HBO Latino to Present Comedy Special ENTRE NOS: SPOT ON
HBO Latino® continues to bring the laughs with their latest English-language stand-up comedy special Entre Nos: Spot On, premiering Friday, April 26th at 9:00pm ET/PT. Entre Nos: Spot On will air across all of the channel's platforms including HBO NOW®, HBO GO®, HBO On Demand® and partners' streaming platforms.
MarVista Acquires Lea Thompson's THE YEAR OF SPECTACULAR MEN for June Release
MarVista Entertainment and Parkside Pictures announced today the acquisition of actor/director Lea Thompson's debut feature THE YEAR OF SPECTACULAR MEN, which bowed at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. Thompson directed from a script by daughter Madelyn Deutch and plays a supporting role opposite both Deutch and her other daughter Zoey Deutch (BEFORE I FALL, WHY HIM?). Zoey Deutch and Thompson's husband Howard Deutch (PRETTY IN PINK) served as the film's producers, alongside Gordon Gilbertson and Parkside's Dan Roth and Damiano Tucci. MarVista, which recently produced Marianna Palka's 2017 Sundance entrant BITCH, has set a mid-June 2018 theatrical release date.
NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs Selects Winner of the 13th Annual StandUp NBC
NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs (NBCUNI TIPS) has named comedian and musician JR De Guzman as the winner of its 13th Annual StandUp NBC nationwide search for comedians of diverse backgrounds. De Guzman has been awarded a one-year talent holding deal with NBCUniversal and a headlining spot later this month at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) annual convention where he will perform before talent bookers from across the country. He will also headline the regional semi-finalist showcases for this year's StandUp NBC.
LIVING WITH FUNNY Premieres 4/12 on Oxygen
Oxygen Media documents the entertaining lives of five rising comedians and the women who share the spotlight with them, in the new half-hour series, “Living with Funny” premiering Tuesday, April 12 at 9 PM ET/PT. Showcasing what happens when these entertainers drop the mic and head home to their family, friends and significant others, the comedic series follows Brandon T. Jackson and girlfriend Denise Xavier, DeRay Davis and girlfriends' Coco & Caro, Michael Blackson and girlfriend Georgia Reign, Erik Rivera and wife Katie Rivera, along with bachelor Adam Hunter. For these funnymen, the jokes don't stop just because the show does.
Galeca Names Top-Ten Movies About the Academy Awards in Prep for Sunday's Oscars
Flashback Friday! The Board of the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, which is comprised of over 140 film and TV journalists and/or critics nationwide, had fun last February picking its choices for the very best (or at least dishiest) movies through the years that have somehow included the Academy Awards ® in their storylines (note: GALECA is not affiliated with the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences). Let's revisit GALECA's Top 10 Movies That Costar Oscar ®, ranked from 1 to 10 below, shall we?
I'MMA DO ME Set for United Solo Theatre Festival
After winning three awards at the 2015 DC Black Theatre Festival (One Act Battle Champion, Best Comedy, Festival Favorite), I'MMA DO ME is set to perform for one-night only, to a sold-out audience at United Solo Theatre Festival.
Esquire Network Unveils 2015 Upfront Lineup Including 'Comedians of LA'
Esquire Network today announced a robust slate of innovative programming initiatives for 2015 including five original series that reinforce the network's impressive portfolio and illustrate its ongoing commitment to creating authentic lifestyle programming that speaks to the passions and interests of men today.