Jon Daly, a regular actor and writer on Comedy Central's Kroll Show and the host of the Earwolf podcast Rafflecast, has been cast in the lead role in a new comedy pilot from Amazon, Variety reports. The show is called Betas, and it's one of several comedy pilots online retailer Amazon is developing in hopes of turning some of them into its first comedy series. Daly will star as Hobbes, a guy in Silicon Valley trying to raise money for his app called "BRB" so that he can move on from his ex-wife and reward the quartet of computer geeks who coded the app. The show [...]
Comedy Central renewed its new sketch comedy series Kroll Show for a second season today after only two episodes have aired. The quick renewal is a testament to Kroll Show's high ratings (it pulled in just over a million viewers in its first two showings), internet popularity, and the amount of faith the network has in the series. While the first season order is only for eight episodes, the second season is for 10. Nick Kroll, who co-created and stars in the series, will have to schedule Kroll Show's new season around production of the fifth season of FX's The League, on which he also stars. Kroll now joins [...]
Comedian Nick Kroll’s new sketch series for Comedy Central Kroll Show officially premieres tonight, but it feels like the show has already been airing for weeks. Kroll’s characters – both new and old alike – have been floating around online since the show’s announcement two summers ago, giving viewers plenty of time to familiarize themselves with the man’s many talents. Favorites “Bobby Bottleservice” and “Rich Dicks” (with Kroll’s right-hand-man Jon Daly) make cameos in early episodes, along with several new faces. The show moves briskly from character to character, trading dialogue exposition for glossy, self-explanatory title cards, and rarely leaves a second of airtime without a visual gag. [...]
Here's a brand new clip from Nick Kroll's Comedy Central series Kroll Show in which he and SNL writer John Mulaney reprise their "Oh, Hello" characters, George St Geegland (Mulaney) and Gil Faizon (Kroll). Kroll and Mulaney created the characters, a pair of Alan Alda-obsessed, Upper West Side, middle-aged divorcees, whom they've played onstage and in viral videos since 2008. In this clip, George and Gil are hosting a prank show called Too Much Tuna, pulling a fun joke on Gil's stepson Elon (played by Kroll Show writer Joe Mande). Kroll Show premieres next Wednesday at 10:30, but is it too soon to start hoping for an "Oh, [...]
Comedy Central just slated a huge batch of new and returning shows for midseason 2013. Here's info on the new shows and when you can see them:
Kroll Show – Jan. 16 - Nick Kroll's new sketch show featuring his beloved characters like Fabrice Fabrice, Bobby Bottleservice, and the Ed Hardy Boyz, plus a slew of new ones and guest stars like Fred Armisen, Andy Daly, Kathryn Hahn, and Ed Helms.
The Jeselnik Offensive – Feb. 19 - Anthony Jeselnik's topical show which sees him tackling the latest headlines, joined by a panel of two other comedians each week.
The Ben Show – Feb. 28 - A [...]
