Animation Blog

COMEDY CENTRAL Greenlights Nick Swardson Sketch Series

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 [...]

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COMEDY CENTRAL Releases ‘Important Things With Demetri Martin”

“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” [...]

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Comedy Central Starts Production on Drawn Together Film

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 [...]

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Fonejacker Meets America and Kenny vs. Spenny Makes a Return

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 [...]

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Ugly Americans, Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole star in Comedy Central’s new shows

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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