A Devine Choice to Host MTV Movie & TV Awards, Nominees Announced
MTV has woven the film, TV and digital realms into one broad content domain that houses the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards nominees. The net – which for the first time is expanding the iconic show...
View ArticleWhat Is the Greatest Trump Tweet of All Time? Trevor Noah Explores the Art of...
NCAA’s March Madness basketball extravaganza wasn’t the only bracket tournament captivating Americans last month. Third Month Mania, orchestrated by Comedy Central’s The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,...
View ArticleDaily Show Correspondent Hasan Minhaj to Perform at White House...
While President Trump is skipping April’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner (the first time a president has done so in 30 years), The Daily Show With Trevor Noah senior correspondent Hasan Minhaj will...
View ArticleViacom Velocity Scores Pair of Webby Nominations
Viacom Velocity, our in-house integrated marketing and creative solutions team, has locked in a pair of nominations for the Webby Awards. The spots – and three additional promos highlighted by Webby –...
View ArticleThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Where Fake Correspondents Become Real Stars
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah puts a surrealist spin on American politics with its daily takedowns of all that is obscene, absurd and inexplicable in Washington, D.C. By doing so, the satirical news...
View ArticleThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Records Most Watched Week Ever
Like a farmer welcoming rainclouds, Trevor Noah has turned something most of us would prefer to do without – the unending tumult pouring from Washington, D.C. – into a building block for something...
View ArticleArmed Senior Citizens, Animated Hijinks, Political Protest: Broad City Is Back
We see New York City shrouded in winter. We see lots of high-fives. We see RuPaul, Steve Buscemi and Wanda Sykes. We see a smoke-exhaling protest against anti-abortion protesters. We see Florida senior...
View ArticleComedy Central and the Creation of Colossal Clusterfest: The Bonnaroo of Comedy
Comedy Central’s first foray into the festival scene, a three-day music and comedy fete in June called Colossal Clusterfest, was quietly introduced in a press release back in February with the simple...
View ArticleJordan Klepper Ramps Up for New Late-Night Show By Solving Guns
The debate seems to slice like the Mississippi River through the center of America: you are either pro-gun or anti-gun. In this version of reality, you either want the Second Amendment repealed or you...
View ArticleThe Daily Show Hosts Pop Up Art Exhibit to Honor the Commander in Tweet
Lines stretched for blocks in Midtown Manhattan near Trump Tower last weekend, but not for a protest. Instead, tourists and locals converged just down the road to see The Daily Show’s homage to the...
View ArticleViacom Demonstrates Marketing and Creative Excellence with 103 PromaxBDA Awards
In a sweeping global affirmation of Viacom’s deep brand stable, adaptability across platforms, and overall marketing excellence, the company rolled up an impressive 103 awards between PromaxBDA’s 2017...
View ArticleTrevor Noah Marks Best Quarter Yet as Comedy Central’s Late-Night Universe...
In a time of great political turmoil, people are seeking a respite from the madness through humor – a trend evident through the recent success of Comedy Central’s late-night talk shows. The Daily Show...
View ArticleJim Jefferies Thinks We Can All Do Better
I became familiar with Australian comedian Jim Jefferies after a college roommate showed me his now infamous 15-minute-long diatribe on gun control. It was a sarcastic, evidence-laden lecture teasing...
View ArticleViacom Scores 18 Emmy Nominations for a Diverse Roster of Programming
Sketch comedy, potluck, political satire, lip syncing, drag queens, kid-friendly rock and roll and animated, nostalgic purple grapes: these are a few of our fans’ favorite things. And it turns out that...
View Article#Farewell @midnight
Comedy Central’s @midnight – which aired its final episode last Friday – had a nearly impossible premise: define the indefinable by corralling the social media mosh pit that the internet has become...
View ArticleThe Hero Returns: Watch New Episodes of Nathan For You Starting in September
On Sept. 28, television is about to get weird again, as Comedy Central’s absurdist docu-reality show Nathan For You returns. Next month, #NathanforYou is back to fight Holocaust deniers, scare ghosts...
View ArticleRuPaul, Daily Show Bring Combined Four Creative Arts Emmys to Viacom
Behind the dual cultural touchstones of VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Viacom tallied four wins at the Creative Arts Emmys earlier this week. Here’s a...
View ArticleJordan Klepper’s “The Opposition” to Resist the Resistance on Comedy Central
“Trevor, I’ve been on this show for over three years, peddling liberal talking points day in and day out,” longtime Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper told host Trevor Noah on a recent episode....
View ArticleKlepper’s Fake Fake News Show Debuts Strong As Comedy Central Sees Quarterly...
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 25: Comedian Jordan Klepper hosts the premiere of Comedy Central’s “The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper” on September 25, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images...
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