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“Nathan for You” Has Ended, Comedy Central Confirms
October 17, 2018
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“Nathan for You” Has Ended, Comedy Central Confirms

Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, it might be worthwhile to give a round of applause to comedic mastermind Nathan Fielder.

If you’d like to hold out hope that this might, possibly, maybe be a bit by Fielder, it’s a little weird that this announcement would show up on Pitchfork, a site almost entirely dedicated to music only, rather than something like Deadline. Also, as of this post, there is nothing on Nathan Fielder or Comedy Central’s social media channels backing this up. 

However, Fielder accomplished whole hell of a lot with his run at Nathan For You and if he feels like he wants to wrap up the series so he can regroup and find a new angle in which to elevate pranking to an art form, we can’t wait to see what he has in store next.

The Chicago Podcast Festival Returns for 2018 with The Dollop, Off Book, Yo Is This Racist?, and High & Mighty
October 13, 2018
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The Chicago Podcast Festival Returns for 2018 with The Dollop, Off Book, Yo Is This Racist?, and High & Mighty

Post Thanksgiving this year might a nice time to get away from whatever you had to put up with on Thanksgiving and attend live tapings of your favorite podcasts.

Luckily, if you’re in, around, or headed to Chicago from Nov. 26th-Dec 2nd, The Chicago Podcast Festival, now in its 3rd year, will be the perfect thing to fill that niche. Many of the best podcasts from LA as mentioned above will play alongside local favorites and more.

By the way, we don’t know when the next podcast festival is going to happen in LA, so, if podcast festivals are your thing, you might want to hop on over to this.  

Get tickets, schedule, info, and more here.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Fourth and Final Season Premieres Tonight
October 12, 2018
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Fourth and Final Season Premieres Tonight

In a not so distant past that seems oh so distant, Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna were set to do a dark rom com musical series over at Showtime. 

A network change to CW and a handful of award wins later, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has redefined what a musical can be, what a romantic comedy can be, what a female led series can be, what the CW’s branding for comedy could be, and how to talk about a plethora of sensitive, timely topics in a nuanced and informed way AND still be funny and very clever while doing so. 

For all what it has acheived, it might be worth your time to tune in tonight at 9PM for the fourth and final season premiere on the CW (or tomorrow on the CW app).

Jaboukie Young-White Will be The Daily Show’s Newest Correspondent
October 11, 2018
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Jaboukie Young-White Will be The Daily Show’s Newest Correspondent

Jaboukie Young-White is having quite the October. 

Last week, he killed it on The Tonight Show and now, he’ll be the (perhaps) Senior Millennial Correspondent(?) on The Daily Show.

Can’t wait to see what Jaboukie has up his sleeve for Trevor and co. 

A24 Is Screening Eighth Grade at 100 Schools for Free This Month
October 10, 2018
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A24 Is Screening Eighth Grade at 100 Schools for Free This Month

Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade may be not only one of the best movies this year, but also a pointedly important one giving a glimpse into what it’s like to be a teenager in 2018 as well as growing up in general. 

Sure it’s a commercial success for A24 and Burnham, but following the promotional tagline of “If you’ve been through eighth grade, then Eighth Grade is for you,” 100 schools (picked from submissions that are open right now) will get the chance for a free screening of the movie on the week of 10/22. 

It’s a great chance for kids whom the movie is about to see it without worrying about the rating (or to see it again).

The deadline is 10/14. Get more details and submit here.

Tig Notaro Might Have Another Show Over at ABC with Pilot Production Commitment Set for “Thicker Than Water”
October 8, 2018
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Tig Notaro Might Have Another Show Over at ABC with Pilot Production Commitment Set for “Thicker Than Water”

Tig Notaro along with her co-EP on this project Cara DiPaolo are aiming for a dramedy exploring the American experience centered on the center of the U.S. 

From the premise of meeting half-siblings for the first time at a funeral, Thicker Than Water almost seems like a natural progression from Tig’s last show One Mississippi. 

Right now, it has a commitment for a pilot at ABC, but if it goes to series, maybe it could end up being ABC’s answer to This Is Us (in dramedy form).

HBO Orders Televangelist Comedy ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ From Danny McBride to Series
October 2, 2018
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HBO Orders Televangelist Comedy ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ From Danny McBride to Series

Amateur baseball. High school administration. And now, televised ministry.

If you can imagine it, it’s three points in an ever expanding Danny McBride-HBO universe (including Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals) that paints an always entertaining, but razor sharp satirical portrait of America.

Danny McBride’s latest project The Righteous Gemstones just got a series order at the premium cable network and will feature him squaring off against John Goodman within a family of a televangelists. Of course, they wheel and deal in greed as much as they do with “the good book”. 

We’ll be looking forward to when this premieres, we’re guessing sometime later next year.

Now, we can’t help but wonder if there ever will be any crossing over between McBride’s shows (even if it’s only some one-off sketch released online).

Comedy Central Opens Their Doors for New Animation Ideas and Talent Via Their New Animation Shorts Program
October 1, 2018
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Comedy Central Opens Their Doors for New Animation Ideas and Talent Via Their New Animation Shorts Program

If you’ve got a funny animated short (and if you’re reading this, we’re guessing you either do or know someone who does), this might be a great opportunity to take advantage of and potentially end up animating over at Comedy Central.

The open call for submissions just started today and you can get more details and submit here. By the way, it’s free to submit.

Heads up to everyone who does @loopdeloop-blog!

Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes Now Available on Vinyl
September 29, 2018
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Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes Now Available on Vinyl

This was a great special that we hoped you watched and bought already. 

Whether you did or not, this seems to be an especially good weekend to get into Cameron Esposito’s latest hour, again or for the first time, that just released a special blue vinyl edition (available at your local record store).

Also, you can get the streaming version of pretty much every streaming platform as well. 

There Will Be Free LA/NYC Screenings of’All About Nina’, a Film About a Stand-up Whose Past Includes Fleeing an Abusive Boyfriend
September 29, 2018
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There Will Be Free LA/NYC Screenings of’All About Nina’, a Film About a Stand-up Whose Past Includes Fleeing an Abusive Boyfriend

If you’re in LA and NYC, it might worth taking up the director Eva Vives and star Mary Elizabeth Winstead on this offer to watch the dramedy All About Nina. Perhaps, it’ll be what you need after the Kavanaugh hearings.

Get more details here.

Oh yeah, by the way, believe women/survivors. 

Comedy Central Makes Deal with Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy to Produce Stand-up Series and Specials
September 24, 2018
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Comedy Central Makes Deal with Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy to Produce Stand-up Series and Specials

The ATC umbrella will be responsible for Comedy Central’s next stand-up showcase series as well as three one-hour specials, one of which will be from Paul Virzi. 

As Netflix is going toe-to-toe in stand-up offering versus Comedy Central and virtually any other channel, network, service, or outlet offering stand-up, we’ll be excited to see what Burr and Madrigal cook up with this deal over the next year or so. 

ABC Developing Working-Class Midwestern Family Comedy “Everything’s Under Control” From Megan Gailey & Aaron Burdette
September 22, 2018
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ABC Developing Working-Class Midwestern Family Comedy “Everything’s Under Control” From Megan Gailey & Aaron Burdette

Though a “working-class midwestern family comedy” with a grandmother who gets Alzheimer’s could end up looking a myriad of ways, we really have dug Megan Gailey and sharp, yet grounded sense of humor ever since we saw her go up on LA stages. Also, Burdette wrote on the far-too-short-lived and highly innovative Man Seeking Woman on FX, which makes us think that this might be more than your typical dysfunctional family single camera comedy.

As always, we’ll just have to find out if and when this gets a series order.

Netflix Is Getting Into Comedy Roasts by Ordering “Historical Roasts” to Series and Having Jeff Ross Attached
September 20, 2018
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Netflix Is Getting Into Comedy Roasts by Ordering “Historical Roasts” to Series and Having Jeff Ross Attached

Well, it looks like Comedy Central isn’t the only place you’ll be able to find comedy roasts anymore.

Historical Roast (and Fictional Roast), for a few years now, have been putting the feet of anything from WWII to Shakespeare to Disney Princesses to the fire for fun on stages across LA in appropriate costumes (including Nerdmelt, The Comedy Store, and Dynasty Typewriter). 

Given the success of Roast Battle, we thought it only a matter of time before this show created by Eddie Furth, Ryan Pigg, and Samee Junio got picked up somewhere, which just happened to be Netflix.

Similar to the way that Roastmaster General Jeff Ross brought Roast Battle to the forefront, Ross will have his stamp on the six episodes ordered for Historical Roasts. 

We’ll keep our ears to the ground for when tapings happen and let you know ASAP. 

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Dominates Comedy Categories at This Years Emmys
September 18, 2018
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Dominates Comedy Categories at This Years Emmys

Taking home the Emmy statues last night for outstanding writing, directing, lead actress, and supporting actress is a pretty damn good sweep for Amy Sherman-Palladino’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The performances by Bill Hader and Henry Winkler took home two trophies for Barry making for an impressive win for the show’s first season. 

Also, Mulaney’s special delivered on high expectations of being pretty damn good, so we’re glad to see that Kid Gorgeous won. 

All in all, most expectations were fulfilled in the comedy categories as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has been really growing in buzz for the last several months.

Here are all the comedy winners from last night’s Primetime Emmys Awards:

-Outstanding Comedy Series-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 
-Outstanding Variety Talk Series-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 
-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series-Saturday Night Live
-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special-John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous At Radio City 
-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series-Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series-Bill Hader, Barry
-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series-Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series-Henry Winkler, Barry
-Oustanding Writing for a Comedy Series-Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 
-Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series-Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 

If you missed out on the comedy winners for the Creative Arts Emmys this year, see them here.

If you want to see the full list of last night’s winners, do so here.

Just a Friendly Reminder That “An Emmy for Megan” Will Be Airing on IFC as Counterprogramming Against the Emmys Telecast
September 17, 2018
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Just a Friendly Reminder That “An Emmy for Megan” Will Be Airing on IFC as Counterprogramming Against the Emmys Telecast

“The new york times art section is telling you to watch #AnEmmyForMegan on ifc tonight because it’s art https://t.co/ivX1d0CAeM” -@meganamram

Since An Emmy for Megan was unfortunately snubbed for an Emmy, tune into IFC at 11PM to be on the right side of history.

ABC Commits to Put Pilot for Tessa Coates Comedy Produced By Greg Daniels
September 13, 2018
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ABC Commits to Put Pilot for Tessa Coates Comedy Produced By Greg Daniels

UK comedy multi-hyphenate Tessa Coates might well be on her way to living a bit of La La Land in real life. Not only did she come to LA and perform her solo show Primates, hoping to make a splash in Hollywood, but she did to an inimate crowd so at the very theater where Emma Stone’s Mia  performed her solo show in La La Land, the Hayworth Theater (now known as the Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater).

Coates was a pure delight and  and irresistibly effervescent when we saw her there, her charm winning everybody right from the get go. Details as to what this project might exactly be haven’t been released yet, but we’re excited to see what Coates might have in store for us Yanks. Fortunately, with The Office’s Greg Daniels attached, that might just happen.

Season 2 of The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project Has Arrived
September 12, 2018
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Season 2 of The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project Has Arrived

Whenever we’re relegated to enjoying the talents of Andy Daly merely on CarMax commercials, there is an undeniable void in our lives.

Thankfully, today, the second season of The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project, the podcast where Andy Daly along with Matt Gourley try a different podcast pilot concept every episode, has kicked off at Earwolf.

Get into binge listening to it for free wherever you listen to podcasts.

ABC Developing Chinese-American Family Comedy From Jessica Gao
September 12, 2018
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ABC Developing Chinese-American Family Comedy From Jessica Gao

If you’re unfamiliar with the name Jessica Gao, you should watch the credits of Rick and Morty a little closer (she’s staffed as a writer there) and listen to the podcast Whiting Wrongs where Gao and Dan Harmon have frank conversations about race in Hollywood. 

Familiar now? Good.

Coming from the world of Rick-and-Morty-verse/C-137, we can only wonder what Gao has up her sleeve here. The premise is straightforward enough with a estranged daughter being forced back into their overbearing Chinese family via being the sole heir of a family fortune. Hopefully, we’ll get to see the final product if and when this goes to series.

ABC Orders Put Pilot of Simon Rich Family Comedy Starring Kristen Schaal
September 10, 2018
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ABC Orders Put Pilot of Simon Rich Family Comedy Starring Kristen Schaal

If you loved the whimsy of Simon Rich’s series-that-should-have-had-a-longer-run Man Seeking Woman, a comedy that stars Kristen Schaal at ABC that is, “told from a child’s perspective is about working together, overcoming adversity and getting the monsters in your closet not to eat you,” ought to serve up as much as whimsy as you can handle.

That being said, this project has no title and is only at the put pilot stage, but it certainly is one of the more intriguing things on ABC’s development slate in recent memory.

Also, we hope this gets picked up so Kristen Schaal gets top billing on a TV show.

And Here’s the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys Winners for Comedy
September 10, 2018
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And Here’s the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys Winners for Comedy

This weekend, Emmys were handed out for the categories that won’t make the normal Primetime Emmys telecast this coming weekend. Still, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t pay attention to them as Rick and Morty, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, and CONAN Without Borders all won over the last couple of days.

Here’s quick list of the big winners:

Outstanding Animated Program-Rick and Morty
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)-Dave Chappelle, Equanimity
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program-Robot Chicken
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program-United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Outstanding Short Form Variety Series-Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special-The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling
Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program-CONAN Without Borders
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series-Last Week Tonight
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series-Tiffany Haddish, SNL
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series-Katt Williams, Atlanta
Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series-James Corden’s Next James Corden
Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series-Break a Hip, Christina Pickles
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance-Family Guy, Alex Borstein
Outstanding Interactive Program-Last Week Tonight
Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series-James Corden’s Next James Corden

Also, regarding Megan Amram’s quest to win an Emmy with a web series about winning an Emmy, “I have lost both Emmys. Please respect me and my family’s privacy in this time. Silver lining: season 2 of #AnEmmyForMegan will be all about…….. revenge” -@meganamram

Here’s the complete list of Creative Arts Emmys winners this year.

Comedy Central’s Latest Digital Series ‘Unsend’ Will Have Joel Kim Booster and Patti Harrison Sending Up the Internet’s Reactions to Everything
September 7, 2018
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Comedy Central’s Latest Digital Series ‘Unsend’ Will Have Joel Kim Booster and Patti Harrison Sending Up the Internet’s Reactions to Everything

While making fun of the Internet on the Internet is nothing quite new, the opportunity for Joel Kim Booster and Patti Harrison to host a show together is an opportunity not to be passed up.

We look forward to the far reaching amounts of shade they will be throwing every which way during this show. 

The CrabFeast with Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson Is Coming to an End in 2018
September 7, 2018
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The CrabFeast with Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson Is Coming to an End in 2018

One of our all time favorite podcasts The CrabFeast (it’s probably one of the best storytelling podcasts around too) is indeed coming to an end. Announced last night, hosts Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson will end their run of well over 300 episodes in December of this year.

It’s sad to see such a fantastic show go, but rest assured that Sickler and Larson will be continue putting stuff out there including their own individual podcasts in the not so distant future.

Oh, if you haven’t gotten into The CrabFeast, do yourself a favor and get into it as soon as you can.

Comedy Central Signs Anthony Jeselnik to a Multiplatform Deal Which Includes a Half-Hour Series and Also a Weekly Podcast, “The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project”
September 6, 2018
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Comedy Central Signs Anthony Jeselnik to a Multiplatform Deal Which Includes a Half-Hour Series and Also a Weekly Podcast, “The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project”

The Jeselnik Offensive may be long gone, but it looks like Anthony Jeselnik will be back bigger than ever at Comedy Central. 

The half hour show seems to be half panel interview and half stand-up with clips of stand-up sparking conversation between Jeselnik and guests. The podcast with co-host Gregg Rosenthal (NFL Network) will focus on the NFL. 

Jeselnik discussing comedy will be intriguing as we’re guessing he’ll have to drop a bit, if not a lot, of his famous stage persona. 

Given Jeselnik’s penchant for gallows humor, it’s probably worth noting that the Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project will launch on Comedy Central’s Global Podcast Network on 9/11 next week. 

Billy on the Street to Return as 8 Short Form Digital Episodes
September 5, 2018
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Billy on the Street to Return as 8 Short Form Digital Episodes

Per @billyeichner on Twitter:

I HAVE SOME NEWS…BILLY ON THE STREET is COMING BACK!!!!!!! With special guests EMMA STONE, TIFFANY HADDISH, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, KATE McKINNON and MORE!!! LET’S GO LESBIANS, LET’S GO!!!!!!

“These 8 new segments will be available for the whole world to see on the Billy on the Street YouTube channel (https://t.co/2C65abOaPr) and ALL MY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter). Presented by @funnyordie and @lyft. SPREAD THE WORD!!!! AND AWAY WE GO!!!!!”

Your favorite ambush quizmaster will indeed be back very soon. Somehow, even though Billy has been doing this for several years, people in the streets of NYC will still be taken surprise.

‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ Season 3 to Premiere on Sept. 28 on HBO
August 30, 2018
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‘Tracey Ullman’s Show’ Season 3 to Premiere on Sept. 28 on HBO

Quietly, Tracey Ullman has not only revived her doing sketch comedy under her own umbrella, but she has positioned herself to be one of the few places to watch sketch comedy on linear television that isn’t SNL right now (think about it–there won’t be any more new Portlandia coming soon).

Tracey’s Ullman’s Show is currently nominated for an Emmy, which probably bodes very well for the future of the show on the premium cable network.

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