'TV's Top 5': Why Comedy Central Is Cleaning House

Peter White Television EditorViacomCBS is expanding its podcast business with a three year deal with iHeartMedia.The deal will include the return of Yo! MTV Raps, the seminal hip hop series, as a podcast and the extension of shows from the team behind The Daily Show.Trevor Noah’s Comedy Central show will produce additional original podcasts from the likes of its correspondents.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorABC Signature has hired former Comedy Central exec Kellyn Parker as Vice President, Comedy Development. In his new position, Parker’s responsibilities will include identifying and developing talent and material, and shepherding ideas from pitch to series order.

NEW YORK -- With a trendy mask as her accessory — and also reflecting the current state of the world — Lady Gaga performed a medley of her songs, including the top-nominated tune “Rain on Me," at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.She was joined by Ariana Grande and number of background dancers — all wearing masks — as they performed “Rain on Me," marking the first time the No. 1 song has been performed on TV.

Drunk History just got some sobering news. Comedy Central has reversed course on plans for a seventh season of the Derek Waters series.

The Daniel Tosh era at Comedy Central is coming to an end. In a shocking move, the ViacomCBS-owned cable network has reversed course on its January decision to renew the series for four more seasons.

Tosh.0 is coming to an end.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Tosh.0” will end its run on Comedy Central after its upcoming twelfth season.The cancellations comes despite the fact that Comedy Central picked the show up for four mores seasons back in January. Season 12 of the series, hosted by Daniel Tosh, is set to debut on Sept.

Peter White Television EditorTosh.0 has become the latest Comedy Central live-action series to come to an end as the ViacomCBS network makes a hard pivot to adult animation.The show, created and hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, is to end after its upcoming 12th season.

Drunk History are crestfallen after it was revealed that the series is being cancelled after six seasons.The series, in which celebrities describe events from world history while inebriated, had been renewed for a seventh season last summer, but Deadline now reports that production has been abandoned for good.The website cites high production costs – with each episode featuring period reenactments of the described events – as a factor in its cancellation.Season six of Drunk History has been

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Drunk History’s” sixth and most recent season will be the Comedy Central show’s last, Variety has confirmed.The show had been renewed for a seventh season last year and was in pre-production on that season when COVID-19 pandemic forced production to stop in March.

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: It was revealed tonight during Deadline’s Emmy season virtual screening of Comedy Central’s Drunk History that the Derek Waters-Jeremy Konner series will not be moving forward with a seventh season, originally ordered last summer.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe series’ sixth — and now final — season, which wrapped its run on Aug.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC’s youth streaming service BBC Three has acquired the first season of Comedy Central’s hit scripted comedy Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens.The 10-part series will land on BBC Three later this year and is headlined by Awkwafina, who stars in Crazy Rich Asians and won a Golden Globe in January for her role in The Farewell.The show is inspired by her real-life growing up in Queens, New York.

Also Read: How ViacomCBS Plans to Reinvent CBS All Access for the Streaming Era“These ground-breaking and hilarious programs are cultural touchstones and we are excited about the diverse group of comedic voices they will bring to HBO Max. We know our audiences will want to watch again and again,” said Michael Quigley, EVP Content Acquisitions, WarnerMedia.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Comedy Central shows “The Other Two” and “South Side” are moving to HBO Max.In a deal between Comedy Central Productions and the streaming service, the first seasons of both shows will become available on HBO Max in 2021, with future seasons debuting exclusively on HBO Max instead of Comedy Central.In addition, HBO Max will become the exclusive streaming home of the Comedy Central series “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.” The first season is now available on HBO Max.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHBO 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.

LOS ANGELES -- The brazen humor of “The Ren & Stimpy Show” will be revisited in a new Comedy Central version of the animated series. The original program that was a hit for Nickelodeon will be reimagined in partnership with Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Comedy Central said Wednesday.