The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In 2015, the Oxygen network brought us Funny Girls, a look at six women in stand-up comedy climbing the show-business ladder in Hollywood. In 2016, Oxygen will bring us Living with Funny, examining six men in comedy in Hollywood — as well as the women in their lives — premiering Tuesday, …
SAG-AFTRA posted this notice over the weekend: Attention all members: SAG-AFTRA has rescinded its “no contract/no work” order regarding the series Comedians of LA and Living with Funny. SAG-AFTRA has signed a collective bargaining agreement with the production company Comedians of LA Productions to cover Comedians of LA and SAG-AFTRA is not asserting …
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 the Oxygen Network simultaneously. The actors’ union notes that the production is for “a single series, produced by a single company — L. Plummer Media …
At their Upfront presentations to advertisers today, the Esquire Network and Oxygen announced a first-ever joint project that will feature companion reality series shooting and airing at the same time on both cable channels — one showing the lives of stand-up comedians, the other showcasing the lives of the women …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Brandon T. Jackson officially has landed the lead role in the CBS TV reboot of Beverly Hills Cop — Jackson will play the son of Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy). The TV series will catch back up with Foley and his son, a generation …
