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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has given a six-episode order to The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, a half-hour sketch comedy series from comedian Iliza Shlesinger. It will shoot in New York this fall for a 2020 launch. Here is how the series, produced by Avalon Television (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Catastrophe), is…

Ken Mok‘s Godfrey has added Iliza Shlesinger, to the cast. She will star alongside Cleopatra Coleman and Nick Thune in the indie romantic comedy. The film is currently in production in Vancouver, Canada. Written and directed by Mok, the film follows the titular character (Thune) who is dealing with his dark past in a…

CBS has given a put pilot commitment to Halfway There, a multi-camera comedy co-written by and starring comedian Iliza Shlesinger. It comes from I Hate My Teenage Daughter creators Sherry Bilsing-Graham and Ellen Plummer-Kreamer, Avalon Television and ABC Studios. Penned by Shlesinger, Bilsing-Graham and…

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger is getting sued for discrimination after a man was turned away from her “Girls Night In” show at Largo at the Cornet in Los Angeles. The show was advertised as an event for women and lightheartedly used the phrase “No Boys Allowed” to promote it — but that didn’t stop George St. George from…

With her third Netflix special, Confirmed Kills, under her belt, and a new short-form series for ABC titled Forever 31, comedian Iliza Shlesinger could be a contender in multiple categories at this year’s Emmys. In Forever 31, Shlesinger is able to give cinematic form to ideas and stories she’s discussed on stage…

Freeform has set a six-week run for its first late-night entry — Truth & Iliza, hosted by comic and writer Iliza Shlesinger. The weekly show will launch at 10 PM Tuesday, May 2, on the Disney-owned cable net and its digital platforms. Each episode of Truth & Iliza will center on a themed question that the host will…

Freeform is developing a late-night series with comedian Iliza Shlesinger, the channel announced today.  "We were looking for a voice that speaks to and for our audience, and we have found it in Iliza," said Karey Burke, executive vice president, Programming and Development, Freeform. "We weren't just looking to get…

ABC has ordered additional installments of ABCd series Forever 31, created by and starring comedian Iliza Shlesinger; I Can Find $3000 In Your Home, featuring eBay millionaire Linda Lightman; and Newborn Moms, created by and starring Aurora Browne and Nadine Djoury. Additionally, the network has acquired  I Like You Ju…

UPDATE 1:20 PM: Weinstein Books has set spring 2017 as the publication window for Girl Logic, as corrected below. EXCLUSIVE: Just in time for the unveiling of her TBS late-night quiz show Separation Anxiety, comedian Iliza Shlesinger has signed with Weinstein Books for the spring 2017 publication of Girl Logic. Since…

Iliza Shlesinger has been named host of the upcoming TBS series Separation Anxiety, a comedic relationship-based game show featuring a unique twist that isn’t revealed to contestants until after they’ve played the game. TBS ordered 14 one-hour episodes when the show was announced during May’s upfronts, with plans to…

Iliza Shlesinger (Excused) is getting an encore at Netflix with her second stand-up comedy special, Freezing Hot. It will premiere on the streaming service Jan. 23. Freezing Hot follows Shlesinger’s first Netflix special War Paint, which reached No. 1 on the iTunes. Taped at the Gothic Theatre in Denver, Freezing Hot…

ABC and producer Mark Gordon are betting on comedian Iliza Shlesinger as the next strong female comedy voice in primetime. The network has put in development Forever 31, a comedy written by and starring Shlesinger, which will be produced by ABC Studios and studio-based Mark Gordon Co. Shlesinger has teamed on the…