Exclusive: NCIS: Los Angeles co-star Eric Christian Olsen’s Cloud Nine Productions (Woke) has sold four projects, two comedies and two dramas, at CBS.
The network is developing Family Insurance, a single-camera Latinx family workplace comedy co-written, executive produced and starring Al Madrigal; Mixed Signals, a single-camera romantic comedy from writer Liz Thompson inspired by her life, crime drama Peculiar from Js Mayank (The Fame Game) and Jeffrey Leiber (Lost), and an untitled legal drama. CBS Studios, where Olsen’s Cloud Nine is under a deal, is the studio for all four projects, which Olsen executive produces alongside John Will, with Anna Volain Jones as co-executive producer, for Cloud Nine.
Co-written and executive produced by Madrigal and Ryan Walls, who also have deals at CBS Studios, as well as Adam Lowitt, Family Insurance is a Latinx family workplace comedy revolving around Al Fuentes (Madrigal) who after separating from his...
The network is developing Family Insurance, a single-camera Latinx family workplace comedy co-written, executive produced and starring Al Madrigal; Mixed Signals, a single-camera romantic comedy from writer Liz Thompson inspired by her life, crime drama Peculiar from Js Mayank (The Fame Game) and Jeffrey Leiber (Lost), and an untitled legal drama. CBS Studios, where Olsen’s Cloud Nine is under a deal, is the studio for all four projects, which Olsen executive produces alongside John Will, with Anna Volain Jones as co-executive producer, for Cloud Nine.
Co-written and executive produced by Madrigal and Ryan Walls, who also have deals at CBS Studios, as well as Adam Lowitt, Family Insurance is a Latinx family workplace comedy revolving around Al Fuentes (Madrigal) who after separating from his...
- 11/22/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Rob Lowe will be the first guest on Fox’s upcoming parody after-show “What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage,” which will reunite the stars of the previously-canceled “The Grinder.”
Framed to be a talk show to discuss the events after Fox’s made-up sci-fi drama, “The Flare,” “What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage” will invite special guests like Lowe to analyze what took place on the fictional show’s latest episode (akin to AMC’s “Talking Dead and “Talking Saul”), and will include as set visits to “The Flare,” interviews with the “cast,” and fan discussions.
Kevin Zegers (“Dirty John”), Guillermo Diaz (“Scandal”) and Shiri Appleby (“UnReal”) are among those tapped to play the “cast” of “The Flare.”
Also Read: Fred Savage to Host a Real After-Show for a Fake Sci-Fi Thriller Series on Fox
Fox describes the fake show “The Flare” as being based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series,...
Framed to be a talk show to discuss the events after Fox’s made-up sci-fi drama, “The Flare,” “What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage” will invite special guests like Lowe to analyze what took place on the fictional show’s latest episode (akin to AMC’s “Talking Dead and “Talking Saul”), and will include as set visits to “The Flare,” interviews with the “cast,” and fan discussions.
Kevin Zegers (“Dirty John”), Guillermo Diaz (“Scandal”) and Shiri Appleby (“UnReal”) are among those tapped to play the “cast” of “The Flare.”
Also Read: Fred Savage to Host a Real After-Show for a Fake Sci-Fi Thriller Series on Fox
Fox describes the fake show “The Flare” as being based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Fox has greenlit an after-show spoof from Fred Savage that is set to air this summer.
The broadcaster has given the series, titled “What Just Happened??!,” a nine-episode order. The half-hour series will debut on Fox Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. Et.
The series will explore the fictional fandom surrounding a fictional sci-fi series called “The Flare,” based on the fictional book “The Moon Is the Sun at Night” by fictional author Tj Whitford.
The “book” revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
The after-show — in the vein of shows like “Talking Dead” on AMC — will feature multiple segments, including celebrity interviews, set visits, as well as interviews with “The Flare’s” “cast,” as well as discussions with fans and more.
“What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage” is...
The broadcaster has given the series, titled “What Just Happened??!,” a nine-episode order. The half-hour series will debut on Fox Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. Et.
The series will explore the fictional fandom surrounding a fictional sci-fi series called “The Flare,” based on the fictional book “The Moon Is the Sun at Night” by fictional author Tj Whitford.
The “book” revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
The after-show — in the vein of shows like “Talking Dead” on AMC — will feature multiple segments, including celebrity interviews, set visits, as well as interviews with “The Flare’s” “cast,” as well as discussions with fans and more.
“What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage” is...
- 4/29/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Fred Savage is set to host an after-show for a fake series at Fox. Yeah, let us break that down a bit for you, because huh?
Savage will host a new half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show premiering this summer called, “What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage,” which explores the “fandom” surrounding the for-sure-not-real sci-fi thriller series, “The Flare,” the broadcast network said Monday.
Here is the description for “The Flare” — the Fake show: “The Flare” is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, “The Moon is the Sun at Night,” which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Illinois – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
Per Fox, the Real after-show will feature multiple segments, “including authentic sit-down celebrity interviews, set visits to...
Savage will host a new half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show premiering this summer called, “What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage,” which explores the “fandom” surrounding the for-sure-not-real sci-fi thriller series, “The Flare,” the broadcast network said Monday.
Here is the description for “The Flare” — the Fake show: “The Flare” is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, “The Moon is the Sun at Night,” which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Illinois – and slowly unfolds into a post-apocalyptic battle for human survival.
Per Fox, the Real after-show will feature multiple segments, “including authentic sit-down celebrity interviews, set visits to...
- 4/29/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The aftershow phenomenon has taken a new twist. Fox has greenlighted What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage, an actual aftershow to a fake TV show, co-created and hosted by former The Grinder star Savage.
Teased on Fox’s social pages, The Flare is a fictional sci-fi thriller drama with a very-real aftershow. What Just Happened??! is a half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show dedicated to exploring the fandom surrounding the “show.” It’s set to premiere Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 Pm on Fox.
Here’s the premise: Drama “series” The Flare is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, The Moon Is the Sun at Night, which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a postapocalyptic battle for human survival.
The aftershow will feature multiple segments,...
Teased on Fox’s social pages, The Flare is a fictional sci-fi thriller drama with a very-real aftershow. What Just Happened??! is a half-hour hybrid comedy/talk show dedicated to exploring the fandom surrounding the “show.” It’s set to premiere Sunday, June 30 at 9:30 Pm on Fox.
Here’s the premise: Drama “series” The Flare is based on fictional author Tj Whitford’s sci-fi book series, The Moon Is the Sun at Night, which has been a favorite of Savage’s since childhood. The book revolves around a solar event and its effects on Earth – specifically, the small, blue-collar town of Milford, Il – and slowly unfolds into a postapocalyptic battle for human survival.
The aftershow will feature multiple segments,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The details of Sacha Baron Cohen’s mysterious comedy show Who Is America? may have only been revealed earlier today but it’s already heading abroad. Channel 4, Baron Cohen’s longtime home in the UK, will air the seven-part series almost day-and-date with Showtime.
The show, which was created and executive produced by Baron Cohen and is also executive produced by Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer and Adam Lowitt, will air on C4 on Monday July 16 at 10pm.
The show “will explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation”.
Baron Cohen made his name on Channel thanks to The 11 O’Clock Show and Da Ali G Show, the Talkback-produced satirical comedy that ran for three seasons from 2000.
“Thrilled that 20 yrs after Ali G burst onto C4, Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the channel at his biting,...
The show, which was created and executive produced by Baron Cohen and is also executive produced by Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer and Adam Lowitt, will air on C4 on Monday July 16 at 10pm.
The show “will explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation”.
Baron Cohen made his name on Channel thanks to The 11 O’Clock Show and Da Ali G Show, the Talkback-produced satirical comedy that ran for three seasons from 2000.
“Thrilled that 20 yrs after Ali G burst onto C4, Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the channel at his biting,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime is finally shedding the secrecy behind “Who Is America?” — the new new satirical half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Baron Cohen is the writer and director behind the new series, his first TV show in more than a decade.
The seven-episode series has been in the works over the past year, per Showtime, and “will explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.” “Who Is America?” premieres on streaming, online and On Demand this Sunday, July 15 at midnight Et (9 p.m. Pt July 14), and will premiere on air that same night at 10 p.m. Et.
“Sacha is a comedic genius who shocks you with his audacity, bravery and inventiveness,” said Showtime Networks president/CEO David Nevins. “He is the premier provocateur of our time, but not for the sake of ‘gotcha’ moments. Behind the elaborate...
The seven-episode series has been in the works over the past year, per Showtime, and “will explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.” “Who Is America?” premieres on streaming, online and On Demand this Sunday, July 15 at midnight Et (9 p.m. Pt July 14), and will premiere on air that same night at 10 p.m. Et.
“Sacha is a comedic genius who shocks you with his audacity, bravery and inventiveness,” said Showtime Networks president/CEO David Nevins. “He is the premier provocateur of our time, but not for the sake of ‘gotcha’ moments. Behind the elaborate...
- 7/9/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Showtime has revealed its new project with Sacha Baron Cohen. The pay cabler announced Monday that the comic’s new television series “Who Is America?” will premiere at midnight Eastern time July 15. Written and directed by Cohen, the seven-episode series will explore individuals known and unknown across the American political spectrum.
“Sacha is a comedic genius who shocks you with his audacity, bravery and inventiveness,” Showtime president and CEO David Nevins said. “He is the premier provocateur of our time, but not for the sake of ‘gotcha’ moments. Behind the elaborate setup is a genuine quest for the truth about people, places and politics. Nobody knows how to cause a stir like Sacha Baron Cohen, and it’s going to be fascinating to watch what happens when ‘Who Is America?’ is released on the world.”
“Who Is America?” marks Baron Cohen’s first series television project since “Da Ali G Show,...
“Sacha is a comedic genius who shocks you with his audacity, bravery and inventiveness,” Showtime president and CEO David Nevins said. “He is the premier provocateur of our time, but not for the sake of ‘gotcha’ moments. Behind the elaborate setup is a genuine quest for the truth about people, places and politics. Nobody knows how to cause a stir like Sacha Baron Cohen, and it’s going to be fascinating to watch what happens when ‘Who Is America?’ is released on the world.”
“Who Is America?” marks Baron Cohen’s first series television project since “Da Ali G Show,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime has finally announced (some of) the details of Sacha Baron Cohen’s secret TV show, “Who Is America?”
The seven-episode, half-hour satire is created, written, directed and executive produced by Baron Cohen, who of course also stars on it. It marks Baron Cohen’s first return to series television in more than a decade.
“Who Is America?” has been “in the works over the past year,” Showtime said Monday in a media release. It will “explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.”
If you think that’s a slim description, sorry, a Showtime rep told us that those are the “only details we are sharing about the show.”
Also Read: Sacha Baron Cohen Hints He's Been 'Secretly Filming a New Show for a Year' (Video)
The first episode will debut on Showtime’s streaming, online...
The seven-episode, half-hour satire is created, written, directed and executive produced by Baron Cohen, who of course also stars on it. It marks Baron Cohen’s first return to series television in more than a decade.
“Who Is America?” has been “in the works over the past year,” Showtime said Monday in a media release. It will “explore the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.”
If you think that’s a slim description, sorry, a Showtime rep told us that those are the “only details we are sharing about the show.”
Also Read: Sacha Baron Cohen Hints He's Been 'Secretly Filming a New Show for a Year' (Video)
The first episode will debut on Showtime’s streaming, online...
- 7/9/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The Writers Guild of America has just announced the nominations for their annual awards for Best Screenplays (by writers who are guild signatories). That’s right, before you get nervous thinking that your favorite may have been left off the list, you must remember that the WGA is the group that is not all-inclusive and leaves out several of the top contenders each year due to them not being part of the guild or not following their very specific rules. For this reason, you won’t see Inside Out, The Hateful Eight, and Ex Machina in the Original Screenplay category or Room, Brooklyn, or Anomalisa in the Adapted screenplay category.
Taking a look at what’s left over for the nominations, we find many that were expected to make a showing, including Spotlight and Bridge of Spies for Original Screenplay, though they apparently had to sink to really low depths...
Taking a look at what’s left over for the nominations, we find many that were expected to make a showing, including Spotlight and Bridge of Spies for Original Screenplay, though they apparently had to sink to really low depths...
- 1/6/2016
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Writers Guild of America announced some of its nominees for its 2015 awards on Thursday, including television, new media, and radio, and among the TV nominees are series both new and old, and all beloved.
In the comedy series category, freshman Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" scored a nomination for best series, as well as an overall best new series nod. "The Last Man on Earth" also landed in that latter category, and was singled out for its pilot episode writing, too.
On the drama side of the equation, lauded "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" also got best series and best new series nominations, in addition to a an episode writing nod. Newly-minted Emmy winner "Game of Thrones" also scored a best drama citation, as well as an episodic writing nomination.
The full list of nominees released this week are below. Nominations in the theatrical and documentary categories will...
In the comedy series category, freshman Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" scored a nomination for best series, as well as an overall best new series nod. "The Last Man on Earth" also landed in that latter category, and was singled out for its pilot episode writing, too.
On the drama side of the equation, lauded "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" also got best series and best new series nominations, in addition to a an episode writing nod. Newly-minted Emmy winner "Game of Thrones" also scored a best drama citation, as well as an episodic writing nomination.
The full list of nominees released this week are below. Nominations in the theatrical and documentary categories will...
- 12/3/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Something vaguely shocking: Trevor Noah taking over "The Daily Show" almost feels like a non-event. Maybe it's because we're slightly hungover, hot-take-wise, from Stephen Colbert taking over "The Late Show." Maybe it's because, beyond his initial opening monologue, it's relatively business as usual for the series. "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" might have a new name, but much of the core creative team from Jon Stewart's era is still working behind the scenes, including executive producers Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz, Tim Greenberg, Jill Katz and Adam Lowitt. There's a new man behind the desk, but in many respects it's still recognizably the same show. Read More: 10 Ways 'The Daily Show With Trevor Noah' Aims to Move Beyond Jon Stewart And Noah will have plenty of time to settle into his new role. As President of Content Development and Original Programming Kent Alterman told Indiewire in a recent interview,...
- 10/2/2015
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Actor-comedian Kevin Hart (Ride Along 2) will be Trevor Noah’s first guest on The Daily Show when it premieres September 28 on Comedy Central. Rounding out premiere week: On September 29, Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe will join Noah, followed by Gop presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on September 29. Musician Ryan Adams will wrap Noah’s inaugural week on October 1. Noah, Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz, Tim Greenberg, Jill Katz and Adam Lowitt are The…...
- 9/23/2015
- Deadline TV
With his final Daily Show planned for Thursday, August 6th, Jon Stewart took a moment this week to survey the legacy of his iconic Comedy Central run – by talking about food. The comedian-host stopped by "The Daily Show Podcast Without Jon Stewart" for a hilarious "exit interview" that quickly devolved into grub-specific memories from the set. The 26-minute chat is available to stream at the Daily Show website.
Stewart joined Daily Show writer-producers Adam Lowitt, Steve Bodow and Jen Flanz for his podcast debut, calling the experience "a creepier radio...
Stewart joined Daily Show writer-producers Adam Lowitt, Steve Bodow and Jen Flanz for his podcast debut, calling the experience "a creepier radio...
- 8/5/2015
- Rollingstone.com
At the Daily Show panel of the 2015 Television Critics Association summer press tour, Trevor Noah announced that he would be keeping the senior producers from Jon Stewart's era but probably lose some of the Fox News jokes. “The Daily Show was based on an emerging 24 hour news cycle,” Noah said, according to EW. "The biggest challenge is going to be an exciting one I’m sure is how are we going to bring all of that together looking at it from a bigger lens as opposed to just going after one source — which was historically Fox News.” This means all of the internet can be pilloried!Noah will be keeping the executive producers around: Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz, Tim Greenberg, Jill Katz, and Adam Lowitt have all re-signed their contracts. That said, Noah said it won't be the same Tds because he's not Jon Stewart. "I’m taking things...
- 7/29/2015
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
“The Daily Show” may soon have a new host, but the executive team remains the same. Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz, Tim Greenberg, Jill Katz and Adam Lowitt will continue as executive producers of Trevor Noah’s turn as 11 p.m. Comedy Central host. Outgoing face Jon Stewart was the only other executive producer. “Steve, Jen, Tim, Jill and Adam have been key architects of ‘The Daily Show’s’ success, and we are excited that they will continue at the core of the creative team working with Trevor Noah as the show evolves,” said Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless. “They remain committed to delivering.
- 7/29/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" won the Original Screenplay honor at the recently concluded Writers Guild Awards while Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game" took home the Adapted Screenplay trophy. "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swarts" written by Brian Knappenberger won Documentary Screenplay award. The film is not nominated for an Academy award.
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Original Screenplay
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Winner
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper,...
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Original Screenplay
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Winner
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) handed out top film honors to the screenplays of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The Imitation Game" Saturday night. On the television side, "Louie" and "True Detective" were favorites, winning two prizes each. Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" competed in the original category at the WGA Awards, while the Academy's Writers Branch, in a rare move outside of guild designation, deemed it adapted due to the fact that a scene from the feature script was the basis of a short film that screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. So if "The Imitation Game" is to go on to Oscar glory, it will have to compete with Chazelle's popular film for the first time this season at the Feb. 22 Academy Awards ceremony. Additionally, presumed Best Picture frontrunner "Birdman" was not eligible for WGA (making it still significant competition with "Grand Budapest" in the original category), nor was "The Theory of Everything,...
- 2/15/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The Writers Guild of America announced the TV nominees for the 2015 WGA Awards on Thursday (December 4) morning and several new shows broke into the fields in a big way. And, of course, there were a number of big WGA Award nomination head-scratchers. Specifically, where the heck was FX's "Fargo"? The answer is below. Making perhaps the biggest splash was "Transparent," which earned three nominations and, since "Orange Is The New Black" earned two nods and "House of Cards" pick up one, that meant that Amazon Prime and Netflix are, at least for one award-giving organization, on equal footing as creators of original programming. The Jill Soloway-created "Transparent" is nominated for New Series, where it will go against "The Affair," "The Knick," "Silicon Valley" and "True Detective." "Transparent" and "Silicon Valley" are also up for Comedy Series, going against "Louie," "Veep" and "Orange Is The New Black." Lest you panic...
- 12/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Newly elected New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is heading to The Daily Show for his late-night debut.
De Blasio, who succeeded Michael Bloomberg in the mayoral position on New Year's Day, will sit down with Jon Stewart on Monday, Feb. 3 at 11 p.m. Pst/Est, Comedy Central announced Friday.
Video: NYC Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio Celebrates Win With Lorde's 'Royals'
De Blasio, 52, is the Big Apple's first Democratic mayor in two decades.
Stewart, Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz and Adam Lowitt are executive producers with Tim Greenberg and Hillary Kun as co-executive producers. Elliott Kalan is head writer.
The ...
De Blasio, who succeeded Michael Bloomberg in the mayoral position on New Year's Day, will sit down with Jon Stewart on Monday, Feb. 3 at 11 p.m. Pst/Est, Comedy Central announced Friday.
Video: NYC Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio Celebrates Win With Lorde's 'Royals'
De Blasio, 52, is the Big Apple's first Democratic mayor in two decades.
Stewart, Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz and Adam Lowitt are executive producers with Tim Greenberg and Hillary Kun as co-executive producers. Elliott Kalan is head writer.
The ...
- 1/31/2014
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart has upped three to executive producer, while The Colbert Report has promoted a longtime producer. In a nod to the Comedy Central series' stability, The Daily Show has elevated Steve Bodow and Adam Lowitt, both 12-year Daily Show veterans, as well as Jen Flanz, who began with the show in 1998 as a production assistant, to executive producers on the long-running show. Over at Colbert, Emily Lazar, with the 11:30 p.m. show since its 2005 launch, was promoted from supervising producer to co-executive producer. "For over 1,300 shows Emily
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- 1/28/2014
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s safe to say that finally losing out on the Emmy last year didn’t ruin anyone’s career. Quite the contrary. Amid a flurry of promotions on Comedy Central’s late-night staple, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart has given three series veterans their executive producer stripes. Steve Bodow, Jen Flanz and Adam Lowitt are the new EPs alongside host Jon Stewart. All three of the Daily Show’s new exec producers were with the show throughout its entire 10-year run as Emmy winner for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy series. Bodow started as a writer in 2002 and worked his way up to co-ep in 2011. Flanz joined the show as a production assistant in 1998 and also was named co-ep in 2011. Lowitt came aboard as a postproduction assistant and makes the jump to Ep from supervising producer, a job he landed in 2012. The show also said today that Tim Greenberg...
- 1/28/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: I’ve learned that three veterans of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart – co-executive producers Adam Lowitt, Jennifer Flanz and Steve Bodow — are being tapped as new showrunners for Comedy Central‘s long-running late-night show. They would succeed Rory Albanese, who last week left to move to Los Angeles for primetime comedy development under a two-script deal with Warner Bros. TV. Lowitt, Flanz and Bodow, all multiple Emmy winners for their work on the show, are expected to be upped to executive producers. Lowitt has been on The Daily Show for eight years, having started in 2005 as a segment producer; Flanz has been on the program for seven years, having started as a coordinating producer in 2006; Bodow has been a writer on The Daily Show for a decade, including a stint as head writer.
- 10/14/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
John Oliver begins his stint as guest host of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on Monday, June 10 at 11 Pm. Deadline broke the news in March that Stewart would be taking a 12-week hiatus to direct his first feature film Rosewater and Oliver would be filling in for eight weeks of original episodes during Stewart’s absence. Stewart will return on Tuesday, September 3. Scheduled guests during Oliver’s first week include Seth Rogen, Armando Iannucci, Mavis Staples and Fareed Zakaria. Oliver performs stand-up around the Us and his one-hour special Terrifying Times debuted in April 2008. His stand-up series, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show premiered on Comedy Central in January 2010 with the fourth season slated to air in late summer. Along with Andy Zaltzman, Oliver also writes and stars in a weekly podcast, The Bugle: Audio Newspaper For A Visual World. The Daily Show is exec produced by Jon Stewart and Rory Albanese,...
- 5/1/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
On TV this Friday: Phineas and Ferb think you’ve (and they’ve) been left dangling for long enough, Professor Tyra college-classes up America’s Next Top Model, Scott and Stonebridge Strike Back against the bad guys and John Oliver’s Stand-Up Show closes its Season 3 run. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are eight programs you may want to check out tonight.
8 pm America’s Next Top Model: College Edition (The CW) | Season premiere: Female college students compete for fame in the newest cycle of Tyra Banks’ search for the next pretty face.
8 pm America’s Next Top Model: College Edition (The CW) | Season premiere: Female college students compete for fame in the newest cycle of Tyra Banks’ search for the next pretty face.
- 8/24/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Modern Family, Downton Abbey, and the other winners of the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards “often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards (for film), Grammy Awards (for music) and Tony Awards (for stage).” The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2010-2011 Primetime Emmys® for programs and individual achievements last night in Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. I was happy to see Peter Dinklage win for his work in Game of Thrones. He deserved it. The full listing of the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards winners is below.
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy ABC (Modern Family)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy ABC (Modern Family...
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy ABC (Modern Family)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy ABC (Modern Family...
- 9/19/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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Modern Family, Mad Men and HBO were among the major winners at last night's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The ABC series snagged awards for supporting actor Eric Stonestreet, Christopher Lloyd’s writing and Outstanding Comedy Series, while Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series and won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. HBO’s Temple Grandin, You Don’t Know Jack and The Pacific also all received at least one award.
Other series that received Primetime Emmys included Fox’s high school musical, Glee, AMC’s Breaking Bad, CBS’s superior legal drama, The Good Wife and one of yours truly's favorites, Big Bang Theory. Bazinga!
The CBS sitcom was named in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for the performances of Jim Parsons. Parsons plays uber-geek, antisocialite and self-confessed physics genius Sheldon Cooper. You can see Parson's...
Modern Family, Mad Men and HBO were among the major winners at last night's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The ABC series snagged awards for supporting actor Eric Stonestreet, Christopher Lloyd’s writing and Outstanding Comedy Series, while Mad Men was named Outstanding Drama Series and won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. HBO’s Temple Grandin, You Don’t Know Jack and The Pacific also all received at least one award.
Other series that received Primetime Emmys included Fox’s high school musical, Glee, AMC’s Breaking Bad, CBS’s superior legal drama, The Good Wife and one of yours truly's favorites, Big Bang Theory. Bazinga!
The CBS sitcom was named in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for the performances of Jim Parsons. Parsons plays uber-geek, antisocialite and self-confessed physics genius Sheldon Cooper. You can see Parson's...
- 8/30/2010
- CinemaSpy
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2009-2010 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the .62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. originating on the NBC Television Network from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Academy’s Chairman & CEO John Shaffner participated in the awards ceremony. Don Mischer was Executive Producer of the telecast. In addition to Emmys in 26 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 74 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on August 21, 2010 from the Nokia Theatre. HBO, AMC were the big winners at the 62nd Primetime Emmys, while ABC and CBS were the top broadcast Networks.
Biggest shocks on Sunday night.
7 time Emmy winner, The Amazing Race, was brought down by fellow reality series Top Chef. Previous Emmy champs, Tony Shaloub and Alec Baldwin were brought down hard by Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons!
Biggest shocks on Sunday night.
7 time Emmy winner, The Amazing Race, was brought down by fellow reality series Top Chef. Previous Emmy champs, Tony Shaloub and Alec Baldwin were brought down hard by Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons!
- 8/30/2010
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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