Topic: Comedy
Bad news, everyone: Comedy Central has decided not to order another season of Matt Groening’s Futurama, thus canceling the animated sci-fi comedy after 140 episodes. Set to return on June…
During the season premiere of IFC’s Portlandia on Jan. 4, viewers may have been taken aback by a Geico ad—dubbed “Piglandia”—that looked a lot like the show while also spoofing…
Can you sell a raunchy comedy to the audience using only one cable network group? Relativity is betting you can. Viacom, parent company of Comedy Central, MTV, BET and VH1,…
After writing/producing/editing/scoring and starring in three seasons and 39 episodes of his Emmy-winning FX series, Louis C.K. is taking an extended hiatus from the show. The comic auteur announced his decision…
Despite the lift from time-shifted viewing, network television appears to be on the ropes, losing nearly 10 percent of its demo deliveries in the second quarter of 2012. Broadcasters have suffered…
On the heels of a star-studded premiere for the second season of hit Portlandia last night, IFC plans to add two new original programs to the its prime-time slate in 2012,…
Bowing before the democratizing funniness of the internet, writer, actor and comedian Michael Ian Black joined 30 Rock star Judah Friedlander, Comedy Central contributor and online humorist Sara Benincasa, and…
CBS, the most-watched network, will introduce five new shows this fall (three dramas, two sitcoms), with changes impacting every evening of the week. All three members of the CSI franchise, surprisingly,…
Pandora is giving users something to smile about. For the past six years, Pandora has been delivering customized streaming music to its users, introducing the willing to new melodies that…
