FOX will launch THE SHORT-COM COMEDY HOUR in Summer 2013, building on
television’s rich past to reinvent comedy for the future. Both a
contemporary spin on multi-camera comedy and an alternative development
platform, THE SHORT-COM COMEDY HOUR will feature four unique short-form
sitcoms – or “short-coms” – in a fast-paced hour-long broadcast. Each
short-com will feature both established and up-and-coming actors and
comedians in one-act scenes, creating a comedy showcase brimming with
today’s best, brightest and freshest voices.
“We are
basically ripping open the traditional scripted comedy development
process with THE SHORT-COM COMEDY HOUR,” said Kevin Reilly, President of
Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “Our end goal is to provide
distinct comedy voices with a world-class platform to experiment, grow
and perfect their ideas and to hopefully build them into mainstream
comedy hits in the future. We’re looking forward to seeing what the
untapped comedy community has to offer.”
The short-com
development process will be as distinct as the end result, featuring
hand-picked talent from the world of stand-up comedy. In an effort to
open up the traditional development process, FOX will facilitate a
creatively open environment for comedy talent to hone their voices and
material within the context of their self-produced short-coms.
In
addition to airing them as part of THE SHORT-COM COMEDY HOUR, FOX will
commission the most fully realized of these scripted vignettes to
series, helping to seed the future of the FOX multi-camera brand.
They are currently scouting in Montreal at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.
For all comedy news pick up a copy of THE COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE
The Comic Bible Magazine
The Ultimate Comedy Source
Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Roseanne to be Roast-ed by Comedy Central
COMEDY CENTRAL ANNOUNCES THE “COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF ROSEANNE”
TO TAPE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AIR ON COMEDY CENTRAL ON AUGUST 12 (10pm ET/PT)
COMEDY CENTRAL is rolling out the red carpet for one of America’s most outspoken and pioneering comedians. The network announced today that Roseanne Barr will be the next Roastee. The “COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Roseanne” (#RoseanneRoast) will tape in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 4. The Roast will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, August 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
“Although Roseanne appears to be a demure, soft spoken woman eternally committed to the status quo, we believe under the surface is an explosive, trail-blazing cultural revolution. We are honored to Roast her,” said Kent Alterman, Head of Original Programming and Production, COMEDY CENTRAL. “Celebrating Roseanne’s unprecedented achievements in comedy and television will surely inspire us to make this Roast more reminiscent of the classic roasts, where the intimacy of friends jousting with each other came through.”
When asked about the Roast, Roseanne remarked, “All I can say is good luck finding anything about me to make fun of... I mean, I've never made a mistake or offended anyone in my life!”
For all Comedy News - get COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE. www.TheComicBible.com
TO TAPE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AIR ON COMEDY CENTRAL ON AUGUST 12 (10pm ET/PT)
COMEDY CENTRAL is rolling out the red carpet for one of America’s most outspoken and pioneering comedians. The network announced today that Roseanne Barr will be the next Roastee. The “COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Roseanne” (#RoseanneRoast) will tape in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 4. The Roast will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, August 12 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
“Although Roseanne appears to be a demure, soft spoken woman eternally committed to the status quo, we believe under the surface is an explosive, trail-blazing cultural revolution. We are honored to Roast her,” said Kent Alterman, Head of Original Programming and Production, COMEDY CENTRAL. “Celebrating Roseanne’s unprecedented achievements in comedy and television will surely inspire us to make this Roast more reminiscent of the classic roasts, where the intimacy of friends jousting with each other came through.”
When asked about the Roast, Roseanne remarked, “All I can say is good luck finding anything about me to make fun of... I mean, I've never made a mistake or offended anyone in my life!”
For all Comedy News - get COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE. www.TheComicBible.com
Monday, June 18, 2012
#nitTWITS New Season
It's Season 3 of #nitTWITS
"Brilliant concept; hilarious execution." - COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE
From the twisted minds of your favorite Twitter personalities comes a new web-series inspired by their funniest tweets: the award-winning #nitTWITS. Compared to cutting-edge sketch comedy series FunnyorDie.com and SNL’s Digital Shorts, #nitTWITS features hilarious video interpretations from the snappy one-liners created by some of your favorite comedians on Twitter.
Twitter has become the world’s biggest writing room, with some of the best comedians testing out new material and creating perfect set-ups for sketch comedy bits. Recognizing the endless source of comedic material from both celebrated comics and ingenious up-and-comers, writers/co-creators Mark Mathias Sayre and Amber Tozer bring just the right amount of witty, wry humor and a talented, fresh-faced cast to bring new life to the humorous rants and ramblings that float through the Twittersphere. The #nitTWITS’ most popular episode, “Shit People Say on Facebook,” notched 1.4 million views.
Watch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/41517561.
AND This quick Sketch now!!
The third season of #nitTWITS begins Tuesday, June 19 and will consist of six new episodes. Guest stars for the new season include JOSH MALINA (The West Wing) and CHARLES FLEISCHER, (ROGER RABBIT, RANGO) among others.
New episodes will be posted every Tuesday. The first two seasons—nineteen episodes in all—are available NOW online at nitwits.tv or on YouTube.. The production team is looking for an offline home for future episodes as either interstitials or a broadcast series.
Find #nitTWITS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nitTWITS and Twitter at @nitTWITStv. Mark Mathias Sayre (@XMASWARMACHINE) and Amber Tozer (@AmberTozer) are on Twitter, obviously.
For all Comedy News gEt THE COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE WWW.THECOMICBIBLE.COM
"Brilliant concept; hilarious execution." - COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE
From the twisted minds of your favorite Twitter personalities comes a new web-series inspired by their funniest tweets: the award-winning #nitTWITS. Compared to cutting-edge sketch comedy series FunnyorDie.com and SNL’s Digital Shorts, #nitTWITS features hilarious video interpretations from the snappy one-liners created by some of your favorite comedians on Twitter.
Twitter has become the world’s biggest writing room, with some of the best comedians testing out new material and creating perfect set-ups for sketch comedy bits. Recognizing the endless source of comedic material from both celebrated comics and ingenious up-and-comers, writers/co-creators Mark Mathias Sayre and Amber Tozer bring just the right amount of witty, wry humor and a talented, fresh-faced cast to bring new life to the humorous rants and ramblings that float through the Twittersphere. The #nitTWITS’ most popular episode, “Shit People Say on Facebook,” notched 1.4 million views.
Watch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/41517561.
AND This quick Sketch now!!
The third season of #nitTWITS begins Tuesday, June 19 and will consist of six new episodes. Guest stars for the new season include JOSH MALINA (The West Wing) and CHARLES FLEISCHER, (ROGER RABBIT, RANGO) among others.
New episodes will be posted every Tuesday. The first two seasons—nineteen episodes in all—are available NOW online at nitwits.tv or on YouTube.. The production team is looking for an offline home for future episodes as either interstitials or a broadcast series.
Find #nitTWITS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nitTWITS and Twitter at @nitTWITStv. Mark Mathias Sayre (@XMASWARMACHINE) and Amber Tozer (@AmberTozer) are on Twitter, obviously.
For all Comedy News gEt THE COMIC BIBLE MAGAZINE WWW.THECOMICBIBLE.COM
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
TV News
NBC comedy pilot "Go On" starring Matthew Perry was given an unusually early series pickup and is slated for early production and the fall line-up.
Bounce TV (http://bouncetv.com/), the nation's first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network for African-Americans, will launch its first-ever original series Family Time - a half hour situation comedy created by Bentley Kyle Evans. #comedynews @comicbible
TruTV‘s slate of 4 production development titles announced today it includes a Howie Mandel-produced game show set on an airplane and a funny-video pilot from the producers of "America’s Funniest Home Videos" and "Tosh.0" starring Shaquille O’Neal and Gary Owen.
E!’s New Look, Logo, Brand Campaign and “Pop of Culture” Tagline Will Debut on the Network and Digital Platforms on July 9. The network also announced its first-ever scripted series in active development (set for 2013) and gave a green light to the long waiting Whitney Cummings new talk show, "Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings”.
“This show gives me a chance to get back to my stand-up roots,” said Cummings. “And I’m really excited to be able to say (almost) whatever I’d like on TV again. So thanks, E!”
Also on E!® - from International Emmy® winning producer Nigel Lythgoe comes a new series talent/reality television series, “Opening Act”. Lythgoe and his A-List Artist Development Team – including Grammy® winning superstar Mary J. Blige and chart-topping producer Antonina Armato from Rock Mafia – comb the Internet to find the web’s most talented amateurs, then give them the once-in-a-lifetime chance to open for a top music superstar.
E!'s hit, "Chelsea Lately!" scored a lucrative deal and renewed for several years. "After Lately!" was also renewed.
HBO has given early second season pickups to new comedy series Veep and Girls after two and three airings, respectively. Both have received 10-episode second-season orders. The Julia Louis-Dreyfus starrer Veep drew 1.4 million viewers in its debut to Girls‘ 872,000. Girls, created by and starring Lena Dunham, takes a comic look at the humiliations and triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s. Veep, created by Armando Iannucci, stars Louis-Dreyfus as newly-minted Vice President.
The first footage of Howard Stern in his new Primetime role as "America's Got Talent" judge has emerged."I've gotta stick to my guns," Stern asserts in the clip, "You gotta get the very best talent. I don't want to go buzzer-crazy, but I'm going to be a strict judge, and I've gotta stick to that."
"I haven't seen anything like that ever, and I hope I never do again," he tells one would-be entertainer. To a musical group playing instruments fashioned out of suitcases, he cracks, "Wouldn't the suitcases be better used for you packing up and getting off the stage?"
CMT has picked up two new series, including the network’s first-ever animated project. Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy will voice characters on the animated series "Bounty Hunters", scheduled to premiere on CMT in 2013.
For more comedy news subscribe to The Comic Bible Magazine
www.thecomicbible.com
Bounce TV (http://bouncetv.com/), the nation's first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network for African-Americans, will launch its first-ever original series Family Time - a half hour situation comedy created by Bentley Kyle Evans. #comedynews @comicbible
TruTV‘s slate of 4 production development titles announced today it includes a Howie Mandel-produced game show set on an airplane and a funny-video pilot from the producers of "America’s Funniest Home Videos" and "Tosh.0" starring Shaquille O’Neal and Gary Owen.
E!’s New Look, Logo, Brand Campaign and “Pop of Culture” Tagline Will Debut on the Network and Digital Platforms on July 9. The network also announced its first-ever scripted series in active development (set for 2013) and gave a green light to the long waiting Whitney Cummings new talk show, "Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings”.
“This show gives me a chance to get back to my stand-up roots,” said Cummings. “And I’m really excited to be able to say (almost) whatever I’d like on TV again. So thanks, E!”
Also on E!® - from International Emmy® winning producer Nigel Lythgoe comes a new series talent/reality television series, “Opening Act”. Lythgoe and his A-List Artist Development Team – including Grammy® winning superstar Mary J. Blige and chart-topping producer Antonina Armato from Rock Mafia – comb the Internet to find the web’s most talented amateurs, then give them the once-in-a-lifetime chance to open for a top music superstar.
E!'s hit, "Chelsea Lately!" scored a lucrative deal and renewed for several years. "After Lately!" was also renewed.
Cartoon Network turns 20 and announced several returning series and
new series.
Announcements included the return of Adventure Time (no surprise
there) and new series including a new sketch comedy show from entertainer Nick
Cannon; Annoying Orange, produced by The Collective –Annoying Orange went viral
on the Web and is being made into a new television series. The network also
announced about twelve series throughout the 2012-2013 seasons. Cartoon Network
also announced its ongoing commitment to its shorts program with ten original
7-minute shorts to be produced this year with a wholly dedicated production
unit at Cartoon Network Studios.
“For 20 years, Cartoon
Network has cultivated truly original voices from a diverse array of artists
and producers, making us the great alternative to everything else out there,”
said Rob Sorcher, chief content officer for Cartoon Network. “Cartoon Network
Studios has grown to become the most supportive and creative environment for a
new generation of creators.”
CARTOON NETWORK NEW SERIES
Nick Cannon Sketch Comedy Series: The series is a live-action,
half-hour, sketch comedy show rooted in raw mischief, high energy and slapstick
humor. You’ll never know what will happen next! Some of the silliest kids you
know will make up this wild comedy troupe led by teen stars Jeremy Shada
(Adventure Time), Brandon Soo Hoo (Enders Game, Tropic Thunder), Shameik Moore
(Joyful Noise), Shauna Case (American Horror Story) and Chanelle Peloso (Level
Up). Nick Cannon will bring the funny as creator and executive producer along
with executive producers Michael Goldman and Scott Tomlinson.The series is
being produced by Cartoon Network Studios in association with NCredible
Entertainment.
Annoying Orange: Boasting more than 1 billion YouTube online views
to date, Annoying Orange is the Web sensation transformed into a new television
series that follows Orange and his buddies as they go on a wide range of
adventures that take them from the fruit stand to parts unknown and everything
in between. The television series was developed and will be produced by The
Collective. Dane Boedigheimer co-created the television series with Tom
Sheppard (Emmy Award-winning writer for Pinky and the Brain). Conrad Vernon
(director of Madagascar 3 and Monsters vs. Aliens) will serve as executive
producer for the series along with Gary Binkow and Dan Weinstein of The
Collective. The series will premiere on Cartoon Network this summer.
HBO has given early second season pickups to new comedy series Veep and Girls after two and three airings, respectively. Both have received 10-episode second-season orders. The Julia Louis-Dreyfus starrer Veep drew 1.4 million viewers in its debut to Girls‘ 872,000. Girls, created by and starring Lena Dunham, takes a comic look at the humiliations and triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s. Veep, created by Armando Iannucci, stars Louis-Dreyfus as newly-minted Vice President.
The first footage of Howard Stern in his new Primetime role as "America's Got Talent" judge has emerged."I've gotta stick to my guns," Stern asserts in the clip, "You gotta get the very best talent. I don't want to go buzzer-crazy, but I'm going to be a strict judge, and I've gotta stick to that."
"I haven't seen anything like that ever, and I hope I never do again," he tells one would-be entertainer. To a musical group playing instruments fashioned out of suitcases, he cracks, "Wouldn't the suitcases be better used for you packing up and getting off the stage?"
CMT has picked up two new series, including the network’s first-ever animated project. Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy will voice characters on the animated series "Bounty Hunters", scheduled to premiere on CMT in 2013.
For more comedy news subscribe to The Comic Bible Magazine
www.thecomicbible.com
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)