Sony Music Entertainment and Pharrell William’s production company OTHERTone today announced the premiere of Drapetomaniax: Unshackled History, a new podcast series from journalist, cultural critic, and the “Dean of Black Twitter,” Michael Harriot. Each week, Drapetomaniax will uncover the untold stories of Black Americans in history with an unapologetically Black perspective. The first episode of the new series is available now.
Using a recipe that includes detailed research, a little barbershop humor and a parade of celebrity guests, Drapetomaniax will spotlight key figures and moments in Black American history that were previously whitewashed from textbooks. From the story of Rosetta Tharpe, the queer Black woman who invented Rock & Roll, to Forest Joe, an escaped slave for which America’s first police squad was created, Harriot will offer a compelling, hilarious and more accurate version of Black history. The ongoing weekly series will feature guest stars such as MSNBC’s Joy Reid,...
Using a recipe that includes detailed research, a little barbershop humor and a parade of celebrity guests, Drapetomaniax will spotlight key figures and moments in Black American history that were previously whitewashed from textbooks. From the story of Rosetta Tharpe, the queer Black woman who invented Rock & Roll, to Forest Joe, an escaped slave for which America’s first police squad was created, Harriot will offer a compelling, hilarious and more accurate version of Black history. The ongoing weekly series will feature guest stars such as MSNBC’s Joy Reid,...
- 7/12/2023
- Podnews.net
Sony Music Entertainment’s (Sme) Global Podcast Division today highlighted some of its top powerhouse talent to preview the company’s robust slate of shows at the 2023 Iab Podcast Upfront.
Headlined by New York Times bestselling author, actress and model Emily Ratajkowski, comedian Heather McDonald, Tony award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and author and journalist Michael Harriot, the presentation outlined Sme’s focus on building engaging narrative franchises and big entertainment shows with premium hosts and stories. The Company’s presentation also featured a video from Emmy-nominated television personality, 2x New York Times best-selling author, podcaster, comedian and hairstylist Jonathan Van Ness, to announce that his hit podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness will be joining Sme’s network of always-on shows this summer.
Ferguson joined the conversation to discuss his newly announced podcast Dinner’s On Me, while Ratajkowski delved into new details about her podcast High Low...
Headlined by New York Times bestselling author, actress and model Emily Ratajkowski, comedian Heather McDonald, Tony award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and author and journalist Michael Harriot, the presentation outlined Sme’s focus on building engaging narrative franchises and big entertainment shows with premium hosts and stories. The Company’s presentation also featured a video from Emmy-nominated television personality, 2x New York Times best-selling author, podcaster, comedian and hairstylist Jonathan Van Ness, to announce that his hit podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness will be joining Sme’s network of always-on shows this summer.
Ferguson joined the conversation to discuss his newly announced podcast Dinner’s On Me, while Ratajkowski delved into new details about her podcast High Low...
- 5/11/2023
- Podnews.net
Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his podcast to Sony Music Entertainment.
Van Ness has struck an ad sales and distribution deal with Sony Music for Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness, the podcast he started hosting in 2015 prior to his breakout on Netflix’s Queer Eye. On the audio show, Van Ness explores a wide range of topics with academics, activists and other experts. (As a sampling of the show’s range, recent episodes have explored the death of the American mall, the social lives of apes and the power of AI.)
Getting Curious was previously a part of Earwolf, the Los Angeles–based comedy podcasting network that was acquired by SiriusXM in 2020. The podcast also inspired a TV series spinoff with Netflix that debuted last year with guests like figure skater Michelle Kwan and comedian Rachel Dratch.
With Sony Music, Van Ness will release two weekly episodes on the...
Van Ness has struck an ad sales and distribution deal with Sony Music for Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness, the podcast he started hosting in 2015 prior to his breakout on Netflix’s Queer Eye. On the audio show, Van Ness explores a wide range of topics with academics, activists and other experts. (As a sampling of the show’s range, recent episodes have explored the death of the American mall, the social lives of apes and the power of AI.)
Getting Curious was previously a part of Earwolf, the Los Angeles–based comedy podcasting network that was acquired by SiriusXM in 2020. The podcast also inspired a TV series spinoff with Netflix that debuted last year with guests like figure skater Michelle Kwan and comedian Rachel Dratch.
With Sony Music, Van Ness will release two weekly episodes on the...
- 5/11/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The second season of “The Amber Ruffin Show” will return with new episodes Feb. 25, Peacock announced Tuesday.
The critically acclaimed late-night variety series is hosted by comedian Amber Ruffin, who made history as the first Black woman to write for a late-night network TV show when she joined the writer’s room of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in 2014. Ruffin’s own show premiered in 2020, as one of the first originals for the Peacock streaming platform. Over the course of the first and second seasons for the show, Ruffin has used the show to cover breaking topics in the news cycle, including police brutality, Meghan Markle, violence against Asian Americans and the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
“The Amber Ruffin Show” received a nomination for outstanding variety series writing at the 2021 Emmy awards. The series is produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions, and Ruffin executive produces alongside Jenny Hagel, Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker.
The critically acclaimed late-night variety series is hosted by comedian Amber Ruffin, who made history as the first Black woman to write for a late-night network TV show when she joined the writer’s room of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in 2014. Ruffin’s own show premiered in 2020, as one of the first originals for the Peacock streaming platform. Over the course of the first and second seasons for the show, Ruffin has used the show to cover breaking topics in the news cycle, including police brutality, Meghan Markle, violence against Asian Americans and the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
“The Amber Ruffin Show” received a nomination for outstanding variety series writing at the 2021 Emmy awards. The series is produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions, and Ruffin executive produces alongside Jenny Hagel, Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker.
- 2/15/2022
- by Sasha Urban, Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
The Amber Ruffin Show and A Black Lady Sketch Show have both secured Emmy writing noms for the first time – noticeably helping to improve the diversity of the category.
The Peacock series and the HBO show will compete in Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series against HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NBC’s SNL.
A somewhat curious note of this category is that Ashley Nicole Black will compete against herself, having been involved in writing on both The Amber Ruffin Show and A Black Lady Sketch Show.
It marks The Amber Ruffin Show’s first Emmy nomination since the weekly show launched last year. However, it is not Ruffin herself’s first nom, having been nominated in this category for her work, alongside her head writer Jenny Hagel, on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
The Amber Ruffin Show is...
The Peacock series and the HBO show will compete in Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series against HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NBC’s SNL.
A somewhat curious note of this category is that Ashley Nicole Black will compete against herself, having been involved in writing on both The Amber Ruffin Show and A Black Lady Sketch Show.
It marks The Amber Ruffin Show’s first Emmy nomination since the weekly show launched last year. However, it is not Ruffin herself’s first nom, having been nominated in this category for her work, alongside her head writer Jenny Hagel, on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
The Amber Ruffin Show is...
- 7/13/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Amber Ruffin Show” is swiftly expanding its roster of writing talent, adding Corin Wells and Patrick Rowland to its staff. The hires come after “Amber Ruffin” added three other writers to the mix: Ashley Nicole Black, Ian Morgan and Michael Harriot.
“We have ended up being able to work with some of my favorite writers on the planet,” Ruffin said. “Even though we are this new streaming show, we have a writers’ room full of true heavy hitters of the present and future.”
“The Amber Ruffin Show” premiered in September on the Peacock streaming service with Ruffin as writer/host/executive producer and Jenny Hagel as head writer and executive producer. Both Ruffin and Hagel come from “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” where they also serve as writers and regularly contribute segments.
The show has been an early bright spot for Peacock, and weekly episodes began airing Fridays in late night on NBC.
“We have ended up being able to work with some of my favorite writers on the planet,” Ruffin said. “Even though we are this new streaming show, we have a writers’ room full of true heavy hitters of the present and future.”
“The Amber Ruffin Show” premiered in September on the Peacock streaming service with Ruffin as writer/host/executive producer and Jenny Hagel as head writer and executive producer. Both Ruffin and Hagel come from “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” where they also serve as writers and regularly contribute segments.
The show has been an early bright spot for Peacock, and weekly episodes began airing Fridays in late night on NBC.
- 4/13/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Amber Ruffin Show has been picked up at Peacock through September – giving the nascent late-night show a full year on the air.
The streamer had previously handed the show, hosted by the Late Night with Seth Meyers writer, ten additional episodes in December.
The show is up to 19 episodes since its launch in September with a new episode tonight.
Ruffin has also added a number of new writers over the course of the series. Ian Morgan, Ashley Nicole Black and Michael Harriot have joined head writer Jenny Hagel, writing supervisor Demi Adejuyigbe and writers Shantira Jackson and Dewayne Perkins since launch.
The comedy variety series films at 30 Rock’s Studio 8G, currently without an audience, with only Ruffin’s friend and announcer Tarik Davis for on-stage support.
Ruffin, Hagel, Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions.
The streamer had previously handed the show, hosted by the Late Night with Seth Meyers writer, ten additional episodes in December.
The show is up to 19 episodes since its launch in September with a new episode tonight.
Ruffin has also added a number of new writers over the course of the series. Ian Morgan, Ashley Nicole Black and Michael Harriot have joined head writer Jenny Hagel, writing supervisor Demi Adejuyigbe and writers Shantira Jackson and Dewayne Perkins since launch.
The comedy variety series films at 30 Rock’s Studio 8G, currently without an audience, with only Ruffin’s friend and announcer Tarik Davis for on-stage support.
Ruffin, Hagel, Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Universal Television and Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions.
- 3/19/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock has extended late-night series “The Amber Ruffin Show” — again — this time for another 6 months. Now set to run through September, Season 1 will make it a full year. Just like a real late-night talk show.
“The Amber Ruffin Show” drops new episodes every Friday on Peacock. Tonight’s episode marks the final one of the previous time the series got an extension, which happened back in December.
“Amber Ruffin’s unique brand of comedy and effervescent personality allow her to shine on Peacock week after week,” Katie Hockmeyer, executive vice president of late-night programming at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said in a statement on Friday. “Each episode raises the bar with a variety of sketch material that is both culturally relevant and hilarious. We are so fortunate to have Amber at the forefront as Peacock paves the way for late-night in the streaming space.”
We agree with Hockmeyer: Ruffin was...
“The Amber Ruffin Show” drops new episodes every Friday on Peacock. Tonight’s episode marks the final one of the previous time the series got an extension, which happened back in December.
“Amber Ruffin’s unique brand of comedy and effervescent personality allow her to shine on Peacock week after week,” Katie Hockmeyer, executive vice president of late-night programming at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said in a statement on Friday. “Each episode raises the bar with a variety of sketch material that is both culturally relevant and hilarious. We are so fortunate to have Amber at the forefront as Peacock paves the way for late-night in the streaming space.”
We agree with Hockmeyer: Ruffin was...
- 3/19/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, who signed on to do the popular Talking Sopranos podcast on a lark, have just signed a big deal with the HarperCollins book imprint William Morrow to write an oral history of the iconic HBO show. They’ll provide insights, behind-the-scenes stories, and little-known facts from cast and crew that could only come from those on the inside.
Imperioli played Christopher Moltisanti and Schirripa Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri, two soldiers under Tony Soprano, played by the late great James Gandolfini in the David Chase-created series. They’ve been dissecting each episode on their podcast since April, and Talking Sopranos has proven a tonic for the pandemic and grown to over 5 million downloads. While they told Deadline they hadn’t really watched episodes since filming them until they began the podcast, they are now steeped in Sopranos lore and know where the bodies are buried.
Imperioli played Christopher Moltisanti and Schirripa Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri, two soldiers under Tony Soprano, played by the late great James Gandolfini in the David Chase-created series. They’ve been dissecting each episode on their podcast since April, and Talking Sopranos has proven a tonic for the pandemic and grown to over 5 million downloads. While they told Deadline they hadn’t really watched episodes since filming them until they began the podcast, they are now steeped in Sopranos lore and know where the bodies are buried.
- 9/17/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The WGA East will hold an online forum on August 11 to advocate for the inclusion of more people of color as voices on mainstream news programs and nonfiction shows.
The members-only conversation will be moderated by Michael Harriot, senior writer at TheRoot.com, where he covers the intersection of race, politics and culture. His work has appeared in the Washington Post and The New York Times, and he is a frequent political commentator on MSNBC and CNN, earning the National Association of Black Journalists Award for digital commentary. His book, BlackAF History, will be released in the spring.
Here is a rundown of the panelists:
Eneida Del Valle is a producer with the Investigative Unit at CBS News who has worked in all areas of media including radio, television and print, traveling across the globe to document both the Latino and non-Latino experience.
Felice León is a host, producer...
The members-only conversation will be moderated by Michael Harriot, senior writer at TheRoot.com, where he covers the intersection of race, politics and culture. His work has appeared in the Washington Post and The New York Times, and he is a frequent political commentator on MSNBC and CNN, earning the National Association of Black Journalists Award for digital commentary. His book, BlackAF History, will be released in the spring.
Here is a rundown of the panelists:
Eneida Del Valle is a producer with the Investigative Unit at CBS News who has worked in all areas of media including radio, television and print, traveling across the globe to document both the Latino and non-Latino experience.
Felice León is a host, producer...
- 7/30/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: APA has inked award-winning journalist, author and podcaster Michael Harriot in all areas.
Harriot is a senior writer at the Black news site, TheRoot.com, and has also written for the New York Times, The Washington Post, covering race, culture and politics. He’s also appeared on CNN, MSNBC and numerous international media outlets to discuss race relations in America, and is regularly cited by opinion makers like Dave Chapelle, Trevor Noah, Joy Reid, Ronan Farrow and Donald Glover.
Harriot’s upcoming books Wypipology and BlackAF History recently sold together in a seven-figure deal to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Harriot was also the sole writer for Young, Gifted and Broke, the BET news program highlighting the disparities in the American education system, and Angela Rye’s Midterm Election Special on BET, which won the National Association of Black Journalists Award for Television.
When Harriot wrote about HBCUs, Samuel L. Jackson,...
Harriot is a senior writer at the Black news site, TheRoot.com, and has also written for the New York Times, The Washington Post, covering race, culture and politics. He’s also appeared on CNN, MSNBC and numerous international media outlets to discuss race relations in America, and is regularly cited by opinion makers like Dave Chapelle, Trevor Noah, Joy Reid, Ronan Farrow and Donald Glover.
Harriot’s upcoming books Wypipology and BlackAF History recently sold together in a seven-figure deal to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Harriot was also the sole writer for Young, Gifted and Broke, the BET news program highlighting the disparities in the American education system, and Angela Rye’s Midterm Election Special on BET, which won the National Association of Black Journalists Award for Television.
When Harriot wrote about HBCUs, Samuel L. Jackson,...
- 7/22/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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