedy special happening at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming network has added a standup special from Billy Eichner, which will also make his first standup special ever. The special, which is currently untitled, is described as “a unique blend of […]
Continue ReadingMarlon may not be the first to notice that President Trump treats the White House like a reality TV competition, or even that “Donald Trump is the Flavor Flav of white people.” He probably does win a “too soon” award, however, for his impression of Wendy Williams fainting, though, now that we know more about what’s […]
Continue ReadingFrequent comedy collaborators Steve Martin and Martin Short have teamed up for a special at Netflix. On Twitter today (and after some technical hiccups), Steve Martin revealed that the two, who have been touring together in recent months, have taped a special for the streaming network, release date TBD. The special was taped at the […]
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