Season 20 Premiere of SOUTH PARK Marks Highest-Rated Episode in a Decade
by Caryn Robbins - September 22, 2016 Last week's 20th Season premiere of SOUTH PARK earned the iconic series its highest-rated episode since 2006, and was followed by the premiere of “Legends of Chamberlain Heights” which scored Comedy Central's highest-rated series premiere since the January 2014 launch of the legendary “Broad City.”...
Just For Laughs ComedyPRO 2017 to Put the Funny Front and Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 26, 2017 Just For Laughs ComedyPRO, the leading event of the comedy industry, has expanded its programming for 2017 with the addition of more high profile cast and industry panels that put the business of funny front and centre. Now in its tenth year, Just For Laughs ComedyPRO is the de facto event for the i...
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....
Drew Droege and Michael Urie Team Up for BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS, Beginning Tonight at Barrow Street
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016 After sold out runs across the country, Drew Droege (Drunk History, Bob's Burgers, and the internet's 'Chloe') returns to New York for a three night limited engagement of Bright Colors And Bold Patterns at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow St, New York) from tonight, September 16, through Septemb...
Drew Droege's BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS Adds Holiday Performance Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2016 Due to remarkable demand from glowing critical and audience response, Bright Colors And Bold Patterns is adding an additional holiday week performance on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM....
KEY & PEELE's Jordan Peele Joins TADA! Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016 The Drama Desk award-winning TADA! Youth Theater welcomes two distinguished members to the Board of Directors....
KEY & PEELE's Jordan Peele Joins TADA! Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016 The Drama Desk award-winning TADA! Youth Theater welcomes two distinguished members to the Board of Directors....
IFC Cancels MARON Following Fourth Season
by Caryn Robbins - July 12, 2016 IFC announced on Twitter this week that Wednesday's Season 4 finale of MARON will also serve as the show's Series Finale. Check out the announcement below...
Diego Luna & Vincente Fox Set for 'CONAN Without Borders: Made in Mexico' on TBS
by Caryn Robbins - February 08, 2017 Star Wars: Rouge One star Diego Luna and former Mexican President Vincente Fox will join Conan O'Brien during the late-night host's newest primetime special, CONAN Without Borders: Made in Mexico....
Drew Droege and Michael Urie's BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS Begins at SoHo Playhouse this Sunday, 11/12
by A.A. Cristi - November 10, 2017 Bright Colors And Bold Patterns the hit play hailed as devastatingly funny by The New York Times will return Off Broadway in 2017 for an exclusive eight week limited engagement at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, between 6th Avenue and Varick Street in Manhattan) beginning this Sunday, Novem...
FOX Premiere Week Posts Year-On-Year Growth for Live +30 Day Audience
by Caryn Robbins - October 31, 2016 FOX posted year-on-year growth in Live + 30 Day multi-platform data for broadcast Premiere Week, delivering a gain of +3% versus last year, while streaming of the network's programs on Hulu reached record levels, up +20% compared to last season's Premiere Week....
Ridgefield Playhouse to Welcome Sarah Silverman, 6/1
by Tyler Peterson - April 28, 2016 She has been called the 'funniest woman in America' by Rolling Stone, and now the two-time Emmy Award winning comedian, writer and actress Sarah Silverman is back on the road! She brings her outrageous, sweet, hilarious stand up back to The Ridgefield Playhouse and Clark Construction Comedy Series ...
Just For Laughs ComedyPRO 2017 to Put the Funny Front and Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017 Just For Laughs ComedyPRO, the leading event of the comedy industry, has expanded its programming for 2017 with the addition of more high profile cast and industry panels that put the business of funny front and centre. Now in its tenth year, Just For Laughs ComedyPRO is the de facto event for the i...
LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS Returns to Comedy Central 6/18
by Caryn Robbins - May 25, 2017 Comedy Central shoots and scores! Your favorite benchwarmers from the coming-of-age animated series LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS return on Sunday, June 18 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT, following the season premiere of Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level....
Sarah Silverman to Bring All-New Stand-Up Comedy Special to Netflix, 5/30
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2017 Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, is bringing its members an all-new stand-up special from one of the most versatile talents in entertainment today, Sarah Silverman. The comedy special, slated to shoot later this month, will launch globally on Netflix Tuesday, May 30th, 2017....
TBS to Present 'Alien-Ish Week' Leading up to Season Two PEOPLE OF EARTH Premiere
by Caryn Robbins - July 17, 2017 While fans await the highly anticipated second season of TBS's hit comedy series PEOPLE OF EARTH, the network will present Alien-ish Week, an entire week of sci-fi, geek, alien and monster-themed programming starting Monday, July 17....
Liberty City Radio Returns with It'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
by A.A. Cristi - November 17, 2016 Liberty City Radio Theatre is pleased to announce its special holiday production of "Live from WVL Radio Theatre, It's a Wonderful Life." Willie Repoley's stage adaptation of the classic Frank Capra film is delivered as a 1940's radio broadcast, recreating the old time nostalgia of a time before Net...
Anna Faris, Janelle Monae, OUTLANDER Author Diana Gabaldon & Cast of BOB'S BURGERS Added to Entertainment Weekly's POPFEST Lineup
by Maeve Riley - August 25, 2016 Time Inc.'s (NYSE:TIME) Entertainment Weekly will present EW PopFest on October 29 - 30, 2016, at The Reef located in downtown Los Angeles....
TV: Go Backstage with BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS' Drew Droege and Michael Urie; Plus Highlights!
by BroadwayWorld TV - December 19, 2016 Due to overwhelming demand, YouTube sensation Drew Droege (the internet's 'Chloe', Drunk History, and Bob's Burgers) returns to New York for a three-week limited holiday engagement of Bright Colors And Bold Patterns at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow St, New York) opening tonight, December 19, ...
Dark Musical Comedy Series from Amy Poehler In the Works at HBO
by Caryn Robbins - February 09, 2017 A half-hour dark musical comedy series is in the works at HBO titled EDISON. Starring John Roberts, the project hails from Paper Kite, Amy Poehler and Brooke Posch's Universal TV-based production company....
Jonathan Gabay Promoted To SVP, Comedy Development & Programming, for FOX
by Caryn Robbins - July 28, 2017 Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) has promoted Jonathan Gabay to Senior Vice President, Comedy Development & Programming, it was announced today by David Madden, President, Entertainment, of FOX....
Vulture Festival Announces All-Star Lineup for May
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2016 Vulture.com, New York Magazine's culture and entertainment site, today announced the initial lineup for the 2016 Vulture Festival, a series of high-profile events celebrating the best of today's television, music, film, and more. ...
Dom Irrera Coming to Comedy Works Landmark, 7/7-9
by Tyler Peterson - June 08, 2016 ?When Dom Irrera takes the stage, he does not simply get on it, he owns it! Dom projects a singular charisma that firmly engages audiences....
HARRIET Comedy Show to Benefit American Cancer Society at Littlefield
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017 Best friends and New York comedians, Farah Brook and Blair Socci, started a comedy show in the East Village in 2014. They named it after Farah's grandmother, Harriet, because they love her and she makes them laugh. They're back for the last time for another great show at the new LittlefieldNYC with ...
Drew Droege and Michael Urie Team Up for BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD PATTERNS at Barrow Street
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2016 After sold out runs across the country, Drew Droege (Drunk History, Bob's Burgers, and the internet's 'Chloe') returns to New York for a three night limited engagement of Bright Colors And Bold Patterns at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow St, New York) from September 16 through September 18 befo... |