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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias has inked a deal for two more stand-up specials at Netflix, Deadline can exclusively reveal.

Whitney Cinkala Variety’s annual Power of Comedy event will return to SXSW on March 8 at ACL Live, celebrating honorees Samantha Bee, John Leguizamo, Nick Kroll, Lilly Singh, Andrew Rannells, Hannah Einbinder, Pamela Adlon, Jaboukie Young-White, Robbie Praw and Cazzie David. Variety Power of Comedy is part of the official SXSW Comedy lineup. At the event, Bee will receive the Comedy Innovator Award, presented by Brooke Shields, recognizing her accomplishments as a comedian, writer, author and trailblazing late-night TV host and producer.

EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Odin’s Eye Animation (OEA) has boarded sales on caveman comedy Rock Bottom, starring the voices of top comedy actors Rob Schneider and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has launched CAA Latino, an agency-wide, cross-department initiative to drive new opportunities to its Latino and Hispanic clients.

What’s CBS doing in primetime next weekend? Funny You Should Ask.

Gabriel Iglesias, aka Fluffy, is one of the new stars in the second season of the Disney+ holiday series The Santa Clauses!

Dodger Stadium.Gabriel Iglesias is that comedian — and he sold out the venue twice.However, that wasn’t just a victory lap for the 47-year-old comic; he’s back on the road and touring all over North America as part of his ‘Don’t Worry Be Fluffy Tour’ from November 2023 through March 2024.As of now, he has 14 gigs lined up at arenas in major market cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Charlotte.And if you want to see him live, seats are available for each and every upcoming show.At the time of publication, the lowest price our team found after scouring the web was $66 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows on the tour have tickets starting anywhere from $76 to $186 before fees.Wonder how much seats will run you at the show closest to you?Keep scrolling, Fluffy fans.We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more about Gabriel Iglesias’ ‘Don’t Worry Be Fluffy Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Selome Hailu Mike Birbiglia has set his newest comedy special, “The Old Man and the Pool,” at Netflix. The hour-long set debuts on the streamer on Nov.

McKinley Franklin editor “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” has been acquired by CBS to temporarily take over the 12:37 a.m. timeslot vacated by “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” That timeslot will eventually be replaced with a new version of the former Comedy Central series “@midnight” — but after the Hollywood strikes are resolved. For now, “Comics Unleashed” will fill the slot in a limited run with nightly airings beginning on Monday, Sept.

Long-running syndicated comedy talk show Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen is joining the CBS fall late-night lineup for a limited run during the strikes. The show will air nightly with two back-to-back episodes each night beginning Monday, September 18 from 12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT following repeats of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on the CBS network and streaming on Paramount+. The Late Late Show formerly aired in the timeslot. All late-night shows have been airing repeats since the strikes began.

Comedian Craig Ferguson, who is best known in the U.S. as the former host of The Late Late Show, is getting ready to launch his first podcast.

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias is "happy to be alive" after a scary incident involving a private jet. The 46-year-old funny man nicknamed "Fluffy" shared video on his social media of a private plane he had been a passenger on sitting in a muddy field with people walking away toward emergency services. "Emergency landing!!!" the comedian wrote on Instagram.

captioned an Instagram video of the plane and emergency crews on the ground at the Western Carolina Regional Airport. TMZ reported that there were six passengers, two pilots and two chihuahuas on board.No one appeared to be injured, according to dispatch paperwork obtained by The Post from Cherokee County E-911 Communications.

Derry Girls! Featuring Nicola Coughlan, of Bridgerton fame, the heartfelt and deviously funny series about young girls coming of age during Ireland's rocky 1990s is back after a long hiatus, pandemic be darned. And while we're so sad to see these beloved characters go, we can't wait to spend October seeing what they get up to next.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ landmark standup event at Dodger Stadium is finally making its way to Netflix. “Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy Live from Los Angeles” will premiere globally on the streamer on October 18.The special, which was filmed as part of the “Netflix is a Joke” festival on May 6, made history as Iglesias became the first comedian to ever perform at Dodger Stadium.In the special, Iglesias talks about growing up in the Los Angeles region (he’s a native of Long Beach), a recent attempt at extortion towards him, and where he holds the record for receiving the highest fine on stage.

A brand new animated adventure has arrived in the form of “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank,” but this one may feel familiar to fans of classic comedies. The new release takes heavy inspiration from the plot of the Mel Brooks film “Blazing Saddles,” to the point that Brooks and Richard Pryor even have screenplay credits.

Demi Lovato's scripted comedy project, , is not coming to NBC after all. It was announced on Thursday that the network is not moving forward with the show.The news comes just a few months after ET confirmed that 24-year-old Ariel Winter was replacing Lovato as the star of the sitcom.

Gabriel Iglesias just made history in his hometown of Los Angeles, CA. The comedian, affectionately known by fans as “Fluffy,” became the first of his kind to not only play a show at the historic Dodger Stadium--but completely sell out back-to-back shows.

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterSean Sullivan was the general manager of Pasadena, California’s famed Ice House Comedy Club for 22 years, during which time he witnessed the rise of Gabriel Iglesias, alongside so many other comics who were regulars on the Ice House stage. Now the director of operations for the Improv, Sullivan recalls his long friendship with Iglesias, and what it meant to see him graduate to the biggest stages in the world.“I think it was through a mutual friend that I first met him. We had gone to a lunch together at the Santa Anita racetrack, probably around 2001.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorOn this April afternoon, Gabriel Iglesias is speaking to Variety via Zoom, as he’s currently on the road with his “Back on Tour” show. But he’s not doing the interview alone. There are two persistent and adorable interlopers who keep making appearances: his pet Chihuahuas, Vinnie and Risa.

Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterLos Angeles has no shortage of historic, culturally monolithic concert venues. But none have as oversized and as specific a place in local culture as Dodger Stadium, where Gabriel Iglesias will soon become the first stand-up comic to perform two sold-out shows.From its sheer size, to its panoramic views of the entire city, to its status as the third-oldest Major League Baseball park still in use, there’s something quintessentially Los Angeles about the venue.

It’s been a tough few weeks for Netflix. The streamer lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade and its market value took a battering, losing over $50 billion in one day after its disappointing first quarter earnings.

John Mulaney, Billy Eichner, Bill Burr and other comedians have been added to the growing roster of performers headlining events at the inaugural “Netflix is a Joke: The Festival,” the streamer announced on Tuesday.The festival will host over 250 live shows in over 30 Los Angeles venues over the course of 11 days, featuring A-list names in stand-up and comedy. Previously announced performers and events include David Letterman, Gabriel Iglesias, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, Tim Robinson and Aziz Ansari.Highlights from the newly announced shows include stand up sets from Mulaney, Sebastian Maniscalco, Franco Escamilla, Neal Brennan and Jacqueline Novak.

Ariel Winter is returning to TV! The star will be replacing Demi Lovato in NBC's upcoming sitcom, ET can confirm.Lovato stepped away from starring in the scripted comedy project due to scheduling issues, reports , who was first to break the casting news. However, Lovato, along with their manager, Scooter Braun, remain executive producers.follows a group of friends who belong to a food issues group as they help each other with love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Ryan McPartlin are set as series regulars in Hungry, NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot, starring and executive produced by Demi Lovato. Additionally, multi-Emmy-winning sitcom director James Burrows will direct the pilot, which comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, SB Projects and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Netflix is gearing up for the fall debut of Maya and the Three from creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez by revealing the animated series’ star-studded cast.

TTOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS1. Foo Fighters; $1,591,826; $84.55.2. James Taylor; $999,827; $105.17.3.

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

EXCLUSIVE: The Just For Laughs comedy festival has revealed the participants and gameplan for its 2021 New Faces, its marquee discovery stand-up showcase that over the years has served as a launching pad for up-and-coming talent like Jimmy Fallon, Gabriel Iglesias, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Ali Wong and Pete Davidson to name a few.

Space Jam: A New Legacy star Gabriel Iglesias has responded to Pepé Le Pew’s removal from the movie.The skunk character, who appeared in the first Looney Tunes 1996 film, was due to appear in one scene which has since been left on the cutting room floor.The cut scene was filmed by original director Terence Nance, but when new director Malcolm D.

Gabriel Iglesias took to Instagram to let fans know he’s been forced to cancel an upcoming standup comedy show because his COVID-19 test came back positive.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has opted not to proceed with new seasons of four comedy series: the multi-camera The Crew, Country Comfort and Mr. Iglesias and single-camera Bonding.

Spoken Giants, the first royalties administrator for spoken-word content, is expanding its roster, announcing Wednesday that it’s signed the estates of Bob Hope and Desilu (Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz) as well as Gabriel Iglesias, Larry the Cable Guy, Elayne Boosler, Jackie Fabulous, Eddie Pepitone, Nephew Tommy, Jeff Dye, and Todd Barry.

Gabriel Iglesias mocked cancel culture while defending his role as the famous Loony Tunes character Speedy Gonzales in "Space Jam: A New Legacy." The comedian, who hails from Mexico and often goes by the nickname "Fluffy," was tapped to do the character’s voice in the sequel to the immensely popular 1996 movie that saw Michael Jordan get sucked into the world of Looney Tunes in order to play a high-stakes basketball game against wacky alien invaders.   Iglesias took to Twitter earlier this week

led by Los Angeles Lakers legend Lebron James, in lieu of Jordan who retired from basketball for the final time in 2003.Critics have called out the classic cartoon character, a bilingual mouse from Mexico who wears a sombrero and speaks in a thick accent, for playing into stereotypes about Latin Americans.A New York Times piece by opinion writer Charles Blow last week discussed how racially insensitive cartoons of yore have endured today — tied to news that a number of Dr.