Tips for Storytellers and Stand-ups Who Want to Sell a Book
by For the last decade I have been a publishing drone by day (Editorial Assistant to start, then steps up the ladder over the years to …
Month: April 2015
Hulu acquires entire library of Seinfeld episodes
by Jerry Seinfeld turns 61 today. Hulu brought Seinfeld out to tell advertisers today that the streaming service had paid Sony Pictures Television a reported $700,000 …
R.I.P. “The Riv,” The Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas, Nevada
by The Riviera Comedy Club died tonight* after fighting a lengthy battle with economics. The club is survived by hundreds of mourning comics: Some great, some hacks, some …
David Letterman’s exit interview with The New York Times
Six big takeaways from Dave Itzkoff’s sit-down with David Letterman for The New York Times as Letterman approaches his final month as a late-night TV …
FOX promotes Golan The Insatiable to primetime for summer 2015, recasts main voices
FOX has promoted Golan The Insatiable from its “Animation Domination High-Def” block to become a half-hour primetime series this summer, with the first of six …
Charm City Comedy Festival adjusts schedule to accommodate Baltimore curfew
If any American city could use a charm offensive right about now, it’s Baltimore. And yet, the second annual Charm City Comedy Festival — set …
SAG-AFTRA issues “Do Not Work” order against duo of “reality” series filming comedians and their families
SAG-AFTRA has issued a “no-contract, no-work” order against L. Plummer Media, which is currently filming both Comedians of LA for Esquire and Living With Funny for …
David Krumholtz is the elderly widow Gigi in IFC’s newly ordered series, “Gigi’s Bucket List”
David Krumholtz will become an elderly widow for laughs later this year, as IFC announced today it has ordered eight half-hour episodes of his sitcom, …
“Filthy Sexy Teen$” gets series order to jumpstart FOX’s digital development slate
FOX’s new digital comedy development ventures received a boost today with the announcement that high-school soap opera parody Filthy Sexy Teen$ would receive an eight-episode order …
The estate of Bill Hicks reissuing his comedy discography, unearthing unreleased material
Busy times for the estate of the late great stand-up comedian Bill Hicks. Tonight across America, cineplexes are hosting a special one-night-only screening of the …