Showtime Announces Premiere Dates For ‘The Affair’ And ‘I’m Dying Up Here’

If you love Showtime shows, be sure to mark your calendars. The premium cable network has just announced the premiere dates for two of its dramas, the critically acclaimed The Affair and the stand up comedy drama I’m Dying Up Here. Season 2 of I’m Dying Up Here will return in May followed by Season 4 of The Affair in June. This announcement comes from David Nevins, Showtime’s President and CEO, during the network’s session at the Television Critics Association’s Winter 2018 tour.
Created and executive produced by Dave Flebotte and executive produced by Jim Carrey, Michael Aguilar and Christina Wayne, I’m Dying Up Here explores the struggles of trying to make it in stand up comedy in the 1970s. The series explores the comedy scene that later gave birth to such legends as Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and David Letterman all told through a group of struggling comedians. The series stars Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, RJ Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal, and Jake Lacy.
The Golden Globe-winning The Affair has a far steamier premise than its comedy club peer. The drama explores the emotional and psychological effects an affair has on the two couples involved. Starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney, and Joshua Jackson, Season 4 finds these damaged people further away from each other than ever before. As each character gets more and more involved in their new relationships, they’re forced to figure out whether they should embrace their new lives or return to their old ones.

I’m Dying Up Here returns on Sunday, May 6 at 10 p.m. ET. Season 4 of The Affair premieres Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m. ET.

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