Submit your pitches for the 2018 truTV Comedy Breakout Initiative with the NYTVF

For the second year, truTV is partnering with the New York Television Festival to sponsor the truTV Comedy Breakout Initiative, offering up to $25,000 for the winning creator to develop his/her/their pitch into a potential series for the cable network. It’s free to submit. To qualify, you need to submit the following: A series overview […]

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Just before his show’s new season premiere, Chris Gethard gets jury duty

Tomorrow night, The Chris Gethard Show is set to premiere on a new night and a new time for the… MORE

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Chris Gethard Inspires While Seeking Inspiration

The very first thing you can read on Chris Gethard’s website, therefore the first thing you’ll read when you Google his name, is a description that is so aptly him: “Welcome to the online home of ‘comedian’ Chris Gethard — the host of The Chris Gethard Show, the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, the star of Career Suicide, […]

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Chris Gethard Is Having Second Thoughts in This New ‘TCGS’ Promo

At long last, The Chris Gethard Show returns to truTV later this month with a new batch of live episodes, but if today’s new promo is any indication, Gethard is having some anxiety-ridden second thoughts about this whole live TV show thing. The show returns Tuesday, March 20th at 11:00pm, so hopefully by then he’s […]

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Funny or Die! The Impractical Jokers are getting their own movie

truTV and Funny or Die are keeping Murr, Q, Joe and Sal in the pranking business, both on the small and big screens, for the next few years. Not only is Impractical Jokers getting an eighth season on truTV for 2019, but the fellas also will star together in their first feature-length movie, directed by Chris […]

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truTV renews “Impractical Jokers” for season 8, developing feature film with Funny Or Die

It’s pretty plain to see that truTV is in the business of The Impractical Jokers, and why not? The show… MORE

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Cristela Alonzo’s ‘Golden Girls’ Knowledge Gets Put to the Test on ‘Talk Show the Game Show’

Cristela Alonzo has a very unique connection to Golden Girls. Unlike most superfans, the show was more than just an obsession to her growing up – it also helped her learn how to speak English. In this clip from Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show, Alonzo’s Golden Girls knowledge gets put to the test in […]

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Cristela Alonzo’s ‘Golden Girls’ Knowledge Gets Put to the Test on ‘Talk Show the Game Show’

Cristela Alonzo has a very unique connection to Golden Girls. Unlike most superfans, the show was more than just an obsession to her growing up – it also helped her learn how to speak English. In this clip from Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show, Alonzo’s Golden Girls knowledge gets put to the test in […]

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Episode #193: Jade Catta-Preta

Jade Catta-Preta is a Brazilian-born comedian and actress who you can see on the truTV series, Those Who Can’t, and in person frequently at The Comedy Store when she’s not touring as a feature act for Bobby Lee, Kevin Nealon or Bill Burr. In 2014, she co-starred as a regular on three different series, MTV’s […]

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Guy Branum Remains Comfortable Having Uncomfortable Conversations

Guy Branum has seen a lot and worn many different hats in his comedy career, which dates back to the early 2000s. He’s written for and appeared in shows for Chelsea Handler on Chelsea Lately, Mindy Kaling on The Mindy Project, and W. Kamau Bell on Totally Biased. Branum is also a standup, having released […]

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