Comedy and Entertainment Industry Updates

For the first time, the New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) will present Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch, bringing the annual industry spotlight on emerging comedic talent into the festival’s official programming. The presentation and showcase will take place on Nov. 12 during the festival, which runs from

Hulu is developing Rock City, a comedy from Abbott Elementary‘s Janelle James, Happy Endings creator David Caspe and Universal Television. Written and executive produced by James and Caspe, in Rock City, a woman returns to her hometown in the Virgin Islands after she inherits a local tour

EXCLUSIVE: Grace Gummer (Love Story) has inked a deal to join Dakota Fanning in Apple TV’s new thriller series from Alex Cary (A Spy Among Friends, Homeland) and Sony Pictures Television. In the untitled series, Fanning stars as an undercover Treasury agent in a multi-billion dollar

According to Grant, her label at the time said, "Who’s gonna listen to this from the girl from the Contemporary Christian Music world?"

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mockler, the Gen-Z political commentator who flustered CNN contributor Scott Jennings in a moment that went wildly viral, is getting further into the political debate arena. The creator, who has over 2M subscribers on YouTube, is launching The Adam Mockler Debate Show, a long-form de