A pair of top international executives have joined forces to build a UK-based talent agency and production business.
Thomas Drachkovitch and Jason Hafford will lead Dream Bay Entertainment, with former Amazon exec Drachkovitch the founder and Managing Director and ex-CAA rep Hafford co-founder and Head of Dbe Management.
The company, which Drachkovitch launched last year after exiting his role at Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM Studios), comprises film and television production, literary and talent management, and media advisory services divisions. Based out of London, Dream Bay’s bosses plan to offer “a unique blend of strategic guidance, development expertise, and industry insights.”
LA native Drachkovitch left his UK-based role as Original Series Development Executive at Amazon Studios in 2022 having overseen commissioning initiatives across global markets.
He had previously been based in India, where he helped spearhead the launch of Amazon Studios’ first Indian content slate out of Mumbai, including shows such as Comicstaan,...
Thomas Drachkovitch and Jason Hafford will lead Dream Bay Entertainment, with former Amazon exec Drachkovitch the founder and Managing Director and ex-CAA rep Hafford co-founder and Head of Dbe Management.
The company, which Drachkovitch launched last year after exiting his role at Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM Studios), comprises film and television production, literary and talent management, and media advisory services divisions. Based out of London, Dream Bay’s bosses plan to offer “a unique blend of strategic guidance, development expertise, and industry insights.”
LA native Drachkovitch left his UK-based role as Original Series Development Executive at Amazon Studios in 2022 having overseen commissioning initiatives across global markets.
He had previously been based in India, where he helped spearhead the launch of Amazon Studios’ first Indian content slate out of Mumbai, including shows such as Comicstaan,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Social media personality and actress Kusha Kapila has opened up on her experience of moving to Mumbai from Delhi, and shared how she is a “different” person when she is in the “city of dreams”.
YouTuber Kusha, who hails from Delhi is known for her work as a host of ‘Comicstaan’. She also featured in projects like ‘Dehati Ladke’, ‘Case Toh Banta Hai’, ‘Selfiee’, among others.
The 34-year-old recently featured in the coming-of-age drama series ‘Dehati Ladke’.
The story chronicles the life of a young boy, Rajat, who moves to Lucknow from a small village to pursue his college education, where his life transforms as he experiences the true trials of life. Rajat’s innocence, aspirations, moral compass, and deeds are all defined by his village background, which makes ‘Dehati’ the central figure in Rajat’s identity.
Talking about her experience of moving to Mumbai from Delhi, Kusha said, “Moving to Mumbai has been fantastic.
YouTuber Kusha, who hails from Delhi is known for her work as a host of ‘Comicstaan’. She also featured in projects like ‘Dehati Ladke’, ‘Case Toh Banta Hai’, ‘Selfiee’, among others.
The 34-year-old recently featured in the coming-of-age drama series ‘Dehati Ladke’.
The story chronicles the life of a young boy, Rajat, who moves to Lucknow from a small village to pursue his college education, where his life transforms as he experiences the true trials of life. Rajat’s innocence, aspirations, moral compass, and deeds are all defined by his village background, which makes ‘Dehati’ the central figure in Rajat’s identity.
Talking about her experience of moving to Mumbai from Delhi, Kusha said, “Moving to Mumbai has been fantastic.
- 1/2/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, May 2 (Ians) Comedians Biswa Kalyan Rath and Kanan Gill, who tickled the funny bones with their YouTube series ‘Pretentious Reviews’ in the last decade, have teamed up once again, this time for streaming the stand-up special, ‘Mood Kharaab’.
While Biswa will be seen performing the comedy special set, Kanan has directed the special.
The comedy special has been shot in London, and has Biswa’s trademark rant style where he is venting out about varied relatable hooks such as metaverse, online shopping, fairy tales, childhood frustration and how the world is an irritating place.
Speaking about the special, Biswa shared, “I have been associated with Prime Video since 2017 when my first stand-up special ‘Biswa Mast Aadmi’ premiered on the service. Since then, we have collaborated for ‘Comicstaan’ Seasons 1 and 2 and now with yet another stand-up special, I feel life has come full circle. It was really amazing to work...
While Biswa will be seen performing the comedy special set, Kanan has directed the special.
The comedy special has been shot in London, and has Biswa’s trademark rant style where he is venting out about varied relatable hooks such as metaverse, online shopping, fairy tales, childhood frustration and how the world is an irritating place.
Speaking about the special, Biswa shared, “I have been associated with Prime Video since 2017 when my first stand-up special ‘Biswa Mast Aadmi’ premiered on the service. Since then, we have collaborated for ‘Comicstaan’ Seasons 1 and 2 and now with yet another stand-up special, I feel life has come full circle. It was really amazing to work...
- 5/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, Feb 8 (Ians) Stand-up comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi, whose stand up special ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ is receiving a lot of positive response, has shared why he chose this title and the connection it has to one of his gigs.
Revealing why he chose this title for his first stand-up special, Bassi said: “The story behind the name is that Ashish Solanki (‘Comicstaan Season 3’ winner) and I were once going to a corporate show in Gurgaon. On our way, I was cracking some really bad and random jokes and suddenly Solanki said ‘bas kar Bassi’.”
He said that this title always stuck with him: “I have done a couple of jobs in my life and at each job, people used to tell me ‘bas kar Bassi’, as they had realised that this job is not meant for me. So I thought that this title would be perfect for my first special!
Revealing why he chose this title for his first stand-up special, Bassi said: “The story behind the name is that Ashish Solanki (‘Comicstaan Season 3’ winner) and I were once going to a corporate show in Gurgaon. On our way, I was cracking some really bad and random jokes and suddenly Solanki said ‘bas kar Bassi’.”
He said that this title always stuck with him: “I have done a couple of jobs in my life and at each job, people used to tell me ‘bas kar Bassi’, as they had realised that this job is not meant for me. So I thought that this title would be perfect for my first special!
- 2/8/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Amazon Prime Video’s popular standup comedy format Comicstaan gets a Tamil adaptation after 2 successful seasons in Hindi.
Celebrated comedians such as Praveen Kumar, Karthik Kumar and Rajmohan will be mentoring and judging contestants over 8 episodes as they find the next best Tamil standup comedian.
Also Read: Amazon Prime Video releases all new enthralling poster of its upcoming film ‘V’ starring Nani and Sudheer Babu
Amazon Prime Video today released the trailer for Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa, a much-awaited Tamil adaptation of audiences’ favorite Amazon Original Series Comicstaan. The launch of the series marks Prime Video’s foray into Original content in Tamil language.
In the all-new series, we will see Tamil’s top three comedians Praveen Kumar, Karthik Kumar and Rajmohan Arumugam, experts in their respective genres of comedy, mentor selected contestants who will compete to become the king or queen of comedy in the Tamil stand-up scene. Created...
Celebrated comedians such as Praveen Kumar, Karthik Kumar and Rajmohan will be mentoring and judging contestants over 8 episodes as they find the next best Tamil standup comedian.
Also Read: Amazon Prime Video releases all new enthralling poster of its upcoming film ‘V’ starring Nani and Sudheer Babu
Amazon Prime Video today released the trailer for Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa, a much-awaited Tamil adaptation of audiences’ favorite Amazon Original Series Comicstaan. The launch of the series marks Prime Video’s foray into Original content in Tamil language.
In the all-new series, we will see Tamil’s top three comedians Praveen Kumar, Karthik Kumar and Rajmohan Arumugam, experts in their respective genres of comedy, mentor selected contestants who will compete to become the king or queen of comedy in the Tamil stand-up scene. Created...
- 9/3/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
ComedyTNM caught up with Aishwarya to understand her journey since 'Comicstaan', her process of writing comedy and how she has been spending the lockdown. Sanyukta DharmadhikariShe was first seen in a reality show for upcoming comics in India, and since then, there has been no looking back. Mumbai-born Aishwarya Mohanraj has a new comedy set that was released on August 7, and Tnm caught up with her on Thursday to understand her journey since Comicstaan, her process of writing comedy and how she has been spending time during the lockdown. Your new stand-up act released on August 7. Can you tell us a little about that? It is a 10-minute set and the topic is basically ‘How To Win A Breakup’ — that is the title. But I think it is just clickbaity, I don't really talk about that. That's probably the first two minutes of my set, which eventually leads...
- 8/8/2020
- by Haripriya
- The News Minute
Amazon Prime Video has announced its new content offerings for July 2019, a list that includes five Amazon Original series and one Amazon Original movie. The service will also start streaming Epix’s new series “Pennyworth,” which takes a look at the early life of Batman’s famous butler Alfred, on July 28.
In terms of original series, “Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny” returns for Season 1B on July 5. Season 2 of “Comicstaan” airs July 12, while Season 4 of “All or Nothing” premieres July 19. Season 3 of “Dino Dana” and the series premiere of “The Boys” — a superhero comic book adaptation — are coming July 26.
The Amazon original movie “Peterloo” — a historical drama that chronicles one of that bloodiest chapter’s in Britain’s history — debuts July 3.
Some other movies to look forward to include “Under the Silver Lake,” the new “Hellboy,” “Corpse Bride,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” and five different “Star Trek” films ranging...
In terms of original series, “Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny” returns for Season 1B on July 5. Season 2 of “Comicstaan” airs July 12, while Season 4 of “All or Nothing” premieres July 19. Season 3 of “Dino Dana” and the series premiere of “The Boys” — a superhero comic book adaptation — are coming July 26.
The Amazon original movie “Peterloo” — a historical drama that chronicles one of that bloodiest chapter’s in Britain’s history — debuts July 3.
Some other movies to look forward to include “Under the Silver Lake,” the new “Hellboy,” “Corpse Bride,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” and five different “Star Trek” films ranging...
- 6/19/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Comedian Zakir Khan who is one of the most famous stand-up comedians of the country, does not just possess a fan following in the metropolitan cities of the Nation but in the small towns as well and this is one of the main reasons why Zakir has been selected as one of the judges for Amazon Prime Video Original's Comicstaan 2.
Ott players and other talent agencies have invested a lot in the comedian considering his appeal pan India and the small towns.?
Apart from Comicstaan, Zakir Khan has stand up specials, one fictional show called Chacha Vidhayak Hai Humare and two regular stand-up gigs like Kaksha Gyarvi and Haq Se Single.
Comicstaan became a huge rage, last season when reality stand-up comedy hunt became the most streamed series on the Ott platform it aired on, in India, according to Amazon.
The makers have chosen the Comedian Zakir Khan as he...
Ott players and other talent agencies have invested a lot in the comedian considering his appeal pan India and the small towns.?
Apart from Comicstaan, Zakir Khan has stand up specials, one fictional show called Chacha Vidhayak Hai Humare and two regular stand-up gigs like Kaksha Gyarvi and Haq Se Single.
Comicstaan became a huge rage, last season when reality stand-up comedy hunt became the most streamed series on the Ott platform it aired on, in India, according to Amazon.
The makers have chosen the Comedian Zakir Khan as he...
- 6/17/2019
- GlamSham
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