ComedySportz Celebrates 25 Years With Two Super-Sized Matches
by Marianka Swain - July 04, 2017 ComedySportz, Philadelphia's longest-running comedy show, turns 25 this year and to celebrate the quadricentennial, the company is mounting two super-sized matches at the Mandell Theater at Drexel University, 3201 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104. The matches will take place Saturday, July 22 ...
Hulu Announces New Movies & Shows Coming this June
by Macon Prickett - May 18, 2018 Hulu releases June Highlights: The Bold Type: Season 2 Pre-Premiere (Freeform) (6/5) (Watch The Bold Type season 2 premiere episode early exclusively on Hulu!):...
Disney Television Studios Announces 14 Panels for Comic-Con
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 01, 2019 Disney Television Studios including Twentieth Century Fox Television, ABC Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios takes over the San Diego Comic-Con convention with stars and creators of 14 of its fan-favorite shows descending on the world-famous gathering next month. In addition to exclusive sneak pe...
VIDEO: First Look - Adult Swim Teams With Tyler, The Creator on New Animated Series THE JELLYS!
by Caryn Robbins - May 11, 2017 Continuing to grow their slate of original programming, Adult Swim announced today a new animated series from Tyler, The Creator and Lionel Boyce called THE JELLYS!, premiering this summer....
Tony Nominee Ashley Park Joins New ABC Comedy Pilot From Jessica Gao
by Tori Hartshorn - March 13, 2019 According to Deadline, actress Ashley Park has signed on to join new a new ABC comedy pilot as a series regular. As previously reported, the series comes from RICK AND MORTY writer Jessica Gao. In addition to Park, the pilot will also star Holly Chou, Cindy Cheung, Stephen Park, Kelly Hu, Helen Hong...
Nickelodeon, CBS Announce New Animated STAR TREK Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 24, 2019 Nickelodeon and CBS Television Studios announced the greenlight of a new animated 'Star Trek' series to be developed by Emmy Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman ('Trollhunters' and 'Ninjago') and overseen for Nickelodeon by Ramsey Naito, EVP, Animation Production and Development, Nickelodeon....
'Adult Swim on the Green' Delivers Summer Fun to Fans
by Tori Hartshorn - May 02, 2018 Adult Swim once again brightens up your summer with Adult Swim On The Green, the traveling road show bringing fans a unique pop-up outdoor screening event and more starting on May 31st. From the network known for hit series Rick and Morty, Robot Chicken and The Eric Andre Show, Adult Swim brings mor...
VIDEO: First Look - New Adult Swim Animated Series HOT STREETS
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2017 Adult Swim announces the premiere of its new animated series, HOT STREETS, premiering Sunday, January 14th at Midnight ET/PT, featuring two new episodes each week. Check out a sneak peek below!...
BMI Announces The Participants For 2019 Conducting Workshop For Visual Media Composers
by Tori Hartshorn - July 10, 2019 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today the selected participants for its 22nd annual Conducting Workshop for Visual Media Composers, led by BMI Classic Contribution Award winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman. Beginning August 13, the elite group will spend two weeks sharpening their con...
Adult Swim's RICK AND MORTY Claims #1 Comedy Title
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2017 Adult Swim, the #1 network with young adults, now has the #1 comedy across all of television with adults *18-24 and 18-34. RICK & MORTH, created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, just completed its third season on Sunday, delivering the highest ratings in the network's history....
VIDEO: First Look - New Adult Swim Animated Series HOT STREETS
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2018 Adult Swim announces the premiere of its new animated series, HOT STREETS, premiering Sunday, January 14th at Midnight ET/PT, featuring two new episodes each week. Check out a sneak peek below!...
Adult Swim Returns to San Diego Comic-Con
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2017 Adult Swim is back and ready for fans to dive into new and unexpected experiences at San Diego Comic-Con this month....
THE OTHER GUY Season 1, RICK AND MORTY Season 3, & More New to Hulu This Week
by Macon Prickett - June 19, 2018 Check out what's coming soon to Hulu below!...
R.L. Stine's GOOSEBUMPS 2 Comes to Digital 12/25 and Blu-Ray & DVD 1/15
by BWW News Desk - December 25, 2018 You're in for a fun scare when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment unleashes GOOSEBUMPS 2 debuting on Digital and available via the Movies Anywhere App on December 25 and coming to Blu-ray and DVD January 15. Slappy the devious ventriloquist dummy returns to run amuck, in this second installment of the...
Enter Now To Get Drawn Into An Episode Of RICK AND MORTY And Meet Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2019 Bid now for your chance to get drawn in to an episode of Rick and Morty, and to meet the show's creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon!...
Adult Swim Returns to New York Comic Con
by TV News Desk - September 07, 2017 New York Comic Con is getting a little Greener with Adult Swim. Start off the Con right with Adult Swim's popular traveling experience Adult Swim On the Green, Tuesday, October 3 at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, New York. Experience Mother Nature in all her glory along with games, new friends,...
CBS All Access Announces Season Order for STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018 CBS All Access today announced a two-season order for STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, a new half-hour animated comedy series developed by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (“Rick and Morty”). The series will focus on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships and will be produced by C...
Writer Jessica Gao to Develop Chinese-American Comedy Series for ABC
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 Rick and Morty writer Jessica Gao is developing a new comedy project at ABC, according to Variety....
New Seasons of Anime Hit Series FLCL Crash Land This Summer
by Tori Hartshorn - March 20, 2018 More than 15 years since its original launch in Japan, Adult Swim and Production IG will premiere two new seasons of one of the most insane anime ever created, FLCL, starting on Saturday, June 2nd at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Debuting on Adult Swim's popular anime block Toonami, the new seasons bring toge...
Belmont Theater District Announces Virtual Happenings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 07, 2020 The Belmont Theater District (BTD), Chicago's largest theater district located in the Lakeview West and Lakeview East neighborhoods, is offering a wide variety of entertainment options all ONLINE throughout spring. Belmont Theater District is sponsored and maintained by the Lakeview Chamber of Comme...
HBO Max Gets Streaming Rights to RICK AND MORTY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 29, 2019 Announced today at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Day, the direct-to-consumer offering has secured streaming rights to Adult Swim's Emmy award-winning animated series Rick and Morty in the United States....
Replay Lincoln Park Will Host Special Pop-Up Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 08, 2019 Looking to create three spaces of unique fun for Chicagoans and visitors, alike, Replay Lincoln Park, 2833 N. Sheffield Ave. will host various pop-ups beginning Thursday, November 7 and lasting throughout the entire month....
Jamie XX, Vince Staples, Lil Nas X to Perform at 2019 Adult Swim Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2019 After a successful debut last year that brought together over 20,000 fans from all 50 states and 22 different countries, the Adult Swim Festival is headed back west for a super-sized two-day event in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the public today at 12 p.m. PT for the sec...
BWW Spoiler Alert: The Pop Culture and Theatre Fan's Holiday Gift Guide
by Matt Tamanini - November 27, 2017 Happy Cyber Monday, pop culture and theatre fans. I know that navigating all of the obscene amounts of emails and ads and discounts can be a bit daunting when you are trying to find the ideal holiday gift for a loved one, or even for yourself. So, I have put together a list of some of my favorite po...
Hasbro & Netflix Announce New Original Series STRETCH ARMSTRONG AND THE FLEX FIGHTERS
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2017 Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) is flexing more muscle in programming for kids with the announcement of STRETCH ARMSTRONG AND THE FLEX FIGHTERS, a new original series from Hasbro Studios premiering on Netflix.... |