The Just For Laughs Comedy Festival has unveiled its list of top up-and-coming comedians in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere, who are set to participate in the New Faces of Comedy showcase later this week. The event is a traditional launch pad for major Hollywood talent like Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Kumail Nanjiani and Jimmy Fallon.
The success of their careers makes New Faces the industry’s biggest coming-out party for rising stand-up talent serious business. Young hopefuls eyeing Hollywood development deals grab the microphone at Just For Laughs in Montreal to draw laughter from a club audience as Los Angeles talent scouts, comedy agents and managers, TV execs and club bookers look on.
No pressure there. Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson, who will receive the best comedy person award at the Just For Laughs ComedyPro conference later this week, was part of the New Faces comic discovery program in 2017.
Over three days,...
The success of their careers makes New Faces the industry’s biggest coming-out party for rising stand-up talent serious business. Young hopefuls eyeing Hollywood development deals grab the microphone at Just For Laughs in Montreal to draw laughter from a club audience as Los Angeles talent scouts, comedy agents and managers, TV execs and club bookers look on.
No pressure there. Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson, who will receive the best comedy person award at the Just For Laughs ComedyPro conference later this week, was part of the New Faces comic discovery program in 2017.
Over three days,...
- 7/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh has been given a straight-to-series order by Amazon Freevee. Starring Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, Megan Hilty, Sahana Srinivasan, Arjun Sriram, Ashwin Sakthivel, Ethan Suplee, and Nicholas Hamilton, the half-hour comedy is based on the real-life experiences of showrunner Vijal Patel.
The story is told in sometimes conflicting flashbacks and follows the first few months of the Pradeep family in America after moving from India. Eight episodes have been ordered.
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The story is told in sometimes conflicting flashbacks and follows the first few months of the Pradeep family in America after moving from India. Eight episodes have been ordered.
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- 1/20/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Get ready to meet the Pradeeps.
On Thursday, Deadline reported that Amazon’s premium free streaming channel Freevee as given a straight-to-series order to the comedy “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh”, starring Naveen Andrews.
Inspired by the personal experiences of “Black-ish” and “The Middle” writer Vital Patel, the series will also star Megan Hilty and Sindhu Vee.
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“This show is from a very personal place, and explores the many facets of the immigrant struggle,” Patel said. “As my parents say, the pain got funnier over time—like wine.”
The series will tell the story of an immigrant family in their first months after moving to America from India, with conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room as the find themselves embroiled in twisty drama with a polar-opposite neighbourhood family.
The series will also star Sahana Srinivasan, Arjun Sriram, Ashwin Sakthivel,...
On Thursday, Deadline reported that Amazon’s premium free streaming channel Freevee as given a straight-to-series order to the comedy “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh”, starring Naveen Andrews.
Inspired by the personal experiences of “Black-ish” and “The Middle” writer Vital Patel, the series will also star Megan Hilty and Sindhu Vee.
Read More: ‘The Dropout’ Trailer: Amanda Seyfried Is Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes
“This show is from a very personal place, and explores the many facets of the immigrant struggle,” Patel said. “As my parents say, the pain got funnier over time—like wine.”
The series will tell the story of an immigrant family in their first months after moving to America from India, with conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room as the find themselves embroiled in twisty drama with a polar-opposite neighbourhood family.
The series will also star Sahana Srinivasan, Arjun Sriram, Ashwin Sakthivel,...
- 1/20/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Amazon Freevee has handed out a straight-to-series order for The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh.
The original comedy series stars Emmy nominee and SAG Award winner Naveen Andrews, comedian Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), and Tony nominee Megan Hilty.
"Inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated Vijal Patel, the series follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India," the streaming service teases in the logline.
"As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled—romantically, personally, and professionally—with a polar-opposite neighborhood family, leading to a predicament with many surprising twists."
The eight, half-hour episode series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
Writer Vijal Patel is set to serve as showrunner and executive producer.
Emmy winner Sara Gilbert, Mandy Summers, and Emmy winner Tom Werner are executive producers.
Michael Showalter of...
The original comedy series stars Emmy nominee and SAG Award winner Naveen Andrews, comedian Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), and Tony nominee Megan Hilty.
"Inspired by the personal experiences of Emmy-nominated Vijal Patel, the series follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India," the streaming service teases in the logline.
"As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled—romantically, personally, and professionally—with a polar-opposite neighborhood family, leading to a predicament with many surprising twists."
The eight, half-hour episode series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
Writer Vijal Patel is set to serve as showrunner and executive producer.
Emmy winner Sara Gilbert, Mandy Summers, and Emmy winner Tom Werner are executive producers.
Michael Showalter of...
- 1/19/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Amazon Freevee has given a straight-to-series order to “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” an eight-episode series inspired by the life of showrunner Vijal Patel. Naveen Andrews stars in the ensemble comedy as patriarch Mahesh Pradeep.
“The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh” follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India. As told through often conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled — romantically, personally, and professionally — with a polar-opposite neighborhood family.
Andrews’ Mahesh is described as a brilliant engineer who uprooted his family to America for a business opportunity.
Sindhu Vee plays Sudha Pradeep, the intelligent and self-assured matriarch whose brewing feud with her neighbors is about to test her in new ways.
Sahana Srinivasan plays Bhanu Pradeep, a rebellious teen trying to get out from under her mother’s thumb. Unfortunately, her rebellion gets her mixed up with...
“The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh” follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India. As told through often conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled — romantically, personally, and professionally — with a polar-opposite neighborhood family.
Andrews’ Mahesh is described as a brilliant engineer who uprooted his family to America for a business opportunity.
Sindhu Vee plays Sudha Pradeep, the intelligent and self-assured matriarch whose brewing feud with her neighbors is about to test her in new ways.
Sahana Srinivasan plays Bhanu Pradeep, a rebellious teen trying to get out from under her mother’s thumb. Unfortunately, her rebellion gets her mixed up with...
- 1/19/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Freevee has given a straight-to-series order to The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, an immigrant comedy inspired by the personal experiences of Vijal Patel, starring Naveen Andrews (The Dropout), Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), and Megan Hilty (Smash). Sahana Srinivasan (Grown-ish), Arjun Sriram (Sydney to the Max), Ashwin Sakthivel (Smeds and Smoos), Ethan Suplee (Babylon) and Nicholas Hamilton (Time) round out the series regular cast. Pete Holmes (Crashing) and Romy Rosemont (A Million Little Things) will recur in the eight-episode half-hour series. The project had been in development at IMDb TV, which rebranded to Amazon Freevee, since 2021.
Related: 2022-23 Amazon Freevee Pilots & Series Orders
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios, the modern-day immigrant story follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India.
As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled—romantically,...
Related: 2022-23 Amazon Freevee Pilots & Series Orders
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios, the modern-day immigrant story follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India.
As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled—romantically,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Naveen Andrews is set to star in a comedy series at Freevee.
Amazon’s ad-supported streaming service has given a straight-to-series order to The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, in which Andrews (The Dropout, The Cleaning Lady) plays the patriarch of an immigrant family from India who quickly becomes entangled with their new neighbors. Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), Megan Hilty (Smash) and Ethan Suplee (My Name Is Earl) also star.
Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios are producing the series, which comes from Black-ish alum Vijal Patel.
“This show is from a very personal place and explores the many facets of the immigrant struggle,” said Patel. “As my parents say, the pain got funnier over time — like wine.”
The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh will be told through sometimes conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room and lay out the story of how the family quickly find themselves embroiled — romantically, personally and professionally — with a polar-opposite neighborhood family,...
Amazon’s ad-supported streaming service has given a straight-to-series order to The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, in which Andrews (The Dropout, The Cleaning Lady) plays the patriarch of an immigrant family from India who quickly becomes entangled with their new neighbors. Sindhu Vee (Starstruck), Megan Hilty (Smash) and Ethan Suplee (My Name Is Earl) also star.
Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios are producing the series, which comes from Black-ish alum Vijal Patel.
“This show is from a very personal place and explores the many facets of the immigrant struggle,” said Patel. “As my parents say, the pain got funnier over time — like wine.”
The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh will be told through sometimes conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room and lay out the story of how the family quickly find themselves embroiled — romantically, personally and professionally — with a polar-opposite neighborhood family,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Viacom CBS has announced the 15 performers starring in the 2022 “Showcase” event.
“Showcase,” an annual variety comedy show spotlighting up-and-coming performers, has served as a launching pad for the careers of numerous stars, such as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”), Nico Santos (“Superstore”), Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”). Formerly a live theatrical production attended by executives, casting directors and talent agents across the entertainment industry, this year’s Showcase will be a pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy shot on location in Los Angeles.
The 15 performers featured in the 2022 “Showcase” are: Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han.
“These 15 multitalented artists, under the leadership of our exceptional creative team, have put together a...
“Showcase,” an annual variety comedy show spotlighting up-and-coming performers, has served as a launching pad for the careers of numerous stars, such as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”), Nico Santos (“Superstore”), Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”). Formerly a live theatrical production attended by executives, casting directors and talent agents across the entertainment industry, this year’s Showcase will be a pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy shot on location in Los Angeles.
The 15 performers featured in the 2022 “Showcase” are: Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han.
“These 15 multitalented artists, under the leadership of our exceptional creative team, have put together a...
- 1/26/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
ViacomCBS has unveiled the lineup of the 15 performers set to perform for its 2022 Showcase. The event, which will once again go virtual, will live stream on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. Pt, 4. p.m. Pt and 7 p.m. Pt.
Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han will show off their talent in the pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy and comedic music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.
The performers, who hail from all across the country, are selected to participate in a month-long virtual writers’ room before traveling to Los Angeles to take part...
Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han will show off their talent in the pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy and comedic music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.
The performers, who hail from all across the country, are selected to participate in a month-long virtual writers’ room before traveling to Los Angeles to take part...
- 1/26/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Pharrell Williams may best be known as a Grammy-winning musician, but the 45-year-old is singing a different tune these days as the executive producer of “Brainchild,” a new Netflix series that teaches kids about science, technology, and current events.
Co-created by Atomic Entertainment, the show is a spinoff of the New York-based production company’s “Brain Games,” which ran for seven seasons on National Geographic Channel and earned its team a Primetime Emmy nod for informational series or special in 2013.
For Williams, who shared his enthusiasm for the show in a post on Instagram last fall, “Brainchild” is a way to both educate and entertain young viewers, to spark an enthusiasm for learning. The show uses interactive games, experiments, and skits to push the core concepts and principles of Steam to its viewers at home. “I got involved with ‘Brainchild’ because there is a desperate need to raise awareness about...
Co-created by Atomic Entertainment, the show is a spinoff of the New York-based production company’s “Brain Games,” which ran for seven seasons on National Geographic Channel and earned its team a Primetime Emmy nod for informational series or special in 2013.
For Williams, who shared his enthusiasm for the show in a post on Instagram last fall, “Brainchild” is a way to both educate and entertain young viewers, to spark an enthusiasm for learning. The show uses interactive games, experiments, and skits to push the core concepts and principles of Steam to its viewers at home. “I got involved with ‘Brainchild’ because there is a desperate need to raise awareness about...
- 3/20/2019
- by Tim Chan
- Variety Film + TV
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