Four-Time Emmy-Winning Animation Series Favorite “South Park” Receives Tenth Nomination COMEDY CENTRAL earned nine nominations in the 2009-2010 Primetime Emmy® Awards competition, it was announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS). Four-time Emmy-winner “South Park,” the adult animation phenomenon, home to Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman, received its tenth Emmy nomination for Outstanding [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 11, 2010
New Original Series Include ‘Russell Simmons Presents Stand-Up at The El Rey’ And Gary Sanchez-Produced ‘Big Lake’ (working title) Returning Favorites Include ‘Tosh.0,’ ‘Atom TV’ And ‘The COMEDY CENTRAL Roast’ Classic cartoon animation series ‘Futurama’ Season 6 Has A New Home On COMEDY CENTRAL Acquired Series ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Takes To The Air All-New One-Hour, Stand-Up Specials [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 15, 2010
10 Episode Scripted Series Set To Premiere 1Q 2011 Sports coverage is finally about to get some integrity. COMEDY CENTRAL has picked-up the Onion Sports Network pilot and placed a 10-episode series order for “The Onion Sports Network” (working title), it was announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming and production, COMEDY CENTRAL. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 30, 2009
It’s Nick Swardson’s party … and you’re invited! After numerous hit movies, highly-rated stand-up specials and memorable appearances on “Reno 911!,” COMEDY CENTRAL greenlights a new, half-hour weekly sketch series starring comedian Nick Swardson and executive produced by Swardson, Tom Gianas, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures Television, it was announced today by [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 22, 2009
“Important Things With Demetri Martin” is a stream-of-consciousness sketch and variety show from comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode focuses on a single topic through the prism of Demetri’s specific point of view, whether it’s Brains, Chairs or Coolness. Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, “Important Things With Demetri Martin: Season One” [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 23, 2009
From the warped minds of creators, writers and executive producers Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser, comes the most reprehensible and most guilty-pleasure movie of all time: “The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!,” it was announced today by Lauren Corrao, president, original programming and development, COMEDY CENTRAL. Currently in production, the first cartoon animated film based [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 11, 2009
Can’t sleep? No problem, because COMEDY CENTRAL is just getting started! Chug some coffee and get ready for some hilarity on Sunday night, July 12 with the premiere of “Fonejacker” at 2:00 a.m. and the return of “Kenny vs. Spenny” at 2:30 a.m. “Fonejacker,” a BAFTA award-winning British prank show never before seen in the United [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 18, 2009
Comedy Central has announced its 2009-2010 development slate, which includes a seven-episode order for the cartoon animation series Ugly Americans. Developed and exec produced by David Stern (The Simpsons), Ugly Americans is a half-hour animated series based on an original idea by illustrator Devin Clark, who will serve as a producer. Ugly Americans takes place in [...]
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