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HBO Max has struck a programming deal with Comedy Central for three of its original live-action series. Under the pact, praised Comedy Central comedies The Other Two and South Side will migrate to the WarnerMedia platform and become HBO Max originals, starting with their upcoming second seasons. Additionally, HBO Max…

South Side is set in and around the working-class neighborhood of Englewood in Chicago. Co-creators, exec producers and stars Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, both Late Night with Jimmy Fallon alumni, wanted to make a show that represented one of their hometowns. The plot follows two friends who just graduated…

Midway through its freshman run, Comedy Central has ordered a 10-episode second season of its hit scripted series South Side, Deadline has confirmed. Written by and starring Bashir Salahuddin (Glow) and Diallo Riddle (Marlon), South Side is set in and around the working class neighborhood of Englewood on the South…

Comedy Central has slotted Wednesday, July 24 at 10:30 PM for the premiere of its new comedy series South Side. The network also released a new trailer (see above) for the comedy, written by and starring Bashir Salahuddin (Glow) and Diallo Riddle (Marlon). South Side is set in and around the working class neighborhood…

Comedy Central showed off its first look of this summer’s scripted comedy series South Side which is set around the  Chicago working class neighborhood of Englewood. The creators of the show today at TCA exclaimed how they want the neighborhood to tells its own story with its astronomers and teachers. The series…

Comedy Central has given series orders to The Other Two, from former Saturday Night Live co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider and the company behind the venerable NBC sketch program, Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video; and to South Side (working title), from former Late Night With Jimmy…