Peacock released the trailer for the Pitch Perfect spinoff TV series Bumper In Berlin. The show will pick up several… MORE
Adam Devine’s “Pitch Perfect” spinoff series “Bumper In Berlin” premieres on Peacock Nov…
Peacock released the trailer for the Pitch Perfect spinoff TV series Bumper In Berlin. The show will pick up several… MORE
Adam Devine’s “Pitch Perfect” spinoff series “Bumper In Berlin” premieres on Peacock Nov…
Old-school online comedy giant CollegeHumor is getting into the newer-school game of subscription streaming services. They just announced the launch of DROPOUT, its own ad-free, mixed-media subscription service. The cost? Free trials, of course; then $3.99 per month for the first three months; then tiered pricing: $3.99/month if you buy a year at a time, or up […]
Continue ReadingSoon, nearly all of Monty Python’s back catalog will be available to view on Netflix. According to Deadline, the streaming network has secured international rights to Monty Python’s films, television series, live shows, and specials, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, and Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Here’s the full […]
Continue ReadingCanadians now have another streaming platform of their own to pitch their stand-up comedy specials. CraveTV‘s first original comedy special, Darcy Michael Goes To Church, premieres Friday. It’s the first of three stand-up projects coming to CraveTV in partnership with Just For Laughs, filmed last September during the JFL42 festival in Toronto. The others star Debra […]
Continue ReadingMove over, Steve Martin and Martin Short, because there’s another extremely exciting comedy special happening at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming network has added a standup special from Billy Eichner, which will also make his first standup special ever. The special, which is currently untitled, is described as “a unique blend of […]
Continue ReadingThe Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon have a new project in the works at Apple. According to Deadline, Apple has put into development a half-hour anthology series called Little America. Written by Lee Eisenberg (The Office, SMILF), the series is described as “a small, collective portrait of America’s immigrants — and thereby […]
Continue ReadingSome of the most beloved, groundbreaking, and influential television comedy series have been tragically cut short before they even had the chance to reach their prime. The Ben Stiller Show, Strangers with Candy, and Freaks and Geeks all suffered the fate of short runs before later achieving cult success. Occasionally, a “gone too soon” show […]
Continue ReadingCareer-wise, comedian, actor, and musician Tawny Newsome is having a very diverse year. She’s a recurring standout guest on some of comedy’s best podcasts, starred in Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, can currently be seen on BET’s The Comedy Get Down, and is wrapping up a music tour with Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls, a band whose […]
Continue ReadingConsidering what a boys’ club late night comedy has always been, October 12, 2017 may go down as a historic day, as two new comedy talk shows hosted by women premiered last night: Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America, which airs on Hulu, and Robin Thede’s The Rundown on BET. About eight minutes into Silverman’s […]
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