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New York Comedy Festival Lineup: 100 Shows Added
The New York Comedy Festival has added more than 100 shows to the lineup for its 2026 edition, taking place across NYC’s five boroughs from Nov. 6-15.
Select highlights include Tokyo Kanpai Boys at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side on the 6th, an Anxiety Club Screening and Conversation at The Venue on Music Row at Hard Rock Hotel New York on the 7th, Alfred Robles at The Venue on Music Row on the 8th, a live edition of the podcast Good One with Jesse Fox at The Venue on Music Row on the 8th, Moshe Kasher at The Bell House on the 8th, Sharief Johnson‘s JR Comedy Album Recording at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side on the 8th, Jason Choi Live at New York Comedy Club Midtown on the 9th, WRONG! A F*cked Up Game Show with Jay Light at Caveat on the 9th, Ester Steinberg: Showgirly at New York Comedy Club Midtown on the 10th, Charlene Kaye at The Venue on Music Row on the 11th, Andre DeFreitas: Public Display of Affection at The Stand West on the 11th, Valeria Vulpe at New York Comedy Club Upper West Side on the 11th, Eddie Pepitone at Union Hall on the 10th and 11th, Jake Lambert Live at Union Hall on the 13th, and a screening and Q&A for documentary Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story at The Venue on Music Row on the 15th.
The new additions join previously announced headliners including Ben Bankas, Mojo Brookzz, Comic Relief x The Moth, Dropout Improv, Adam Friedland, Gayme Show! Starring Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni, Ilana Glazer, Jess Hilarious, Jordan Jensen, Jordan Klepper, Marc Maron, Joanne McNally, Ms. Pat, Sarah Sherman & Patti Harrison, Daniel Sloss, Ziwe, and more.
Caroline Hirsch, founder and owner of the New York Comedy Festival, commented, “We’re thrilled to continue building out this year’s New York Comedy Festival lineup with an incredible range of shows that showcase the depth, diversity and creativity of comedy being created in New York City and beyond. From established festival favorites and exciting new voices, this expanded programming reflects the extraordinary talent that makes New York such a vital comedy capital. We’re excited to give audiences even more opportunities to discover breakout acts, celebrate their favorites and experience the unmatched energy of comedy in New York.”
See the full lineup of new shows set for New York Comedy Festival’s 22nd edition here.
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David E. Kelley & Norcross Productions Launch Live Migrations Nature Series
David E. Kelley is heading into nature, teaming with Norcross Productions to launch Live Migrations, a global live nature series that connects audiences with the world’s great animal migrations.
The series kicks off today, Wednesday, August 18, with its inaugural production, The Great Sockeye Migration, a live, multi-camera journey into the heart of the world’s greatest wild salmon run in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
The livestream, which you can view at livemigrations.com and YouTube.com, will allow audiences worldwide to witness the sockeyes’ extraordinary return from the Pacific Ocean to the rivers and streams where they were born, according to the series’ official description. “With extended, unhurried views and the natural sounds of the landscape, The Great Sockeye Migration offers a radically different kind of television: one that invites viewers to pause, observe and experience a major natural event as it unfolds in real time.”
The inaugural livestream is set in the Bristol Bay watershed, home to the most abundant wild sockeye salmon runs remaining on Earth. The production will follow the salmon through a landscape that has sustained Alaska Native peoples and communities for generations, and allows the story to unfold at the pace of the animals themselves, per the description.
Each livestream will combine real-time observation with educational and cultural context, helping viewers understand the animals, ecosystems and human communities connected to these journeys.
“Live Migrations allows you to slow down and connect with nature and this extraordinary species,” said Kelley. “If people could only sit by a river and feel the salmon… watching a live migration is the next best thing.”
Future Live Migrations productions are planned around the journeys of sandhill cranes, whales, wildebeest and monarch butterflies.
“Live Migrations grew out of a simple idea: What if television, a medium built to capture our attention, could also return it?” said Live Migrations creator and Norcross Productions founder Tucker Malarkey. “These animals are undertaking ancient, perilous journeys all around us. By slowing down and watching together, we begin to understand what is at stake—and why these migrations must endure.”
Live Migrations also acknowledges that it is filming on the ancestral and living lands and waters of the Alaska Native peoples of Bristol Bay, and “offers its deep respect to their communities, cultures and enduring traditions, and its gratitude for their stewardship of this extraordinary place and its wild salmon across generations.”
“We are not the owners of these stories,” Malarkey said. “We are their temporary stewards. Our hope is to create a place where people can return—to watch the migrations happening now and feel connected to the living world in real time.”
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Catherine Zeta-Jones-Led ‘Kill Jackie’ Sets AMC+ Release Date
AMC+ has slotted Friday, October 2 for the premiere of Kill Jackie, its upcoming revenge thriller series starring and executive produced by Catherine Zeta-Jones. The streamer also released new key art, which you can see below.
Kill Jackie is based on Sunday Times bestselling author Nick Harkaway’s (writing as Aidan Truhen) novel The Price You Pay. Zeta-Jones stars as Jackie Price, who has been living a luxurious existence for the last twenty years – travelling the world, selling fine art and, above all, trying to stay anonymous after escaping a dangerous past as an international drug smuggler. But just as life starts to feel a little boring, it takes a sudden lethal turn when she discovers that The Seven Demons, a squad of the world’s most terrifying hitmen, have been hired to kill her. Assuming someone from her past is behind it, Jackie unleashes her old instincts and embarks on a wild, dangerous game plan: to take down The Demons one by one before they kill her. However, she soon realizes her own demons are much more terrifying than the ruthless killers on her trail…and her buried secrets lead her closer to home, with surprising consequences.
Cast also includes Daniel Ings (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Gentlemen), Sidse Babett Knudsen (Prime Target, Borgen), Óscar Jaenada (Rambo V, Cantinflas), Hattie Hook (Of An Age, Ten Pound Poms), Darci Shaw (A Thousand Blows, This City is Ours), Raff Law (Masters of The Air, Triton), Enzo Cilenti (Black Mirror, The Crown), Christine Adams (Hijack, Malice), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Britannia, Napoleon), Karlis Arnolds Avots (Soviet Jeans, Lovable), Set Sjöstrand (The Wheel of Time, Valhalla), Tadashi Ito (Society of the Snow, The Platform 2), Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London, A Small Light), Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, The Great), Gavin Spokes (House of The Dragon, Slow Horses), Jonathan Cake (And Just Like That, Camping), Bamshad Abedi-Amin (A Town Called Malice, The Last Kingdom), Bill Paterson (Fleabag, Criminal Justice) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy).
New episodes will drop weekly.
Co-created by Conor Keane, Tom Butterworth (Gangs of London), Peter Lawson (John Wick) and Damon Thomas (Killing Eve), Kill Jackie is co-produced by Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures. Lawson and Jose Agustin Valdes executive produce for Steel Springs Pictures, along with Butterworth, Damon Thomas, Zeta-Jones with Rebecca Dundon, Dante Di Loreto and Jeffrey Levine. Damon Thomas is lead director with writer and showrunner Butterworth. Keane co-wrote the TV adaptation and is associate producer. Nick Harkaway serves as executive consultant.
Kill Jackie will be available exclusively on AMC+ in the U.S. on October 2.
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‘Bad Monkey’ Season 2 Return Date Set At Apple With First Look Photos
Vince Vaughn’s Andrew Yancy will return in Bad Monkey Season 2, which debuts December 2 on Apple TV.
Based on Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling novel and enduring cult favorite, the 10-episode sophomore season will revolve around an all-new original story, making its global debut on Apple TV Dec. 2 with its first episode followed by one new episode every Wednesday through February 3, 2027.
After Yancy witnesses the murder of Florida’s finest fixer, an ambitious state attorney teams him up with a strait-laced forensic accountant to solve the crime. Eager to regain his detective’s badge, Yancy finds himself embroiled in a turf war between rival criminal organizations as he navigates a variety of Florida oddballs, including an erudite mob boss, his unhinged son, and a hard-edged young woman who needs Yancy’s protection.
Meanwhile, Yancy contends with his aging father; unresolved romantic tension with Dr. Rosa Campensino (Natalie Martinez), who launches her own investigation into a mysterious rash; and a bombastic animal relocation specialist whose business threatens the local environment.
Season 2 is led by returning stars Vaughn, Natalie Martinez, Charlotte Lawrence and John Ortiz alongside new additions John Malkovich, Yvonne Strahovski, Zavior Phillips. Nate Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Brent Morin, Joey Avery, Dax Shepard, Sam Jaeger, Margarita Levieva, Peter Billingsley and June Diane Raphael are guest stars. Keyla Monterroso Mejia (The Studio) and Mo Amer (Mo) have been tapped for recurring roles.
Produced by Warner Bros. Television, “Bad Monkey” is developed by executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence through his Doozer Productions and its overall deal with WBTV. Jeff Ingold, Matt Tarses, Vaughn, Liza Katzer, Adam Sztykiel, Chris Downey, and Carl Hiaasen are also executive producers.
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