Jessica St. Clair

CHICAGO HUMANITIES SPRING FESTIVAL 2024 To Present Jonathan Van Ness, Amy Tan, and More

Get ready for the CHICAGO HUMANITIES SPRING FESTIVAL 2024, now on sale. Experience diverse voices and empowering discussions in this much-anticipated annual event.

Video: Watch Adult Swim's ROYAL CRACKERS Season Two Trailer

Created by and starring Jason Ruiz, the half-hour comedy also stars Andrew Santino (“Dave,” “Bad Friends” podcast), Jessica St. Clair (“Veep,” “The Deep Dive” podcast), David Gborie (“Exploding Kittens,” “My Momma Told Me” podcast) and Maile Flanagan (“Naruto,” “Not Dead Yet”). Watch the video trailer now!

ROYAL CRACKERS Renewed For Season Two on Adult Swim

“Royal Crackers” stars Andrew Santino (“Dave”), Jessica St. Clair (“Veep,” “American Housewife,” “The Deep Dive” podcast), David Gborie (“Exploding Kittens,” “All Fantasy Everything” podcast), Emmy winner Maile Flanagan (“Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks,” “Naruto,” “Not Dead Yet”) and Fred Tatasciore (“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal”).

HBO Comedy Series AVENUE 5 Returns For Its Second Season in October

Season two series regulars include Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Ethan Phillips. Guest Stars include Andy Buckley, Jessica St. Clair, Kyle Bornheimer, Adam Pålsson, Daisy May Cooper, Lucy Punch, Leila Farzad, Jonathan Aris and Arsher Ali. Watch the trailer for the season now!

Play-PerView Announces September Programming, Featuring THE MEDIEVALISTS and More

Play-PerView will present a replay of their March 2021 Zoom reunion of the USA comedy series “Playing House” with series stars and co-creators Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair in Playdate: “A Playing House” Reunion. Joined by cast members Brad Morris (“Great News”) Lindsay Sloane (“The Odd Couple”) and Zach Woods (“Silicon Valley”).

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, April 13- with Brenda Braxton, Ali Stroker, and More!

Today (April 13) in live streaming: Brenda Braxton returns as guest host on Stars in the House, Ali Stroker chats about her new book, and more!

BWW Book Review: A STORY THAT HAPPENS By Dan O'Brien

Playwright Dan O'Brien made a splash in LA theatre back in 2017 when The House In Scarsdale: A Memoir For The Stage received multiple Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations. Now, O'Brien has published four of the essays under the title, A Story That Happens, as a primer for burgeoning playwrights.

BWW Interview: Dan O'Brien Talks A STORY THAT HAPPENS: ON PLAYWRITING, CHILDHOOD & OTHER TRAUMAS

Dan O'Brien is an internationally-recognized playwright and poet who has received such honors the Guggenheim Fellowship in Drama, the Horton Foote Prize, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize and two PEN America Awards. O'Brien has published three poetry collections (War Reporter, New Life, and Scarsdale) and is set to release his new book next month. 

Wake Up With BWW 7/21: Tweet Your Senators to Help Unemployed Artists, and More!

Today's top stories: We created an easy way to tweet your senators to help artists unemployed due to the health crisis!

VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peak of the Season Finale of CENTRAL PARK

Apple TV+ has shared a clip from the season one finale episode of Central Park, entitled 'A Fish Called Snakehead' premiering Friday, July 24.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES Third Edition Returned With Hugh Dancy, Derrick Baskin & More

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues returned with an incredible all-new third edition last night on IGTV @24hourplays and at https://24hourplays.com/viral-monologues/. 20 actors were been paired with theatre's top writers, who crafted unique pieces especially for their actors.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES Returns Tonight With Hugh Dancy, Derrick Baskin, T.R. Knight and More

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues are back by popular demand with an all-new third edition tonight on IGTV @24hourplays and at https://24hourplays.com/viral-monologues/. 20 actors have been paired with theatre's top writers, who have crafted unique pieces especially for their actors.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES Will Return With Daveed Diggs, Michael Shannon and More

On the heels of the success of the first-ever edition, The 24 Hour Plays will release a new set of Viral Monologues tonight on IGTV @24hourplays and at https://24hourplays.com/viral-monologues/. 24 actors have been paired with theatre's top writers, who have crafted unique pieces especially for their actors.

HBO Renews AVENUE 5 For a Second Season

Following the debut of the first season on January 19, comedy series AVENUE 5 has been renewed for a second season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.

SF Sketchfest Announces Lineup for the 19th Annual San Francisco Comedy Festival

SF Sketchfest announces the initial line up for the 19th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival taking place January 9-26, 2020, featuring top comedic talent performing in venues across the city. SF Sketchfest offers fans the rare opportunity to see their favorite performers in intimate live performances, discussions and immersive comedy experiences.

HBO To Debut New Comedy Series AVENUE 5 This January

Created by Armando Iannucci of “Veep,” AVENUE 5, debuting in January, is a new HBO comedy set 40 years in the future when traveling the solar system is no longer the stuff of sci-fi fantasy, but a booming, multibillion-dollar business.

VIDEO: See Billy Porter in the Trailer for LIKE A BOSS Starring Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for its latest comedy film, Like a Boss, starring Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne and featuring Tony winner Billy Porter.

Season 2 Of RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION* Premieres Today

RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*,  a meta comedy skewering Hollywood and police procedurals, returns for Season 2 on January 30, 2019 on YouTube Premium.  The show stars Hansen, as a ridiculous version of himself, who joins an LAPD task force partnering actors with homicide detectives so they can use their “actor skills” to help solve murders. In Season 2, Ryan's back, but after Detective Mathers, Ryan's partner from the first season (Samira Wiley), gets sidelined, rogue cop Vince Vincente (Avon Barksdale Wood Harris) steps in as Ryan's new partner. Together the two will have to buddy up to solve an array of puzzling crimes.

30 Rock Star Jack McBrayer Will Play Ogie In West End WAITRESS

It is announced today that US film and television star Jack McBrayer will make his West End debut in the role of Ogie in Waitress, which will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London's Adelphi Theatre.

VIDEO: YouTube Shares Trailer for Season 2 of RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION

RYAN HANSEN SOLVES CRIMES ON TELEVISION*,  a meta comedy skewering Hollywood and police procedurals, returns for Season 2 on January 30, 2019 on YouTube Premium.  The show stars Hansen, as a ridiculous version of himself, who joins an LAPD task force partnering actors with homicide detectives so they can use their “actor skills” to help solve murders. In Season 2, Ryan's back, but after Detective Mathers, Ryan's partner from the first season (Samira Wiley), gets sidelined, rogue cop Vince Vincente (Avon Barksdale Wood Harris) steps in as Ryan's new partner. Together the two will have to buddy up to solve an array of puzzling crimes.