2018 Peabody Awards winners include Hannah Gadsby, Hasan Minhaj, “Barry,” + “The Good Place”

Congratulations to Hannah Gadsby, Bill Hader, Hasan Minhaj, and everyone living in The Good Place for their new biographical notations as Peabody Award winners! Here are the official citations from The Peabodys…they’ll all be feted May 18 i…

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Viceland kills VICE LIVE after just seven weeks of late-night live TV

After just 28 episodes over seven weeks, VICE LIVE has died at the hands of its creator, the TV channel Viceland. The live late-night program featured comedians Marie Faustin, Zack Fox, Sandy Honig and rapper/host Fat Tony. “For the past two months, Vi…

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The Simpsons entire archives moving to new subscription service Disney+

You really get the sense that the Disney company has a big tent when you see just how many different brands they now fit underneath. From Marvel to Star Wars to Pixar to National Geographic, plus the original gigantic library of Disney properties, and …

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Chicken Soup For The Soul acquires Crackle from Sony

This is not an April Fool’s joke. Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, a streaming service in its own right, is taking on Sony’s assets from its streaming service, Crackle, and creating a joint venture called, well, Crackle Plus. OK. It…

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The best of Conan O’Brien’s remote segments from “Late Night” and “Conan” will return online on Team Coco

As part of Conan O’Brien’s 25th anniversary hosting late-night television, his Team Coco previously announced it had secured the comprehensive archives to O’Brien’s past work on NBC and saved it for our future digital viewing. O…

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On 97th birthday, Carl Reiner announces “Dick Van Dyke Show” archival donation to National Comedy Center

Carl Reiner turned 97 yesterday. To celebrate, the living comedy legend announced plans to digitally preserve his personal collection of scripts from The Dick Van Dyke Show. Reiner created, wrote and co-starred on the classic sitcom, which aired on CBS…

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Lilly Singh gets NBC’s late-night gig vacated by Carson Daly

Get ready for A Little Late with Lilly Singh, coming this September to NBC’s late-night lineup following The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Singh, an Indian-Canadian whose Superwoman channel on YouTube has 14 …

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The Daily Show announces Desi Lydic special report: “Abroad”

Today’s International Women’s Day, and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is celebrating by announcing a new one-hour special report from correspondent Desi Lydic. Desi Lydic: Abroad finds the comedian exploring how and …

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Comedy Central announces new YouTube channel for its webseries, CC Originals, plus web-only special for Emily Heller

The Comedy Central Originals YouTube channel officially went live today. It’s where you can now find all of the network’s webseries and digital one-off content. Coinciding with this CC-change, the network also announced it’s premierin…

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“Mad About You” revival is a go, but for Spectrum cable

Another Must-See-TV NBC hit sitcom from the 1990s is making a comeback, but Mad About You‘s revival isn’t happening on NBC. Instead, the reunion of Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt will show up on Spectrum Originals. What’s that, you may as…

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