Rising comedian Greg Berman is making waves with the release of his debut stand-up special, Here for a Bit, arriving August 15th exclusively on Mometu, the first-ever stand-up comedy special to premiere on the fast-growing streaming platform. Filmed at the intimate Whitley Theater in Hollywood on October 26th 2024, Berman’s special is a high-wire act […]
Viaplay Content Distribution continues to strengthen its international catalogue, securing global sales rights for three distinctive series: the dramedies Adults and Suburbia, and character driven comedy Second Run. Produced by leading Swedish production company FLX, these series showcase the diversity of Nordic storytelling, blending sharp humour, emotional depth, and compelling narratives. With award-winning talent both […]
Channel 4 has announced four unscripted formats for its new digital channel dedicated to comedy, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4. The new formats have been developed by Strong Watch Studios, who will manage the channel and have been commissioned to produce the first wave of episodes for the channel and additional social content. Each […]
Channel 4 has unveiled plans to launch a dedicated digital comedy channel for original unscripted comedy content. Hosted on YouTube, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 will launch later this July. The new channel will be the latest addition to the public service streamer’s digital portfolio and follows the successful debut of food channel, Channel 4 Served […]
Spitting Image will return to screens on September 19th with a new YouTube series titled Spitting Image: The Rest Is Bulls*!t. The satirical comedy series will consist of specially created, original short-form vodcast episodes, for “all those wanting to laugh in the face of these anxiety-inducing times of global conflict, unhinged world leaders and megalomaniac […]
Fremantle is partnering with Nacelle to represent their FAST channel – Comedy Dynamics. The partnership will see Fremantle providing key support to scale the Comedy Dynamics Channel. This includes expertise from Fremantle’s Global Sales teams and Channel Marketing, Programming, Data, Partnership and Ad Sales teams, which will provide the best practices for consumer engagement, marketing […]
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) kicks off its attendance at NEM in Dubrovnik with the news that Impractical Jokers, the long-running hidden camera prank show format, is heading to Lithuania. TV3 Group has commissioned a 24 x 30’ local version, making Lithuania the 14th territory to adapt the title. Production will begin later this […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has announced the launch of a new comedy podcast, Future Tense with Richard Ayoade and Warwick Davis, available to pre-order now and launching exclusively on Audible on June 5th. Across six episodes, the determinedly pessimistic Richard Ayoade and inexplicably cheerful Warwick Davis, both with a shared love of and past roles in Sci-Fi, venture […]
BBC Studios and Netflix have announced the commission of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr. The comedy podcast will be co-produced by Netflix Podcasts and BBC Studios Audio and will be available for audiences globally from May 28th. There are over 27,000 different Netflix subcategories. And they can get pretty niche. From ‘ Crime Movies […]
Lee Mack’s celebrated studio sitcom, Not Going Out, will return for a new season on the BBC in June. The UK’s longest running UK sitcom currently on air, and newest member to the elite group of sitcom centenarians (when the 100th episode aired during the BBC’s 2023 Christmas schedule), will see the story of wise-cracking […]