Winners Announced for 69th Primetime EMMY AWARDS
by Caryn Robbins - September 17, 2017 The 69th Annual EMMY AWARDS take place tonight, Sunday, September 17 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles and will air live coast-to-coast on CBS...
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....
Comedian John Mulaney Adds Second KID GORGEOUS Show at DPAC
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2017 By popular demand an additional show for John Mulaney has been added at DPAC on Friday, January 26, 2018 at 10pm....
OH, HELLO!'s John Mulaney to Bring KID GORGEOUS to Radio City Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2017 The Madison Square Garden Company and Live Nation announced today that John Mulaney will bring his 'Kid Gorgeous' tour to the Radio City Music Hall stage on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 7:00PM. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 10:00AM....
Comedy Central to Premiere New Comedy Series DETROITERS, 2/7
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2016 The Motor City comes alive in Comedy Central's new series DETROITERS premiering Tuesday, February 7 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT following the season nine premiere of “Tosh.0.”...
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....
Comedian John Mulaney Coming to Playhouse Square This Winter
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2017 John Mulaney will bring his new show, John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous to the Connor Palace on Friday, January 12....
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')....
Wendy Braun to Recur in New Netflix Original Comedy Series ATYPICAL
by TV News Desk - July 25, 2017 Actress Wendy Braun lends her support to Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rapaport recurring as 'Kathy' in the new Netflix original heartfelt comedy series Atypical, releasing on the streaming service on August 11th....
Bill Hader to Star in New Comedy Series BARRY, Debuting on HBO in 2018
by Caryn Robbins - January 14, 2017 The comedy series BARRY, starring Bill Hader, will begin production on its eight-episode season in Los Angeles this spring...
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.”...
Photo Coverage: THE FRONT PAGE's John Goodman and John Slattery Get Immortalized at Sardi's!
by Walter McBride - January 11, 2017 The Front Page has entered its final week of performances on Broadway, but stars John Slattery and John Goodman will now be around for the ages. The duo just traveled across the street to Sardi's to unveil their new portraits. Check out photos from the festivities below!...
Michael McGrath, Michael Mastro, Leslie Kritzer and Laura Bell Bundy to Headline THE HONEYMOONERS at Paper Mill Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017 Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, by special arrangement with Jeffrey Finn, has announced casting for the world-premiere production of the new musical comedy The Honeymooners, based on the CBS television series, with book by Dusty Kay and Bill Nuss, music by St...
Maya Rudolph to Guest Star on IFC's DOCUMENTARY NOW
by Tyler Peterson - June 23, 2016 IFC announced today that actress and comedian Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids, Maya and Marty) will co-star in a music-centric episode of Documentary Now! Season 2. In 'Test Pattern,' Rudolph joins series' regulars Fred Armisen and Bill Hader on the stage as they perform one of the gr...
IFC Premieres Season 4 of Original Comedy Series MARON Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 04, 2016 The all-new season of IFC's original comedy series MARON picks up where the season three cliffhanger left off, with comedian and pioneer podcaster Marc Maron's fictional alter ego falling off the wagon and quickly descending the ladder of success....
John C. McGinley to Star in New IFC Comedy Horror Series STAN AGAINST EVIL
by Caryn Robbins - April 19, 2016 IFC announced today that critically-acclaimed actor John C. McGinley has been cast as the lead in their new scripted comedy-horror series, STAN AGAINST EVIL....
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...
STRANGER THINGS, WESTWORLD Among 2017 WGA TV Nominations; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2016 The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing during 2016....
Comedian John Mulaney to Headline the Orpheum This October
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2017 John Mulaney is an Emmy Award winning writer and comedian. He most recently starred in the Broadway hit, 'Oh, Hello on Broadway" alongside Nick Kroll. In 2015 Mulaney released his 3rd hour stand up special a Netflix Original titled "THE COMEBACK KID" which the AV Club called "his best hour of his ca...
New Series BARRY Starring Bill Hader Begins Production, 2018 HBO Debut
by Julie Musbach - January 14, 2017 The comedy series BARRY, starring Bill Hader, will begin production on its eight-episode season in Los Angeles this spring, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming. Hader (“Saturday Night Live”) and Alec Berg (HBO's “Silicon Valley”) serve as co-creators, executive producer...
Amanda Peet, John Slattery Among Guest Stars Set for Amazon Original Series THE ROMANOFFS
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2017 Amazon Original Series THE ROMANOFFS, co-produced with Weinstein Television and created, written, directed and executive produced by nine-time Emmy award winner Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), has set a world-class slate of guest actors slated to join the series...
IFC Shares Details on Season Two of Acclaimed Comedy SeriesDOCUMENTARY NOW!
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2016 At IFC's press upfront event, Seth Meyers shared new details on season two of DOCUMENTARY NOW!...
IFC Announces Two New SLIGHTLY OFF Digital Series on Its Comedy Crib
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2017 IFC announced that two new original digital series, Frank & Lamar and Sport Court, will premiere today on the Comedy Crib (ifc.com/comedy-crib), the network's online hub for original, short-form comedy. The shows will join the Crib's current array of acclaimed web series including Quirks, The Mirror...
Kerry Washington, Jon Hamm Among Presenters for 2017 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS on IFC
by Caryn Robbins - February 24, 2017 Today, Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival, and IFC announced the full list of presenters for Film Independent Spirit Awards....
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.... |