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Nate Bargatze Sets Holiday Variety Show at CBS
Nate Bargatze is going primetime. The world’s top earning comic, according to Pollstar, has signed on to do his first primetime special, an hour-long, holiday-themed variety show for CBS. Lorne Michaels and his Broadway Video are on board as producers of the hour, which will roll out in December and also stream on Paramount+. “I’m […]
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Ali Wong Tackles Post-Divorce Life in New Netflix Special
Ali Wong’s post-divorce life is getting the Netflix treatment. The comic is set to release Single Lady on the global platform Oct. 8. The stand-up special, where she will also open up about her quest for love following the demise of her marriage, marks her fourth hour for Netflix. Her previous specials, including Ali Wong: […]
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Peacock Sets Live Comedy Special From Colin Jost and Michael Che
Peacock is now trying its hand at live comedy. The streamer announced Colin Jost & Michael Che Present: New York After Dark, which will have the Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” duo hosting at The Bell House in Brooklyn. It will stream Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. ET and feature a rotation of the pair’s […]
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Netflix Dates Ellen DeGeneres’ Final Standup Special
Netflix has dated Ellen DeGeneres’ next standup special, which she insists will be the last of her career. Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval, as she’s titled the new hour, will roll out on the global platform Sept. 24. It follows her last special, ironically titled Relatable, which was her first in 15 years when it […]
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Viral Comic Atsuko Okatsuka Scores Hulu Special
Hulu’s standup lineup continues to grow. The platform has inked a deal with Atsuko Okatsuka for her second special, which will be taped at Hollywood’s El Capitan Theatre in early November. Though the details are being kept under wraps for the time being, she is joining a roster that also includes Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, […]
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‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator Sets New Adult Animated Comedy at Netflix
BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg has settled on his follow-up. Long Story Short, as the new project is titled, is being billed as an adult animated comedy about a family, over time. As its formal logline reads: “It’s about the shared history, the inside jokes, the old wounds. If you’ve ever had a mother, father, […]
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‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Snags Season 6 Renewal
The Drew Barrymore Show lives on. Ahead of its Sept. 9 return, the daytime talk show has been renewed for a sixth season, which will take it through the 2025-26 season. It will continue to air on CBS stations, though its time periods have been upgraded in seven of the top 20 markets. The Thursday […]
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New Study Says Women Working as TV Creators and in Major Onscreen Roles Has Fallen (Again)
For the second consecutive year, the percentages of women working both as TV creators and in major on-camera roles have declined, according to the latest “Boxed In” study released Thursday. The report, which tracked over 3,200 characters and more than 4,400 behind-the-scenes credits during the 2023-24 television year, was authored by Dr. Martha Lauzen, executive […]
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Ilana Glazer Sets Hulu Stand-Up Special as Comedy Arms Race Heats Up
Hulu’s stand-up push continues with Ilana Glazer. The Broad City alum will debut her second special, Human Magic, on the platform Dec. 20. The hour, which Rotten Science and Starrpix will produce and Jeff Tomsic is set to direct, was taped in early May in Toronto. It will air internationally on Disney+. The new hour […]
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Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds, Then Other Child Stars Joined In
In early April 2008, a few dozen people, including me, filed into a recording studio in midtown Manhattan to meet Disney’s “Next Big Thing.” That was how the company introduced a then-15-year-old Demi Lovato to the world, or to roughly 30 members of the media and advertising community. The wide-eyed teen was in New York for the […]
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“F*** the Haters”: Matt Rife on Comedy, Controversy and his Serious Acting Ambitions
Roughly five minutes into Matt Rife’s new special, he lays out the framework for his audience. Rather than rely largely on prepared material, as he’s currently doing on tour, he’ll be devoting the next 60 minutes entirely to crowd work, a first for Netflix, which is committed to releasing this hour and another one after […]
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The War for Laughs: Why Streamers Are Battling for Stand-Up Comics
At the tail end of June, Bill Burr took the stage at Seattle’s Moore Theatre, where he filmed his eighth stand-up special. His last few specials had been with Netflix, where he’d been part of an illustrious roster that includes Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Ali Wong and Jerry Seinfeld. But those who know Burr say […]
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