President Show and Drunk History joining The Daily Show in making 2017 holiday specials
by It’s barely November, but Comedy Central already is prepared to celebrate the Christmas spirit, and its sleigh ride into December and the New Year will …
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Here are your 2017 Comics to Watch for the TBS New York Comedy Festival
The eighth annual Comics to Watch showcase for the New York Comedy Festival comes with a twist in 2017, as the partnership with TBS and …
Watch the red band trailer for “No Activity,” Funny or Die’s first sitcom for CBS All Access
Here’s the new red band unrestricted trailer to No Activity, the first sitcom from Funny or Die for exclusive streaming on CBS All Access. Based …
New York Television Festival announces 2017 winning pilots and pitches
The 13th annual New York Television Festival named the winners of its annual contests and development deals for independent pilots over the weekend. “Best of the Fest” …
Rick Najera out as CBS Diversity Showcase director after sexual harassment allegations
Rick Najera is out as director of the annual CBS Diversity Showcase after multiple complaints of sexual harassment lodged against him. CBS already had investigated …
StandUp NBC announces finalists for 2017 contest and talent holding deal
StandUp NBC, the annual nationwide search for comedic talent from more diverse backgrounds than purely white and male, has announced its finalists for the 2017 …
Aparna Nancherla, Kyle Kinane, Rachel Feinstein, Joe List, Gina Yashere, and Brent Morin taping new half-hours for Netflix
Netflix has announced its second group of stand-up comedians to film half-hour specials for the streaming giant! Aparna Nancherla, Kyle Kinane, Rachel Feinstein, Joe List, Gina Yashere and Brent Morin are …
Roy Wood Jr. keynote speech at 2017 Radio and TV Correspondents Dinner
“For those of you who don’t know me, I am Anthony Anderson from ABC’s blackish.” Roy Wood Jr. from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with …
Letter with more than 200 signatures asks animation studios to end sexual harassment
Late last week, 217 women and gender noncomforming people sent an open letter to at least 12 animation studios — Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, …
The weekly late-night TV talk show writing staffs for Fall 2017
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Two weeks ago, I rounded up all of the writing staffs working on America’s nightly late-night TV …