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Let’s take a long, hard look at Comedy Central’s development slate for 2011-2012

December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 Dylan P. Gadino 8 Comments amy schumer, Andy Daly, Comedy Central, eugene mirman, jeffrey ross, kumail nanjiani, matt braunger, Michael Kosta, rob delaney, wyat cenac

This morning Comedy Central released its development slate for 2011-12. So, what does that mean? Basically, it’s a giant list of shows the network is officially working on for the next year. An incredibly small number of these shows will actually see the light of day. But it’s exciting nonetheless to see some great comedians making some huge strides in the business. So, let’s get to it, shall we? Perhaps

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South By Southwest Comedy: Day 3

March 15, 2011 Carrie Andersen 1 Comment austin, chris hardwick, daily show, john oliver, jonah ray, kate middleton, kumail nanjiani, matt mira, nerdist, pete holmes, Recap, stand-up, sxsw, wyat cenac

AUSTIN– Day three began with perhaps the most appropriately titled podcast for the SXSW crowd: Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist podcast. Before bringing out their special guest, Hardwick, Jonah Ray, and Matt Mira chided Austin residents’ penchants for the ironic mustache. The audience, at roughly 85 percent Hipster, was down with that critique. Before long, they brought out a very special guest: Daily Show writer and correspondent John Oliver, who hosted an