Kevin Brennan, Steve Byrne and More Are Coming to the Plaza Hotel & Casino
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2020 Longstanding comedy club and entertainment company, The Comedy Works, has a full slate of nationally acclaimed stand-up comedians and up-and-coming talent scheduled to appear at the Plaza Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas with ticket prices starting at only $20....
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....
Thomas Lennon to Create, Write, Executive Produce and Star in WINOS for Quibi
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 15, 2019 Quibi announces a new series, Winos, starring Thomas Lennon....
HBO to Debut THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES on August 18
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 01, 2019 THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, starring Danny McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson and Adam Devine, kicks off its nine-episode season with an hour-long episode SUNDAY, AUG. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ETPT), followed by half-hour episodes on subsequent Sundays, exclusively on HBO....
Lloyd Griffith Adds Additional Tour Date At London's Leicester Square Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2020 Lloyd Griffith has added an additional date at London's Leicester Square Theatre on Saturday 25th April 2020 to his upcoming Not Just A Pretty Face tour. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 9th January at 10am at www.lloydgriffith.com. The tour begins at Hull Truck on Thursday 13th February and will now ...
Comedy Central Renews AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS for Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 14, 2020 Comedy Central today announced a season two pickup for the highly-anticipated Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, ahead of its series premiere on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:30pm ET/PT....
VIDEO: Ali Stroker, Beanie Feldstein & Aly Raisman Talk Being AerieREAL Role Models on TODAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 23, 2020 On Thursday's episode of TODAY, Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman, Tony-winning actress Ali Stroker, and actress Beanie Feldstein sit down with Maria Shriver and Sheinelle Jones to talk about what it means to be part of Aerie's inclusive campaign spreading the message of self-love....
Comedy Central Announces AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 09, 2019 Comedy Central today announced the official name of the highly-anticipated, Awkwafina-led series: Awkwafina is Nora From Queens. The #1 brand in comedy also announced the slate of predominantly female and diverse directors for the 10-episode series: Emmy® Award-nominated actress/director Natasha Lyo...
Comedy Central Announces Annual UP NEXT Showcase at Clusterfest
by Tori Hartshorn - May 29, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, Superfly, the founders of Bonnaroo, and Outside Lands co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, today announced the annual Up Next showcase at Comedy Central Presents Clusterfest. The weekend will highlight 18 comedians with two separate and distinct stand-up ...
Ben Platt, Ali Stroker, and Adrienne Warren Will Perform at the 2019 US Open
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2019 A slew of Broadway stars will take the stage for the 2019 US Open Tennis Tournament. Set to perform are Tony winner Ben Platt, Tony winner Ali Stroker, and Tony nominee Adrienne Warren, according to Billboard....
Netflix Renews DEAD TO ME for a Second Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2019 Liz Feldman's dark comedy about a dynamic female friendship that dives into the painfully unfiltered, weirdly funny waters of grief, loss and forgiveness has been picked up for a second season....
BWW Review: Traditional Marionettes Update the Scrooge Story in A CHRISTMAS CAROL, OY! HANUKKAH, MERRY KWANZAA, HAPPY RAMADAN at Theater For The New City
by Joe Lombardi - December 21, 2019 If you've seen Drunk History on television you will understand the vibe of this show. Imagine you have an elderly uncle who is of Czech descent. He has a marvelous collection of marionettes. After a few shots of Becherovka he invites the family down into the basement for an impromptu retelling (a...
Comedy Central to Premiere New Scripted Series SOUTH SIDE
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 16, 2019 Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced that its new scripted series South Side will premiere Wednesday, July 24 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Watch a new trailer from the comedy series here. South Side is written by and stars Bashir Salahuddin (Glow) and Diallo Riddle (Marlon). Salahuddin, R...
VIDEO: William Jackson Harper Talks About His Rap Battle With Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Sarah Leiber - January 29, 2020 William Jackson Harper talks about auditioning for The Good Place, people asking him about ethics and philosophy and rapping with Lin-Manuel Miranda....
Singer-Songwriter, Journalist & Blogger Arielle Paul To Release New EP BURN On 8/16
by Tori Hartshorn - August 01, 2019 Multi-talented singer-songwriter, journalist and blogger Arielle Paul will release her much-anticipated EP, “Burn,” worldwide on August 16th, 2019. ...
Hartford Stage Presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company In THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (ABRIDGED) In June
by A.A. Cristi - November 27, 2019 Who knew that cavemen told a?oerock rocka?? jokes or that Molière was a comedian? Audiences will discover these untold secrets and more when Hartford Stage presents The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged), written and directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor, ...
Who Will Win at the 2019 EMMYS? Winners List Updating Live!
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 22, 2019 Tonight is the 71st Emmy Awards, which is airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on FOX! BroadwayWorld will be updating live as winners are announced tonight, so make sure to check back throughout the night to find out if your favorite nominee won an Emmy!...
OKLAHOMA!'s Ali Stroker Wins 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2019 Ali Stroker has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for OKLAHOMA!....
RATINGS: AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS Delivers 3.8 Million Total Viewers
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 27, 2020 Awkwafina is Nora From Queens has amassed 3.8 million total viewers including replays, streaming and premiere simulcast on a total of seven Viacom networks. Including L+3 playback, the January 22 premiere of Awkwafina is Nora From Queens is Comedy Central's best primetime series launch in more than ...
Music From NBC's PERFECT HARMONY is Available Now
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 01, 2019 Fans of the NBC Thursday night comedy hit a?oePerfect Harmonya?? will now be able to download the cast performances of timeless hits they've enjoyed from the TV series on all digital platforms, it was announced today by Hollywood Records and Fox Music. Starring Emmy Award-winning actor Bradley Whitf...
Comedy Central and Refinery29 Announce Digital Content Deal Showcasing Female Comedians on the Rise
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2019 Comedy Central and Refinery29 today announced a digital-content partnership for two series from Comedy Central Productions produced in partnership with Refinery29 that will identify and showcase an all-female lineup of fast-rising comedians with distinct voices. Slated to premiere next spring, the s...
Tom Rosenthal Announces Brand New Raft Of Tour Dates In 2020
by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2019 United Agents have announced that Tom Rosenthal, star of Friday Night Dinner, Plebs and Drunk History, will take hit show Manhood on tour again in 2020, following a hugely successful Autumn tour and critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019. The tour will begin at Hull Truck on ...
Second Fortune Feimster Show Added at Newman Center for the Performing Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 06, 2020 Newman Center and Comedy Works Entertainment will present Fortune Feimster at The Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver on Friday, September 18th. A 2nd show has been added at 9:30pm due to demand! Tickets go on sale Friday, March 6th at 10am and are $29.50 to $39.50 plus applicable fees...
SCRUBS & COUGAR TOWN to Have Reunions at ATX Television Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2020 ATX Television Festival has announced additional programming for year nine of the festival, which will take place June 4-7, 2020, in Austin, Texas. ATX Season 9 will include reunions for two beloved comedies from creator/director/executive producer Bill Lawrence: “Scrubs,” and “Cougar Town,” whic...
Lloyd Griffith Announces Brand New Tour For 2020
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2019 Comedian, choirboy and (still) 'aspiring' goalkeeper Lloyd Griffith will set off on a brand new tour of the UK in 2020 with new show, Not Just A Pretty Face. The tour will begin at Hull Truck on 13th February and take in an initial total of 31 dates, concluding at the Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough o... |