Beth’s got a lot of living to do, and as her relationship with John continues to grow more serious, a life with marriage and children is coming clearer into view — if she manages the eternal balance of keeping her other relationships alive and supporting her friends and family with their own problems. Amy Schumer stars in the series she wrote, directed, and executive produced opposite Michael Cera, Yamaneika Saunders, and Laura Benanti, among others, with an exciting lineup of A-list guest stars for the second season, including Jennifer Coolidge, Amy Sedaris, Big Freedia, and more. The 10-episode “Life & Beth” Season 2 will premiere on Hulu on Friday, Feb. 16. You can watch Life & Beth: Season 2 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
How to Watch ‘Life & Beth’ Season 2 Premiere When: Friday, February 16, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.
How to Watch ‘Life & Beth’ Season 2 Premiere When: Friday, February 16, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.
- 2/16/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Amy Schumer booked a recognizable psychic for the second season of her Hulu series Life & Beth.
As the trailer revealed, Jennifer Coolidge makes a cameo in Schumer’s follow-up season. And now a new clip, dropped on Thursday, shows nearly two minutes of the anticipated scene, which comes in the third episode of the 10-episode season, which releases in full on Thursday.
Playing a New Orleans psychic named Madame de Merde, the Emmy-winning White Lotus actress has been booked for a reading by Beth (Schumer), who brings another season two guest character — played by Amy Sedaris — along for the appointment. As the teaser shows, however, Beth doesn’t exactly get a good vibe during their introduction.
Schumer shared a fun fact with The Hollywood Reporter that Coolidge and Sedaris’ roles were originally flipped, with Coolidge initially set to play the New Orleans wedding planner ultimately played by Sedaris, and...
As the trailer revealed, Jennifer Coolidge makes a cameo in Schumer’s follow-up season. And now a new clip, dropped on Thursday, shows nearly two minutes of the anticipated scene, which comes in the third episode of the 10-episode season, which releases in full on Thursday.
Playing a New Orleans psychic named Madame de Merde, the Emmy-winning White Lotus actress has been booked for a reading by Beth (Schumer), who brings another season two guest character — played by Amy Sedaris — along for the appointment. As the teaser shows, however, Beth doesn’t exactly get a good vibe during their introduction.
Schumer shared a fun fact with The Hollywood Reporter that Coolidge and Sedaris’ roles were originally flipped, with Coolidge initially set to play the New Orleans wedding planner ultimately played by Sedaris, and...
- 2/15/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 2022, Amy Schumer starred in two different series. One was the long-delayed fifth season of her sketch comedy show Inside Amy Schumer, which had been absent for six years while Schumer focused on family and on other professional opportunities. The other was Hulu’s Life & Beth, a semi-autobiographical dramedy where Schumer played an unhappy woman who moved back into her childhood home in Long Island after the loss of her mother, trying for a fresh start to a life that hadn’t gone as she once hoped.
The return...
The return...
- 2/15/2024
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Two months into the new year, Hulu is in full gear! The streamer will usher in several major premieres this February in addition to a wide variety of library shows and movies. Kick off the month with the premiere of the latest installment of Ryan Murphy and FX’s “Feud,” entitled “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” and starring Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Tom Hollander, and more.
Recent Emmy winner Quinta Brunson’s “Abbott Elementary” will also welcome students back in the doors as Season 3 makes its highly anticipated premiere mid-month on both ABC and on Hulu the next day, part of several season premieres for ABC this month, including “Not Dead Yet,” “The Conners,” and more.
From the recent Sundance debut film “Suncoast” to the epic historical miniseries “Shōgun,” find out everything coming to Hulu in February, including The Streamable’s top five must-see shows and movies!
Recent Emmy winner Quinta Brunson’s “Abbott Elementary” will also welcome students back in the doors as Season 3 makes its highly anticipated premiere mid-month on both ABC and on Hulu the next day, part of several season premieres for ABC this month, including “Not Dead Yet,” “The Conners,” and more.
From the recent Sundance debut film “Suncoast” to the epic historical miniseries “Shōgun,” find out everything coming to Hulu in February, including The Streamable’s top five must-see shows and movies!
- 1/31/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Life & Beth has a return date. Hulu announced the season two premiere with the release of a trailer and new poster. The streaming service renewed the comedy from Amy Schumer in April 2022, a month after the show's premiere.
Starring Schumer, Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, and Violet Young, the second season of the Hulu comedy will follow Beth (Schumer) as she deals with her new relationship. Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, and Rosebud Baker are recurring guest stars.
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Starring Schumer, Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, and Violet Young, the second season of the Hulu comedy will follow Beth (Schumer) as she deals with her new relationship. Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, and Rosebud Baker are recurring guest stars.
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- 1/21/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Get ready for the return of Life & Beth!
Hulu has released debuted the season two trailer for the hit comedy series created by and starring Amy Schumer.
Here’s the synopsis for season two: “As Beth (Schumer) and John’s (Michael Cera) relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears? Beth does her best to keep her relationships alive while struggling to support friends and family who are all facing their own problems while entering their fourth decade.”
Keep reading to find out more…
Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, and Rosebud Baker will also be returning for season two.
Hulu has released debuted the season two trailer for the hit comedy series created by and starring Amy Schumer.
Here’s the synopsis for season two: “As Beth (Schumer) and John’s (Michael Cera) relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears? Beth does her best to keep her relationships alive while struggling to support friends and family who are all facing their own problems while entering their fourth decade.”
Keep reading to find out more…
Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, and Rosebud Baker will also be returning for season two.
- 1/19/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Apple TV’s Messi Documentary Series Gets Trailer
Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for its highly anticipated documentary event “Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend.” The four-part series will track the career of international superstar and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi throughout his record-setting, multi-decade career with the Argentina national football team up through their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win.
Through personal interviews with Messi and conversations with his teammates, coaches, competitors, devout fans, and commentators, the docuseries explores the ups and downs of the champion’s tenure thus far, including his early retirement in 2016 and his comeback in 2022 as the FIFA World Cup’s best player.
Watch the trailer for “Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend” below:
“Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend” is set to premiere globally on Feb. 21 on Apple TV+.
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com...
Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for its highly anticipated documentary event “Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend.” The four-part series will track the career of international superstar and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi throughout his record-setting, multi-decade career with the Argentina national football team up through their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win.
Through personal interviews with Messi and conversations with his teammates, coaches, competitors, devout fans, and commentators, the docuseries explores the ups and downs of the champion’s tenure thus far, including his early retirement in 2016 and his comeback in 2022 as the FIFA World Cup’s best player.
Watch the trailer for “Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend” below:
“Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend” is set to premiere globally on Feb. 21 on Apple TV+.
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com...
- 1/19/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth released its season two trailer on Thursday, teasing new appearances from Amy Sedaris, Jennifer Coolidge, Beanie Feldstein, Colin Quinn, Jemima Kirke, Margaret Cho, Maria Dizzia and Tim Meadows. Schumer and Michael Cera return as the show’s two protagonists.
Season two will follow Beth (Schumer) and John (Cera) as their “relationship grows more serious,” per the official synopsis. “Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems.”
Hulu’s Life & Beth is written and directed by Schumer, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Kevin Kane, Daniel Powell and Ryan McFaul. Season one premiered in March 2022 to positive reviews and was renewed shortly after.
Hulu teases season two by asking, “Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears?...
Season two will follow Beth (Schumer) and John (Cera) as their “relationship grows more serious,” per the official synopsis. “Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems.”
Hulu’s Life & Beth is written and directed by Schumer, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Kevin Kane, Daniel Powell and Ryan McFaul. Season one premiered in March 2022 to positive reviews and was renewed shortly after.
Hulu teases season two by asking, “Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears?...
- 1/18/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A wedding, a pregnancy and a search for a mental health diagnosis for John are among the happenings in Season 2 of Life & Beth, written, directed, executive produced and starring Amy Schumer. Hulu released the official Season 2 trailer today, which reveals some of the season’s guests stars including Jennifer Coolidge, Amy Sedaris, Beanie Feldstein, Big Freedia, Colin Quinn, Jemima Kirke, Margaret Cho, Maria Dizzia and Tim Meadows.
In addition to Schumer, they join returning cast Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Violet Young as well as recurring guest stars, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, Rosebud Baker and more.
In Season 2, per the official synopsis: As Beth (Schumer) and John’s (Cera) relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men,...
In addition to Schumer, they join returning cast Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Violet Young as well as recurring guest stars, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, Rosebud Baker and more.
In Season 2, per the official synopsis: As Beth (Schumer) and John’s (Cera) relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Beth and John approach some of life’s biggest milestones in Life & Beth‘s newly released Season 2 trailer.
Amy Schumer’s semi-autobiographical comedy series will return Friday, Feb. 16 — a whopping 23 months after the release of Season 1 (which bowed March 18, 2022). All 10 episodes will drop at once.
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And in those episodes, as the video above shows, we’ll see...
Amy Schumer’s semi-autobiographical comedy series will return Friday, Feb. 16 — a whopping 23 months after the release of Season 1 (which bowed March 18, 2022). All 10 episodes will drop at once.
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And in those episodes, as the video above shows, we’ll see...
- 1/18/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Amy Schumer is back and this time, expecting, in “Life & Beth” Season 2.
The next season of the Hulu series picks up with Schumer’s title character Beth tying the knot with unexpected love John (Michael Cera), and soon finding out they are pregnant.
In addition to the returning stars, Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge, Beanie Feldstein, Margaret Cho, Jemima Kirke, Tim Meadows, and Amy Sedaris appear in Season 2, alongside Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, and Rosebud Baker.
The official synopsis reads: “As Beth and John’s relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears? Beth...
The next season of the Hulu series picks up with Schumer’s title character Beth tying the knot with unexpected love John (Michael Cera), and soon finding out they are pregnant.
In addition to the returning stars, Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge, Beanie Feldstein, Margaret Cho, Jemima Kirke, Tim Meadows, and Amy Sedaris appear in Season 2, alongside Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Michael Rapaport, Lavar Walker, Sas Goldberg, Arielle Siegel, and Rosebud Baker.
The official synopsis reads: “As Beth and John’s relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears? Beth...
- 1/18/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Comedian Brad Williams has unveiled his latest comedy special, Starfish, announcing that it will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform Veeps on Thursday, December 21st around 5 p.m. Pt.
Williams’ new hour, filmed at Sony Hall in New York City, sees him talk about navigating relationships and everyday life as a little person. He says that he selected the 21st as its premiere date given the fact that
“it’s the shortest day of the year!”
While the special will be available for free for Veeps All Access subscribers, fans can purchase individual tickets on veeps.com for $14.99 with pre-order code Brad, or for $19.99 day of show. All Access subscribers will be able to enjoy it as many times as they like for a full year following the livestream, with the special to be made available to other ticket holders for seven days post-airing.
Directors for Brad Williams: Starfish...
Williams’ new hour, filmed at Sony Hall in New York City, sees him talk about navigating relationships and everyday life as a little person. He says that he selected the 21st as its premiere date given the fact that
“it’s the shortest day of the year!”
While the special will be available for free for Veeps All Access subscribers, fans can purchase individual tickets on veeps.com for $14.99 with pre-order code Brad, or for $19.99 day of show. All Access subscribers will be able to enjoy it as many times as they like for a full year following the livestream, with the special to be made available to other ticket holders for seven days post-airing.
Directors for Brad Williams: Starfish...
- 11/2/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Inside Amy Schumer was one of a number of titles unceremoniously pulled from Paramount+ this week, as revealed by Deadline.
Now it has emerged that Season 5 of the show – the first in more than six years – won’t air on the linear Comedy Central network as announced.
The return of Inside Amy Schumer, a sketch comedy series created and hosted by the comedian, was first unveiled as part of Paramount+’s lineup in February 2021. In May 2022, it was revealed that the show would also air on Comedy Central, which had originated the first four seasons of the show.
Season 5 of the show, which premiered on the streamer in October, saw Schumer visit Colorado, witness a murder, go on The Bachelor, watch Uncut Gems and yell at a parade.
It featured the likes of Olivia Wilde, Ellie Kemper, Bridget Everett, Jesse Williams and Yamaneika Saunders.
The series is produced by...
Now it has emerged that Season 5 of the show – the first in more than six years – won’t air on the linear Comedy Central network as announced.
The return of Inside Amy Schumer, a sketch comedy series created and hosted by the comedian, was first unveiled as part of Paramount+’s lineup in February 2021. In May 2022, it was revealed that the show would also air on Comedy Central, which had originated the first four seasons of the show.
Season 5 of the show, which premiered on the streamer in October, saw Schumer visit Colorado, witness a murder, go on The Bachelor, watch Uncut Gems and yell at a parade.
It featured the likes of Olivia Wilde, Ellie Kemper, Bridget Everett, Jesse Williams and Yamaneika Saunders.
The series is produced by...
- 6/27/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Better Call Saul” actor Bob Odenkirk, “Pitch Perfect” star Anna Kendrick and acclaimed comedians Chelsea Handler and Eric André are among the lineup South by Southwest (SXSW) announced for its upcoming comedy festival.
The comedy festival will include improv, stand-up showcases, live podcast recordings and conversations.
In addition to Odenkirk, Kenrick, André and Handler, the comedy lineup features Abbi Jacobson, Adrienne Iapalucci, Andre Hyland, Anthony Atamanuik, Anthony DeVito, Aristotle Athari, Beth Stelling, Brian Moses, Caitlin Peluffo, Caleb Hearon, Christina Catherine Martinez, Doug Benson, Eddie Pepitone, Emma Willmann, Felipe Esparza, Godfrey, Greg Proops, Ismael Loutfi, Jackie Fabulous, Jake Johnson, James Adomian, Jessica McKenna, Joe DeRosa, John Gemberling, Josh Johnson, Joyelle Johnson, Katherine Blanford, Leonard Maltin, Matt Besser, Mike Lawrence, Natalie Palamides, Nick Thune, Patton Oswalt, Pete Lee, Phoebe Robinson, Rachel Sennott, Reggie Watts, Sabrina Jalees, Sam Jay, Sam Tallent, Sandy Honig, Steve Agee, Steph Tolev, Stuart Goldsmith, Tim Robinson, Todd Barry,...
The comedy festival will include improv, stand-up showcases, live podcast recordings and conversations.
In addition to Odenkirk, Kenrick, André and Handler, the comedy lineup features Abbi Jacobson, Adrienne Iapalucci, Andre Hyland, Anthony Atamanuik, Anthony DeVito, Aristotle Athari, Beth Stelling, Brian Moses, Caitlin Peluffo, Caleb Hearon, Christina Catherine Martinez, Doug Benson, Eddie Pepitone, Emma Willmann, Felipe Esparza, Godfrey, Greg Proops, Ismael Loutfi, Jackie Fabulous, Jake Johnson, James Adomian, Jessica McKenna, Joe DeRosa, John Gemberling, Josh Johnson, Joyelle Johnson, Katherine Blanford, Leonard Maltin, Matt Besser, Mike Lawrence, Natalie Palamides, Nick Thune, Patton Oswalt, Pete Lee, Phoebe Robinson, Rachel Sennott, Reggie Watts, Sabrina Jalees, Sam Jay, Sam Tallent, Sandy Honig, Steve Agee, Steph Tolev, Stuart Goldsmith, Tim Robinson, Todd Barry,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with game-day versions, additional commercials. Super Sunday brought Madison Avenue’s annual spending spree, which has boosted the Big Game’s Hollywood quotient noticeably in recent years.
Celebrity product pitches date back to the days of leather helmets, of course, but in the increasingly rare air of the Super Bowl they have started to overtake the left-field breakouts of the past by the likes of Puppy Monkey Baby or beer-loving frogs. With Fox’s telecast commanding a peak level of more than 7 million for 30-second spots, producers and brands again are banking on stars in a big way. Super Bowl Lvii, a contest in Arizona between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, will feature commercials starring Bradley Cooper, Adam Driver, Melissa McCarthy, Anna Faris, Ben Stiller, Brie Larson, Steve Martin, Maya Rudolph and Miles and Keleigh Teller. Streaming services — a burgeoning category — will feature plugs by Will Ferrell,...
Celebrity product pitches date back to the days of leather helmets, of course, but in the increasingly rare air of the Super Bowl they have started to overtake the left-field breakouts of the past by the likes of Puppy Monkey Baby or beer-loving frogs. With Fox’s telecast commanding a peak level of more than 7 million for 30-second spots, producers and brands again are banking on stars in a big way. Super Bowl Lvii, a contest in Arizona between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, will feature commercials starring Bradley Cooper, Adam Driver, Melissa McCarthy, Anna Faris, Ben Stiller, Brie Larson, Steve Martin, Maya Rudolph and Miles and Keleigh Teller. Streaming services — a burgeoning category — will feature plugs by Will Ferrell,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This article contains details of the Hillary Clinton & Chelsea Clinton Gutsy docuseries, which debuted today on Apple TV+.
“I hope it really starts a lot of conversations and opens a lot of eyes and some hearts and minds to the variety of people and the different stories that we can all learn from,” says Hillary Clinton of Gutsy, the docuseries from the former Secretary of State and daughter Chelsea that launched Friday on Apple TV+.
“We have eight episodes, we have a lot of women in each episode, but it’s just a beginning to what I hope is a broader discussion about are we going to go backwards?” the winner of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election added of the larger implications of the show. “Are we going to try to put women and others into little boxes and tell them that they have to go...
“I hope it really starts a lot of conversations and opens a lot of eyes and some hearts and minds to the variety of people and the different stories that we can all learn from,” says Hillary Clinton of Gutsy, the docuseries from the former Secretary of State and daughter Chelsea that launched Friday on Apple TV+.
“We have eight episodes, we have a lot of women in each episode, but it’s just a beginning to what I hope is a broader discussion about are we going to go backwards?” the winner of the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election added of the larger implications of the show. “Are we going to try to put women and others into little boxes and tell them that they have to go...
- 9/10/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Schumer, James Acaster, Jimmy O. Yang and many other comedians have joined the lineup of Just for Laughs Montreal’s 40th anniversary festival. The news comes ahead of the launch for tickets of the event, which goes live Wednesday.
Schumer, Acaster, Yang, Jimmy Carr, Dara Ó Briain, Debra Digiovanni, Jacqueline Novak, Katherine Ryan, Maria Bamford, Fortune Feimster will all perform concert shows over the course of the almost three-week long Canadian comedy festival. In addition, Rick Mercer will host a special concert spotlighting Canadian comics. They join previously announced performers, who include John Mulaney and Hasan Minhaj.
Just for Laughs also announced a special gala celebrating the festival’s 40th anniversary, as well as several club shows, a podcast reading for Hesseltine and Rayna Greenberg’s comedy show “Girls Gotta Eat” and programming for the Off-jfl spin-off festival.
The festival also released the dates for its 26th annual New Faces series,...
Schumer, Acaster, Yang, Jimmy Carr, Dara Ó Briain, Debra Digiovanni, Jacqueline Novak, Katherine Ryan, Maria Bamford, Fortune Feimster will all perform concert shows over the course of the almost three-week long Canadian comedy festival. In addition, Rick Mercer will host a special concert spotlighting Canadian comics. They join previously announced performers, who include John Mulaney and Hasan Minhaj.
Just for Laughs also announced a special gala celebrating the festival’s 40th anniversary, as well as several club shows, a podcast reading for Hesseltine and Rayna Greenberg’s comedy show “Girls Gotta Eat” and programming for the Off-jfl spin-off festival.
The festival also released the dates for its 26th annual New Faces series,...
- 5/25/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Schumer and Michael Cera are entering the next chapter of their love story. “Life & Beth” has been renewed for a second season on Hulu, Schumer announced on Wednesday.
Schumer made the announcement during an interview on “The Howard Stern Show.” In addition to starring as the title character, Schumer created and executive produces the show, and directed and wrote several episodes of the first season.
The first season of the show followed Beth, a successful wine distributer living in Manhattan, who moves back to her childhood home on Long Island following the unexpected death of her mother (Laura Benanti). While there, she reunites with old friends, reconsiders her childhood and sparks an unexpected connection with a local farmer, John (Cera). The first season ended with Beth entering a relationship with John, quitting her job and taking the first steps to rebuilding her relationship with her sister Ann (Susannah Flood...
Schumer made the announcement during an interview on “The Howard Stern Show.” In addition to starring as the title character, Schumer created and executive produces the show, and directed and wrote several episodes of the first season.
The first season of the show followed Beth, a successful wine distributer living in Manhattan, who moves back to her childhood home on Long Island following the unexpected death of her mother (Laura Benanti). While there, she reunites with old friends, reconsiders her childhood and sparks an unexpected connection with a local farmer, John (Cera). The first season ended with Beth entering a relationship with John, quitting her job and taking the first steps to rebuilding her relationship with her sister Ann (Susannah Flood...
- 4/13/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
There’s more “Life & Beth” on the way.
Hulu has renewed the Amy Schumer-starring series for a 10-episode Season 2.
The show debuted less than a month ago, on March 18.
Season 1 starred Amy as a character named Beth. Her “life would look pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long term relationship with a successful guy and lives in Manhattan. When a sudden incident forces Beth to engage with her past, her life changes forever,” reads a logline from the streamer. “Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We’ll go on her journey towards building a bigger, bolder and more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory lane...
Hulu has renewed the Amy Schumer-starring series for a 10-episode Season 2.
The show debuted less than a month ago, on March 18.
Season 1 starred Amy as a character named Beth. Her “life would look pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long term relationship with a successful guy and lives in Manhattan. When a sudden incident forces Beth to engage with her past, her life changes forever,” reads a logline from the streamer. “Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We’ll go on her journey towards building a bigger, bolder and more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory lane...
- 4/13/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth will be back for a second go-round. Schumer revealed today on The Howard Stern Show that Hulu has renewed the dramedy series for a 10-episode second season.
Written, directed, executive produced and starring Schumer, Life & Beth follows Beth (Schumer), whose life looks pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with, she makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long-term relationship with an attractive, successful guy and lives in Manhattan. But when a sudden incident forces her to engage with her past, her life changes forever.
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Through flashbacks to her teen self (portrayed by Violet Young), Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. The series follows her journey toward building a more authentic life, learning to...
Written, directed, executive produced and starring Schumer, Life & Beth follows Beth (Schumer), whose life looks pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with, she makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long-term relationship with an attractive, successful guy and lives in Manhattan. But when a sudden incident forces her to engage with her past, her life changes forever.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
Through flashbacks to her teen self (portrayed by Violet Young), Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. The series follows her journey toward building a more authentic life, learning to...
- 4/13/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Amy Schumer’s semi-autobiographical Life & Beth will return for a second season on Hulu. The actress/comedienne broke the renewal news Wednesday morning during an appearance on The Howard Stern Show.
The series’ inaugural 10-episode season dropped on March 18.
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Life & Beth stars Schumer as Beth, a New York City wine distributor unpacking her...
The series’ inaugural 10-episode season dropped on March 18.
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Life & Beth stars Schumer as Beth, a New York City wine distributor unpacking her...
- 4/13/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
As Hollywood events return to full force in New York and Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic, here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings, including red carpets for WeCrashed, Pachinko, Life & Beth and Cheaper by the Dozen.
SXSW
The annual music, tech and film festival returned to Austin this year, kicking off on March 11 and running until March 20, with premieres of Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Lost City, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, along with debuts of upcoming shows Dmz, Halo, Swimming with Sharks and The Girl From Plainville.
Pachinko Global Premiere Event
Apple TV+ hosted a starry premiere for its global series on Wednesday at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, where the cast, including Yuh-jung Youn, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai and Jimmi Simpson, was joined by guests Natalie Portman, Damon Lindelof, Ashley Park,...
SXSW
The annual music, tech and film festival returned to Austin this year, kicking off on March 11 and running until March 20, with premieres of Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Lost City, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, along with debuts of upcoming shows Dmz, Halo, Swimming with Sharks and The Girl From Plainville.
Pachinko Global Premiere Event
Apple TV+ hosted a starry premiere for its global series on Wednesday at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, where the cast, including Yuh-jung Youn, Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Minha Kim, Anna Sawai and Jimmi Simpson, was joined by guests Natalie Portman, Damon Lindelof, Ashley Park,...
- 3/18/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Life & Beth,” Amy Schumer’s new show for Hulu, unfolds in three distinct acts. The first sees Beth (Schumer) as a wine salesperson in Manhattan who’s quietly miserable with her job and in her relationship to Matt (Kevin Kane), a “New York 8” who treats her like an inconvenient afterthought. The second act sends her to her hometown on Long Island, where she meets and falls for John (Michael Cera), a vineyard farmer whose lifestyle and blunt charm shows her the possibility of a different kind of life. The final act, unfolding over the season’s last two episodes, has Beth confront her own mortality and dive deeper into the childhood that made her want to get so far away from Long Island in the first place.
The series is a new kind of venture for star, writer, and director Schumer, who’s long been known for a louder,...
The series is a new kind of venture for star, writer, and director Schumer, who’s long been known for a louder,...
- 3/18/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Selling is an act of disappearing on “Life & Beth.” You sell best by asking questions, nodding, dispatching a well-timed “staaaaaahp” meant to connote active listening in the key of sorority sister. You sell by making buyers feel interesting to someone other than themselves.
Amy Schumer, returning to television for the first time since Comedy Central’s shrewd “Inside Amy Schumer” finished in 2016, plays Beth, a wine rep with a talent for puffery. But the 10-episode Hulu series picks up on the day her ennui spills over into her sales pitch. Beth has a boyfriend she doesn’t love, a career that doesn’t suit her interests, and a Manhattan address that looks better on other people’s wedding invitations than it feels to go home to. We’ve seen Schumer in the throes of an early onset midlife crisis before, but never with this much raw sincerity. Beth’s arrested development,...
Amy Schumer, returning to television for the first time since Comedy Central’s shrewd “Inside Amy Schumer” finished in 2016, plays Beth, a wine rep with a talent for puffery. But the 10-episode Hulu series picks up on the day her ennui spills over into her sales pitch. Beth has a boyfriend she doesn’t love, a career that doesn’t suit her interests, and a Manhattan address that looks better on other people’s wedding invitations than it feels to go home to. We’ve seen Schumer in the throes of an early onset midlife crisis before, but never with this much raw sincerity. Beth’s arrested development,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- Indiewire
Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth is coming to Hulu next month — and its joke-stacked, silly trailer gives a look inside her character Beth’s shenanigans.
Beth works as a wine distributor and has a longterm relationship with a wealthy guy, who’s not all that. “My boyfriend always says I seem like I’m a hundred, but at this point I’m just following him around like some sad-” she says, before another character adds, “loser.” Needless to say, Beth is “ready for a new start.” (And he doesn’t take the breakup so well.
Beth works as a wine distributor and has a longterm relationship with a wealthy guy, who’s not all that. “My boyfriend always says I seem like I’m a hundred, but at this point I’m just following him around like some sad-” she says, before another character adds, “loser.” Needless to say, Beth is “ready for a new start.” (And he doesn’t take the breakup so well.
- 2/9/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Beth is here and she's ready to shake things up! On Feb. 8, Hulu released the first trailer for its upcoming Amy Schumer-led series Life & Beth. The comedy, starring Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti and Michael Rapaport, premieres March 18 with all 10 episodes arriving at once. The series follows Beth (Schumer) whose life looks great on paper, as she has it all—the job, the city and the man. But when a sudden incident occurs, it forces Beth to engage with her past, which leads to her life changing forever. "Through flashbacks to her teen self," the series description notes, "Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and...
- 2/9/2022
- E! Online
On Tuesday, Hulu took to the Television Critics Association winter press tour and revealed some premiere dates for upcoming shows.
We'll start with the bad news:
Love, Victor will end with its upcoming third season.
The streaming service announced Love Victor Season 3 will launch with all episodes on June 15.
"This season finds Victor going on a journey of self-discovery -- not only deciding who he wants to be with, but more broadly, who he wants to be," reads the synopsis for the final season.
"With their post-high-school-plans looming, Victor and his friends are faced with a new set of problems that they must work through to make the best choices for their futures."
Love, Victor is a followpup to the 2018 movie, Love, Simon, and stars Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, Mason Gooding, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, Mateo Fernandez, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz, Anthony Keyvan, and Ava Capri.
We'll start with the bad news:
Love, Victor will end with its upcoming third season.
The streaming service announced Love Victor Season 3 will launch with all episodes on June 15.
"This season finds Victor going on a journey of self-discovery -- not only deciding who he wants to be with, but more broadly, who he wants to be," reads the synopsis for the final season.
"With their post-high-school-plans looming, Victor and his friends are faced with a new set of problems that they must work through to make the best choices for their futures."
Love, Victor is a followpup to the 2018 movie, Love, Simon, and stars Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, Mason Gooding, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, Mateo Fernandez, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz, Anthony Keyvan, and Ava Capri.
- 2/8/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Six years since “Inside Amy Schumer” ended, the popular comedian is making her return to scripted television with Hulu’s “Life & Beth.”
Directed by, written by and starring Schumer, “Life and Beth” follows its titular character in two pivotal periods of her life: as a teenager, played by Violet Young, and as a successful wine distributor approaching 40, played by Schumer. When a sudden incident forces the adult Beth to reexamine whether she wants the life she built for herself, she begins to look back at her childhood in an attempt to discover how she became who she is and figure out who she wants to become.
In addition to Schumer and Young, Michael Cera portrays Beth’s love interest and farmer named John, and Michael Rapaport plays her father. The cast is rounded out by Yamaneika Saunders and Laura Benanti. Schumer will executive produce alongside Kevin Kane, Daniel Powell and Ryan McFaul.
Directed by, written by and starring Schumer, “Life and Beth” follows its titular character in two pivotal periods of her life: as a teenager, played by Violet Young, and as a successful wine distributor approaching 40, played by Schumer. When a sudden incident forces the adult Beth to reexamine whether she wants the life she built for herself, she begins to look back at her childhood in an attempt to discover how she became who she is and figure out who she wants to become.
In addition to Schumer and Young, Michael Cera portrays Beth’s love interest and farmer named John, and Michael Rapaport plays her father. The cast is rounded out by Yamaneika Saunders and Laura Benanti. Schumer will executive produce alongside Kevin Kane, Daniel Powell and Ryan McFaul.
- 2/8/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock has shared the first look at its new upcoming comedy series “Killing It,” streaming this April.
Created by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, “Killing It” stars Craig Robinson as Craig, a man who competes in a state-sponsored python hunt in his quest to achieve the American Dream. The series co-stars Stephanie Nogueras as Craig’s ex-wife Camille, Jet Miller as his pre-teen daughter Vanessa and Rell Battle as his younger brother Isaiah. Claudia O’Doherty, Scott Macarthur and Wyatt Walter round out the cast.
“We love all the ambitious, challenging, thematically-rich series that populate the current peak-tv landscape,” said Goor in a statement. “We also love jokes. So, we tried to make a show that could deliver both. We wanted ‘Killing It’ to explore America’s quasi-religious obsession with entrepreneurship and wealth, and we also wanted it to be funny. Really, really funny. Plus, we wanted it to have big snakes.
Created by “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, “Killing It” stars Craig Robinson as Craig, a man who competes in a state-sponsored python hunt in his quest to achieve the American Dream. The series co-stars Stephanie Nogueras as Craig’s ex-wife Camille, Jet Miller as his pre-teen daughter Vanessa and Rell Battle as his younger brother Isaiah. Claudia O’Doherty, Scott Macarthur and Wyatt Walter round out the cast.
“We love all the ambitious, challenging, thematically-rich series that populate the current peak-tv landscape,” said Goor in a statement. “We also love jokes. So, we tried to make a show that could deliver both. We wanted ‘Killing It’ to explore America’s quasi-religious obsession with entrepreneurship and wealth, and we also wanted it to be funny. Really, really funny. Plus, we wanted it to have big snakes.
- 2/2/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Legends of Tomorrow has tapped Scrubs alum Donald Faison for a rather mysterious role: The actor will appear in the Season 7 finale (and possibly even Season 8, if the CW drama is renewed) as an unnamed character who admires the Legends, EW.com reports.
Faison’s character is “an unauthorized time traveler with high-profile aspirations,” who is “looking for a boost that only fame, fortune, and glory can provide,” per the official description. “But the big question is whether his respect for the team is going to be able to help the Legends out of hot water or get them into hotter water!
Faison’s character is “an unauthorized time traveler with high-profile aspirations,” who is “looking for a boost that only fame, fortune, and glory can provide,” per the official description. “But the big question is whether his respect for the team is going to be able to help the Legends out of hot water or get them into hotter water!
- 2/2/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Life & Beth has a premiere date and new first look photos. Starring Amy Schumer, Michael Cera, Susannah Flood, Violet Young, Kevin Kane, Yamaneika Saunders, Laura Benanti, Larry Owens, Michael Rapaport, Rosebud Walker, and Lavar Walker, the series follows Beth (Schumer), a woman who appears to have the ideal life. Life & Beth is written, directed, and executive-produced by Schumer and executive-produced by Kevin Kane
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- 2/2/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Hulu has unveiled first-look photos from the new comedy series Life & Beth, written, directed, executive produced by and starring Amy Schumer, announcing that all 10 episodes in its first season will debut exclusively on the streamer on March 18.
Life & Beth follows Beth (Schumer), whose life looks pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long-term relationship with an attractive, successful guy and lives in Manhattan. But when a sudden incident forces her to engage with her past, her life changes forever.
Through flashbacks to her teen self (portrayed by Violet Young), Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We’ll go on her journey toward building a more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory...
Life & Beth follows Beth (Schumer), whose life looks pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long-term relationship with an attractive, successful guy and lives in Manhattan. But when a sudden incident forces her to engage with her past, her life changes forever.
Through flashbacks to her teen self (portrayed by Violet Young), Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We’ll go on her journey toward building a more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory...
- 2/1/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, July 13: Just For Laughs Montreal has announced that Hacks star Jean Smart will be honored with its Comedy Performance of the Year award. Hosting the Just For Laughs Awards Show will be Amber Ruffin.
Previous, June 29: Just For Laughs Montreal on Tuesday took the wraps off its 2021 comedy festival, saying it will run July 26-31 and feature in-person stand-up shows in Montreal as well as for the first time shows in Los Angeles and New York City in a nod to travel restrictions due to the pandemic.
The festival, which went online-only in 2020, also announced a lineup that includes Kevin Hart, Bert Kreischer, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, and SNL‘s Bowen Yang, among others.
Dave Chappelle will receive this year’s Comedy Person of the Year Award from the fest and also will appear. Other honorees announced today include Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence of Ted Lasso,...
Previous, June 29: Just For Laughs Montreal on Tuesday took the wraps off its 2021 comedy festival, saying it will run July 26-31 and feature in-person stand-up shows in Montreal as well as for the first time shows in Los Angeles and New York City in a nod to travel restrictions due to the pandemic.
The festival, which went online-only in 2020, also announced a lineup that includes Kevin Hart, Bert Kreischer, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, and SNL‘s Bowen Yang, among others.
Dave Chappelle will receive this year’s Comedy Person of the Year Award from the fest and also will appear. Other honorees announced today include Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence of Ted Lasso,...
- 7/13/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy Central will revisit the top moments from its celebrity roast specials with Hall of Fame: Top 100 Roast Moments, a five-night event hosted by Nikki Glaser.
Starting on Monday Mar. 29 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt, Hall of Fame: Top 100 Roast Moments is a countdown featuring the Roasts’ “best burns.” The week-long event will revisit the most scorching quips given to past roastees including Alec Baldwin, Justin Bieber, James Franco, Bruce Willis and Rob Lowe.
The Comedy Central special event, which will run until April 2, will feature commentary from comedians, actors, commentators and pop culture historians who will break down the iconic jabs. Set to give their two cents on blazing moments of the Comedy Central tradition are Carly Aquilino, Joel Kim Booster, Guy Branum, Matthew Broussard, Foodgod (Jonathan Cheban), James Davis, Bob the Drag Queen, Daniel Franzese, Josh Johnson, Luenell, Heather McDonald. Additional names joining Hall of Fame: Top 100 Roast Moments are Sam Morril,...
Starting on Monday Mar. 29 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt, Hall of Fame: Top 100 Roast Moments is a countdown featuring the Roasts’ “best burns.” The week-long event will revisit the most scorching quips given to past roastees including Alec Baldwin, Justin Bieber, James Franco, Bruce Willis and Rob Lowe.
The Comedy Central special event, which will run until April 2, will feature commentary from comedians, actors, commentators and pop culture historians who will break down the iconic jabs. Set to give their two cents on blazing moments of the Comedy Central tradition are Carly Aquilino, Joel Kim Booster, Guy Branum, Matthew Broussard, Foodgod (Jonathan Cheban), James Davis, Bob the Drag Queen, Daniel Franzese, Josh Johnson, Luenell, Heather McDonald. Additional names joining Hall of Fame: Top 100 Roast Moments are Sam Morril,...
- 3/10/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the funniest comedians out there has lined up a new gig.
TBS has placed an order for seven episodes of Tournament of Laughs, a virtual comedy competition hosted by Jason Sudeikis.
The series is set to launch Sunday, June 21, on the cabler.
It will feature 32 comics going head to head for bragging rights as a comedy champion.
Every week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between.
Sudeikis will be acting as the master of ceremonies and providing commentary, with viewers at home taking control of the game.
The home audience will decide who moves forward, via phone and online voting, with the winning comics returning for the next round.
The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning a tournament champion.
Featured comedians for the new series are Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho,...
TBS has placed an order for seven episodes of Tournament of Laughs, a virtual comedy competition hosted by Jason Sudeikis.
The series is set to launch Sunday, June 21, on the cabler.
It will feature 32 comics going head to head for bragging rights as a comedy champion.
Every week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between.
Sudeikis will be acting as the master of ceremonies and providing commentary, with viewers at home taking control of the game.
The home audience will decide who moves forward, via phone and online voting, with the winning comics returning for the next round.
The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning a tournament champion.
Featured comedians for the new series are Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
TBS has ordered seven episodes of Tournament of Laughs, a virtual comedy competition series hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis. It’s set for premiere Sunday, June 21.
Tournament of Laughs will feature 32 comedians facing off in a single-elimination bracket-style tournament, with each episode featuring multiple match-ups. Every week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between.
Sudeikis will be acting as the master of ceremonies and providing color commentary. After the episode has aired, the home audience will decide who moves forward, via phone and online voting, with the winning comics returning for the next round. The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning a tournament champion. (watch a teaser above)
Featured comedians include Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog,...
Tournament of Laughs will feature 32 comedians facing off in a single-elimination bracket-style tournament, with each episode featuring multiple match-ups. Every week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between.
Sudeikis will be acting as the master of ceremonies and providing color commentary. After the episode has aired, the home audience will decide who moves forward, via phone and online voting, with the winning comics returning for the next round. The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning a tournament champion. (watch a teaser above)
Featured comedians include Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
TBS has tapped Jason Sudeikis to host a new comedy competition show, the network announced Friday.
Titled “Tournament of Laughs,” the seven-episode series will see 32 comedians face off in a single-elimination, bracket-style tournament. Each week, the comics will create and produce their own videos, which will feature “stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between” for the audience to vote on. The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning the final winner.
Among the comedians set to participate are Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, Godfrey, The Sklar Brothers, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf, Clayton English, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, Tim Dillon, Moshe Kasher, Jessica Kirson, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Tiana, Matteo Lane, Beth Stelling, Vladimir Caamano, Ian Edwards, Aida Rodriguez, Megan Gailey, Preacher Lawson and Piff The Magic Dragon.
Titled “Tournament of Laughs,” the seven-episode series will see 32 comedians face off in a single-elimination, bracket-style tournament. Each week, the comics will create and produce their own videos, which will feature “stand-up sets to song parodies and everything in-between” for the audience to vote on. The final episode will feature an expert comedy panel charged with crowning the final winner.
Among the comedians set to participate are Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, Godfrey, The Sklar Brothers, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf, Clayton English, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, Tim Dillon, Moshe Kasher, Jessica Kirson, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Tiana, Matteo Lane, Beth Stelling, Vladimir Caamano, Ian Edwards, Aida Rodriguez, Megan Gailey, Preacher Lawson and Piff The Magic Dragon.
- 6/5/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
TBS has greenlit a virtual comedy competition with Jason Sudeikis set to host.
“Tournament of Laughs” has received a seven-episode order at the cabler and will premiere June 21 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. In the show, 32 comedians will face off in a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. Each episode will feature multiple matchups.
Featured comics will include: Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, Godfrey, The Sklar Brothers, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf, Clayton English, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, Tim Dillon, Moshe Kasher, Jessica Kirson, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Tiana, Matteo Lane, Beth Stelling, Vladimir Caamano, Ian Edwards, Aida Rodriguez, Megan Gailey, Preacher Lawson, Piff The Magic Dragon with an additional two performers to come.
Each week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything inbetween.
“Tournament of Laughs” has received a seven-episode order at the cabler and will premiere June 21 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. In the show, 32 comedians will face off in a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. Each episode will feature multiple matchups.
Featured comics will include: Jeff Ross, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried, Judah Friedlander, Michael Rapaport, Jim Norton, Fortune Feimster, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, Godfrey, The Sklar Brothers, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Josh Wolf, Clayton English, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, Tim Dillon, Moshe Kasher, Jessica Kirson, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Tiana, Matteo Lane, Beth Stelling, Vladimir Caamano, Ian Edwards, Aida Rodriguez, Megan Gailey, Preacher Lawson, Piff The Magic Dragon with an additional two performers to come.
Each week the comics will create, produce, self-film, and star in their own videos – from stand-up sets to song parodies and everything inbetween.
- 6/5/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Comedian Heidi Heaslet is switching things up on tonight's brand-new episode of The Funny Dance Show—whether her co-host Justine Marino likes it or not! In a sneak-peek clip, Heaslet and her team members Yamaneika Saunders and Jeremiah Watkins crash the competition's rehearsal, where Marino, Kel Mitchell and Carly Jibson are mid-dance. She didn't come empty-handed, either. With Heaslet is an unopened envelope that contains what was supposed to be her team's signature move for the final dance-off; however, she decides to make a last-minute swap with Marino. "I'm gonna surprise her, because guess what—Justine doesn't like...
- 3/25/2020
- E! Online
World Mental Health Day is being spotlighted by two public service initiatives by HBO and Comedy Central, both designed to bring awareness to the health condition and remove the stigma of seeking treatment.
Comedy Central, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid (Mhfa), a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health, today premiered its Be The Difference public service announcement (PSA) featuring Jeff Ross, Matteo Lane and Yamaneika Saunders.
The spot is the initial step in Comedy Central’s first long-term social impact campaign that will focus on driving culture change on mental health. Working with its launch partners, Comedy Central will integrate the campaign across all brand platforms, including linear series, social content and live events, with the goal of making emotional health as important as physical health.
The Be The Difference PSA begins airing today on Comedy Central’s linear channel and will air throughout the month of October.
Comedy Central, in partnership with Mental Health First Aid (Mhfa), a program of the National Council for Behavioral Health, today premiered its Be The Difference public service announcement (PSA) featuring Jeff Ross, Matteo Lane and Yamaneika Saunders.
The spot is the initial step in Comedy Central’s first long-term social impact campaign that will focus on driving culture change on mental health. Working with its launch partners, Comedy Central will integrate the campaign across all brand platforms, including linear series, social content and live events, with the goal of making emotional health as important as physical health.
The Be The Difference PSA begins airing today on Comedy Central’s linear channel and will air throughout the month of October.
- 10/10/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
TruTV will keep the laughs coming with orders for its first animated series and a sports-themed studio show from comics Clayton English and Noah Gardenswartz. Ahead of its first WarnerMedia upfront next week, the cable net also renewed At Home with Amy Sedaris, Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks and The Carbonaro Effect, and ordered more episodes of Adam Ruins Everything
New series This Functional Family and Game Changers (working title) will bow in 2020, with the new seasons of returning shows premiering this year or next
“With our longstanding franchises to more recent successes like Tacoma Fd, we’ve curated an original portfolio at truTV that consistently delivers on telling distinct comedic stories from amazing talent that is resonating with fans and advertisers alike,” TruTV president Chris Linn said. “As we look ahead to the 2019-20 broadcast season and WarnerMedia’s expansion into new platforms, we’re excited about our unmatched...
New series This Functional Family and Game Changers (working title) will bow in 2020, with the new seasons of returning shows premiering this year or next
“With our longstanding franchises to more recent successes like Tacoma Fd, we’ve curated an original portfolio at truTV that consistently delivers on telling distinct comedic stories from amazing talent that is resonating with fans and advertisers alike,” TruTV president Chris Linn said. “As we look ahead to the 2019-20 broadcast season and WarnerMedia’s expansion into new platforms, we’re excited about our unmatched...
- 5/9/2019
- by Erik Pedersen and Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Spectrum announces the release date for “L.A.’s Finest” and Ginnifer Goodwin joins “The Twilight Zone”
Dates
Spectrum subscribers can watch “L.A.’s Finest,” the first series kicking off the new video-on-demand service’s orignal content, on May 13. Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba will executive produce and star in the 13-episode series, which is spinoff of the “Bad Boys” franchise by Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay. Union plays Lapd detective Syd Burnett, who must work together with working mom Nancy McKenna (Alba) to take down some of the city’s most dangerous criminals.
Season two of British-Canadian drama series “Tin Star” will debut in the U.S. and Canada exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, March 8. Starring Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks, the 10-episode sophomore season will pick up at the moment season one ended. Former police detective and alcoholic Jim Worth...
Dates
Spectrum subscribers can watch “L.A.’s Finest,” the first series kicking off the new video-on-demand service’s orignal content, on May 13. Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba will executive produce and star in the 13-episode series, which is spinoff of the “Bad Boys” franchise by Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay. Union plays Lapd detective Syd Burnett, who must work together with working mom Nancy McKenna (Alba) to take down some of the city’s most dangerous criminals.
Season two of British-Canadian drama series “Tin Star” will debut in the U.S. and Canada exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, March 8. Starring Tim Roth and Christina Hendricks, the 10-episode sophomore season will pick up at the moment season one ended. Former police detective and alcoholic Jim Worth...
- 2/7/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
TruTV is continuing to add to its development roster with unscripted projects from four comedians.
The Turner-owned cable channel has greenlit projects from Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project), James Davis (Hood Adjacent), stand-up Yamaneika Saunders and Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts). Saunders has also signed a development deal with TruTV.
The four projects join a development slate that includes current shows such as At Home With Amy Sedaris, I'm Sorry, Jon Glaser Loves Gear and the upcoming scripted comedy Tacoma Fd.
Feimster will star in Around the World in 80 Games, a half-hour show in which she travels to a different country for ...
The Turner-owned cable channel has greenlit projects from Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project), James Davis (Hood Adjacent), stand-up Yamaneika Saunders and Maz Jobrani (Superior Donuts). Saunders has also signed a development deal with TruTV.
The four projects join a development slate that includes current shows such as At Home With Amy Sedaris, I'm Sorry, Jon Glaser Loves Gear and the upcoming scripted comedy Tacoma Fd.
Feimster will star in Around the World in 80 Games, a half-hour show in which she travels to a different country for ...
After telling a coworker that my fiancé and I have a podcast called Coffee & Conspiracy, he recommended that I check out the Joe Rogan Podcast and so I did. I’m glad I did check out Joe Rogan’s podcast, because it made me aware of a great comedian and storyteller named Joey Diaz.
I started watching all the Joey Diaz’s clips on YouTube that I could find and checking out his podcast called The Church of What’s Happening Now. If you want some inspiration and motivation in your life, and a laugh I recommend that you check them out. I think we need more inspiration and motivation in this crazy world we live in now. For me personally listening to Joey Diaz makes me want to work harder at things that I want to do in my life.
If you have Netflix be sure to check out Joey Diaz’s standup.
I started watching all the Joey Diaz’s clips on YouTube that I could find and checking out his podcast called The Church of What’s Happening Now. If you want some inspiration and motivation in your life, and a laugh I recommend that you check them out. I think we need more inspiration and motivation in this crazy world we live in now. For me personally listening to Joey Diaz makes me want to work harder at things that I want to do in my life.
If you have Netflix be sure to check out Joey Diaz’s standup.
- 11/18/2018
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
Just because fall is here doesn’t mean comedy goes into hibernation mode—New York is rife with comedic opportunities this month! With so much happening, though, it’s not always easy to pick and choose what’s worth your time. To help you out, here are Backstage’s picks for comedy performances and castings to explore in October for anyone looking to get their monthly dose of funny. Performances Christi Chiello and Giulia Rozzi team up to host Stand-Up With Planned Parenthood, a comedy show to do good. Featured comedians include Janeane Garofalo, Josh Gondelman, Jo Firestone, Rebecca Vigil, Nore Davis, and Yamaneika Saunders, with proceeds going to support Planned Parenthood. The show is being held at Littlefield on Oct. 4. (Tickets: $20) Rhett and Link are YouTube stars known for their wacky games and segments on their podcast, “Good Mythical Morning.” Now, the duo brings their unique comedy to the stage,...
- 10/4/2017
- backstage.com
Meredith Vieira’s daily talk show “The Meredith Vieira Show” is switching to a live format for its sophomore run. Beginning Sept. 8 the hour-long program, broadcast from New York’s Rockefeller Center, will also feature guest panelists for its “What’s Hot Now!” segment lead by former ‘N Sync singer Lance Bass. The inaugural panel also includes style expert and founder of TheLVGuide.com Lilliana Vazquez, “Funny Girls” actress Yamaneika Saunders and “Parental Guidance” co-host Megan Colarossi. Also Read: Meredith Vieira Draws Big Laughs, Tyson Beckford Strips in Honor of Gay Journalists at NY Benefit (Photos) “Meredith is an incredible...
- 8/6/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
TV Picks: Once upon a time, women were not considered to be the right gender for comedy. Times have changed.Premiering April 7 on Oxygen, new docuseries “Funny Girls” will combine up-and-comers onstage performances with their backstage lives and family relationships, which can often influence the very jokes they tell during their sets. Familiar faces like Margaret Cho, Janeane Garofalo, Bill Burr, Horatio Sanz, and Loni Love will appear throughout the series as guest mentors for the six budding comediennes.Watch the trailer for the boundary-pushing series—which stars Scout Durwood, Calise Hawkins, Yamaneika Saunders, Nicole Aimee Schreiber, Stephanie Simbari, and Ester Steinberg—below:“These […]...
- 2/3/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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