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Fred Armisen Among Guest Stars Revealed for Season 2 of Starz's BLUNT TALK
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016 The STARZ Original series BLUNT TALK will include several recurring and guest stars in the second season of the half-hour comedy starring Patrick Stewart. The series will premiere on Sunday, October 2nd at 8:35 pm ET/PT....
Photo Flash: First Look at Jonah Weston in Action Talks Productions' THE DEVIL AND BILLY MARKHAM
by Tyler Peterson - April 22, 2016 Action Talks Productions in association with Post Five Theatre Co. present a limited engagement of the shockingly funny, wryly disturbing larger-than-life tale of THE DEVIL AND BILLY MARKHAM for two shows, April 29th and 30th at 7:30pm. Visit www.jonahweston.com for more information....
Comedian and Actor Patton Oswalt Plays The Palace
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017 Comedian, actor, and author Patton Oswalt has found success in a variety of entertainment genres from his Grammy-nominated comedy specials to his many memorable film roles to guest appearances on his favorite TV shows, including "Parks and Recreation" for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award....
OLD 97'S To Perform 'Good With God' on 'Seth Meyers'; 'Graveyard Whistling' Out Today
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2017 Dallas four-piece Old 97's is a pioneer of the alt-country movement. Years of hard work has earned them respect and veneration, yet they still retain the raucous energy, deceptive cleverness, and knockabout spirit that first distinguished them from the pack....
Audra McDonald & More Celebrate Lorne Michaels Tonight at Lincoln Center Gala
by TV News Desk - February 11, 2016 Live from New York! SNL alum Tina Fey and husband Jeff Richmond have co-written and will co-direct a special tribute to SNL creator Lorne Michaels at Lincoln Center's American Songbook Gala. The event takes place at The Alice Tully Hall tonight, February 11th....
Aimee Mann's 'Mental Illness' Streaming Now on NPR First Listen
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2017 Aimee Mann's highly anticipated new album Mental Illness—out on March 31 via her own SuperEgo Records—is exclusively streaming now on NPR First Listen....
FX to Premiere Season 2 of Zach Galifianakis Comedy BASKETS, 1/19
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2016 The acclaimed FX comedy BASKETS starring Zach Galifianakis will return for its second season on Thursday, January 19 at 10 PM ET/PT...
Tony Hale & More Set for IFC's JOE'S PUB PRESENTS: A HOLIDAY SPECIAL, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2016 IFC announced today its very first slightly off holiday special: JOE'S PUB PRESENTS: A HOLIDAY SPECIAL starring two time Emmy Award-winning actor Tony Hale ('Veep,' 'Arrested Development')....
DEAD POETS SOCIETY, Starring Jason Sudeikis, Starts Tomorrow Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2016 A friendly reminder! Classic Stage Company will present Dead Poets Society, a new play based on the beloved 1989 film, starring Jason Sudeikis as John Keating. Performances for Dead Poets Society will begin tomorrow, October 27, at CSC (136 East 13th Street) with an official press opening Thursday, ...
Adult Swim Announces Upcoming Holiday Programming for December
by Caryn Robbins - November 23, 2016 This holiday season, it doesn't matter to Adult Swim if you were naughty or nice. Next month the network #1 on basic cable with millennials will shower everyone with gifts in the form of two all-new specials and a Robot Chicken holiday marathon!...
LITERATI: A Comedy Show About the Greatest American Novels Never Written Comes to New York
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017 Hosts Colin O'Brien (Just For Laughs New Faces 2016, Adult Swim) and Michael Wolf (Comedy Central, MTV) have read upwards of one books between the two of them and now they want to share that love of literature with you! Literati is a night of comedians in character performing hilarious readings. Sop...
Audience & Jury Awards Announced for 2016 Portland Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2016 The 4th Annual Portland Film Festival announced today the feature film and short film recipients of this year's awards in theAudience, Grand Jury, Director's Choice, and Screenplay categories....
IFC's Comedy Crib Announces Partnership with New York Television Festival
by Caryn Robbins - August 25, 2016 In partnership with the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) IFC announced that a curated selection of seven comedy projects from previous years' Official Selections will be added today to the Comedy Crib (www.ifc.com/comedy-crib), the network's online hub for smart, short-form comedy....
BWW Review: Theater Schmeater's One-Woman Show TECHLANDIA a Tender, Teasing Tribute
by Amelia Reynolds - March 08, 2016 ATTENTION SEATTLE TECHIES: there is a sketch performance for you! ATTENTION NON-TECHIES AND THE TECH BEWILDERED: there is a sketch performance for you too! Come together all who have startup experience and all who believe the tech industry is (as director and writer Bridget Quigg puts it) a bubble w...
OLD 97's to Perform 'Good With God' On TBS's CONAN, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017 Now is definitely the time to tune in and listen to Old 97's as the Dallas, Texas four-piece will be the featured musical guest on Conan, performing their single 'Good with God', next Today, March 14th...
IFC to Premiere 'Weirdest' Season Yet of COMEDY BANG! BANG!, 6/3
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2016 'COMEDY BANG! BANG!' is getting weirder this season... and it's not just thanks to the new bandleader and co-host, 'Weird Al' Yankovic. Season five, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on Friday, June 3...
Aimee Mann to Play the Landmark on Main This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2017 Grammy winner Aimee Mann returns to the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Tuesday, June 20 at 8 PM....
Netflix Gives 10-Episode Order to NICK KROLL'S BIG MOUTH
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2016 Netflix has ordered to series BIG MOUTH, a 10-episode, half-hour edgy, surreal animated comedy from real-life best friends Nick Kroll (Kroll Show, The League) and Andrew Goldberg (Family Guy) about teenaged adventures in puberty....
Comedy Central to Premiere PROBLEMATIC WITH MOSHE KASHER, 4/18
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2017 PROBLEMATIC WITH MOSHE KASHER, a new weekly topical series, promises to pull the country out of digital echo chambers and information bubbles and into an actual discussion, beginning Tuesday, April 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT....
VIDEO: First Look - Season 7 of IFC's Hit Series PORTLANDIA Returns This January
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2017 The Emmy-nominated series returns PORTLANDIA returns to IFC Today, January 5 at 10:00/9:00c with 10 all-new episodes. Below, check out a first look at Season 7 titled 'What About Men?'...
OLD 97's New Album 'Graveyard Whistling' Out Now
by Caryn Robbins - February 24, 2017 Dallas four-piece Old 97's is a pioneer of the alt-country movement. Years of hard work has earned them respect and veneration, yet they still retain the raucous energy, deceptive cleverness, and knockabout spirit that first distinguished them from the pack....
Playwright and Television Writer Tanya Saracho Named Showrunner for Starz's POUR VIDA
by Caryn Robbins - April 15, 2016 Starz announced today Mexican-born playwright and television writer Tanya Saracho ('How To Get Away With Murder,' 'Looking,' 'Girls') will serve as showrunner for the series in development, POUR VIDA....
VIDEO: Fred Armisen Shares: 'Portlandia' Is A Tribute To Hipsters'
by Caryn Robbins - February 17, 2016 He tells NBC's TODAY anchors that “Portlandia” is more a tribute to hipsters than mockery of them, and demonstrates the difference between Brooklyn, Bronx, Long Island and Queens accents....
First Look: IFC to Premiere New Horror Comedy STAN AGAINST EVIL, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2016 IFC announced today that new horror-comedy STAN AGAINST EVIL will premiere with two back-to-back episodes Today, November 2 at 10PM and 10:30PM....
Brie Larson, Drake & Fred Armisen to Host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE This Month
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2016 Brie Larson will make her debut as host of “Saturday Night Live” on May 7. The Academy Award-winning actress (“Room”) can be seen in the upcoming films “Kong: Skull Island” and “The Glass Castle.”... |