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Niecy Nash Will Be the Host of a TNT Late-Night Show Pilot

August 20, 2018
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Niecy Nash Will Be the Host of a TNT Late-Night Show Pilot

Niecy Nash of both Claws and Reno 911! fame getting a pilot for a late night might be signaling a new trend. Along with Michelle Wolf’s The Break was just cancelled at Netflix and Busy Philipps getting ready for Busy Tonight, it might seem late night might be shifting away from off-shoots of The Daily Show and Last Week Tonight into something that’s more personal and less socio-political.

Also, Niecy, if this show gets picked up, would also be one of many late night hosts these days that didn’t come from a stand-up comedy background, which used to be the primary pedigree for those hosting late night. 

Called Naked with Niecy Nash will be curious to see where this might end up being like as “no topic will be off limits” and it will have a “late night feel”. That could mean any number of things at this point, but that’s appropriate as we feel as though the world of late night is heading into uncharted waters.

IFC Orders Pilots From Dan Harmon, Sara Schaefer, and Jim Norton

August 5, 2015
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(via Deadline)

IFC has faux talk shows covered with Comedy Bang! Bang!. Now they’re looking to get into the real thing.

From Dan Harmon, IFC is ordering a pilot of a panel talk show where Harmon chats up famous historical figures played by comedians called Great Minds. From Sara Schaefer, they’re ordering a week-in-review show with predominantly female correspondents called 1320 Seconds. To round it off with a third, IFC is ordering a more traditional talk show pilot with Jim Norton as the host.

All three are different enough that we wouldn’t be surprised to see all of them get a short first season order. 

Amazon Announces Next Round of Comedy Pilots Set for 2015

November 13, 2014
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(via Variety)

Yoga, former supermodel, guns, and middle-aged retirement are the subjects for Amazon’s latest comedy pilots, just announced this week.

Down Dog, Salem Rogers, Cocked, and Mad Dogs will be on Amazon for your to vote on in 2015. Names that might interest you in these pilots include Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Leslie Bibb, Steve Zahn, Sam Trammell, Paget Brewster, Andrea Savage, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Zane, Michael Imperioli, Brad Morris, Rachel Dratch, Scott Adsit, Romany Malco, and Jane Kaczmarek.

While there isn’t something perhaps as explicitly poignant as Transparent in this bunch, we’re still excited to see what Amazon has cooked up for this round.

Adult Swim Orders Series From Dan Harmon/Pilots From Paul Scheer & Much More

May 10, 2013
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Adult Swim Orders Series From Dan Harmon/Pilots From Paul Scheer & Much More

Adult Swim just announced their latest production/development slate which includes a Dan Harmon/Justin Roiland animated series, Mike Tyson animated series, a sequel from Robot Chicken, and pilots from Paul Scheer/Curtis Gwinn/Jonathan Stern as well as the creators of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, and more.

Great news all around and also probably why Harmontown @ Nerdmelt is on Sundays now instead of Mondays.

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