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Set in LA's celebrated, infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s, I'm Dying Up Here delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh.

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Showtime To Premiere ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR Friday, June 8 Photo Showtime To Premiere ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR Friday, June 8
by Macon Prickett - May 10, 2018

Comedian and I'M DYING UP HERE star Erik Griffin returns for his second SHOWTIME comedy special ERIK GRIFFIN: AMERIKAN WARRIOR, premiering Friday, June 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Filmed at the Star Theater in Portland, Oregon, the new hour-long special flips convention on its ear with Griffin deconstructin...


Showtime Announces Fall Comedy Premieres of SHAMELESS and New Series KIDDING on Septe Photo Showtime Announces Fall Comedy Premieres of SHAMELESS and New Series KIDDING on September 9
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018

SHOWTIME has announced its new fall comedy line-up with the ninth season of its hit series SHAMELESS, starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® and SAG Award® winner William H. Macy and Golden Globe® nominee Emmy Rossum, premiering on Sunday, September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the series premiere of t...


Erin Davie, Kate Rockwell and More Cast in THE 8th ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL Photo Erin Davie, Kate Rockwell and More Cast in THE 8th ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
by Julie Musbach - July 11, 2018

Red Bull Theater announced the casts for their eighth annual festival, featuring two brand new commissions from Tina Howe and Doug Wright, alongside 6 brand new plays chosen from hundreds of submissions from playwrights across the country....


VIDEO: On This Day, August 13- Happy Birthday, Wesley Taylor! Photo VIDEO: On This Day, August 13- Happy Birthday, Wesley Taylor!
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of Broadway favorite, Wesley Taylor!...


GET SHORTY Season Two to Premiere Sunday, August 12 on EPIX Photo GET SHORTY Season Two to Premiere Sunday, August 12 on EPIX
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018

Premium pay television network EPIX® announced that the second season of its critically-acclaimed original series from MGM Television, Get Shorty, will debut on Sunday, August 12 at 9 PM ET/PT. The dark comedy, based in part on the 1990's bestselling Elmore Leonard novel of the same name and created...


Celine Dion Musical Parody TITANIQUE To Make NYC Concert Debut Photo Celine Dion Musical Parody TITANIQUE To Make NYC Concert Debut
by Julie Musbach - June 14, 2018

Producers Tye Blue and Venture Hill Entertainment are pleased to announce that after four sold-out concert engagements in Los Angeles,TITANIQUE - a musical parody of the 1997 hit film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Celine Dion - will come to New York City this summer, for three concert per...


Dylan Baker Joins Cast Of Simon Stone's MEDEA At BAM Photo Dylan Baker Joins Cast Of Simon Stone's MEDEA At BAM
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2019

Tony and Emmy nominee Dylan Baker (La Bête, Happiness, The Good Wife) has joined the cast of Medea, Simon Stone's contemporary rewrite of Euripides' tragedy. The production makes its US premiere at the Harvey Theater at BAM Strong. Previews begin on January 12 with opening set for Jan 30....


New Titles Coming to Amazon Prime Video and Prime Video Channels July 2018 Photo New Titles Coming to Amazon Prime Video and Prime Video Channels July 2018
by Tori Hartshorn - June 25, 2018

New Titles Coming to Amazon Prime Video and Prime Video Channels July 2018...


Red Bull Theater Announces Selections For The 8th Annual Short New Play Festival Feat Photo Red Bull Theater Announces Selections For The 8th Annual Short New Play Festival Featuring World Premieres From Tina Howe And Doug Wright
by Stephi Wild - June 19, 2018

Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced that their eighth annual festival of 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes will feature two brand new commissions from Tina Howe and Doug Wright, alongside 6 brand new plays chos...


Mae Whitman and Eric Roberts Join Season Two Of Jim Carrey's KIDDING Photo Mae Whitman and Eric Roberts Join Season Two Of Jim Carrey's KIDDING
by Tori Hartshorn - July 25, 2019

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mae Whitman and Eric Roberts are set to join the second season of KIDDING on Showtime. The two will guest star on Jim Carrey's series, which is set to return this fall. ...


Mykal Kilgore Joins TITANIQUE: IN CONCERT At The Green Room 42 Photo Mykal Kilgore Joins TITANIQUE: IN CONCERT At The Green Room 42
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2018

Producers Tye Blue and Venture Hill Entertainment are pleased to announce that Mykal Kilgore (Songs For A New World, Motown, Hair) will join the cast of TITANIQUE - a musical parody of the 1997 hit film Titanic, featuring the songs of pop icon Celine Dion - as "The Iceberg Bitch" for its New York en...


4th Annual Indie Street Film Festival Announces Feature Film Lineup Photo 4th Annual Indie Street Film Festival Announces Feature Film Lineup
by Rebecca Russo - June 27, 2019

The Indie Street Film Festival (ISFF) proudly announced its feature film lineup today. The opening night selection for its 2019 festival is GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH (a 2019 Tribeca Film Festival official selection). The documentary film follows Conductor Tim Seelig and 300 singers in the San Francisco ...


RED, Starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch, Will Be Screened In Cinemas This Fall Photo RED, Starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch, Will Be Screened In Cinemas This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2018

It was announced today that the critically acclaimed production of John Logan's Red with Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch in selected cinemas across the UK and North America on November 7 2018. Tickets will go on sale from August 15....


2019 Animation Hall of Fame Recipients Announced Photo 2019 Animation Hall of Fame Recipients Announced
by Abigail Charpentier - October 22, 2019

Animation Magazine has unveiled its list of this year's distinguished Animation Hall of Fame Game-Changers award recipients. The honorees will receive their awards at the World Animation & VFX Summit Opening Night Party on Sunday, Nov. 3 at the newly remodeled The Garland Hotel in N. Hollywood, Cali...


Outrageous New Comedy JEWS, CHRISTIANS AND SCREWING STALIN Inspired By Real Events Photo Outrageous New Comedy JEWS, CHRISTIANS AND SCREWING STALIN Inspired By Real Events
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2018

Acclaimed TV and film actor John Pleshette (Knots Landing, Murder One, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and stand-up comedian and actress Cathy Ladman (I'm Dying Up Here, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Scandal) - a late-night favorite who has made numerous appearances on The Tonight Show and has her own HBO One Night S...


A QUIET PLACE, DAMAGES, THE CLOSER, & More Coming to Amazon Prime Video this July Photo A QUIET PLACE, DAMAGES, THE CLOSER, & More Coming to Amazon Prime Video this July
by Macon Prickett - June 18, 2018

July brings three Prime Original series exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership....


VIDEO: Watch the First Episode of KIDDING Starring Jim Carrey Photo VIDEO: Watch the First Episode of KIDDING Starring Jim Carrey
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 31, 2018

 SHOWTIME has released the series premiere of its new comedy KIDDING early across multiple platforms. The series stars Golden Globe winner Jim Carrey in his first series regular role in more than two decades. KIDDING reunites Carrey with Oscar® winner Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless ...


Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller Announced As Lead On Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY Photo Xosha Roquemore and Alano Miller Announced As Lead On Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY
by Tori Hartshorn - July 25, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay has cast the first season stars of her new anthology series “Cherish the Day,” which marks her second series on the network since creating the acclaimed show “Queen Sugar.” Each season of “Cherish the Day” will chro...


Bay Street Theater Announces Cast And Creative Team For The World Premiere Of FELLOW Photo Bay Street Theater Announces Cast And Creative Team For The World Premiere Of FELLOW TRAVELERS
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for the World Premiere of FELLOW TRAVELERS, a new play by Jack Canfora, directed by Michael Wilson. The production will run as the first show in Bay Street Theater's 2018 Mainstage Season, fr...


BWW Exclusive: Hear Alfred Molina Sing on Disney's VAMPIRINA Photo BWW Exclusive: Hear Alfred Molina Sing on Disney's VAMPIRINA
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 15, 2019

Drama League Award winner Alfred Molina ('Red') guest stars on this Friday's new episode of Disney Junior's hit animated series 'Vampirina.' He voices the role of Sir Ghoulgood, a friendly ghost who resides in the local theater. In the episode, he sings a song titled 'Center Stage' about how he does...


PAGE SIX TV Names Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister, and Carlos Greer as Co-Hosts Photo PAGE SIX TV Names Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister, and Carlos Greer as Co-Hosts
by Macon Prickett - May 30, 2018

“Page Six TV,” the half-hour daily pop culture program, modeled after Page Six, the iconic New York Post gossip column and website, has announced that Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Carlos Greer will serve as co-hosts for the show's second season....


Comedians Bringing The Laughter To Carolines On Broadway In June Photo Comedians Bringing The Laughter To Carolines On Broadway In June
by Julie Musbach - May 31, 2018

Carolines on Broadway, New York City's premier comedy venue, presents its talented line-up for the month of June, highlighted by headliners Erik Griffin, from Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, June 1 and 2;Maz Jobrani, from CBS' Superior Donuts, June 7 - 9; Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, from his Netflix sp...


For the First Time Ever, The Judges Battle It Out on Season Nine of MASTERCHEF, Premi Photo For the First Time Ever, The Judges Battle It Out on Season Nine of MASTERCHEF, Premiering 5/30
by Tori Hartshorn - May 22, 2018

In a MASTERCHEF kitchen first, the judges will do battle when Season Nine of MASTERCHEF premieres Wednesday, May 30 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. For the first time ever, the judges - host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich - w...


RED, Starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch, Will Be Screened In Cinemas This Fall Photo RED, Starring Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch, Will Be Screened In Cinemas This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2018

It was announced today that the critically acclaimed production of John Logan's Red with Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch in selected cinemas across the UK and North America on November 7 2018. Tickets will go on sale from August 15....


Wayne Wilcox and Amanda Quaid Lead Reading of TALL SHIPS Photo Wayne Wilcox and Amanda Quaid Lead Reading of TALL SHIPS
by Julie Musbach - September 04, 2019

Visceral Entertainment is announces private industry readings of Mike Lee's TALL SHIPS, directed by Thomas Caruso (Southern Comfort, The Public Theatre)....






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