EXCLUSIVE: Nikki Glaser is bringing the laughs to HBO.
14.05.2024 - 15:17 / variety.com
upfronts presentations this week, they’re encountering something unexpected: The streamers that had been quick to destroy the old network TV formula are now looking to emulate it. That includes embracing TV commercials, which is why outlets like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video will be present at upfronts week, a four-day marathon in which the largest networks make glitzy presentations to advertisers at venues like Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
Streamers have joined the fray, doing exactly what the Big 4 networks have done for decades: touting their wares to the advertising buyers who spend billions of dollars in TV spots every year. (CBS gave up its traditional upfronts presentation last year, so they’ll be missing out.) That’s not the only playbook from the previous TV era that the streamers are dusting off and reinventing for this new age.
While it’s not the same as the old cable bundle — a dual revenue stream that the congloms feasted on for decades — the recent news that Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery would bundle Disney+, Hulu and Max together at least felt like a throwback to those days.
(And breaking on Tuesday, Comcast revealed that it would also launch a streaming bundle with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ at a deep discount.) But also at the upfronts, one might notice that some of the new programming the streamers will be showcasing looks a lot like the fare that have fueled the broadcast lineups since the dawn of TV . Live events? Netflix is getting into it in a big way with specials like “The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady.” Mega sports deals? Amazon has Thursday Night Football, and is reportedly making a big play for the NBA.
EXCLUSIVE: Nikki Glaser is bringing the laughs to HBO.
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the rumors began about Affleck, 51, and Jennifer Lopez allegedly divorcing, the “Argo” actor had a cringe-worthy appearance at Netflix’s Tom Brady roast on May 5.Affleck went on a strange rant about social media that didn’t go over well with everyone else that was at the event and at home watching.Nikki Glaser, who was arguably the MVP of the roast, shaded Affleck’s set during an interview on “KFC Radio.”“I haven’t watched it again back how it looked, because I don’t like to watch people bomb,” Glaser, 39, said in an Instagram clip shared Saturday.“He didn’t prepare,” the “Inside Amy Schumer” comedian added about Affleck. “He’s someone who’s famous enough that he probably thinks that this is beneath him to do this, so I’m just gonna do a favor.
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Nikki Glaser takes no prisoners.On Sunday, May 5, the acerbic comedienne took the stage at ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’ and promptly obliterated Kevin Hart, Rob Gronkowski, Bert Kreischer, Drew Bledsoe and, of course, Brady.And if, after her ballsy performance, you were wondering “how can I see Nikki Glaser live?!” we’re happy to report that she just announced her ‘Alive And Unwell Tour.’From May through December, the former “F Boy Island” host will hit 34 venues all over North America including a gig at Syracuse’s Crouse Hinds Theatre on Friday, Oct. 11.Best of all, ticket prices are quite affordable as of now.At the time of publication, the lowest price we found on tickets was $38 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $40 to $83 before fees.Want to catch the sharp-tongued comic live?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Nikki Glaser’s 2024 ‘Alive And Unwell 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.
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took their turns torching Brady, jumped on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show” on Monday, and said that the group decided to not make any jokes about Brady’s children. Glaser said Brady’s three kids, Jack, Benjamin and Vivian, did not “ask” to be part of the experience, and therefore, the jokesters did not say anything about them during the Netflix show.“We all collectively just decided not to involve his kids too much in anything because they didn’t ask for that,” Glaser said Monday.
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