After 34 seasons and counting, The Simpsons embodies many things. The longest running scripted series in the history of television began as an upstart, and grew to a Methuselah, with the wisdom of a dinosaur, and the prophetic voice of Nostradamus. Every other month, some news item or deleted tweet fulfills a prediction made by The Simpsons. It appears to follow what the kids in South Park knew decades ago: whenever something unexpected happens, The Simpsons already did it. They usually know because they were expecting it, don’t underestimate the studies of the writing team.
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Luckily, The Simpsons is constantly being rerun somewhere, reminding us even the most current events are old news in syndication. Most of the gags which have been interpreted as predictions are cases of The Simpsons pouring commentary on existing, if little known, events.
Even the foretelling...
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Luckily, The Simpsons is constantly being rerun somewhere, reminding us even the most current events are old news in syndication. Most of the gags which have been interpreted as predictions are cases of The Simpsons pouring commentary on existing, if little known, events.
Even the foretelling...
- 8/13/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Breakout Sundance star and rapper Tia Nomore has signed with Range Media Partners for representation in acting and music.
Nomore is the lead in Savannah Leaf’s upcoming A24 drama “Earth Mama,” in which she delivered a critically acclaimed debut feature performance at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as a struggling single mother. Well established in hip hop, Nomore rose to prominence as an artist on the Oakland music scene.
In “Earth Mama,” Nomore stars as expectant mom Gia, who already has two kids in foster care as she anticipates a third. Though she has the support of a tight-knit community in the Bay Area, she faces formidable challenges in reclaiming her family and building a new life. A24, the studio behind the Oscar winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” will release the film on July 7.
The film “aims to represent a situation that’s much broader than Gia,...
Nomore is the lead in Savannah Leaf’s upcoming A24 drama “Earth Mama,” in which she delivered a critically acclaimed debut feature performance at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as a struggling single mother. Well established in hip hop, Nomore rose to prominence as an artist on the Oakland music scene.
In “Earth Mama,” Nomore stars as expectant mom Gia, who already has two kids in foster care as she anticipates a third. Though she has the support of a tight-knit community in the Bay Area, she faces formidable challenges in reclaiming her family and building a new life. A24, the studio behind the Oscar winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” will release the film on July 7.
The film “aims to represent a situation that’s much broader than Gia,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Ray Stevenson died on location in Italy this week while working on the film Cassino in Ischi. In it, he plays Nic Cassino, who appears to be the title character. But throughout his career the actor was renowned for strong supporting roles. Stevenson exemplified this “one for all” spirit as Porthos in The Three Musketeers (2011) and honed it through The Book of Eli (2010), King Arthur (2004), the Thor movies, and the upcoming Star Wars Disney+ series, Ashoka. He was at his most supportive, even as a lead character, when he played legionnaire Titus Pullo in HBO’s Rome. Pullo was a warrior with a heart of gold, but at one point he could also be the second-hand-man to an early version of a mob kingpin.
But Stevenson was second to no one in the role of Danny Greene, the titular character of writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2011 gangster-genre love letter, Kill the Irishman.
But Stevenson was second to no one in the role of Danny Greene, the titular character of writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2011 gangster-genre love letter, Kill the Irishman.
- 5/26/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 22
For their 750th episode, The Simpsons pulls out all the stops, and adds a dangerous curve, but never quite gets in full gear. “Homer’s Adventures Through the Windshield Glass” is ambitious, cramming 750 characters into the opening sequence, jamming with Lizzo to the beat of a slap-happy Homer in the end, and spending the creamy middle somewhere between heaven and hell. It is a very creative episode, teasing a glimpse of paradise which turns into the purgatory of a lukewarm season finale which was cooked on all burners.
While couch gags can foretell mediocre episodes, the full opening sequence, complete with a chalkboard gag, is always a welcome sight. The cramming of all the Springfield residents, characters, and celebrity guests, is expertly layered. Even Homer’s crash through the garage reveals greater wonders as Fat Tony and Mr. T can be seen through the splinters.
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 22
For their 750th episode, The Simpsons pulls out all the stops, and adds a dangerous curve, but never quite gets in full gear. “Homer’s Adventures Through the Windshield Glass” is ambitious, cramming 750 characters into the opening sequence, jamming with Lizzo to the beat of a slap-happy Homer in the end, and spending the creamy middle somewhere between heaven and hell. It is a very creative episode, teasing a glimpse of paradise which turns into the purgatory of a lukewarm season finale which was cooked on all burners.
While couch gags can foretell mediocre episodes, the full opening sequence, complete with a chalkboard gag, is always a welcome sight. The cramming of all the Springfield residents, characters, and celebrity guests, is expertly layered. Even Homer’s crash through the garage reveals greater wonders as Fat Tony and Mr. T can be seen through the splinters.
- 5/22/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 21
If we’ve learned anything from The Simpsons, it is that clowns are funny. Homer went to Krusty’s Clown College in season 6 for “Homie the Clown.” We learn they can also be profitable in “Clown V. Board of Education,” which would have been a classic episode if we hadn’t already taken this class, and paid for it with money laundered by seltzer water.
Krusty the Clown has always been a stand-in for The Simpsons itself. So, when he bemoans how he lost touch with the audience in the ‘90s, it feels like a perfect setup for a continuation of an already tenured plot. One in which we know the Simpsons can succeed as a family, and Springfield as a community. Bart follows a path Homer laid out, and brings in a tender performance with the treacle pre-trimmed.
The...
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 21
If we’ve learned anything from The Simpsons, it is that clowns are funny. Homer went to Krusty’s Clown College in season 6 for “Homie the Clown.” We learn they can also be profitable in “Clown V. Board of Education,” which would have been a classic episode if we hadn’t already taken this class, and paid for it with money laundered by seltzer water.
Krusty the Clown has always been a stand-in for The Simpsons itself. So, when he bemoans how he lost touch with the audience in the ‘90s, it feels like a perfect setup for a continuation of an already tenured plot. One in which we know the Simpsons can succeed as a family, and Springfield as a community. Bart follows a path Homer laid out, and brings in a tender performance with the treacle pre-trimmed.
The...
- 5/15/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Simpsons fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 34 Episode 21 episode titled Clown v. Board of Education!
Find out everything you need to know about the Clown v. Board of Education episode of The Simpsons, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
The Simpsons Clown v. Board of Education Season 34 Episode 21 Preview
In this upcoming episode, Krusty the Clown (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he’s ever done.
As Krusty’s school takes off, it attracts students from all over Springfield, including some unexpected pupils. However, Krusty’s success is short-lived when he runs afoul of the Board of Education, who sees his school as a frivolous waste of time and resources.
The voice cast of “The Simpsons” features Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson,...
Find out everything you need to know about the Clown v. Board of Education episode of The Simpsons, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
The Simpsons Clown v. Board of Education Season 34 Episode 21 Preview
In this upcoming episode, Krusty the Clown (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he’s ever done.
As Krusty’s school takes off, it attracts students from all over Springfield, including some unexpected pupils. However, Krusty’s success is short-lived when he runs afoul of the Board of Education, who sees his school as a frivolous waste of time and resources.
The voice cast of “The Simpsons” features Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson,...
- 5/11/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 17
The Simpsons “Pin Gal” is a retro delight, even beyond the Facebook reference. The story has one focus, and every line is a laugh line, setting up a joke or landing the punch, and always picking up the spare. It also benefits from an almost full showing of the family. The Simpsons work better as a team, truly shining when something in Springfield is in danger, and the whole town can rally behind them. It doesn’t even matter if the town is cheering them on or chasing them down, a unified Springfield and a tight family unit is the best recipe for a classic episode.
Of course, the tastiest spice added is Albert Brooks reprising his ever-provocative bowling instructor Jacques, from season 1’s “Life on the Fast Lane.” Perennially billed as “A. Brooks,” he is like the secret sauce...
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 17
The Simpsons “Pin Gal” is a retro delight, even beyond the Facebook reference. The story has one focus, and every line is a laugh line, setting up a joke or landing the punch, and always picking up the spare. It also benefits from an almost full showing of the family. The Simpsons work better as a team, truly shining when something in Springfield is in danger, and the whole town can rally behind them. It doesn’t even matter if the town is cheering them on or chasing them down, a unified Springfield and a tight family unit is the best recipe for a classic episode.
Of course, the tastiest spice added is Albert Brooks reprising his ever-provocative bowling instructor Jacques, from season 1’s “Life on the Fast Lane.” Perennially billed as “A. Brooks,” he is like the secret sauce...
- 3/20/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
At the height of his fame, George Michael had two options – both bad. If the pop superstar had told the world he was gay in the 1980s, his screaming, adoring, grabby female fans might have been afraid to touch him. Misinformation about Aids had begun to seep into society. Coming out, though, would have at least meant that he was free. If the Wham! singer hid his sexuality, he’d be the subject of relentless rumour and press intrusion and, when it finally became impossible to conceal it any longer, he’d be faced with accusations of hypocrisy for living a double life, for decades, in the public eye. The path he took, in the end, was the latter, but it all imploded in 1998 when he was arrested in a Los Angeles public toilet for “lewd conduct” (he was cruising for sex with men). That incident, and the media frenzy that ensued,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
"A Fish Called Selma" is a fun season 7 episode of "The Simpsons," notable for being Troy McClure's (Phil Hartman) most prominent episode in the show, and for being one of the few episodes in the series where the writers seemed to want us to care about Selma, Marge's grouchy, unpleasant sister. Much like with Sideshow Bob before him or Fat Tony afterward, here Selma falls in love with Troy McClure, only for the relationship to tragically fall apart by the end of the episode.
In terms of the episode's impact on pop culture, however, it's the "Planet of the Apes" musical number scene that's most effectively stood the test of the time. A lot of millennials might not remember Falco's one-hit wonder "Rock Me Amadeus," but they definitely remember the "Dr. Zaius" parody version this episode pulled off. "The Simpsons" is filled with memorable musical moments, like the...
In terms of the episode's impact on pop culture, however, it's the "Planet of the Apes" musical number scene that's most effectively stood the test of the time. A lot of millennials might not remember Falco's one-hit wonder "Rock Me Amadeus," but they definitely remember the "Dr. Zaius" parody version this episode pulled off. "The Simpsons" is filled with memorable musical moments, like the...
- 1/28/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Boy George’s friend, DJ Fat Tony, has said the musician’s reaction to Matt Hancock entering the jungle was genuine.
On Wednesday night (9 November), Hancock joined the jungle with comedian Seann Walsh, to the shock of their fellow contestants.
On screen, Boy George was upset by the revelation:“You know, beginning of the pandemic my mum was in hospital. I wasn’t allowed to see her. I thought she was going to die,” he told presenter Scarlette Douglas.
“I was tweeting Greenwich hospital going, ‘Please look after my mum.’ I used my name, I was like, ‘Please look after my mum.’ And they did, she was fine… I feel like, I don’t want to be sitting here like I’m having fun with him.”
“It’s difficult for me because, you know, had something happened, if my mum had gone, I wouldn’t be here now. I would...
On Wednesday night (9 November), Hancock joined the jungle with comedian Seann Walsh, to the shock of their fellow contestants.
On screen, Boy George was upset by the revelation:“You know, beginning of the pandemic my mum was in hospital. I wasn’t allowed to see her. I thought she was going to die,” he told presenter Scarlette Douglas.
“I was tweeting Greenwich hospital going, ‘Please look after my mum.’ I used my name, I was like, ‘Please look after my mum.’ And they did, she was fine… I feel like, I don’t want to be sitting here like I’m having fun with him.”
“It’s difficult for me because, you know, had something happened, if my mum had gone, I wouldn’t be here now. I would...
- 11/10/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - TV
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 2
The Simpsons are looking pretty good after 34 seasons, some of them stuck in ruts, others doing wheelies over their competition. Sometimes all they need is a little encouragement and a steep incline. The season opener mocked a turtle, episode 2 features a mock jury. “One Angry Lisa” has the feel of the earlier seasons, it is a sillier entry, based on Evergreen Terrace’s perennial theme of missed marital bliss, and throws no judgements. This is a missed opportunity for an installment perfectly named for a legal parody, and the handlebars should have been the sidebar.
The title comes from the classic courtroom drama 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda. Its almost-hung-jury premise is a TV trope. Jack Klugman, who played in the original feature film, was stuck on a jury as Oscar Madison against Tony Randall...
The Simpsons Season 34 Episode 2
The Simpsons are looking pretty good after 34 seasons, some of them stuck in ruts, others doing wheelies over their competition. Sometimes all they need is a little encouragement and a steep incline. The season opener mocked a turtle, episode 2 features a mock jury. “One Angry Lisa” has the feel of the earlier seasons, it is a sillier entry, based on Evergreen Terrace’s perennial theme of missed marital bliss, and throws no judgements. This is a missed opportunity for an installment perfectly named for a legal parody, and the handlebars should have been the sidebar.
The title comes from the classic courtroom drama 12 Angry Men directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda. Its almost-hung-jury premise is a TV trope. Jack Klugman, who played in the original feature film, was stuck on a jury as Oscar Madison against Tony Randall...
- 10/3/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Actor Paul Sorvino passed away at the age of 83 on July 25, 2022. His outsize personality and "tough guy" features saw him playing many characters with nicknames in quotation marks: "Hips" in "The Gambler," "Big Joe" in "Angel and Big Joe," "Chubby" De Coco in "Bloodbrothers," "Jazz" Maffie in "The Brinks Job," "Lips" Manliss in "Dick Tracy." He played a "Fat Tony" and a "Big Mike." He's the type of actor that would inspire many a casting agent to bang on their desk and scream "get me a Paul Sorvino type!" He was an institution unto himself. His final roles were playing real-life...
The post Remembering Paul Sorvino's Guest Role on Star Trek: The Next Generation appeared first on /Film.
The post Remembering Paul Sorvino's Guest Role on Star Trek: The Next Generation appeared first on /Film.
- 7/25/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Earlier this month, Jeff Tweedy, Sharon Van Etten, and others pledged their support for a new initiative from the Hi, How Are You Project, the mental-health nonprofit inspired by the life and legacy of Daniel Johnston. The initiative was launched to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month in May, and it asks people to do one simple task: “Because mental health matters, I pledge to ask others, ‘Hi How Are You?’ “
The Hi, How Are You Project’s initiative launched with a short video featuring an array of musicians and...
The Hi, How Are You Project’s initiative launched with a short video featuring an array of musicians and...
- 5/14/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 20
The Simpsons season 31, episode 20, “Warrin’ Priests (Part Two),” concludes the epic story of Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.’s mythic battle for the reclamation of The First Church of Springfield. The winner is the audience because the story ran well in a two-part arc.
It’s rare The Simpsons turns in hour-long stories. The couch gag opening references the only other two-parter previously broadcast for the show where we learned who shot Mr. Burns. Brockman is the tie-in, for anyone who might have missed the first episode. While he narrates, the crawl taunts anyone for missing the first, which is a wonderful example of Simpsonian subtlety. We are knocked over the head by the most obvious gag but it’s hidden off to the side. Jimbo also scores a memorable sight gag as he takes keys for valet parking for the newly...
The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 20
The Simpsons season 31, episode 20, “Warrin’ Priests (Part Two),” concludes the epic story of Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.’s mythic battle for the reclamation of The First Church of Springfield. The winner is the audience because the story ran well in a two-part arc.
It’s rare The Simpsons turns in hour-long stories. The couch gag opening references the only other two-parter previously broadcast for the show where we learned who shot Mr. Burns. Brockman is the tie-in, for anyone who might have missed the first episode. While he narrates, the crawl taunts anyone for missing the first, which is a wonderful example of Simpsonian subtlety. We are knocked over the head by the most obvious gag but it’s hidden off to the side. Jimbo also scores a memorable sight gag as he takes keys for valet parking for the newly...
- 5/4/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 18
The Simpsons season 31, episode 18, “The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby,” revisits two tough loves which have served the series since its infancy. Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns, the richest man in Springfield, loves taking candy from babies, and Marge Bouvier Simpson loves giving sweets to kids. Between the two equally weighted conflicts, the entry squeezes a rough diamond of character building and assassination.
Maggie has a playdate with Hudson, her favorite friend. But Hudson’s mom is painful for Marge to be around. Everything Marge has tirelessly done, all her life, because of the traditions she follows and continues faithfully, is burnt under the microscope of the newer generation’s microaggressive passivism. The Simpson matriarch is nothing if not the perfect mother and the younger mom can’t even decide whether Marge’s name is ironic or retro. This keeps...
The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 18
The Simpsons season 31, episode 18, “The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby,” revisits two tough loves which have served the series since its infancy. Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns, the richest man in Springfield, loves taking candy from babies, and Marge Bouvier Simpson loves giving sweets to kids. Between the two equally weighted conflicts, the entry squeezes a rough diamond of character building and assassination.
Maggie has a playdate with Hudson, her favorite friend. But Hudson’s mom is painful for Marge to be around. Everything Marge has tirelessly done, all her life, because of the traditions she follows and continues faithfully, is burnt under the microscope of the newer generation’s microaggressive passivism. The Simpson matriarch is nothing if not the perfect mother and the younger mom can’t even decide whether Marge’s name is ironic or retro. This keeps...
- 4/20/2020
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Kevin Feige is…. Thanos? Not quite, but the Marvel Studios president is the voice behind “Chinnos,” a movie villain in the “The Simpsons” Cinematic Universe. Variety has obtained a first-look clip of Feige, making his acting debut on Sunday’s episode of the animated series.
In the episode, “Bart the Bad Guy,” Bart accidentally sees a a new installment of the popular “Vindicator” superhero movie franchise before it comes out. Armed with spoilers, he’s now the most powerful kid in all pop culture. And Bart being Bart, he leverages that power to become his own kind of super-villain: “Spoiler-Boy.” Enter the heroic movie executives (voiced by “Avengers: Endgame” directors Joe and Anthony Russo), who attempt to save the day and prevent Bart from using those plot-spoiling powers to ruin the surprise.
“Bart the Bad Guy,” of course, pokes fun at the legendary secrecy behind Marvel projects, and the studio...
In the episode, “Bart the Bad Guy,” Bart accidentally sees a a new installment of the popular “Vindicator” superhero movie franchise before it comes out. Armed with spoilers, he’s now the most powerful kid in all pop culture. And Bart being Bart, he leverages that power to become his own kind of super-villain: “Spoiler-Boy.” Enter the heroic movie executives (voiced by “Avengers: Endgame” directors Joe and Anthony Russo), who attempt to save the day and prevent Bart from using those plot-spoiling powers to ruin the surprise.
“Bart the Bad Guy,” of course, pokes fun at the legendary secrecy behind Marvel projects, and the studio...
- 2/27/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Bart joins the rebellion, just because, on The Simpsons, season 30, Episode 18, "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy."
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons: Season 30 Episode 18
The Simpsons, season 30, Episode 18, "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy" is a major move forward in the series' recent diversification and assimilation of their modernization. Gone are the pointed jabs at the country's upper management as the show returns to the graffiti tagged neighborhood it all began. The episode itelf begins at KrustyCon, where it's not weird to find yourself if you're an adult.
The place has it all, from Krusty Vape Pens to Sideshow Bob's Prison Art Gallery. The convention culminates in a panel discussion where Krusty, who hates being there yet gets mad if anyone else talks, and his co-stars take the same old questions from the audience. They kill some time with a gag reel of scenes long time viewers should remember from the series,...
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons: Season 30 Episode 18
The Simpsons, season 30, Episode 18, "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy" is a major move forward in the series' recent diversification and assimilation of their modernization. Gone are the pointed jabs at the country's upper management as the show returns to the graffiti tagged neighborhood it all began. The episode itelf begins at KrustyCon, where it's not weird to find yourself if you're an adult.
The place has it all, from Krusty Vape Pens to Sideshow Bob's Prison Art Gallery. The convention culminates in a panel discussion where Krusty, who hates being there yet gets mad if anyone else talks, and his co-stars take the same old questions from the audience. They kill some time with a gag reel of scenes long time viewers should remember from the series,...
- 3/24/2019
- Den of Geek
Viceland is going live in primetime next month with Vice Live, a two-hour variety special that will air four nights a week, Monday through Thursday, starting Monday, February 25 at 9 Pm.
Vice Live will broadcast live out of Vice’s Brooklyn headquarters, covering the day’s hottest topics and trends, led by rising comedian/actress Marie Faustin, writer/comedian/internet provocateur Zack Fox, comedian/director/photographer Sandy Honig, and rapper/host Fat Tony.
The show itself will continually be experimenting and evolving in real-time, according to Viceland. Any given episode could feature comedy pieces, celebrity visits, short-form videos, and field pieces and check-in’s from Vice’s outposts across the globe. Social media also will be a key part of Vice Live as viewers interact with the show in real-time.
Vice Live fills the void left by Desus & Mero, which formerly aired nightly on Viceland, following the hosts’ move to Showtime.
Vice Live will broadcast live out of Vice’s Brooklyn headquarters, covering the day’s hottest topics and trends, led by rising comedian/actress Marie Faustin, writer/comedian/internet provocateur Zack Fox, comedian/director/photographer Sandy Honig, and rapper/host Fat Tony.
The show itself will continually be experimenting and evolving in real-time, according to Viceland. Any given episode could feature comedy pieces, celebrity visits, short-form videos, and field pieces and check-in’s from Vice’s outposts across the globe. Social media also will be a key part of Vice Live as viewers interact with the show in real-time.
Vice Live fills the void left by Desus & Mero, which formerly aired nightly on Viceland, following the hosts’ move to Showtime.
- 1/17/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Viceland is shaking up its primetime with “Vice Live,” a two-hour variety/talk show slated to air live four nights per week starting next month.
Comedians Marie Faustin, Zack Fox, Sandy Honig and rapper Fat Tony (all pictured together above) will share the “Vice Live” hosting duties. Jeremy Hutchins of “106 & Park” will executive produce the new series, with “Last Week Tonight’s” Joe Perota set to direct.
Here’s how Viceland described the hybrid concept in a Thursday announcement to media:
The show itself will continually be experimenting and evolving in real-time: any given episode could feature comedy pieces, celebrity visits, short-form videos, and field pieces and check-in’s from Vice’s outposts across the globe. Social media will factor into “Vice Live” constantly as viewers interact with the show in real-time, creating a 360-degree platform-agnostic experience that mirrors the fast pace of a younger audiences’ media appetite.
Also Read:...
Comedians Marie Faustin, Zack Fox, Sandy Honig and rapper Fat Tony (all pictured together above) will share the “Vice Live” hosting duties. Jeremy Hutchins of “106 & Park” will executive produce the new series, with “Last Week Tonight’s” Joe Perota set to direct.
Here’s how Viceland described the hybrid concept in a Thursday announcement to media:
The show itself will continually be experimenting and evolving in real-time: any given episode could feature comedy pieces, celebrity visits, short-form videos, and field pieces and check-in’s from Vice’s outposts across the globe. Social media will factor into “Vice Live” constantly as viewers interact with the show in real-time, creating a 360-degree platform-agnostic experience that mirrors the fast pace of a younger audiences’ media appetite.
Also Read:...
- 1/17/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
F— it, Viceland is doing it live. The cable network will revamp its primetime lineup next month to launch a nightly two-hour live show that will serve as a showcase of sorts for all things Vice.
“Vice Live” will air Mondays through Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Et, starting Feb. 25, and reps Viceland’s most ambitious programming initiative to date.
“Our audience lives in the world of very live, and instant, gratification,” Viceland president Guy Slattery exclusively told Variety. “Being live is also a bit more dangerous and makes us a bit more vulnerable. People are going to see things happening in real time. They’ll be watching the show while we’re making the show.”
“Vice Live” will be hosted by a panel of four up-and-comers: comedian/actress Marie Faustin, Houston-based underground hip-hop artist Fat Tony, comedian/director Sandy Honig, and writer/comedian Zack Fox. But other...
“Vice Live” will air Mondays through Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Et, starting Feb. 25, and reps Viceland’s most ambitious programming initiative to date.
“Our audience lives in the world of very live, and instant, gratification,” Viceland president Guy Slattery exclusively told Variety. “Being live is also a bit more dangerous and makes us a bit more vulnerable. People are going to see things happening in real time. They’ll be watching the show while we’re making the show.”
“Vice Live” will be hosted by a panel of four up-and-comers: comedian/actress Marie Faustin, Houston-based underground hip-hop artist Fat Tony, comedian/director Sandy Honig, and writer/comedian Zack Fox. But other...
- 1/17/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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