“Stories from the Road,” a new six-part series hosted by comedian Brian Simpson, premieres exclusively for SiriusXM subscribers on Netflix Is A Joke Radio (ch. 93) in cars and on the SiriusXM app on September 23 at 7pm Et.
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Stories from the Road with Brian Simpson How to listen
Listen to the first episode premiering Monday, September 23, at 7pm Et exclusively for SiriusXM subscribers on Netflix Is A Joke Radio (ch. 93). Both the first and second episode will be available that night on demand in the SiriusXM app with a subscription and free trial. Future episodes will air on Mondays at 7pm Et.
What you’ll hear
“Stories from the Road” uncovers the most hilarious and outrageous tour tales from top comics like Mark Normand, Vanessa Gonzalez, Amy Miller, Gianmarco Soresi, Anjelah Johnson, and Fahim Anwar. From celebrity run-ins to getting too high,...
Stories from the RoadExclusively for SiriusXM subscribersGet 3 Months Free
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Stories from the Road with Brian Simpson How to listen
Listen to the first episode premiering Monday, September 23, at 7pm Et exclusively for SiriusXM subscribers on Netflix Is A Joke Radio (ch. 93). Both the first and second episode will be available that night on demand in the SiriusXM app with a subscription and free trial. Future episodes will air on Mondays at 7pm Et.
What you’ll hear
“Stories from the Road” uncovers the most hilarious and outrageous tour tales from top comics like Mark Normand, Vanessa Gonzalez, Amy Miller, Gianmarco Soresi, Anjelah Johnson, and Fahim Anwar. From celebrity run-ins to getting too high,...
- 9/23/2024
- by Matt Simeone
- SiriusXM
Exclusive: M3GAN 2.0 is in production as it heads for a June 27, 2025 theatrical release with Timm Sharp, Aristotle Athari and Jemaine Clement boarding the Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Divide/Conquer sequel.
Also returning from the original 2023 $181M global grossing movie is Brian Jordan Alvarez as Cole and Jen Van Epps as Tess.
Gerard Johnstone, as we previously told you, is returning to the helm with a screenplay penned by Akela Cooper, who wrote the first film.
Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis were previously confirmed to return for the sequel which will also star Ivanna Sakhno.
Jason Blum, James Wan and Williams are producers on M3GAN 2.0. Michael Clear and Judson Scott, of Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, will EP. Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek is also an EP with Mark Katchur. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath, from Divide/Conquer, are also EPs.
Sharp’s acting career started with Undeclared for Fox,...
Also returning from the original 2023 $181M global grossing movie is Brian Jordan Alvarez as Cole and Jen Van Epps as Tess.
Gerard Johnstone, as we previously told you, is returning to the helm with a screenplay penned by Akela Cooper, who wrote the first film.
Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis were previously confirmed to return for the sequel which will also star Ivanna Sakhno.
Jason Blum, James Wan and Williams are producers on M3GAN 2.0. Michael Clear and Judson Scott, of Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, will EP. Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek is also an EP with Mark Katchur. Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath, from Divide/Conquer, are also EPs.
Sharp’s acting career started with Undeclared for Fox,...
- 7/16/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Aristotle Athari is set to guest star in “Hacks” Season 3 at Max, Variety has learned exclusively.
Athari is the latest guest star to be announced for the show. He joins previously announced guest stars like Helen Hunt, George Wallace, and Christopher Lloyd in Season 3.
The third season of the critically-acclaimed comedy series will debut on May 2 with two episodes followed by two new episodes each week until May 30.
The official logline for Season 3 of “Hacks” states, “A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”
Athari is an accomplished stand up comedian, actor, writer, and director. He — along with Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Fahim Anwar — formed the comedy group “Goatface.” Athari starred in, directed, and co-write a comedy special with the group, which aired on Comedy Central in 2018. He...
Athari is the latest guest star to be announced for the show. He joins previously announced guest stars like Helen Hunt, George Wallace, and Christopher Lloyd in Season 3.
The third season of the critically-acclaimed comedy series will debut on May 2 with two episodes followed by two new episodes each week until May 30.
The official logline for Season 3 of “Hacks” states, “A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles.”
Athari is an accomplished stand up comedian, actor, writer, and director. He — along with Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Fahim Anwar — formed the comedy group “Goatface.” Athari starred in, directed, and co-write a comedy special with the group, which aired on Comedy Central in 2018. He...
- 3/4/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
If the film and television industries have been challenged like never before in a year of double strikes, in the world of comedy, the story is very different.
In truth, stand-up has never been bigger, with one story after another rolling out of comedians setting records for attendance and viewership. Take Nate Bargatze, for example, who earlier this year set an Amazon streaming record with his special Hello World, before going on to sell a record number of tickets to an April show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and bringing SNL its highest-rated episode of the season. Or Matt Rife, a young up-and-comer with 10+ years under his belt, who hit the upper echelons of comedy seemingly overnight after blowing up on TikTok, selling out a global tour encompassing some 600,000 tickets in less than 48 hours, before going on to land his own forthcoming Netflix special, Matt Rife: Natural Selection. Also operating...
In truth, stand-up has never been bigger, with one story after another rolling out of comedians setting records for attendance and viewership. Take Nate Bargatze, for example, who earlier this year set an Amazon streaming record with his special Hello World, before going on to sell a record number of tickets to an April show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and bringing SNL its highest-rated episode of the season. Or Matt Rife, a young up-and-comer with 10+ years under his belt, who hit the upper echelons of comedy seemingly overnight after blowing up on TikTok, selling out a global tour encompassing some 600,000 tickets in less than 48 hours, before going on to land his own forthcoming Netflix special, Matt Rife: Natural Selection. Also operating...
- 11/9/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The new owners of The CW are reportedly looking to fill the network's schedule with inexpensive programming, and this series seems to fit the bill. Are the ratings good enough? Will The Great American Joke Off be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A comedy panel series, The Great American Joke Off TV show is hosted by Dulcé Sloan. In each episode, two sets of three-person teams of comedians are tested on their skill in crafting joke setups, creating punchlines, and providing photo captions to performing solo spots, dropping risqué innuendos, and ranting about life’s petty irritations. Sloan decides which team has won each round based on who she thinks has been the funniest. Guests include Chanel Ali, Fahim Anwar, Alonzo Bodden, Matthew Broussard, Ed Gamble, Rhys James, Milton Jones, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Joe List, Ismael Loutfi, Luke Mones, Glenn Moore, and...
A comedy panel series, The Great American Joke Off TV show is hosted by Dulcé Sloan. In each episode, two sets of three-person teams of comedians are tested on their skill in crafting joke setups, creating punchlines, and providing photo captions to performing solo spots, dropping risqué innuendos, and ranting about life’s petty irritations. Sloan decides which team has won each round based on who she thinks has been the funniest. Guests include Chanel Ali, Fahim Anwar, Alonzo Bodden, Matthew Broussard, Ed Gamble, Rhys James, Milton Jones, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Joe List, Ismael Loutfi, Luke Mones, Glenn Moore, and...
- 4/1/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Aristotle Athari, the first male Persian/Middle Eastern descent cast member of Saturday Night Live, has signed with Brillstein Entertainment. He is the second overall Persian/Middle Eastern descent cast member of SNL following alum Nasim Pedrad and is getting rave reviews with his recent sketch with Rami Malek on the show.
Athari is best known for his work acting in, writing, and directing Comedy Central’s Goatface opposite collaborators Hasan Minaj, Fahim Anwar, and Asif Ali. He is also known for playing Gabe the programmer in the final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley.
He was named to Just For Laugh’s New Faces in 2021 and recently directed Will Smith’s snapchat series Will From Home, along with stand-up comedy specials for Rosebud Baker, Ian Edwards, Fahim Anwar, Erik Griffin, and Tom Arnold that have aired on Comedy Central, Showtime, and NBC.
Athari continues to be repped by Hyperion,...
Athari is best known for his work acting in, writing, and directing Comedy Central’s Goatface opposite collaborators Hasan Minaj, Fahim Anwar, and Asif Ali. He is also known for playing Gabe the programmer in the final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley.
He was named to Just For Laugh’s New Faces in 2021 and recently directed Will Smith’s snapchat series Will From Home, along with stand-up comedy specials for Rosebud Baker, Ian Edwards, Fahim Anwar, Erik Griffin, and Tom Arnold that have aired on Comedy Central, Showtime, and NBC.
Athari continues to be repped by Hyperion,...
- 1/5/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hyperion has inked comedian, actor, and filmmaker Aristotle Athari, who has just joined Saturday Night Live this season as a featured player, for representation.
Athari is the first male Persian cast member of SNL, and the second overall, following alum Nasim Pedrad.
He is best known for his work acting in, writing, and directing Comedy Central’s, Goatface opposite collaborators Hasan Minaj, Fahim Anwar, and Asif Ali. He is also known for playing Gabe the programmer in the final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley.
Athari was also most recently named to Just For Laugh’s New Faces this year. He joins as a SNL featured player this year with Sarah Sherman and James Austin Johnson.
He directed Will Smith’s snapchat series, Will From Home, along with stand-up comedy specials for Rosebud Baker, Ian Edwards, Fahim Anwar, Erik Griffin, and Tom Arnold that have aired on Comedy Central,...
Athari is the first male Persian cast member of SNL, and the second overall, following alum Nasim Pedrad.
He is best known for his work acting in, writing, and directing Comedy Central’s, Goatface opposite collaborators Hasan Minaj, Fahim Anwar, and Asif Ali. He is also known for playing Gabe the programmer in the final season of HBO’s Silicon Valley.
Athari was also most recently named to Just For Laugh’s New Faces this year. He joins as a SNL featured player this year with Sarah Sherman and James Austin Johnson.
He directed Will Smith’s snapchat series, Will From Home, along with stand-up comedy specials for Rosebud Baker, Ian Edwards, Fahim Anwar, Erik Griffin, and Tom Arnold that have aired on Comedy Central,...
- 10/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The producers behind CBS’ new comedy “The United States of Al” say they understand the backlash the show has received online in the weeks leading to its April 1 debut. But they also hope critics will see the makeup of their writers’ room as evidence that they took the creation of the show — and the representation to depict accurate characters — seriously.
“Trust us to have your back and trust us to do the right thing,” said executive producer Mahyad Tousi, who founded BoomGen Studios with Reza Aslan to create stories about the people of the Middle East, the Muslim community and other cultures. “Our people, Afghans, Iranians, Pakistanis, Arabs, the people from this region — Middle East, North Africa, Central South Asia region, we’ve seen our image dragged through the mud by Hollywood for decades. There’s a lot of trauma. Reza and I get it, because we have it. As storytellers and artists of color,...
“Trust us to have your back and trust us to do the right thing,” said executive producer Mahyad Tousi, who founded BoomGen Studios with Reza Aslan to create stories about the people of the Middle East, the Muslim community and other cultures. “Our people, Afghans, Iranians, Pakistanis, Arabs, the people from this region — Middle East, North Africa, Central South Asia region, we’ve seen our image dragged through the mud by Hollywood for decades. There’s a lot of trauma. Reza and I get it, because we have it. As storytellers and artists of color,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Heidi Heaslet's team on The Funny Dance Show better watch out! In this clip of tonight's brand new episode, Justine Marino's team member Fahim Anwar brings the heat while dancing to Bobby Brown's late '80s hit "Every Little Step." And judging by his moves—along with how well recreated the former New Edition frontman's music video for the song—the judges will likely be very impressed. "You're an amazing dancer," Marino tells Anwar as he wraps up the dance number and prepares to get feedback from judges Justin Martindale, Loni Love and Allison Holker. "How do you feel about that?" Anwar's response? Good, despite having...
- 4/8/2020
- E! Online
An all-star lineup of artists and celebrities are coming together to advocate for an end to DUI (Driving Under the Influence) for the first annual Lovr Benefit concert on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium.
Presented by The Noah Benardout Foundation, the star-studded evening of music and education will feature performances by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Sofia Carson, Madison Beer, Daya, Bråves, Nicholas Petricca of Walk The Moon, Romeo of Farr, Saint Bodhi, Dreamers, Lemmo, El Javi, and many others. Presenters and celebrity advocates include actor Andy Garcia, actor & DUI survivor Obi Ndefo, comedian Fahim Anwar, actor Oliver Trevena, Mma fighter Marcus Kowal of Liam’s Law, Kcrw’s Jason Kramer, and media personality Ross King, who will be joined by several others.
The Lovr Benefit also marks the first time that all three of California’s major law enforcement departments are joining forces to demonstrate how they are combatting...
Presented by The Noah Benardout Foundation, the star-studded evening of music and education will feature performances by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Sofia Carson, Madison Beer, Daya, Bråves, Nicholas Petricca of Walk The Moon, Romeo of Farr, Saint Bodhi, Dreamers, Lemmo, El Javi, and many others. Presenters and celebrity advocates include actor Andy Garcia, actor & DUI survivor Obi Ndefo, comedian Fahim Anwar, actor Oliver Trevena, Mma fighter Marcus Kowal of Liam’s Law, Kcrw’s Jason Kramer, and media personality Ross King, who will be joined by several others.
The Lovr Benefit also marks the first time that all three of California’s major law enforcement departments are joining forces to demonstrate how they are combatting...
- 3/12/2020
- Look to the Stars
The Noah Benardout Foundation presents the first annual Lovr Benefit concert, a cross-section of artists and celebrities coming together to advocate for an end to DUI (Driving Under the Influence) on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium.
The star-studded evening of music and education will feature special performances by Chris Martin, Madison Beer, Daya, Bråves, Nicholas Petricca of Walk The Moon, Romeo of Farr, Saint Bodhi, Dreamers, Lemmo, El Javi, Ryan Baer, and many other musical guests. Red carpet arrivals start at 6pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased here.
Presenters and celebrity advocates include Andy Garcia, Obi Ndefo, Fahim Anwar, Oliver Trevena, Jason Kramer, and Ross King, who will be joined by several others. Sponsors and partners of the Lovr Benefit include Activision, Billboard, Better Booch, Coffee Bean & Tea, Duggal Visual Solutions, Happy Ice, Live Nation, Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Ryan Tedder’s Cbd water Mad Tasty,...
The star-studded evening of music and education will feature special performances by Chris Martin, Madison Beer, Daya, Bråves, Nicholas Petricca of Walk The Moon, Romeo of Farr, Saint Bodhi, Dreamers, Lemmo, El Javi, Ryan Baer, and many other musical guests. Red carpet arrivals start at 6pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased here.
Presenters and celebrity advocates include Andy Garcia, Obi Ndefo, Fahim Anwar, Oliver Trevena, Jason Kramer, and Ross King, who will be joined by several others. Sponsors and partners of the Lovr Benefit include Activision, Billboard, Better Booch, Coffee Bean & Tea, Duggal Visual Solutions, Happy Ice, Live Nation, Lyre’s Non-Alcoholic Spirits, Ryan Tedder’s Cbd water Mad Tasty,...
- 2/24/2020
- Look to the Stars
Exclusive: Rogers & Cowan has tapped Rob Greenwald as Vice President on their talent team, and he’ll be spearheading a new comedy division at the public relations firm as well as work with their sports and talent clientele.
Greenwald, a former Forefront Media executive of six years who rose through the ranks to Vice President, works with two-time Primetime Emmy winner Tony Hale from HBO’s Veep, as well as Jim Gaffigan and Rob Riggle, who respectively recently starred in Chappaquiddick and Midnight Sun. Greenwald just signed queer luminary comedienne Cameron Esposito whose credits includes the comedy series Take My Wife, Maron and features The Hero and Mother’s Day.
In addition to Hale, Gaffigan and Riggle following Greenwald to R&C, other clients doing so are Reno 911! co-creator/star and feature screenwriter Thomas Lennon, as well as Haley Joel Osment, Jeannie Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, I Mom So Hard (Kristin Hensley...
Greenwald, a former Forefront Media executive of six years who rose through the ranks to Vice President, works with two-time Primetime Emmy winner Tony Hale from HBO’s Veep, as well as Jim Gaffigan and Rob Riggle, who respectively recently starred in Chappaquiddick and Midnight Sun. Greenwald just signed queer luminary comedienne Cameron Esposito whose credits includes the comedy series Take My Wife, Maron and features The Hero and Mother’s Day.
In addition to Hale, Gaffigan and Riggle following Greenwald to R&C, other clients doing so are Reno 911! co-creator/star and feature screenwriter Thomas Lennon, as well as Haley Joel Osment, Jeannie Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, I Mom So Hard (Kristin Hensley...
- 4/3/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Is Loosely Exactly Nicole coming back? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Facebook is trying to revive the cancelled MTV series for a second season.The comedy stars Nicole Byer as a semi-fictional version of herself — a young woman trying to make it in Hollywood. The cast also includes Fahim Anwar, Kimrie Lewis-Davis, Rachel Hilson, and Sophie von Haselberg.Read More…...
- 6/13/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: MTV Episodes: 10 (half-hour)Seasons: OneTV show dates: September 5, 2016 -- October 28, 2016Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Nicole Byer, Fahim Anwar, Kimrie Lewis-Davis, Rachel Hilson, and Sophie von Haselberg.TV show description: A semi-autobiographical comedy series, this TV show revolves around a fictional version of comic Nicole Byer.Nicole is living the Hollywood dream -- or at least, Hollywood adjacent (the deep valley to be precise) and it’s not so much a dream but a struggle. Exuding her special brand of confidence and irreverence, Nicole demonstrates the missteps of what it means to be out on your own for the first time. Read More…...
- 2/27/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Seeso has four new series set to premiere during the first quarter of 2017. NBCUniversal’s streaming comedy channel will debut Fancy Boy and Whan Bam, Thank You Ma’am in January and My Brother, My Brother and Me in February and Shrink in March. Seeso also gave premiere dates for a quartet of new stand-up comedy specials in Q1 from the likes of Adam Newman (January 28), Nick Di Paolo (February 16), Fahim Anwar (March 9), Sasheer Zamata (March 30). It also said that Season…...
- 10/31/2016
- Deadline TV
Television networks have had mixed ratings success with TV shows built around fictional versions of real comics -- Seinfeld, Louie, The Jim Gaffigan Show and Lopez, to name just a handful. It helps when the comic already has a big following. How will Loosely Exactly Nicole perform for MTV? Will this new series be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.On Loosely Exactly Nicole, Nicole Byer is living the Hollywood dream -- or at least, Hollywood adjacent. It's also not so much a dream but a struggle. Exuding her special brand of confidence and irreverence, Nicole demonstrates the missteps of what it means to be out on your own for the first time. The rest of the cast includes Fahim Anwar, Kimrie Lewis-Davis, Rachel Hilson, and Sophie von Haselberg.Read More…...
- 10/25/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Sophie von Haselberg, Fahim Anwar and Rachel Hilson have been cast as series regulars opposite Nicole Byer in MTV’s untitled Nicole Byer pilot. They join previously cast Kimrie Lewis-Davis. Byer plays a young adult who is forced to move in with her sister and four kids in the suburbs after causing a fire in her New York City apartment. Aunt Nicole will offer her own brand of advice to her sister's kids while trying to get her life back on track. Von Haselberg…...
- 10/5/2015
- Deadline TV
Christopher Lloyd has been tapped for the last lead role in NBC's untitled Dan Goor comedy. The multicamera centers on Dr. Adam Foote (Andrew J. West), who leaves a broken relationship and a job as hospital administrator in Boston to come home to Maryland and join the family practice, which includes his doting mom, Dr. Barbara Foote (Jean Smart), his father, Dr. George Foote (Jere Burns), and his grandfather, Dr. Robert Foote (Lloyd). Also cast in the pilot in guest starring/recurring roles are Octavia Spencer, Courtney Henggeler, Eddie Pepitone and Fahim Anwar, who is repped by Principato-Young. Gersh-repped Lloyd recently appeared on Fox's Fringe. Burt Reynolds is set to co-star opposite LeAnne Rimes in the Cmt movie Reel Love, one of the first two films to come out of the newly created Cmt Original Movies division, which will produce TV movies with a focus on romantic comedies and music-based films.
- 4/2/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Chuck finds out he may not be as special as he thinks This review may contain spoilers. The success of .Chuck. always revolves around the idea that an ordinary person can actually be very special. But this episode smartly gets to the question of what makes Chuck special. Now that Chuck completed hias first solo mission, he is assigned his first asset in the geek doppelganger of Manoosh (Fahim Anwar). Manoosh reminds us of Chuck when we, and Sarah in a flashback, first met him. As a target of the ring, Chuck is supposed to gain his confidence so that they can find out what he has that the ring wants. When he stumbles in his .seduction. skills, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) comes in with the save wearing a t-shirt any geek would drool to see on a hot girl. It turns out that Manoosh ...
- 2/3/2010
- GeekNation.com
Our boy Chuck is all grown up! On this week's episode of Chuck, "Chuck Versus Nacho Sampler," we opened with a flash to Chuck's first meeting with Sarah for a very good reason. It was time to see how much our hero has grown.
While Chuck certainly still had some bumbling idiot moments this episode, it was nice to see him juxtaposed with his nerd self of the past in the form of Manoosh (Fahim Anwar). Manoosh literally paralled some of Chuck's moves including declaring it the best day of his life when he met Sarah.
However, Chuck proves how much he's grown when he's able to successfully manipulate Manoosh into thinking their friends, therefore making him an asset, only to burn him. It's funny to see how much harder Chuck has become, while Sarah continues to become a big softie.
We suppose that's why the ended the...
While Chuck certainly still had some bumbling idiot moments this episode, it was nice to see him juxtaposed with his nerd self of the past in the form of Manoosh (Fahim Anwar). Manoosh literally paralled some of Chuck's moves including declaring it the best day of his life when he met Sarah.
However, Chuck proves how much he's grown when he's able to successfully manipulate Manoosh into thinking their friends, therefore making him an asset, only to burn him. It's funny to see how much harder Chuck has become, while Sarah continues to become a big softie.
We suppose that's why the ended the...
- 2/2/2010
- by [email protected] (The Barnacle)
- TVfanatic
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