SF SKETCHFEST Announces Additions To Festival Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2019 SF Sketchfest presented announces additions to the lineup for the 19th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival January 9-26, 2020....
Kennedy Center Announces Additional Programming For District Of Comedy Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 19, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces additional programming and talent for The District of Comedy Festival, a three-day festival which brings together acclaimed stars and rising acts for an all-laughs takeover of the nation's cultural center. The festival, with Presenting Spo...
HBO Announces Series Order for EUPHORIA, Drake and Future the Prince Join Series as Executive Producers
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2018 HBO today announced a series order for EUPHORIA. The Zendaya-led series follows a group of high school students as they navigate drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship. Drake and Future the Prince Join Series as executive producers. ...
DeWanda Wise and Jessica Williams Join THE TWILIGHT ZONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 14, 2019 DeWanda Wise and Jessica Williams have entered the fifth dimension. Wise and Williams are the latest to star in an upcoming episode of CBS All Access original series THE TWILIGHT ZONE. The episode will also feature Lucinda Dryzek, Jefferson White and Jonathan Whitesell. Previously announced cast inc...
HBO to Debut RAMY YOUSSEF: FEELINGS on June 29
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 31, 2019 RAMY YOUSSEF: FEELINGS, the comedian and actor's first HBO stand-up comedy special, debuts SATURDAY, JUNE 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. The exclusive presentation was taped in front of a live audience at the landmark Chicago Cultural Center....
Beth Stelling Embarks On Australian Tour In October 2019
by Stephi Wild - August 19, 2019 Beth Stelling will embark on an Australian tour in October 2019....
Beth Stelling Embarks On Australian Tour In October 2019
by Stephi Wild - August 19, 2019 Beth Stelling will embark on an Australian tour in October 2019....
Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer and Phoebe Robinson Star in IBIZA Available On Netflix May 25
by Macon Prickett - April 26, 2018 Meet Harper: She's a single thirtysomething New Yorker with awesome friends she loves and a dead-end job she hates. So when her controlling, condescending, germophobic nightmare of a boss sends her on a business trip to Barcelona, Harper jumps at the chance to shake up her routine. Flanked by her tw...
Watch Lizzo's Flute At Ron Burgundy
by Tori Hartshorn - March 05, 2019 Today, Lizzo released her clapback video in response to Ron Burgundy's original jazz flute challenge. Check out 'The Legend of Lizzo' starring Lizzo and Este Haim streaming now on Lizzo's YouTube channel....
WNYC Studios & Night Vale Presents Team Up For New Edition Of Cult Favorite
by Julie Musbach - May 10, 2018 Acclaimed podcast producers WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents today announced a new partnership. WNYC Studios will present a deluxe edition of the first season of the cult-favorite fictional podcast, THE ORBITING HUMAN CIRCUS (OF THE AIR). In addition, WNYC Studios and Night Vale Presents will co...
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival Returns for Fifth Edition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2020 The Imagine This Women's Film Festival is returning for a fifth edition, running September 25 - October 4. Originally scheduled to take place at Firelight Studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York, the festival has shifted online to continue with their mission....
VIDEO: Lizzo Releases Music Video for 'Tempo' Featuring Missy Elliott
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 26, 2019 Today, Lizzo released the highly anticipated video for “Tempo” featuring Missy Elliott. The video, directed by Andy Hines saw its premiere earlier this morning via an MTV Broadcast as well as a YouTube premiere. “Tempo” is of course highlighted on Lizzo's critically acclaimed debut album CUZ I LOVE ...
Comedy Central Announces Talent for All-New Slate of Half-Hour Specials
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018 Comedy Central today announced talent and taping information for 12 new half-hour specials, 10 for Season 3 of its Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents... half-hour series and two under the Amy Schumer Presents banner....
2 Dope Queens to Return to HBO with New Specials
by Macon Prickett - July 23, 2018 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, will return to HBO next year for a second series of four hour-long specials, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming....
EUPHORIA Original Score is Now Available
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2019 Milan Records, an imprint of Sony Music Masterworks, today releases EUPHORIA (ORIGINAL SCORE FROM THE HBO SERIES) with music by chart-topping, multiplatinum-selling artist and producer LABRINTH. Available everywhere now, the album features score music from the first season of the hit HBO series and...
“2 Dope Queens” Hosts Phoebe Robinson And Jessica Williams In Conversation At 7/23 TimesTalks
by A.A. Cristi - July 09, 2018 TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, is proud to present a conversation between the hosts of "2 Dope Queens," comedians Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, moderated by The New York Times gender editor Jessica Bennett on July 23....
Robert Dean's Comedy Album (IT'S NOT EASY) BEING DEAN Out 4/12 on Sure Thing Records
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018 Comedy Central 'Comic to Watch' Robert Dean's stand-up comedy album, (It's Not Easy) Being Dean, will be released on Sure Thing Records April 12th, and the album is currently available for pre-order at www.beingdean.com. It was recorded at the New York Comedy Festival in 2017....
VIDEO: See Lin-Manuel Miranda and Oprah's Full Chat from SUPER SOUL SUNDAY
by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2018 Oprah Winfrey hosts 'Oprah's Super Soul Conversations,' a live event featuring inspiring thought leaders, modern day influencers and social GAME CHANGERS as they discuss the current climate in our culture. Lin-Manuel Miranda recently sat down with the media icon as part of the series at the historic...
Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Tops Billboard Charts for Fourth Consecutive Week
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 23, 2019 Lizzo's hit track, “Truth Hurts,” has officially maintained its chart-topping status for a fourth consecutive week. “Truth Hurts” sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 again this week, making Lizzo's smash hit the longest running #1 hit by a solo female rap artist in Hot 100 history. Additionally, “Truth ...
Lizzo Releases Truth Hurts '(Da Baby Remix)'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 23, 2019 Today, Lizzo released an all new remix of her hit song “Truth Hurts.” 'Truth Hurts (Da Baby Remix)' is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. Earlier this morning Lizzo rocked the Plaza at the Today Show Summer Concert Series where she performed “Truth Hurts,” “Good As Hell,” “Juice” and ...
Broadway Bookshelf- Experts from the NY Public Library Pick Your Next Great Read for 2019!
by NYPL for the Performing Arts - January 19, 2019 Love Broadway? In need of a good book? Well you're in luck, because BroadwayWorld has teamed up with the New York Public Library to bring you Broadway Bookshelf- an expert opinion on what theatre fans can and should add to their personal libraries....
Comedy Central's BROAD CITY To End With Fifth Season
by Tori Hartshorn - April 12, 2018 According to The Hollywood Reporter, BROAD CITY is set to end with its upcoming fifth season. The series was created and stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. Read more about it from The Hollywood Reporter here!...
Comedy Central Orders Interview-Based Series from Phoebe Robinson
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019 Comedy Central today ordered a new unscripted, interview-based series from Phoebe Robinson, the multi-talented stand-up comedian, New York Times best-selling writer and actress. In this half-hour, 10-episode untitled series, Robinson will create experiences with her guests that take us into their w...
Kevin Yee's Comedy Special Is Now On Hulu
by Julie Musbach - August 15, 2018 Kevin Yee's first hour comedy special is now streaming on Hulu! An original Broadway cast member of Mary Poppins, Kevin has also been seen on tours of WICKED and MAMMA MIA! as well as a season at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He has been featured on 2 DOPE QUEENS (WNYC) and THE GONG SHOW (ABC)...
AMC Networks Developing Original True Crime Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 07, 2020 Continuing its exploration of true crime and building on the success of recent true crime documentary series, AMC Networks has signed talent deals with Mona Chalabi, Naomi Ekperigin, Cameron Esposito and Jena Friedman as the company continues to develop original true crime series for its linear netw... |