MTV has unveiled The Busch Family Brewed, a 10-episode comedic reality docuseries that revolves around descendants of the Busch family, founders and original owners of the iconic beer brand. It’s slated to premiere at 9 Pm Thursday, March 5.
The Busch Family Brewed marks a return to the family reality sitcom genre for MTV, which launched one of the biggest hits in the genre with The Osbornes, a series featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family. It premiered on MTV in March 2002 and, in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV. The final episode aired on March 21, 2005.
The Busch Family Brewed is an insider’s look into an American dynasty. With recent approval to break ground on a new craft brewery on their property – the first for the family in over 150 years – the Busches now have a place to create...
The Busch Family Brewed marks a return to the family reality sitcom genre for MTV, which launched one of the biggest hits in the genre with The Osbornes, a series featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family. It premiered on MTV in March 2002 and, in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV. The final episode aired on March 21, 2005.
The Busch Family Brewed is an insider’s look into an American dynasty. With recent approval to break ground on a new craft brewery on their property – the first for the family in over 150 years – the Busches now have a place to create...
- 2/6/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
101 Studios is developing drama Under the Influence, based on Peter Hernon and Terry Ganey’s bestseller Under The Influence: The Unauthorized Story of the Anheuser-Busch Dynasty, as a series. A writer is not yet attached.
Under the Influence was published by Simon & Schuster in 1991. The potential series, based on the book, will chart the dramatic rise and fall of the Busch family, German immigrants whose entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen brought them untold wealth thanks to one signature product: Budweiser.
Tracing five generations of personal triumphs and tragedies, power struggles, and unscrupulous dealings, the compelling corporate saga is also a turbulent tale of fathers and sons determined to maintain control over the world’s largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch – until a hostile takeover threatens to bring an end to their empire, according to the description.
“To have the opportunity to tell the story of one of America’s most fascinating...
Under the Influence was published by Simon & Schuster in 1991. The potential series, based on the book, will chart the dramatic rise and fall of the Busch family, German immigrants whose entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen brought them untold wealth thanks to one signature product: Budweiser.
Tracing five generations of personal triumphs and tragedies, power struggles, and unscrupulous dealings, the compelling corporate saga is also a turbulent tale of fathers and sons determined to maintain control over the world’s largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch – until a hostile takeover threatens to bring an end to their empire, according to the description.
“To have the opportunity to tell the story of one of America’s most fascinating...
- 10/2/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CBS Television Studios has acquired the rights to I’m Dying Up Here author William Knoedelseder’s bestselling Bitter Brew about the dynastic but dysfunctional Busch brewing family, to develop as an epic American family drama series. It’s being eyed for cable/streaming services.
CBS TV Studios has secured the property for Emmy-winning producer Jeffrey Kramer under his overall deal with the studio. Kramer will serve as executive producer and Jenna Nicholson as producer for his Juniper Place Productions.
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer, is a New York Times bestseller that chronicles the true story of one of the most colorful family dynasties in the history of American commerce. Over the course of five generations, the Busch family of St. Louis took a tiny, bankrupt neighborhood brewery and built it into a corporate colossus on...
CBS TV Studios has secured the property for Emmy-winning producer Jeffrey Kramer under his overall deal with the studio. Kramer will serve as executive producer and Jenna Nicholson as producer for his Juniper Place Productions.
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer, is a New York Times bestseller that chronicles the true story of one of the most colorful family dynasties in the history of American commerce. Over the course of five generations, the Busch family of St. Louis took a tiny, bankrupt neighborhood brewery and built it into a corporate colossus on...
- 9/27/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: Showtime.
Episodes: 20 (hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: June 4, 2017 — July 8, 2018.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clark Duke, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Rj Cyler, Al Madrigal, Stephen Guarino, Jon Daly, Ginger Gonzaga, Obba Babatundé, W. Earl Brown, Jeffrey Nordling, Jake Lacy, Brianne Howey, Dylan Baker, Robert Forster, Cathy Moriarty, Sebastian Stan, and Alfred Molina.
TV show description:
A gritty, fictional drama set in the 1970s comedy scene in L.A., I'm Dying Up Here explores the complex, inner workings of standup comics and their drive to make it. It is inspired by William Knoedelseder's non-fictional book of the same name.
The series centers around the regular performers at Goldie's comedy club, owned by...
Episodes: 20 (hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: June 4, 2017 — July 8, 2018.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clark Duke, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Rj Cyler, Al Madrigal, Stephen Guarino, Jon Daly, Ginger Gonzaga, Obba Babatundé, W. Earl Brown, Jeffrey Nordling, Jake Lacy, Brianne Howey, Dylan Baker, Robert Forster, Cathy Moriarty, Sebastian Stan, and Alfred Molina.
TV show description:
A gritty, fictional drama set in the 1970s comedy scene in L.A., I'm Dying Up Here explores the complex, inner workings of standup comics and their drive to make it. It is inspired by William Knoedelseder's non-fictional book of the same name.
The series centers around the regular performers at Goldie's comedy club, owned by...
- 9/30/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Alec Bojalad Sep 29, 2018
Showtime has canceled its stand up comedy series, I'm Dying Up Here, after two seasons.
Guess it really was dying up there.
Showtime has canceled its Jim Carrey-produced stand up comedy series, I'm Dying Up Here, after two seasons on the pay cable network, Deadline reports.
I'm Dying Up Herewas created by David Flebotte and produced by Carrey. It was based on a book of the same name from William Knoedelseder and sought to tell the under-told story of the birth of the stand-up comedy scene in 1970s Los Angeles. The show followed a group of young comedians headlined by young comedic actors Clark Duke and Michael Angarano as they work the comedy club circuit with hopes of getting their big break on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.
Notably, Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo portrayed comedy club owner Goldie Herschlag, a character loosely based on real life comedy club titan Mitzi Shore.
Showtime has canceled its stand up comedy series, I'm Dying Up Here, after two seasons.
Guess it really was dying up there.
Showtime has canceled its Jim Carrey-produced stand up comedy series, I'm Dying Up Here, after two seasons on the pay cable network, Deadline reports.
I'm Dying Up Herewas created by David Flebotte and produced by Carrey. It was based on a book of the same name from William Knoedelseder and sought to tell the under-told story of the birth of the stand-up comedy scene in 1970s Los Angeles. The show followed a group of young comedians headlined by young comedic actors Clark Duke and Michael Angarano as they work the comedy club circuit with hopes of getting their big break on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.
Notably, Oscar-winning actress Melissa Leo portrayed comedy club owner Goldie Herschlag, a character loosely based on real life comedy club titan Mitzi Shore.
- 9/29/2018
- Den of Geek
Showtime has canceled the Jim Carrey-produced “I’m Dying Up Here” after two seasons, the network announced on Friday.
Set in the 1970s Los Angeles stand-up comedy community, the show’s last episode aired in July.
Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder, “I’m Dying Up Here” was created by Dave Flebotte, who also served as executive producer alongside Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne, Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson and Carrey.
Also Read: 'I'm Dying Up Here' Cast Reveals Stand Up Advice Jim Carrey Gave Before Filming
Melissa Leo headlined the seres as the mentor at a comedy club to a group of comedians played by Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clark Duke, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Rj Cyler, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Season 2 also featured recurring appearances by Jon Daly, Nicole Ari Parker, Xosha Roquemore, Stefania Lavie Owen and Brad Garrett.
The drama earned...
Set in the 1970s Los Angeles stand-up comedy community, the show’s last episode aired in July.
Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder, “I’m Dying Up Here” was created by Dave Flebotte, who also served as executive producer alongside Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne, Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson and Carrey.
Also Read: 'I'm Dying Up Here' Cast Reveals Stand Up Advice Jim Carrey Gave Before Filming
Melissa Leo headlined the seres as the mentor at a comedy club to a group of comedians played by Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clark Duke, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Rj Cyler, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Season 2 also featured recurring appearances by Jon Daly, Nicole Ari Parker, Xosha Roquemore, Stefania Lavie Owen and Brad Garrett.
The drama earned...
- 9/29/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Showtime has canceled “I’m Dying Up Here” after two seasons.
The drama series, which boasted Jim Carrey among its executive producers, followed a fictionalized group of stand up comedians in La in the ‘70s. The cast was led by Oscar winner Melissa Leo, who played tough as nails comedy club owner Goldie. The cast also included Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Rj Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Jon Daly, Nicole Ari Parker, Xosha Roquemore, Stefania Lavie Owen and Brad Garrett joined the show in recurring roles in Season 2.
It was based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder. Dave Flebotte, Carrey, Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne, Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson, and Endemol Shine Studios served as executive producers on Season 2. Showtime produced “I’m Dying Up Here.” Showtime confirmed the cancellation Friday evening.
The series never picked up any steam in the ratings,...
The drama series, which boasted Jim Carrey among its executive producers, followed a fictionalized group of stand up comedians in La in the ‘70s. The cast was led by Oscar winner Melissa Leo, who played tough as nails comedy club owner Goldie. The cast also included Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Rj Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy. Jon Daly, Nicole Ari Parker, Xosha Roquemore, Stefania Lavie Owen and Brad Garrett joined the show in recurring roles in Season 2.
It was based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder. Dave Flebotte, Carrey, Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne, Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson, and Endemol Shine Studios served as executive producers on Season 2. Showtime produced “I’m Dying Up Here.” Showtime confirmed the cancellation Friday evening.
The series never picked up any steam in the ratings,...
- 9/29/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“We haven’t decided yet,” Showtime boss David Nevins said Monday about whether there will be a Season 3 for I’m Dying Up Here, the network’s original series that follows the 1970s Hollywood stand-up scene.
Created by Dave Flebotte and based on William Knoedelseder nonfiction book, I’m Dying Up Here stars Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Rj Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy.
Among the actors set to recur in season-long arcs are Xosha Roquemore, Nicole Ari Parker, Stefania Lavie Owen and Brad Garrett as comedy legend Roy Martin, who arrives on the scene and drops bombs and wisdom on the comics at Goldie’s.
Flebotte executive produces with Jim Carrey, Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne, Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson and Endemol Shine Studio.
Created by Dave Flebotte and based on William Knoedelseder nonfiction book, I’m Dying Up Here stars Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Rj Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy.
Among the actors set to recur in season-long arcs are Xosha Roquemore, Nicole Ari Parker, Stefania Lavie Owen and Brad Garrett as comedy legend Roy Martin, who arrives on the scene and drops bombs and wisdom on the comics at Goldie’s.
Flebotte executive produces with Jim Carrey, Michael Aguilar, Christina Wayne, Cindy Chupack, Adam Davidson and Endemol Shine Studio.
- 8/6/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Dana Gould (Stan Against Evil) and Awkward alum Beau Mirchoff are set to recur on the second season of Showtime drama series I’m Dying Up Here.
Created and executive produced by Dave Flebotte and executive produced by Jim Carrey and Michael Aguilar, the fictional I’m Dying Up Here, based on the book by William Knoedelseder, explores L.A.’s famed 1970s stand-up comedy scene. It delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of a fictional group of competitive but close-knit comedians mentored by Goldie (Melissa Leo), a brassy comedy club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist but nurtures her comedians with tough love. The ensemble cast also includes Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Rj Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy.
Gould will play Bruce, the slick, alpha-male agent of Adam (Cyler) who thinks “artistic integrity” is another word for “poverty.
Created and executive produced by Dave Flebotte and executive produced by Jim Carrey and Michael Aguilar, the fictional I’m Dying Up Here, based on the book by William Knoedelseder, explores L.A.’s famed 1970s stand-up comedy scene. It delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of a fictional group of competitive but close-knit comedians mentored by Goldie (Melissa Leo), a brassy comedy club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist but nurtures her comedians with tough love. The ensemble cast also includes Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Rj Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal and Jake Lacy.
Gould will play Bruce, the slick, alpha-male agent of Adam (Cyler) who thinks “artistic integrity” is another word for “poverty.
- 4/10/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
When Jim Carrey isn’t painting political portraits, he’s executive producing one of the best shows about stand-up comedy on TV. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, “I’m Dying Up Here” follows a group of aspiring stand-up comedians and the comedy club where they work out their sets. Created by Carrey and David Flebotte, “I’m Dying Up Here” is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder. Gritty and ambitious, the series explores the toughest job in show business with style and wit.
Per Showtime’s official synopsis: “‘I’m Dying Up Here’ delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of a fictional group of competitive but close-knit comedians mentored by Goldie (Leo), a brassy comedy club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist but nurtures her comedians with tough love. The series takes viewers behind the curtain of the...
Per Showtime’s official synopsis: “‘I’m Dying Up Here’ delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of a fictional group of competitive but close-knit comedians mentored by Goldie (Leo), a brassy comedy club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist but nurtures her comedians with tough love. The series takes viewers behind the curtain of the...
- 3/23/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Radio interviewer to budding female comic and his audience: “Girls are funny too. Are they?” Her quick response: “Well, we have a great sense of humor — just ask some of the women you’ve slept with.” Radio guy: “Damn!” Here’s the first trailer for the 10-episode Season 2 of I’m Dying Up Here, Showtime’s series about the 1970s stand-up scene in Los Angeles — complete with the hair, clothes, inebrients and all else. Created by Dave Flebotte based on William Knoedelseder…...
- 3/23/2018
- Deadline TV
Radio interviewer to budding female comic and his audience: “Girls are funny too. Are they?” Her quick response: “Well, we have a great sense of humor — just ask some of the women you’ve slept with.” Radio guy: “Damn!” Here’s the first trailer for the 10-episode Season 2 of I’m Dying Up Here, Showtime’s series about the 1970s stand-up scene in Los Angeles — complete with the hair, clothes, inebrients and all else. Created by Dave Flebotte based on William Knoedelseder…...
- 3/23/2018
- Deadline
Time After Time alumna Nicole Ari Parker and Stefania Lavie Owen (Chance) are set for recurring roles on the second season of Showtime drama series I'm Dying Up Here. Created and executive produced by Dave Flebotte and executive produced by Jim Carrey and Michael Aguilar, the fictional I'm Dying Up Here, based on the book by William Knoedelseder, explores L.A.'s famed '70s stand-up comedy scene. It delves into the inspired, damaged and complicated psyches of a fictional…...
- 1/17/2018
- Deadline TV
Showtime is renewing the drama series about comedy, “I’m Dying Up Here,” for a second season, the network announced Friday. The show, executive produced by Jim Carrey and partially inspired by his experiences as a budding stand-up comic, follows a group of Los Angeles comedians in the 1970s. It’s based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder. It was created by Dave Flebotte, who also serves as executive producer, along with Michael Aguilar and Christina Wayne. The large ensemble cast includes Melissa Leo, who plays the mentor at a comedy club, Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano,...
- 9/8/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
On Showtime’s new series I’m Dying Up Here is a Jim Carrey-produced effort and takes a fictionalized look at the 1970s Los Angeles comedy business, incorporating real-life late night veterans like Rick Overton into the cast. Back when Johnny Carson’s decision to move The Tonight Show from New York over to the West Coast in 1972, a floodgate of opportunities arose for many comics. The poignant, bittersweet and wickedly funny series is adapted from journalist William Knoedelseder’s eponymous non-fiction book, starring Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clarke Duke and Andrew Santino as some of the young comics with visions of superstardom. But in...read more...
- 6/11/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Network: Showtime. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: June 4, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Michael Angarano, Clark Duke, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Rj Cyler, Al Madrigal, Stephen Guarino, Jon Daly, Ginger Gonzaga, Obba Babatundé, W. Earl Brown, Jeffrey Nordling, Jake Lacy, Brianne Howey, Dylan Baker, Robert Forster, Cathy Moriarty, Sebastian Stan, and Alfred Molina. TV show description: A gritty, fictional drama set in the 1970s comedy scene in L.A., I'm Dying Up Here explores the complex, inner workings of standup comics and their drive to make it. It is inspired by William Knoedelseder's non-fictional book of the same name. The series centers around the regular performers at Goldie's comedy club,...
- 6/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Before Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective or even In Living Color, there was only one way to experience the comedy magic of Jim Carrey: onstage. Over countless late nights in the ‘70s and ‘80s, thousands of people watched stand-up comedians such as Carrey hone their craft at the Los Angeles club The Comedy Store. The beginning of his 10,000-mile journey from Ontario, Canada, to stardom in the U.S. began with a single step on stage at the legendary venue, which serves as the setting of his new Showtime drama, I’m Dying Up Here, exploring the lives and careers of up-and-coming comedians.
“I came here when I was 17, on a bus, basically, and got off at The Comedy Store,” Carrey told Et in 1992, which at the time was just two years into his run on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. Run by co-founder Mitzi Shore (also mother to the actor Pauley...
“I came here when I was 17, on a bus, basically, and got off at The Comedy Store,” Carrey told Et in 1992, which at the time was just two years into his run on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. Run by co-founder Mitzi Shore (also mother to the actor Pauley...
- 6/2/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
It's a strange month for TV, a sort of negative zone after the networks wrap up their big-ticket programming and before they launch their summer favorites. (Game of Thrones doesn't come back until July, so we can all chill, if not Netflix-and-chill, for another few weeks.) While a few favorites will make their long-awaited returns this month – good to see you again, Preacher! How ya been, Orphan Black? – there's no better time to investigate something new and/or more unusual. Say, a Florida noir touched up with ridiculous humor, or...
- 5/31/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Jim Carrey stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday to discuss I'm Dying Up Here, a new series that he is executive-producing about aspiring comedians in Los Angeles in the 1970s. "It's like the Big Bang of comedy," Carrey told Kimmel.
Carrey suggested that political events in the U.S. in the Seventies spurred the rapid growth of the comedy scene. "Nixon, Watergate, the impeachment, all that stuff was happening back then," he explained. "There was a need to tell the truth and cut through the baloney, and so it...
Carrey suggested that political events in the U.S. in the Seventies spurred the rapid growth of the comedy scene. "Nixon, Watergate, the impeachment, all that stuff was happening back then," he explained. "There was a need to tell the truth and cut through the baloney, and so it...
- 5/23/2017
- Rollingstone.com
In the newest trailer for the upcoming Showtime Drama, “I’m Dying Up Here,” Melissa Leo – playing Goldie, the owner of the comedy club the drama’s set in – declares that “I nurse these kids! They latch on, and they don’t let go until I tell them when.” The aforementioned kids make up a large ensemble that includes guest actors like Sebastian Stan to Alfred Molina.
Based on William Knoedelseder’s best-selling book of the same name, “I’m Dying Up Here” follows a group of close-knit comedians in the La comedy club scene, vying for a chance at stardom. For these comedians, stardom equates to getting a coveted spot on Johnny Carson, who in this iteration is portrayed by Dylan Baker.
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With a heavy dose of drama in this comedy-drama,...
Based on William Knoedelseder’s best-selling book of the same name, “I’m Dying Up Here” follows a group of close-knit comedians in the La comedy club scene, vying for a chance at stardom. For these comedians, stardom equates to getting a coveted spot on Johnny Carson, who in this iteration is portrayed by Dylan Baker.
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With a heavy dose of drama in this comedy-drama,...
- 4/7/2017
- by Maya Reddy
- Indiewire
Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad might provide a powerful and timely message about the importance of immigration, but as far as historically accuracy goes, it falls as flat as a half-empty beer left over from last night’s rager. At least, that’s the word from William Knoedelseder, the author of the 2014 book “Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s King of Beer.” “It’s got wonderful production values, it’s very expensive and, I think, very effective — and mostly fiction,” Knoedelseder told Slate. Also Read: Budweiser's Super Bowl Spot Reminds Viewers Immigration Makes America Great (Video) The commercial,...
- 2/2/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
We haven’t seen much of Jim Carrey since “Dumb and Dumber To” came out in 2014, though that’s set to change soon with his supporting role in Ana Lily Amirpour’s “The Bad Batch.” He’ll also make his return to the small screen — albeit behind the camera — with “I’m Dying Up Here,” an upcoming Showtime series he co-executive produces. Watch the trailer below.
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The show takes place in the notorious stand-up comedy world of 1970s Los Angeles, and it has the soft focus and blurred edges to prove it. Much of the trailer is confined to a smoky club where a number of aspiring comics are getting their start, all under the tutelage of Melissa Leo’s club owner. “Real laughter, it’s cathartic,” one of those up-and-comers muses. “It’s the current...
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The show takes place in the notorious stand-up comedy world of 1970s Los Angeles, and it has the soft focus and blurred edges to prove it. Much of the trailer is confined to a smoky club where a number of aspiring comics are getting their start, all under the tutelage of Melissa Leo’s club owner. “Real laughter, it’s cathartic,” one of those up-and-comers muses. “It’s the current...
- 1/9/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
[caption id="attachment_49444" align="aligncenter" width="578"] I'm Dying Up Here TV show pilot photo, courtesy of Showtime./caption]
Jake Lacy has been cast as a series regular in the I'm Dying Up Here TV show on Showtime. Set in the 1970s L.A. comedy-scene, the series comes from executive producer Jim Carrey and is inspired the non-fiction book of the same name, by William Knoedelseder.
The I'm Dying Up Here TV series cast includes: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Andrew Santino, Rj Cyler Al Madrigal, Erik Griffin, and Stephen Guarino. Guest stars include: Alfred Molina, Sebastian Stan, Robert Forster, Jon Daly, Dylan Baker, Brianne Howey, Ginger Gonzaga, and Cathy Moriarty.Read More…...
Jake Lacy has been cast as a series regular in the I'm Dying Up Here TV show on Showtime. Set in the 1970s L.A. comedy-scene, the series comes from executive producer Jim Carrey and is inspired the non-fiction book of the same name, by William Knoedelseder.
The I'm Dying Up Here TV series cast includes: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Andrew Santino, Rj Cyler Al Madrigal, Erik Griffin, and Stephen Guarino. Guest stars include: Alfred Molina, Sebastian Stan, Robert Forster, Jon Daly, Dylan Baker, Brianne Howey, Ginger Gonzaga, and Cathy Moriarty.Read More…...
- 5/20/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Showtime has picked up the I'm Dying Up Here TV series. This new one-hour comedy is set in the 1970s Los Angeles stand-up comedy scene. The pilot is based on the book of the same name, by William Knoedelseder.
Executive produced by Jim Carrey, the cast of I’m Dying Up Here includes: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Andrew Santino, Rj Cyler, Erik Griffin, and Stephen Guarino.
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Executive produced by Jim Carrey, the cast of I’m Dying Up Here includes: Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, Andrew Santino, Rj Cyler, Erik Griffin, and Stephen Guarino.
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- 1/14/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Melissa Leo‘s new gig is a laughing matter.
I’m Dying Up Here, the dark comedy starring the Oscar-winning actress, has been greenlit at Showtime.
The network announced the series order Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena.
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Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by WIlliam Knoedelseder, the hour-long Dying examines the “inspired and damaged psyches” of stand-up comedians in Los Angeles in the 1970s.
Leo (Treme, Louie) will be a series regular, a “brassy” comedy-club owner named Goldie. Sebastian Stan (Once Upon a Time,...
I’m Dying Up Here, the dark comedy starring the Oscar-winning actress, has been greenlit at Showtime.
The network announced the series order Tuesday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena.
RelatedTwin Peaks Premiere Date Narrowed Down to ‘Early 2017’ at Showtime
Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by WIlliam Knoedelseder, the hour-long Dying examines the “inspired and damaged psyches” of stand-up comedians in Los Angeles in the 1970s.
Leo (Treme, Louie) will be a series regular, a “brassy” comedy-club owner named Goldie. Sebastian Stan (Once Upon a Time,...
- 1/12/2016
- TVLine.com
You can find Melissa Leo in da club for her next TV role — a comedy club, to be specific.
The Oscar-winning actress (The Fighter, Louie) has landed a major role in Showtime’s dark comedy pilot I’m Dying Up Here. If it’s picked up, Leo would be a series regular as Goldie, who’s described as “a brassy comedy-club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist and nurtures her comedians with tough love.”
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Sebastian Stan (Political Animals, Once Upon...
The Oscar-winning actress (The Fighter, Louie) has landed a major role in Showtime’s dark comedy pilot I’m Dying Up Here. If it’s picked up, Leo would be a series regular as Goldie, who’s described as “a brassy comedy-club owner who rules over her business with an iron fist and nurtures her comedians with tough love.”
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Sebastian Stan (Political Animals, Once Upon...
- 10/16/2015
- TVLine.com
Rising star Rj Cyler ("Me And Earl And The Dying Girl") has booked a series regular role in Showtime's dark comedy “I’m Dying Up Here,” an hourlong project set in the 1970s comedy scene, which the network has ordered a pilot for. Cyler is the first actor to be cast in the potential series, which Jim Carrey is an executive producer of, hailing from former stand-up comedian Dave Flebotte, who penned the pilot, which is based on William Knoedelseder’s novel of the same name. Exploring the famous Hollywood comedy clubs of the 1970s, where and when many of today’s respected comedians got their start, "I'm Dying Up Here" will delve into the inspired and damaged...
- 9/4/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’s” Rj Cyler has been cast in the Showtime pilot “I’m Dying Up Here.” Cyler will play struggling comedian Adam in the large ensemble comedy. Based on the book by William Knoedelseder, the project is set in Los Angeles during the 1970s. It is written and executive produced by former stand-up comedian Dave Flebotte (“Will & Grace”). Jim Carrey will executive produce, and Jonathan Levine (“50/50”) will direct. Michael Aguilar (“The Departed”) and Christina Wayne (“Copper”) serve as executive producers for the pilot from Endemol Shine Studios and Assembly Entertainment. Also read: Teddy Roosevelt Limited Series in Works.
- 9/4/2015
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Rock legend Patti Smith is teaming with Showtime for a limited series adaptation of her 2010 memoir, Just Kids. Showtime president David Nevins announced the project Tuesday during the Television Critics Assocation's summer press tour, noting that Smith will co-write and co-produce the series with Penny Dreadful creator John Logan, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Just Kids, which won a National Book Award in the nonfiction category, focuses on Smith's relationship with late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe during the late Sixties and early Seventies – and features stories of her encounters with pop culture giants like Jimi Hendrix,...
Just Kids, which won a National Book Award in the nonfiction category, focuses on Smith's relationship with late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe during the late Sixties and early Seventies – and features stories of her encounters with pop culture giants like Jimi Hendrix,...
- 8/11/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Showtime has ordered a pilot for Jim Carrey’s 1970s-set dark comedy-club series “I’m Dying Up Here.” The one-hour pilot will be directed by Jonathan Levine (“50/50”), and written and executive produced by Dave Flebotte. Carrey is also counted among the executive producers, as is Michael Aguilar and Christina Wayne. Based on the nonfiction book by William Knoedelseder, the series will be produced by Endemol Shine Studios and Assembly Entertainment. “I’m Dying Up Here” is set to shoot its pilot this fall. Also Read: 'Ray Donovan,' 'Masters of Sex' Renewed by Showtime “The 1970s L.A.
- 8/11/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
“What’s in your system” gets asked a lot around here. Yes, it's a title for one of the segments on my show, but it’s a genuinely meaningful question in most of our circles. It’s the equivalent of asking to try a bit of your partner’s meal. You just want to know if it’s any good before ordering it for yourself someday.
What I would like to do is see what my fellow Cinemigos are playing on a weekly basis. This includes our staff as well as yourself. That’s right, we want to hear from you guys! Tell us “What’s in your system”? What games are you playing? What movie and TV shows are you watching? What are you jazzed up for this week in the geek and nerd culture? This will be a weekly column, with holidays, conventions and deadlines permitting. So, please...
What I would like to do is see what my fellow Cinemigos are playing on a weekly basis. This includes our staff as well as yourself. That’s right, we want to hear from you guys! Tell us “What’s in your system”? What games are you playing? What movie and TV shows are you watching? What are you jazzed up for this week in the geek and nerd culture? This will be a weekly column, with holidays, conventions and deadlines permitting. So, please...
- 4/25/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Gibbs)
- Cinelinx
I'm trying to adjust to a new schedule and my body, which got to spend a whole summer sleeping until around 11am almost every day and then was free to take indulgent and unnecessary naps, is fighting back pretty hard. I keep waking up in the middle of the night totally ready to go, but three or four hours later when I actually have to be awake it's like I've been shot in the ass with a tranq dart. I'm hoping this all sorts itself out within a week because I'd really like to become a productive member of society one day and I get the impression that most of those people aren't hopping out of bed to start their day at the crack of noon. Here's your Wednesday night TV:
8:00pm: "Cma Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" on ABC. That theme is dumber than dumb.
"Big Brother...
8:00pm: "Cma Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" on ABC. That theme is dumber than dumb.
"Big Brother...
- 9/1/2010
- by Intern Rusty
Saturday morning I was helping my brother make burgers for a cookout he was having and sliced a smallish piece of my finger off with a mandolin slicer (google if you must). Not a bad injury, not even hitting my top five in terms of bloodiest things I've done to myself, but it hurts like a bitch if I put pressure near the top where I cut it. This means that the last few days I've been learning to touch-type without using my right middle finger. It's an interesting learning curve. I'm doing my best with the typos but I'll beg your indulgence on a few of them (at least I have an excuse this week that's not laziness and poor proofreading abilities), here's your Monday night TV:
8:00 p.m.: "The Bachelorette" on ABC.
"Lie to Me" on Fox.
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family.
8:00 p.m.: "The Bachelorette" on ABC.
"Lie to Me" on Fox.
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" on ABC Family.
- 6/21/2010
- by Intern Rusty
Pajiba are reporting, via the infamous and mysterious industry insider The Hollywood Cog, that Tom Hanks' production company Playtone is developing a film about The Comedy Store.Specifically, it's a biopic of Mitzy Shore (Pauly Shore's mom), and an adaptation of William Knoedelseder's book I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy's Golden Era. That golden era was the late 70s, when comedians like Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Andy Kaufman were all Comedy Store regulars, and were paid nothing by proprietress Mrs Shore for their work. Shore felt that, as a prestigious training ground, it was a privilege for the acts to perform in her club and her prerogative to pocket the money. The acts disagreed, leading to an acrimonious comedians strike and the suicide of comic Steve Lubetkin. The project is "out to writers" at the moment,...
- 1/28/2010
- EmpireOnline
Playtone Productions, which is owned by Tom Hanks is looking to do a film partially based on Mitzi Shore, Pauly's Mom, and founder of L.A.'s Comedy Store. According to Pajiba, the narrative is based on the book, "I.m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy.s Golden Era" by William Knoedelseder. The book focuses on the late 70's when Shore wasn't paying comics in order to make a fortune off their performances. Shore justified this by calling the Comedy Store a...
- 1/27/2010
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
Here's a project that's come to my attention (thanks to the Hollywood Cog) that's made even more interesting in light of the current late-night wars. Playtone Productions -- Tom Hanks' production shingle -- is quietly developing a movie based partially on the life of Mitzi Shore. Yes: She is Pauly Shore's Mom, but she also founded L.A. Comedy Store, which is in fact where a lot of older generation comedians got their start, like David Letterman and Jay Leno. If you're a popular comedian in your late 40s or 50s, chances are, you worked The Comedy Store at some point, and that list includes Eddie Murphy, Tim Allem, Bob Saget, Chevy Chase, Jim Belushi, Jim Carrey, etc., etc.
The narrative arc of the story, which is based on William Knoedelseder's nonfiction book, I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy's Golden Era , focuses...
The narrative arc of the story, which is based on William Knoedelseder's nonfiction book, I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy's Golden Era , focuses...
- 1/27/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Anyone who's interested in the Leno/Letterman relationship, the feeding frenzy in the late 70s and early 80s when networks were sweeping up stand-up comedians and changing their lives overnight, and the importance and mechanics of getting a spot on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show needs to read William Knoedelseder's new book, I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era.
The centerpiece of the book is the labor discontent between comedians and the Comedy Store that kicked up in 1979, when comedians saw the money coming into the venue and started to wonder why some of the working comics there had to borrow money for breakfast. It's a compelling and unexpected story, and it collects names big and small from television history along the way.Continue reading New book gets behind the scenes with Letterman, Leno, Robin Williams and more
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities,...
The centerpiece of the book is the labor discontent between comedians and the Comedy Store that kicked up in 1979, when comedians saw the money coming into the venue and started to wonder why some of the working comics there had to borrow money for breakfast. It's a compelling and unexpected story, and it collects names big and small from television history along the way.Continue reading New book gets behind the scenes with Letterman, Leno, Robin Williams and more
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities,...
- 9/15/2009
- by Nick Zaino
- Aol TV.
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