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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Spelthorne Community Television To Produce Travelogue For Comedy Central UK
Sacha Baron Cohen's production company Spelthorne Community Television is making a comedy travelogue for Comedy Central UK.
The indie, which the Who Is America? creator and star runs alongside former Objective boss Andrew Newman, is producing The Comedy Bus, which will feature six British comedians on a road trip…
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Comedy Central UK Reboots Classic NBC Gameshow ‘Blockbusters’ With ‘Mock The Week’ Host Dara O’Briain
Blockbusters, based on the classic NBC gameshow, is heading back to the UK after Comedy Central picked up another local reboot.
The UK arm of the Viacom-owned broadcaster has ordered two seasons of the cult quiz from Fremantle's Thames.
The show, which was a student classic when it aired on ITV between 1983 and 1993…
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Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard & Katherine Ryan To Headline Comedy Central UK Stand-Up Festival
Comedy Central is branching into live events in the UK with the launch of a three day stand-up festival. Comedians including Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard and Katherine Ryan will headline Comedy Central Live, which will take place between October 5 – 7 in Southampton.
While the Viacom-owned broadcaster has held…
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Shine TV Boss Exiting UK Post; Atlantique Prods Adds Co-MD – Global Exec Shuffle
Kelly Webb-Lamb will exit London-based Shine TV at the end of this year after two years as its Managing Director. Richard Johnston, CEO of parent Endemol Shine UK, said the company will “take the time over the next few months” to explore what form new leadership will take. Webb-Lamb will help with the transition. The…
Sundance London To Return; ‘Impractical Jokers’ Gets UK Version – Global Briefs
Although the Sundance London Festival was shelved this year, Sundance Institute is planning to return to the British capital in 2016 and will also run an event in Hong Kong this September. The programs are made up largely of titles that have already played Park City in an effort to share independent films with…
‘Dad’s Army’ Falls In For UK Release: More Global Showbiz Briefs
With filming now wrapped on Dad's Army, Universal Pictures, Screen Yorkshire and DJ films have set a February 5, 2016 UK release date. Universal Pictures International will distribute the film locally and has world rights. It's based on the classic British sitcom and stars Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones, Toby Jones…
Global Showbiz Briefs: Uma Thurman To Present Lumière Prize To Quentin Tarantino; ‘Heavy Water War’ Mini Prepped; More
Uma Thurman To Present Lumière Prize To Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino muse Uma Thurman will be on hand Friday in Lyon to present the director with the fifth annual Lumière Prize, organizers said today. Tarantino is receiving the award for his body of work, his love of cinema, "the tributes he pays inside his…
Global Showbiz Briefs: PBS Giving U.S. Peek At ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 4; Last Of ‘The Office’ Coming To Comedy Central UK; More
PBS To Air ‘Downton Abbey’ Recap/Preview Special Ahead Of Season 4
In an effort to appease anxious U.S. viewers, PBS is planning a behind-the-scenes special sneak peek at Downton Abbey‘s upcoming Season 4. The period drama is pulling record ratings on the UK’s ITV but doesn’t bow Stateside until January 5. So, on…
Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management' To Air On Comedy Central UK
Comedy Central UK has acquired exclusive British broadcast rights to the Charlie Sheen-starring series Anger Management. The news comes a week after the series’s U.S. premiere on FX drew 5.47 million viewers, becoming cable's most-watched primetime scripted comedy series premiere in total viewers and the adults 18-49…
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