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EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling on Son of a Critch season 4. The Canadian comedy was renewed earlier this year for a new 13-part run at public broadcaster CBC and principal photography is now underway in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Based on comedian Mark Critch’s memoir of the same name, the fourth…

Is your favorite TV show coming back for another season? To find out, click through Deadline’s 2024 list of series renewals, which covers broadcast, cable and streaming. We update this list often, so check back to see which comedy, drama, reality, docuseries, animation and other programs have been given new seasons so…

Pope Francis met with more than 100 comedians from around the world on Friday, telling the gathering that included Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg and Chris Rock that they “unite people, because laughter is contagious.” “Your talent is a precious gift,” the pope told them, per the Vatican. “Together…

Deadline’s TV Talk podcast is back for another season taking listeners all the way to the 76th Emmy Awards ceremony September 15. Strap in. Hold on, we're doing this again already? Yep. In this year of two Emmy Awards, Deadline's TV Talk podcast has returned to get into the small-screen…

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based creator, comedian, actor, writer Kyle Gordon has signed wtih CAA for representation. Gordon has emerged as one of the most popular comedians on TikTok and Instagram, with more than five million followers across platforms and 150 million likes on TikTok.  He headlined…

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-nominated British comedy Such Brave Girls is returning for a second season. The BBC has reordered the series, which plays on Hulu in the U.S. and is from Various Artists Ltd and A24. Such Brave Girls follows Josie (Kat Sadler), her sister Billie (Lizzie Davidson) and their mum…

UPDATED with executive appointment, additional details. The Onion, which is once again under new ownership, has appointed former NBC News reporter Ben Collins CEO. G/O Media, which had owned the satire outlet since 2019, announced Thursday that it had sold it to four anonymous digital media veterans…

This Is Spinal Tap is one of the most quotable films in cinema history and defined the genre of film known today as the mockumentary. Rob Reiner's 1984 directorial debut about an aging English metal band chronicled fame, groupies and their fateful tour and would set the bar for the style of film to satirize a subject…

Their first on-screen romance came in 2019 feature Top End Wedding, and now Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee are getting in the loving mood for a Prime Video Australia series. The pair are reprising their roles from the local box office hit in Top End Bub, with Tapsell and Top End Wedding co-writer…

George Carlin once noted that "bulls**t is truly the American soundtrack." Well, today the music got just a little bit more authentic – at least online. A little more than two months since the estate of the comedy genius took the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin's style and voice t…

Judd Apatow has directed such comedy films as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Trainwreck, among others. Despite his recent The King of Staten Island and The Bubble going straight to streaming, he still believes comedy films have a place in theaters. “The highest-grossing comedy last year made…

Universal Television's top comedy development executives said business is thriving with EVP Jim Donnelly calling the moment "oddly busy."   "The world is crazy right now and people love the comfort of comedy. And post-strike, everybody really wants to work … We have five new series in development…