Russell Peters News

MCC THEATER today announced the complete cast and creative team for the first show of the 2018/19 season: the New York Premiere production of Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties, written by Jen Silverman, and directed by MCC alum Mike Donahue

XO Music Festival, the Bay Area's Freshest multi stage music and fun festival, announced their daily lineups last week. Single day GA passes are on sale now, along with single day VIP, a great option for fans that can't attend the full three-day weekend. The daily lineups sorted alphabetically by day are listed below and creatives showcasing each day's performances can be found on XO Music Festivals website.

Identity politics appear to increasingly govern our social interactions, the language we use, and the spaces we occupy. As important as it is to recognize diversity and foster mutual respect, we seem to be moving towards broad representations of people's life experiences. We speak of the 'immigrant plight,' as if all immigrants shared the same story. We've grouped 'black history' into a single month, and use 'brown' to describe hues ranging from light beige to dark hazel.

Archstone Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to the new thriller film BEACH HOUSE, which was directed and co-written by Jason Saltiel.  Co-written and produced by Matt Simon, and executive produced by Ben Barenholtz, BEACH HOUSE stars Willa Fitzgerald, Murray Bartlett, Orlagh Cassidy, and Tom Hammond. Andrew van den Houten of 79th & Broadway Entertainment is also executive producing and handling sales. The film is set to be released in theaters nationally on June 22nd.

Lance Samuels, President of Blue Ice Pictures is pleased to announce that veteran executive, Armand Leo, has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Production and Creative Affairs. Leo comes to Blue Ice Pictures with a strong background in film and television from his tenure at eOne where he was Senior Vice President. 

Today Netflix announced that A Little Help with Carol Burnett will premiere on May 4, 2018! 

AEG Presents announced this morning the full 2018 lineup for its 60th Summer Concert Series at The Mountain Winery. This year's shows will run from May 27 through September 30 and include legendary performers and top-notch talent across many genres in music and comedy. Returning icons gracing The Mountain Winery's legendary summer stage include Willie Nelson with Alison Krauss, Tony Bennett, Pretenders, Alanis Morissette, The Original Wailers, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett and The Roots. New performers include Roger Daltrey, O.A.R., The Rascals and the comedy duo #IMOMSOHARD.

Following the announcement of kicking off Opening Night with the world premiere of Steven Tyler's documentary OUT ON A LIMB, the Nashville Film Festival continues its lineup for the ten-day festival (May 10-19, 2018) with the announcement of 48 additional feature films in Narrative, Documentary, New Directors and Graveyard Shift competitions. Capturing the essence of today's most relevant social issues, historical stories and more, these 48 films hail from China, South Africa, Netherlands, Denmark, India, France and more, as well as 31 from the U.S. A jury of industry professionals will select the winning films that will take home up to $20,000 in cash and prizes.

The best time of year to premiere a new romantic comedy movie? Valentine's Week, of course. Ed Helms (Daily Show, The Office, The Hangover) and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, Les Miserables) star in The Clapper which opens this Friday (2/16) at The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey.

Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is returning to the UK in 2018 as part of his brand new Deported World Tour. Russell will be performing a limited three-night arena tour in Birmingham, London and Leeds this April, bringing his own brand of humour to the UK once again.

#NASTYWOMEN is an evening of political comedy led by 4 ferocious female voices. Hosted by Betches - The 'Sup's Alise Morales (formerly of the 14th Street Y's After School program). In the lead up to the first anniversary of the women's march, this night aims to amp up the audience with laughter, games and giveaways.

Presented by The Educational Alliance and The 14th Street Y In Partnership with The BETCHES 'Sup #NASTY WOMEN - A Night of Female Resistance Comedy. Today, January 18 at 7:30pm - An evening of political comedy led by 4 ferocious female voices:

Presented by The Educational Alliance and The 14th Street Y In Partnership with The BETCHES 'Sup #NASTY WOMEN - A Night of Female Resistance Comedy. Thursday, January 18 at 7:30pm - An evening of political comedy led by 4 ferocious female voices:

A comedy staple for Canadians looking for homegrown laughs, AIR FARCE is one of the most popular and enduring comedy troupes in the country skewering the biggest news stories, events, people, and pop culture phenomena of the year.This year, the Farce's long-standing New Year's Eve tradition celebrates 25 years on television. AIR FARCE NEW YEAR'S EVE premieres Sunday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC with an encore broadcast later the same night at 12:05 a.m. (12:35 NT).

Following today's announcement by Netflix, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, a four-part comedy-drama series starring international comedy sensation Russell Peters, award-winning actor Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), the iconic William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Royale), Hamza Haq (mother!, Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2), Akshay Kumar (Star Wars Ep VIII, The Halcyon), Meren Reddy(Madiba, Homeland) and Mishqah Parthiephal (Keeping Up with the Kandasamys, Snake Park), will premiere on December 19, 2017 on Netflix worldwide, following an initial run on CTV Canada in November.

Following today's announcement by Netflix, THE INDIAN DETECTIVE, a four-part comedy-drama series starring international comedy sensation Russell Peters, award-winning actor Anupam Kher (The Big Sick, Silver Linings Playbook), the iconic William Shatner (Star Trek), Christina Cole (Suits, Casino Royale), Hamza Haq (mother!, Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2), Akshay Kumar (Star Wars Ep VIII, The Halcyon), Meren Reddy(Madiba, Homeland) and Mishqah Parthiephal (Keeping Up with the Kandasamys, Snake Park), will premiere on December 19, 2017 on Netflix worldwide, following an initial run on CTV Canada in November.

Turner's truTV today announced the premiere date for its highly-anticipated comedic documentary THE PROBLEM WITH APU as Sunday, November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.

Turner's truTV today announced the premiere date for its highly-anticipated comedic documentary THE PROBLEM WITH APU as Sunday, November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.

Global comedy phenomenon Russell Peters kicks off his DEPORTED WORLD TOUR in Australia on Monday February 5th, 2018 in Perth at The Riverside Theatre before heading to the eastern states.

Turner's truTV today announced the premiere date for its highly-anticipated comedic documentary as Sunday, November 19 at 10PM ET/PT.