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“The Brink” and “The Peabody Awards” Premiere Tonight

June 22, 2015

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There are other things on TV besides the return of True Detective tonight and one of them doesn’t require you to change the channel.

Tim Robbins and Jack Black delve into the absurdities of geopolitical snafus on HBO’s latest comedy series The Brink starting at 10:30PM on HBO.

The televised special for this year’s Peabody Awards premieres at 9PM on Pivot and you can see what hijinks host Fred Armisen got himself into as well as that kiss between Tina Fey and Amy Schumer and more.

Pivot Developing Topical Show with Wyatt Cenac

March 12, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Topical comedy shows hosted by stand-up comedians seem to be the order of the week.

Earlier this week, Comedy Central ordered a Hannibal Buress topical comedy show “Why?”. In announcing their upcoming programming and development slate for this year, Pivot has gotten Wyatt Cenac on board to develop a topical show that will explore Cenac’s take on today’s issues.

Perhaps there will be reenactments with puppets like on his comedy special, Brooklyn.

Pivot Will Now Be Airing Choice Selections from Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake

August 25, 2014

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(via Variety)

The several web series that are housed underneath Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake will now get to see some actual airtime on Pivot.

From Metaphysical Milkshake to Science of Happiness and a bunch of other stuff, there will be six 15 minute episodes worth of SoulPancake on Mondays at 8:30PM on Pivot starting tonight.

Called Mixtape by SoulPancake, it might just be another good example of web series bridging their way on to TV.

The One and Only Bill Cosby Gives Some Advice for Comedians on Stand Up Planet

April 24, 2014

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The international comedy docu series Stand Up Planet premiering on May 14th on LinkTV, PIVOT, and KCET, had the living comedy legend Bill Cosby on the show giving advice to comedians Hasan Minhaj, Aditi Mattal, Mpho Popps, and really all comedians coming up now.

Watch parts one, two, three, four, five, and six now.

Here’s a Trailer for Stand Up Planet That Explores Comedy In Some of the Most Unlikely Places

April 21, 2014

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On May 14th, LinkTV, KCET, and Pivot will all be airing the stand-up documentary series Stand Up Planet that has host and great comedian Hasan Minhaj delving into how comedy finds its way into every corner of the world and how it opens up discussion on issues in places that most of us would think it would be near impossible to do so.

It features international comedy acts and comedians that you probably know and love from here in the U.S. such as Aditi Mattal, Mpho Popps, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Tanmay Bhat, James Adomian, Nate Bargatze, Michelle Buteau, and John Vlismas as well as the likes of legends Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Bill Cosby.

Watch the trailer here.