The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Chris Distefano bellied up to the bar for his previous Comedy Central series, Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano. Now he’s checking out homemade bars in strangers’ backyards for truTV. truTV announced today that it has greenlit Backyard Bar Wars, a new home reno series with a comedic spin – each …
It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart will premiere Wednesday, February 26 at 10pm on truTV. The series stars British comedian Hoggart, spinning off from her role as a correspondent on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS (Bee exec produces here). Here’s the trailer, which might fill the hole in your comedy heart left behind by Nathan …
truTV is continuing to add new series from stand-up comedians, announcing two new orders today: This Functional Family from comedian Jo Koy (truTV’s first animated series), and Game Changers from Clayton English and Noah Gardenswartz. Koy’s This Functional Family gets a 10-episode order, expected to premiere in 2020. At the …
Mo Mandel is a stand-up comedian who created and executive produces Comedy Knockout for truTV, where comics zing each other and try to win over the studio audience. Before that, he hosted truTV’s BARmageddon and appeared more than 40 times on the panel of Chelsea Lately. You’ve seen him as …
What started in the basement under a supermarket almost a decade ago has run its course. The final episode of The Chris Gethard Show that aired at the end of May 2018 on truTV was the final episode of TCGS. Gethard confirmed the news today. The Chris Gethard Show is …
Here are the 15 finalists announced last week for truTV’s Comedy Breakout Initiative, designed to find new and distinct voices to join truTV’s existing roster of unscripted comedy-based formats, which is currently toplined by Impractical Jokers, but also features The Chris Gethard Show, Talk Show the Game Show, Comedy Knockout, …
Mark Viera has entertained audiences around the world with stories of growing up, getting married and raising kids in the Bronx. Viera has released a Showtime special, Tales of a Nuyorican, opened on tours with singer Marc Anthony and comedian Gabriel Iglesias, and performed everywhere from cruise ships to the …
The Chris Gethard Show prides itself on having as much loyalty to its fans as the fans do to the show. On last week’s live broadcast on truTV, Gethard locked himself in a clear box for a stunt in which guest Matt Walsh (Veep) had to convince fans to answer …
For the second year, truTV is partnering with the New York Television Festival to sponsor the truTV Comedy Breakout Initiative, offering up to $25,000 for the winning creator to develop his/her/their pitch into a potential series for the cable network. It’s free to submit. To qualify, you need to submit …
truTV and Funny or Die are keeping Murr, Q, Joe and Sal in the pranking business, both on the small and big screens, for the next few years. Not only is Impractical Jokers getting an eighth season on truTV for 2019, but the fellas also will star together in their first …
