Based on the success of Nickelodeon’s “Animated Shorts Program,” sister Viacom network Comedy Central has launched its own Animated Shorts Program. “We hope the Animated Shorts Program is an evolution of our continuous history of finding the next great comedic voices. We are grateful to the very smart people at Nickelodeon who originated this incubator, and […]
Continue ReadingDanny McBride will star in his third outrageous HBO comedy series soon enough. The cable giant announced Tuesday it had ordered The Righteous Gemstones to series. With his writing/directing/producing partners Jody Hill and David Gordon Green, they’ve previously released critically-acclaimed bonkers comedies Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals for HBO. In The Righteous Gemstones, McBride […]
Continue ReadingI cannot say I’m surprised. Or that anyone else is surprised to learn this week that Showtime had cancelled I’m Dying Up Here after two seasons. Despite what I wrote in Decider urging the network this summer to give it a third go-around. The series, based on the non-fiction book of the same title about […]
Continue ReadingBeing politically incorrect got Bill Maher canned from ABC’s late-night series, Politically Incorrect, 16 years ago. But HBO came in and saved Maher’s day, and career. And now, it’s time for his 15th anniversary, and HBO will celebrate by airing REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL on Friday, Oct. 19. The special looks back at […]
Continue ReadingPete Davidson had himself quite a summer, eh? I mean, look at his hair! Oh, wait. That’s not what everyone talked about when talking about Pete this summer. I suppose we’ll let Pete explain in the season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live.
Continue ReadingThe team from Comedy Central’s The President Show will return to the airwaves this October by coming back from the future. To be precise, A President Show Documentary: The Fall Of Donald Trump is set in the year 2030, looking back at the final days of the Trump Administration. Creator, Executive Producer, Star and Commander in Chief himself, Anthony […]
Continue ReadingThe team from Comedy Central’s The President Show will return to the airwaves this October by coming back from the future. To be precise, A President Show Documentary: The Fall Of Donald Trump is set in the year 2030, looking back at the final days of the Trump Administration. Creator, Executive Producer, Star and Commander in Chief himself, Anthony […]
Continue ReadingOld-school online comedy giant CollegeHumor is getting into the newer-school game of subscription streaming services. They just announced the launch of DROPOUT, its own ad-free, mixed-media subscription service. The cost? Free trials, of course; then $3.99 per month for the first three months; then tiered pricing: $3.99/month if you buy a year at a time, or up […]
Continue ReadingComedians don’t have the best track record when it comes to competing on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. And Nikki Glaser proved no exception. Glaser, host of Comedy Central Radio’s You Up with Nikki Glaser weekday mornings on SiriusXM Radio, was the first celebrity sent packing on DWTS this season. I was the first star voted […]
Continue ReadingAll Things Comedy, the company founded by comedians Bill Burr and Al Madrigal that produces and distributes more than 50 podcasts and will throw its second annual festival this fall in Phoenix, now has a TV deal with Comedy Central. The deal includes a new stand-up series hosted by Burr, plus three hour stand-up specials. […]
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