“ are ceding ideological territory in the culture wars to the right via comedy,” Marx told me, noting that once-beloved liberal comedians like Stewart are struggling to find their footing in the treacherous landscape of post-Trump humor. They’ve already caught them - and, in some cases, surpassed them, even as the liberal mainstream has continued to write conservative comedy off as a contradiction in terms. The findings of their inquiry, which they detail in their new book, That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them, might come as a surprise to devotees of the Daily Show: Conservative humorists aren’t merely catching up to their liberal counterparts in terms of reach and popularity. It has been developed by Comedy Central’s Head of Development, Matt Tiller with Holmes as Commissioning Editorįor more information please contact: Lottie Robertshaw: 02Īvalon Television is a completely independently owned production house operating out of New York, Los Angeles and London. Avalon Television are currently in production with: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), Not Going Out (BBC One), Catastrophe (Channel 4), Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central UK), Russell Howard’s Travelogue (w/t Comedy Central UK), Man Down (Channel 4), Adam DeVine’s House Party (Comedy Central USA), Unspun With Matt Forde(Dave) and Workaholics (Comedy Central USA).For the past three years, Matt Sienkiewicz, an associate professor of communication and international studies at Boston College, and Nick Marx, an associate professor of film and media studies at Colorado State University, have immersed themselves in the world of conservative comedy. I am very much looking forward to taking all of the credit for their hard work, because as we all know there is no I in team, but there is an I in Chris.”įeeding Chris Ramsey, which is slated to air in January 2017, will be produced for Avalon by Mark Iddon, with Richard Allen-Turner and Jon Thoday as executive producers and Emma Clarke as executive producer for Comedy Central. I’m a huge fan of the channel and I’ve got a fantastic team working with me on it. Chris is exceptionally talented and ridiculously hot property both on and off the comedy scene right now, so we can’t wait to see him bring this concept to life for our audiences.”Ĭhris Ramsey said: “I’m proper chuffed to be doing my own TV show with Comedy Central. Topical stories and a live audience always make for unexpected and unmissable TV. The show’s Commissioning Editor, Louise Holmes, Vice President of Programming, Comedy Central commented: “Following a successful pilot, we’re thrilled to be taking this show to the next level. The 8 x 30 minute series, produced by Avalon Television, will be shot in front of a live audience at the London Studios this autumn and will feature Ramsey, guest comedians, and a celebrity taking an in-depth look at the influx of random stories sent to Chris on his social media feeds, via a mixture of games, prerecorded items and audience interaction. It was announced today (Wednesday 31 st August) that Comedy Central UK has greenlit a unique and high energy comedy entertainment series fronted by comedian CHRIS RAMSEY, with the working title Feeding Chris Ramsey.
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