#TurnerUpFront to Feature A Powerhouse Lineup of Entertainment, Sports, & News Stars
by Macon Prickett - May 03, 2018 Global entertainment, sports and news content leader Turner will have its brand portfolio on full display at the 2018#TurnerUpfront on May 16, hosted at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City....
Photo Flash: LCT3 Kicks Off Spotlight Series with SHABASH!
by Julie Musbach - August 07, 2018 Center Theater/LCT3, kicks off its new LCT3 Spotlight Series with SHABASH!. Led by LCT3 Associate Director, Natasha Sinha, and presented in collaboration with Hypokrit Theatre Company's Tamasha, SHABASH! is a summer spectacle of new music and comedy celebrating a range of exciting new work by artist...
'Impractical Jokers: Homecoming' Opens July 12 at Staten Island Museum
by Julie Musbach - June 21, 2018 Impractical Jokers: Homecoming, the first-ever museum exhibition about the hit television series on truTV, is set to open at the Staten Island Museum on Thursday, July 12, 2018. The opening event will be highlighted by an appearance of the four guys, collectively known as the comedy troupe The Tende...
truTV Orders Season 3 of Network's First Scripted Series THOSE WHO CAN'T
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2017 truTV is going back to school. The Turner-owned network announced today the third season pick up of THOSE WHO CAN'T, its first scripted series...
CBS Announces the 21 Performers for the 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2019 CBS today announced the 21 performers participating in the 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE which will begin its run of six shows on Jan. 15 at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles....
The American Black Film Festival and truTV Partner for New Talent Pipeline Program
by Macon Prickett - April 06, 2018 The 22nd Annual American Black Film Festival, (ABFF) taking place in Miami, Florida June 13-19, 2018, is thrilled to announce a new talent pipeline program, in partnership with truTV: the ABFF®truTV Comedy Writers Competition....
#DATEME: AN OKCUPID EXPERIMENT Set to Premiere This Summer
by Julie Musbach - March 20, 2019 After a hit three-year run at the Up-Comedy Theatre in Chicago, #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment will move to New York City, beginning performances at the Westside Theatre on June 20, 2019....
The Comedy Pageant With Broadway's Kevin Yee Competes Again May 9
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2018 Kevin Yee (Mary Poppins OBC) and Atsuko Okatsuka (HBO's Room 104) bring their hilarious night of comedy and music back for another installment at The Virgil Los Angeles! Performers include Cristela Alonzo (Cristela) Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife) Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything), Lizzy Cooperman (C...
Solomon Georgio's New Comedy Album & Special 'Homonegro Superior' Available Via Comedy Central
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2017 Comedian Solomon Georgio returned to CONAN last night to deliver a great stand-up set in support of the recent release of his comedy album and half hour special Solomon Georgio: Homon gro Superior....
Propagate Acquires Electus and Majority Interest in Artists First to Expand Its Global Film and Television Studio
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018 Propagate, one of the world's fastest-growing independent content creation and distribution companies, has acquired Electus, the independent production and distribution company initially founded by Ben Silverman, and a majority interest in powerhouse talent management and production firm Artists Fir...
New Stand-ups, New Show Times Slated for 2017 at UP Comedy Club
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2017 UP Comedy Club is ready for winter with a slate of new stand-ups in January and the return of our hit show #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment in February....
VIDEO: First Look - Bobcat Goldthwait's MISFITS & MONSTERS on truTV
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2018 truTV announced the guest stars for its upcoming comedic anthology series Bobcat Goldthwait's MISFITS & MONSTERS, including Bridget Everett, Seth Green and Danny Pudi, among others. The eight-episodes premiere in summer 2018. Check out a first look below!...
THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY Extends Through 1/1
by A.A. Cristi - December 06, 2016 Six Actors! 51 Roles! Six Seasons! Royal Mile Entertainment is thrilled to announce that the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed, Los Angeles Premiere of THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY, written by Chris Grace, Zach Reino, Al Samuels, Nick Semar and Dan Wessels, choreography by Kimberly McVicar and directed...
Canada's Top Comedy Podcast, STOP PODCASTING YOURSELF, Celebrates 500 Episodes
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017 Three-time Canadian Comedy Award-winning podcast, 'Stop Podcasting Yourself,' celebrates its 500th episode on Monday, October 16, 2017....
THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY Extends Through 2/26
by A.A. Cristi - January 20, 2017 The Bloodletting Never Stops! Six Actors! 51 Roles! Six Seasons! Royal Mile Entertainment is thrilled to announce that the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed (Stage Raw Top Ten), Los Angeles Premiere of THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY, written by Chris Grace, Zach Reino, Al Samuels, Nick Semar and Dan Wes...
truTV Announces Winter Premiere Dates for IMPRACTICAL JOKERS & More
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2016 After the holidays are over and the presents are opened, truTV kicks off the new year with new episodes and new seasons of some fan-favorite series!...
Diversionary Theatre to Channel the '80s with DECADES OF DIVERSIONARY Event
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2017 Celebrate the decade that birthed the third oldest LGBT theatre in the country and the resilience of our community. The event features a special concert performance of highlights from the Tony Award-winning musical Falsettos....
SOLO MUST DIE: A Musical Parody Premieres at Hudson Backstage 5/4
by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2018 Stidley Theatricals presents the world premiere of 'SOLO MUST DIE: A Musical Parody' * with book by Jordan Stidham & Ari Stidham, music and lyrics by Hughie Stone Fish and Ari Stidham, directed by Ari Stidham, produced by Steven Brandon. In an untold adventure somewhere in between 'A New Hope' and '...
Comedy Central's STAND-UP PRESENTS Kicks Off Slate of New Half-Hour Specials
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017 Formerly known as The Half Hour, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… kicks off its slate of all-new half-hour specials with back-to-back episodes on Friday, September 15 at Midnight and 12:30 a.m. ET/PT....
Warner TV Hits New Highs in Singapore & Philippines
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2016 Warner TV has become the new No.1 international English general-entertainment channel in the Philippines and also cemented its place as the No. 1 English GE channel in Singapore, according to the latest Kantar data*....
truTV Greenlights Comedy Series BOB GOLDTHWAIT'S MESSED UP STORIES
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2016 Ahead of its Television Critics Association presentation this afternoon, Turner's truTV announced today a first-season greenlight of the genre-hopping, scripted anthology comedy series, BOB GOLDTHWAIT'S MESSED UP STORIES (working title)....
Crowded Outlet Presents BEEP BOOP at HERE This September
by Julie Musbach - July 25, 2018 Crowded Outlet announces its next production, beep boop, a multimedia clown show created by physical comedian Richard Saudek (Balls at 59E59), TV and film composer Jesse Novak ("BoJack Horseman," "The Mindy Project") and director Wes Grantom (Lone Star Spirits, Eager to Lose). beep boop will play a ...
Photo Flash: First Look at Open Fist Theatre Company's ANNA IN THE TROPICS
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2019 Sultry heat and Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" combine to spark rich fantasies and broken dreams, passion and adultery. Open Fist Theatre Company presents Anna In The Tropics, the powerful, poignant and poetic play that garnered the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for then unknown Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz...
CBS Announces the Creative Team for THE 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 18, 2018 CBS today announced the director, head writer, assistant director and the newly created writers' room for the 2019 CBS DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE....
ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING Creator and Host, Adam Conover, Announces 'Mind Parasites Live' Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2018 Creator, writer and host of the critically-acclaimed series Adam Ruins Everything on truTV, Adam Conover, will embark on a national tour, Mind Parasites Live, beginning November 28th in Boston. Presented by truTV, the tour will run through January 2019 stopping in 24 major cities around the U.S.... |