Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, announced the news in a press release and said the platform is proud to “share the electricity and excitement of the festival” with Netflix subscribers around the world.

“It’s our honor to transform LA for one week into the funniest place on. This festival is a unique celebration of the art of comedy, and the role it plays in reflecting our lives and defining culture,” said Sarandos in a statement.

Netflix is a Joke Fest will feature appearances from some of the biggest comedy legends, including Kevin Hart, Ali Wong, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. It will take place between April 27th and May 3rd, at various venues across Los Angeles.

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David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction has been renewed by the streaming giant for a second season.

According to Variety, Netflix has ordered another six-episode season of the talk show series. The list of guests for the Emmy-nominated show will be revealed at a later date. Season two will debut on the service in 2019.

In Netflix’s announcement, the streaming service said Letterman returns to the hot seat “combining humor, curiosity and in-depth conversations with extraordinary people.”

The first season of the talk show was launched in January of this year. It too comprised of six episodes, released once a month. Guests in the first season were: Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Malala Yousafzai, George Clooney, Tina Fey, and Howard Stern.

Lydia Tenaglia, Sandy Zweig, Chris Collins, and Chris Cechin-De la Rosa executive produce My Next Guest for Zero Point Productions alongside Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants.

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Interestingly, readers weren’t the only ones to find Conan’s tribute touching. Apparently Letterman himself was moved by the piece, as O’Brien revealed on Stephen Colbert’s show on Friday night. He told the host of the gift Letterman sent him at the studio lot. O’Brien speculated that is was a vintage Porsche, however, as the massive truck pulled up after barely making it through the gate, he realized that he couldn’t have gotten it more wrong. In fact, Letterman gifted him a horse.

“Look at the expression on my face,” O’Brien said after Colbert showed a photo of him atop the horse. “That’s a man who doesn’t know what to do with a horse. Turns out, I look into it, you’ve got to feed them, you’ve got to board them, you’ve got to treat them humanely. Everyone I tell says, ‘It’s from David Letterman!’ Oh, and guess what the horse’s name is? Dave!”

O’Brien kept the horse for two years but with costs mounting, his wife found a rather curious solution to the problem: they donated the horse to an equine massage center.

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Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas, and was raised in New Orleans.

The actor began his acting career in the early 80’s and was credited with roles on Mork and Mindy, Cheers, and Murphy Brown who won him two Emmy awards for outstanding guest actor in a comedy for his role of Jerry Gold, a talk show host.

In addition to his work on TV, he had an annual holiday season appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, which included him telling the story of giving a ride to a costumed Clayton Moore, star of TV’s The Lone Ranger, and getting involved in a minor car crash. Thomas told the same story every year beginning in 1998 and until Letterman retired.

“I loved Jay,” Letterman told CNN in a statement. “His Lone Ranger story was the best I heard in 30 years… My heart goes out to his family.”

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Netflix announced that the 70-year-old comedian will return to the small screen and host a six-episode, hour-long series. Letterman will do what he does best and conduct “in-depth conversations with extraordinary people.”

After stepping down as the host of The Late Show, Letterman hinted earlier this year in an interview that he might return to television after taking a break from his 33 years as a late-night host. In the same interview he added that his interests has shifted and if he returns to do comedy, he won’t be interested in replicating what he had done in the past.

Letterman has already proved to fans that he hasn’t lost his touch; when speaking of his exciting new project with Netflix he said, “… if you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first.”

The post Late-Night Host David Letterman Returns to the Small Screen appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, announced the news in a press release and said the platform is proud to “share the electricity and excitement of the festival” with Netflix subscribers around the world.

“It’s our honor to transform LA for one week into the funniest place on. This festival is a unique celebration of the art of comedy, and the role it plays in reflecting our lives and defining culture,” said Sarandos in a statement.

Netflix is a Joke Fest will feature appearances from some of the biggest comedy legends, including Kevin Hart, Ali Wong, Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Jamie Foxx, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. It will take place between April 27th and May 3rd, at various venues across Los Angeles.

The post “Netflix is a Joke Fest” to Feature Some of Comedy’s Biggest Names appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction has been renewed by the streaming giant for a second season.

According to Variety, Netflix has ordered another six-episode season of the talk show series. The list of guests for the Emmy-nominated show will be revealed at a later date. Season two will debut on the service in 2019.

In Netflix’s announcement, the streaming service said Letterman returns to the hot seat “combining humor, curiosity and in-depth conversations with extraordinary people.”

The first season of the talk show was launched in January of this year. It too comprised of six episodes, released once a month. Guests in the first season were: Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Malala Yousafzai, George Clooney, Tina Fey, and Howard Stern.

Lydia Tenaglia, Sandy Zweig, Chris Collins, and Chris Cechin-De la Rosa executive produce My Next Guest for Zero Point Productions alongside Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants.

The post David Letterman’s “My Next Guest” Renewed for Season 2 appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Interestingly, readers weren’t the only ones to find Conan’s tribute touching. Apparently Letterman himself was moved by the piece, as O’Brien revealed on Stephen Colbert’s show on Friday night. He told the host of the gift Letterman sent him at the studio lot. O’Brien speculated that is was a vintage Porsche, however, as the massive truck pulled up after barely making it through the gate, he realized that he couldn’t have gotten it more wrong. In fact, Letterman gifted him a horse.

“Look at the expression on my face,” O’Brien said after Colbert showed a photo of him atop the horse. “That’s a man who doesn’t know what to do with a horse. Turns out, I look into it, you’ve got to feed them, you’ve got to board them, you’ve got to treat them humanely. Everyone I tell says, ‘It’s from David Letterman!’ Oh, and guess what the horse’s name is? Dave!”

O’Brien kept the horse for two years but with costs mounting, his wife found a rather curious solution to the problem: they donated the horse to an equine massage center.

The post David Letterman gave Conan a horse named Dave for writing a tribute to him appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Thomas was born in Kermit, Texas, and was raised in New Orleans.

The actor began his acting career in the early 80’s and was credited with roles on Mork and Mindy, Cheers, and Murphy Brown who won him two Emmy awards for outstanding guest actor in a comedy for his role of Jerry Gold, a talk show host.

In addition to his work on TV, he had an annual holiday season appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, which included him telling the story of giving a ride to a costumed Clayton Moore, star of TV’s The Lone Ranger, and getting involved in a minor car crash. Thomas told the same story every year beginning in 1998 and until Letterman retired.

“I loved Jay,” Letterman told CNN in a statement. “His Lone Ranger story was the best I heard in 30 years… My heart goes out to his family.”

The post “Cheers” actor, Jay Thomas, dead at 69 appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Netflix announced that the 70-year-old comedian will return to the small screen and host a six-episode, hour-long series. Letterman will do what he does best and conduct “in-depth conversations with extraordinary people.”

After stepping down as the host of The Late Show, Letterman hinted earlier this year in an interview that he might return to television after taking a break from his 33 years as a late-night host. In the same interview he added that his interests has shifted and if he returns to do comedy, he won’t be interested in replicating what he had done in the past.

Letterman has already proved to fans that he hasn’t lost his touch; when speaking of his exciting new project with Netflix he said, “… if you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first.”

The post Late-Night Host David Letterman Returns to the Small Screen appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.