Truck drivers. Cashiers. Now even movie critics could be among the workers whose jobs are at risk of disappearing due to automation. We probably all hope there will be a plan to look after humans who get replaced in the labor force by some form of robot, and maybe Universal Basic Guys exists to give us a model for the future. If nothing else, it’s a more promising new addition to Fox’s Animation Domination lineup than we’ve seen in years.
The show, premiering September 8th, makes its first smart choice by not belaboring its high-concept premise. Instead of wasting a whole episode showing us how it’s come to be, we get an expository theme song performed by protagonist Mark Hoagies: “Well, I used to work in a hot dog factory / Until dem robots came along / And now there is no job for me / But I get...
The show, premiering September 8th, makes its first smart choice by not belaboring its high-concept premise. Instead of wasting a whole episode showing us how it’s come to be, we get an expository theme song performed by protagonist Mark Hoagies: “Well, I used to work in a hot dog factory / Until dem robots came along / And now there is no job for me / But I get...
- 9/3/2024
- Cracked
"June is on the case!" Shout Studios has unveiled a trailer for the indie comedy titled Drugstore June, made by filmmaker Nicholaus Goossen, along with actress Esther Povitsky co-writing the script. It's set to open in limited theaters (NY & LA) starting in February. After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, a girl who still lives at home with her parents takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more of an adult. Described as “it's small, funny, and lands smack in the middle of a favorite genre: off-center charmer turns world upside down." Starring Esther Povitsky as the titular June, joined by Beverly D'Angelo, James Remar, Haley Joel Osment, Jackie Sandler, Miranda Cosgrove, Danny Griffin, Brandon Wardell, Bobby Lee, Matt Walsh. This looks kooky and amusing, with a lead performance that might make...
- 1/10/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Sonar Network, Canada's award-winning independent podcast network, is proud to announce How Can We Help?, a new show by Jackie Pirico (2023 Juno Award nominee for Comedy Album of the Year) and Mark Little. On How Can We Help?, Jackie and Mark share perfect, unimpeachable ideas on how to improve your life. Got a nosy neighbor? A workplace dilemma? A loooove problem? No question is too difficult for these experts in unsolicited-advice-giving! Listeners are invited to submit their own questions and dilemmas and hear these two charming comedians weigh in with their hilarious takes on the situation.
Brought to you by the team behind the acclaimed My Gorgeous Son and This Is Rats Nest, How Can We Help? brings all the uproarious laughs of Pirico and Little’s live stand-up and sketch shows to the comfort of your earbuds. Special guests include such revered comedians as Brandon Wardell, Chris Wilson...
Brought to you by the team behind the acclaimed My Gorgeous Son and This Is Rats Nest, How Can We Help? brings all the uproarious laughs of Pirico and Little’s live stand-up and sketch shows to the comfort of your earbuds. Special guests include such revered comedians as Brandon Wardell, Chris Wilson...
- 4/6/2023
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Esther Povitsky (Dollface), Bobby Lee (Reservation Dogs) and Beverly D’Angelo (National Lampoon’s Vacation) are among the notable comedic talents set for Drugstone June — a new feature that Utopia, All Things Comedy, and Shout! Studios have partnered to produce for world sales.
Others set to appear in the film directed by Nicholaus Goossen (Grandma’s Boy) include James Remar (Sex and the City), Brandon Wardell (Easter Sunday), Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga), Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams (The Ms. Pat Show), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Al Madrigal (Morbius), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Matt Walsh (Veep), Jackie Sandler (You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!), Nick Rutherford (Rick and Morty), Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens), Trevor Wallace (Add-tv), Bhad Bhabie (Lights Out with David Spade), Steph Tolev (Old Dads), Jon Gabrus and Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island).
Drugstore June follows a...
Others set to appear in the film directed by Nicholaus Goossen (Grandma’s Boy) include James Remar (Sex and the City), Brandon Wardell (Easter Sunday), Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga), Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams (The Ms. Pat Show), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Al Madrigal (Morbius), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Matt Walsh (Veep), Jackie Sandler (You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!), Nick Rutherford (Rick and Morty), Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens), Trevor Wallace (Add-tv), Bhad Bhabie (Lights Out with David Spade), Steph Tolev (Old Dads), Jon Gabrus and Bill Burr (The King of Staten Island).
Drugstore June follows a...
- 12/6/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Jo Koy, Lydia Gaston, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada, Carly Pope | Written by Kate Angelo, Ken Cheng | Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
A man returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.
Jay Chandrasekhar‘s Easter Sunday is definitely a promising step forward when it comes to significant diversity in the film industry, but that’s almost everything it has going for it. This is an extremely slow-paced and outrageously unfunny comedy that fails at its number one goal – making audiences laugh.
This is a film that prides itself on being an incredibly upbeat, feel-good comedy that’ll inspire you to be closer to your family and love one another. Maybe some viewers will leave the theatre feeling more appreciation for their loved ones, but more than likely, most audiences are just going to leave the...
A man returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.
Jay Chandrasekhar‘s Easter Sunday is definitely a promising step forward when it comes to significant diversity in the film industry, but that’s almost everything it has going for it. This is an extremely slow-paced and outrageously unfunny comedy that fails at its number one goal – making audiences laugh.
This is a film that prides itself on being an incredibly upbeat, feel-good comedy that’ll inspire you to be closer to your family and love one another. Maybe some viewers will leave the theatre feeling more appreciation for their loved ones, but more than likely, most audiences are just going to leave the...
- 8/25/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
Click here to read the full article.
When Easter Sunday writer Ken Cheng recalls how the Universal film got to the big screen, the story feels oddly similar to the movie itself: celebrity cameos, narrative turns and lots of food.
“The movie’s origin story starts at a very Asian place — around food. Jo Koy and Dan Lin, the primary producer on the movie, just randomly met at a sushi bar, struck up a conversation and decided they would love to work together,” Cheng tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Sort of simultaneous to that, Steven Spielberg while on break from shooting West Side Story, is just hanging out in his trailer and turns on Jo Koy’s Netflix comedy special and falls in love with it.”
The screenwriter says that soon after, Spielberg emailed the entire Amblin partners and family entertainment staff, expressing his desire to work with Koy, resulting in a meeting between the three.
When Easter Sunday writer Ken Cheng recalls how the Universal film got to the big screen, the story feels oddly similar to the movie itself: celebrity cameos, narrative turns and lots of food.
“The movie’s origin story starts at a very Asian place — around food. Jo Koy and Dan Lin, the primary producer on the movie, just randomly met at a sushi bar, struck up a conversation and decided they would love to work together,” Cheng tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Sort of simultaneous to that, Steven Spielberg while on break from shooting West Side Story, is just hanging out in his trailer and turns on Jo Koy’s Netflix comedy special and falls in love with it.”
The screenwriter says that soon after, Spielberg emailed the entire Amblin partners and family entertainment staff, expressing his desire to work with Koy, resulting in a meeting between the three.
- 8/20/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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David Leitch’s Bullet Train easily topped the North American box office chart with an estimated weekend haul of 30.1 million, including a Friday haul of 12.6 million.
Overseas, the R-rated pic earned an impressive 32.4 million for a global start of 62.4 million.
Brad Pitt leads a star-packed cast in this tale of an assassin roaming a high-speed Japanese bullet train. Other names on the marquee include Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon and Sandra Bullock.
The movie opened in line with expectations following an aggressive marketing campaign on Sony’s part. Critics haven’t exactly embraced Bullet Train, which currently holds a 53 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences bestowed the film with a B+ CinemaScore.
Bullet Train is the last major studio offering of the summer, putting increased pressure on the movie’s performance. Generally, the summer...
David Leitch’s Bullet Train easily topped the North American box office chart with an estimated weekend haul of 30.1 million, including a Friday haul of 12.6 million.
Overseas, the R-rated pic earned an impressive 32.4 million for a global start of 62.4 million.
Brad Pitt leads a star-packed cast in this tale of an assassin roaming a high-speed Japanese bullet train. Other names on the marquee include Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon and Sandra Bullock.
The movie opened in line with expectations following an aggressive marketing campaign on Sony’s part. Critics haven’t exactly embraced Bullet Train, which currently holds a 53 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences bestowed the film with a B+ CinemaScore.
Bullet Train is the last major studio offering of the summer, putting increased pressure on the movie’s performance. Generally, the summer...
- 8/7/2022
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If anyone deserves a sitcom, it’s Jo Koy. The definition of a working comic, the stand-up comedian tours constantly, hits all the late-night shows, and pumps out special after special, selling out theaters all the while. And yet, Koy has never been able to break out of his (presumably quite lucrative) rut. All he needs is that one big crossover star vehicle, a la Amy Schumer (Trainwreck) or Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), right? Right??
That’s what Easter Sunday is clearly designed to be, and unfortunately, it doesn...
That’s what Easter Sunday is clearly designed to be, and unfortunately, it doesn...
- 8/5/2022
- by Katie Rife
- Rollingstone.com
(from left) Tito Manny (Joey Guila), Regina (Elena Juatco), Eugene (Eugene Cordero), Joe Valencia (Jo Koy), Tita Teresa (Tia Carrere), Tita Yvonne (Melody Butiu) and Susan (Lydia Gaston) in Easter Sunday, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.
So, when’s the perfect time to release a big family comedy about a big family event that happens in the Spring? Why, the “dog days” of Summer, naturally. Or at least that’s the thinking behind this weekend’s answer to the big star-fueled “action-on-the-rails” blockbuster. But what was the question, again? Yeah, so when will another “stand-up” superstar branch into the movies (most go right to TV) with an “all ages” funny flick loosely based on his life, and his sell-out comedy concerts? Move over Amy Schumer, Pete Davidson, and Kevin Hart, here comes some competition with a unique, often spicy ethnic voice. So, strap in for one wild and raucous Easter Sunday.
So, when’s the perfect time to release a big family comedy about a big family event that happens in the Spring? Why, the “dog days” of Summer, naturally. Or at least that’s the thinking behind this weekend’s answer to the big star-fueled “action-on-the-rails” blockbuster. But what was the question, again? Yeah, so when will another “stand-up” superstar branch into the movies (most go right to TV) with an “all ages” funny flick loosely based on his life, and his sell-out comedy concerts? Move over Amy Schumer, Pete Davidson, and Kevin Hart, here comes some competition with a unique, often spicy ethnic voice. So, strap in for one wild and raucous Easter Sunday.
- 8/5/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
One of the most successful stand-ups in the country with multiple Netflix specials to his name, Jo Koy has entertained millions with tales of his Filipino upbringing. He regales sold-out crowds with stories of his delightful, somewhat overbearing mother, unpacks the intricacies of Filipino food and lifestyle, and analyzes the differences between various Asian cultures.
Now, he has lent his perspective to “Easter Sunday,” a new comedy starring Koy as Joe Valencia, a version of himself, who returns to the Bay Area for the eponymous holiday to deal with his extended Filipino family. It’s the first major studio comedy about a Filipino-American family featuring a nearly-all Filipino cast, and was shepherded to the screen with the help of Steven Spielberg, an avowed fan of Koy’s, whose DreamWorks Pictures co-produced the film.
Billed as a “love letter to the Filipino-American community,” “Easter Sunday” certainly earns its bona fides for...
Now, he has lent his perspective to “Easter Sunday,” a new comedy starring Koy as Joe Valencia, a version of himself, who returns to the Bay Area for the eponymous holiday to deal with his extended Filipino family. It’s the first major studio comedy about a Filipino-American family featuring a nearly-all Filipino cast, and was shepherded to the screen with the help of Steven Spielberg, an avowed fan of Koy’s, whose DreamWorks Pictures co-produced the film.
Billed as a “love letter to the Filipino-American community,” “Easter Sunday” certainly earns its bona fides for...
- 8/4/2022
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Jo Koy can be hilarious, riotously so at times. He has no trouble filling auditoriums with his spot-on standup act. Much of what makes him so funny are his observations about his Filipino American family: his aunts, his uncles, his cousins, his sisters and, most of all, his mom. Koy’s gift for deft comedy is too easily forgotten watching the well-intentioned but underwhelming “Easter Sunday,” his first starring vehicle.
Koy plays actor Joe Valencia. Living in Los Angeles, Joe is starting to feel he’s dancing on the razor’s edge between success or failure. He’s got an agent, portrayed by the movie’s director Jay Chandrasekhar. He’s got a beer commercial with a sticky tagline — “Let’s get this party started, baybay!” — that long ago became an albatross. Strangers in stores and family members quote it at him.
When we meet him, Joe has an important audition for a TV show,...
Koy plays actor Joe Valencia. Living in Los Angeles, Joe is starting to feel he’s dancing on the razor’s edge between success or failure. He’s got an agent, portrayed by the movie’s director Jay Chandrasekhar. He’s got a beer commercial with a sticky tagline — “Let’s get this party started, baybay!” — that long ago became an albatross. Strangers in stores and family members quote it at him.
When we meet him, Joe has an important audition for a TV show,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
Inside the corny chaos of the going-back-home lark “Easter Sunday,” starring comedian Jo Koy, is the point that families are messy. Of course, one doesn’t need to belong to a big Filipino clan like the movie’s onscreen Valencias to grasp that, and it’s almost quaint how that message is articulated for us at the end as some fresh bit of wisdom when, since scene one, relatives in various states of bickering aggravation have been the comedy’s go-to note.
A more lasting takeaway from “Easter Sunday” about what’s messy has to do with vehicles for stand-ups trying to break into movies. Koy, who’s been packing arenas for years with his rabbity energy and humorous windows into family eccentricities and Filipino culture, seemed as natural a fit as any to get some of his act’s lasting characters into a movie. Steven Spielberg certainly thought so...
A more lasting takeaway from “Easter Sunday” about what’s messy has to do with vehicles for stand-ups trying to break into movies. Koy, who’s been packing arenas for years with his rabbity energy and humorous windows into family eccentricities and Filipino culture, seemed as natural a fit as any to get some of his act’s lasting characters into a movie. Steven Spielberg certainly thought so...
- 8/4/2022
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
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Filipino Americans receive welcome screen representation in stand-up comedian Jo Koy’s starring cinematic debut about a family holiday celebration. As well they should, since similar films have revolved around Jewish, Black, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Italian and families of virtually every other group you can imagine. It seems only fair that Easter Sunday should provide them the opportunity to take center stage in the sort of chaotic-family-gathering comedy that simultaneously inspires howls of recognition and cringes of embarrassment.
The film, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard), revolves around Koy’s character, Joe Valencia, a struggling L.A.-based actor who’s managed to score at least one success, becoming known for the catchphrase, “Let’s get this party started!” in a beer commercial that everyone seems to have seen. Joe is now up for a starring role in a sitcom,...
Filipino Americans receive welcome screen representation in stand-up comedian Jo Koy’s starring cinematic debut about a family holiday celebration. As well they should, since similar films have revolved around Jewish, Black, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Italian and families of virtually every other group you can imagine. It seems only fair that Easter Sunday should provide them the opportunity to take center stage in the sort of chaotic-family-gathering comedy that simultaneously inspires howls of recognition and cringes of embarrassment.
The film, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard), revolves around Koy’s character, Joe Valencia, a struggling L.A.-based actor who’s managed to score at least one success, becoming known for the catchphrase, “Let’s get this party started!” in a beer commercial that everyone seems to have seen. Joe is now up for a starring role in a sitcom,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
He Has One Day To Keep The Family Together… Without Falling Apart! Universal Pictures Presents Acclaimed Comedian Jo Koy In Easter Sunday. Rated PG-13. Only In Theaters August 5th.
Wamg is giving away 2 free passes to the St. Louis advance screening of Easter Sunday
Date And Time:
Tues, Aug 2nd 7pm at The AMC Esquire 7
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.
Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected on July 31
Sweepstakes Link: http://gofobo.com/Reccf31974
https://www.eastersundaymovie.com
Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.
Easter Sunday features an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley series), Tia Carrere,...
Wamg is giving away 2 free passes to the St. Louis advance screening of Easter Sunday
Date And Time:
Tues, Aug 2nd 7pm at The AMC Esquire 7
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.
Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected on July 31
Sweepstakes Link: http://gofobo.com/Reccf31974
https://www.eastersundaymovie.com
Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.
Easter Sunday features an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley series), Tia Carrere,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is not going anywhere. Netflix has renewed the sketch comedy show for a third season. Debuting in 2019, the series' awkward and surreal sketches often revolve around someone making an embarrassing mistake in public and then trying to work their way out of them. Robinson stars and has been joined by actors like Patti Harrison, Gary Richardson, Sam Richardson, Conner O'Malley, Tim Heidecker, Brandon Wardell, and Shawntay Dalon.
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- 5/8/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Netflix has ordered a third season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
Co-created by SNL alum and Detroiters star Robinson and SNL producer Zach Kanin, the sketch comedy series pokes fun at some of the most bizarre and mundane situations in life.
Written by Robinson and Zanin, each episode in the series runs between 16 and 18 minutes. It is produced by The Lonely Island, the company founded by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, and Daniel Powell-run Irony Point, which produced The Break with Michelle Wolf and Inside Amy Schumer.
Guest stars have included Samberg, Vanessa Bayer, Kate Berlant, Julia Butters, Will Forte, Patti Harrison, Paul Walter Hauser, Tim Heidecker, Conner O’Malley, Bob Odenkirk, Sam Richardson, Cecily Strong, Brandon Wardell, Fred Willard, and Steven Yeun.
The Lonely Island’s Schaffer, Samberg, and Taccone and Party Over Here’s Ali Bell serve as executive producers alongside Alex Bach...
Co-created by SNL alum and Detroiters star Robinson and SNL producer Zach Kanin, the sketch comedy series pokes fun at some of the most bizarre and mundane situations in life.
Written by Robinson and Zanin, each episode in the series runs between 16 and 18 minutes. It is produced by The Lonely Island, the company founded by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, and Daniel Powell-run Irony Point, which produced The Break with Michelle Wolf and Inside Amy Schumer.
Guest stars have included Samberg, Vanessa Bayer, Kate Berlant, Julia Butters, Will Forte, Patti Harrison, Paul Walter Hauser, Tim Heidecker, Conner O’Malley, Bob Odenkirk, Sam Richardson, Cecily Strong, Brandon Wardell, Fred Willard, and Steven Yeun.
The Lonely Island’s Schaffer, Samberg, and Taccone and Party Over Here’s Ali Bell serve as executive producers alongside Alex Bach...
- 5/6/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jo Koy’s comedy film “Easter Sunday” has released its first trailer, giving a first glimpse into the antics of a loving, chaotic Filipino American family and the large ensemble cast who plays them.
Jo Valencia (Jo Koy) is in for a weekend of good old-fashioned family fun when he and his son (Brandon Wardell) head home for Easter Sunday – “like the Filipino Super Bowl.” A single father and comedian, Jo is famous for his famous beer commercial tagline (“Let’s get the party started babaaaay!”). His career is a source of confusion and hilarity in his family; when he tells his mother (Lydia Gaston) he’s going to film a pilot, she thinks he’s going to play “a pilot on a TV show.” Back home, he runs into an old flame (played by Tiffany Haddish), tells jokes at church and spends time mediating feuds at various family functions,...
Jo Valencia (Jo Koy) is in for a weekend of good old-fashioned family fun when he and his son (Brandon Wardell) head home for Easter Sunday – “like the Filipino Super Bowl.” A single father and comedian, Jo is famous for his famous beer commercial tagline (“Let’s get the party started babaaaay!”). His career is a source of confusion and hilarity in his family; when he tells his mother (Lydia Gaston) he’s going to film a pilot, she thinks he’s going to play “a pilot on a TV show.” Back home, he runs into an old flame (played by Tiffany Haddish), tells jokes at church and spends time mediating feuds at various family functions,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
"Moments like these are few and far between - let's enjoy it!" There's movies for almost every other holiday, now we finally have an Easter movie! Universal has revealed the first official trailer for Easter Sunday, the new comedy starring stand up comic Jo Koy, directed by comedy mastermind Jay Chandrasekhar. Set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday, the comedy will be based on Jo Koy's life experiences and stand-up comedy. It's described as a love letter to his Filipino-American community. Easter Sunday features an all-star comedic cast with Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, the Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish, and Lou Diamond Phillips. Looks like another Judd Apatow movie where a real comedian plays himself and deal with his crazy family. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Jay Chandrasekhar's Easter Sunday, direct from YouTube...
- 5/5/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Universal and Dreamworks have released the first trailer for Jo Koy’s “Easter Sunday.” The film stars the comedian in his first feature film role and is set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday. The trailer first debuted at CinemaCon.
The film. opening Aug. 5, is a love letter to the Filipino community and is the first studio film to star an all-Filipino main cast. Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips star alongside Koy, who returns home for an Easter week of eating, laughing, drinking and riotous fun.
The trailer shows how Koy draws from both personal experience and his standup comedy routine, as it features Koy’s on-screen mother commenting on how he should have been a lawyer. Another family moment reveals how they all have the...
The film. opening Aug. 5, is a love letter to the Filipino community and is the first studio film to star an all-Filipino main cast. Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips star alongside Koy, who returns home for an Easter week of eating, laughing, drinking and riotous fun.
The trailer shows how Koy draws from both personal experience and his standup comedy routine, as it features Koy’s on-screen mother commenting on how he should have been a lawyer. Another family moment reveals how they all have the...
- 5/5/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Jo Koy’s movie Easter Sunday, which was scheduled to open roughly two weeks before Easter weekend on April 1, is heading to August 5.
We’re told that it’s a stronger weekend for the DreamWorks Pictures and Universal release. Jo Koy is currently on tour.
Easter Sunday now leaves behind a weekend where Sony moved its Marvel movie Morbius and to a frame where Paramount has its Owen Wilson comedy Secret Headquarters and Warner Bros an untitled event movie.
Stand-up star Koy toplines Easter Sunday playing a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family in this love letter to his Filipino-American community. Starring in the pic are Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Chandrasekhar directs from a script by Ken Cheng.
We’re told that it’s a stronger weekend for the DreamWorks Pictures and Universal release. Jo Koy is currently on tour.
Easter Sunday now leaves behind a weekend where Sony moved its Marvel movie Morbius and to a frame where Paramount has its Owen Wilson comedy Secret Headquarters and Warner Bros an untitled event movie.
Stand-up star Koy toplines Easter Sunday playing a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family in this love letter to his Filipino-American community. Starring in the pic are Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips.
Chandrasekhar directs from a script by Ken Cheng.
- 2/5/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stand-up comedian, writer and actor Brandon Wardell has signed with CAA for representation.
Wardell is best-known for his work on Comedy Central and for his appearances on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Netflix’s Special, Like And Subscribe for Verizon, as well as sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson on Netflix.
Wardell can next be seen starring opposite Jo Koy in Amblin Partners family comedy Easter Sunday, which is based on the stand-up comedy and life experiences of Koy.
He is also the co-host of the popular podcast Yeah, But Still, which has featured guests such as Lizzo, Vampire Weekend and Tim Heidecker. Wardell was previously featured in Vulture’s list of the “10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2020.”
On the stand-up front, Wardell has toured with Bob Odenkirk and Bo Burnham.
In 2018, he released his debut LP, an Asmr album entitled An Asmr Album.
Wardell...
Wardell is best-known for his work on Comedy Central and for his appearances on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Netflix’s Special, Like And Subscribe for Verizon, as well as sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson on Netflix.
Wardell can next be seen starring opposite Jo Koy in Amblin Partners family comedy Easter Sunday, which is based on the stand-up comedy and life experiences of Koy.
He is also the co-host of the popular podcast Yeah, But Still, which has featured guests such as Lizzo, Vampire Weekend and Tim Heidecker. Wardell was previously featured in Vulture’s list of the “10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2020.”
On the stand-up front, Wardell has toured with Bob Odenkirk and Bo Burnham.
In 2018, he released his debut LP, an Asmr album entitled An Asmr Album.
Wardell...
- 9/7/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal has dated two DreamWorks movies, Distant and Easter Sunday, as well as Amblin Entertainment’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter.
Distant, directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, will open on March 11, 2022. The sci-fi adventure stars Anthony Ramos as a low-level mining engineer whose spaceship gets struck by an asteroid sending him to an unknown alien planet. There he contends with his AI survival suit (voiced by Zachary Quinto) and aliens. He connects with a fellow crew member (Naomi Scott) via radio, but she’s trapped inside her own escape pod, and losing oxygen as well. Pic is written by Spenser Cohen and produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg. Speck and Gordon are also EPs with Jonathan Rothbart and Matthew Hirsch. Kevin K. Vafi is co-producer. Pic will open against Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red.
Easter Sunday will open on April 1, 2022 and it’s the only wide release currently dated.
Distant, directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, will open on March 11, 2022. The sci-fi adventure stars Anthony Ramos as a low-level mining engineer whose spaceship gets struck by an asteroid sending him to an unknown alien planet. There he contends with his AI survival suit (voiced by Zachary Quinto) and aliens. He connects with a fellow crew member (Naomi Scott) via radio, but she’s trapped inside her own escape pod, and losing oxygen as well. Pic is written by Spenser Cohen and produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger and Anna Halberg. Speck and Gordon are also EPs with Jonathan Rothbart and Matthew Hirsch. Kevin K. Vafi is co-producer. Pic will open against Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red.
Easter Sunday will open on April 1, 2022 and it’s the only wide release currently dated.
- 7/20/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal has set release dates in 2022 and 2023 for three upcoming films from DreamWorks and Amblin, including titles led by “In The Heights” stars Anthony Ramos and Corey Hawkins.
DreamWorks’ sci-fi comedy “Distant,” which is set for release on March 11, 2022, stars Ramos as Andy, a blue-collar worker in space whose transport ship crash lands on an alien planet. With his suit’s AI (Zachary Quinto) providing no help, Andy has to find his way across the planet to find the one other survivor (Naomi Scott) before her escape pod runs out of air.
DreamWorks’ “Easter Sunday,” which is set for release on April 1, 2022, stars stand-up comedian Jo Koy as a man traveling to visit his family for Easter in a comedic ode to the Filipino American community. Amblin’s “The Last Voyage of Demeter” stars Hawkins in a story based on a chapter of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” about a ship...
DreamWorks’ sci-fi comedy “Distant,” which is set for release on March 11, 2022, stars Ramos as Andy, a blue-collar worker in space whose transport ship crash lands on an alien planet. With his suit’s AI (Zachary Quinto) providing no help, Andy has to find his way across the planet to find the one other survivor (Naomi Scott) before her escape pod runs out of air.
DreamWorks’ “Easter Sunday,” which is set for release on April 1, 2022, stars stand-up comedian Jo Koy as a man traveling to visit his family for Easter in a comedic ode to the Filipino American community. Amblin’s “The Last Voyage of Demeter” stars Hawkins in a story based on a chapter of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” about a ship...
- 7/20/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Jo Koy will bring his Filipino culture-centric humor from stand-up to sitcom with the ABC comedy Josep.
The stand-up comedian, whose jokes featured in Netflix specials Comin’ In Hot and In His Elements have resonated with members of the Filipino and Filipino-American communities, will star in the titular role and executive produce. The ABC half-hour sitcom, which is currently in development, will follows the life of a hardworking Filipino American nurse. Written and executive produced by showrunner Steve Joe, Josep will also see its titular character navigating dating, fatherhood and his mother moving in with him.
The project also comes 20th Television and also comes from writers Michael Golamco and Randall Park under their Imminent Collision banner, who previously teamed for the Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe starring Park and Ali Wong. Hieu Ho will also executive produce for Imminent Collision, alongside Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar for The Detective Agency and Joe Meloche.
The stand-up comedian, whose jokes featured in Netflix specials Comin’ In Hot and In His Elements have resonated with members of the Filipino and Filipino-American communities, will star in the titular role and executive produce. The ABC half-hour sitcom, which is currently in development, will follows the life of a hardworking Filipino American nurse. Written and executive produced by showrunner Steve Joe, Josep will also see its titular character navigating dating, fatherhood and his mother moving in with him.
The project also comes 20th Television and also comes from writers Michael Golamco and Randall Park under their Imminent Collision banner, who previously teamed for the Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe starring Park and Ali Wong. Hieu Ho will also executive produce for Imminent Collision, alongside Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar for The Detective Agency and Joe Meloche.
- 5/27/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lou Diamond Phillips has rounded out the ensemble of Amblin Partners’ family comedy, Easter Sunday, which is based on the stand-up comedy and life experiences of comedy star Jo Koy and is set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday. Also joining the previously announced Eva Noblezada Brandon Wardell and Tia Carrere, are Lydia Gaston, Rodney To, Melody Butiu, Joey Guila and Elena Juatco.
“Starting production on Easter Sunday is the culmination of a lifetime of dreaming and decades of hard work,” said. Koy. “It’s especially meaningful that we’ve been able to assemble such an incredible group of diverse and talented filmmakers and comedians to bring this slice of Filipino culture to the world.”
Phillips will play a fictionalized version of himself in the film
Jay Chandrasekhar will direct with Ken Cheng penning the script. Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce. Koy, Cheng,...
“Starting production on Easter Sunday is the culmination of a lifetime of dreaming and decades of hard work,” said. Koy. “It’s especially meaningful that we’ve been able to assemble such an incredible group of diverse and talented filmmakers and comedians to bring this slice of Filipino culture to the world.”
Phillips will play a fictionalized version of himself in the film
Jay Chandrasekhar will direct with Ken Cheng penning the script. Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce. Koy, Cheng,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Eva Noblezada and Brandon Wardell have joined the cast of the Amblin Partners family comedy, Easter Sunday, which is based on the stand-up comedy and life experiences of comedy star Jo Koy and is set around a family gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday. Wardell will portray Junior, the teenage son of Koy’s on-screen persona, and Noblezada plays Junior’s friend Ruth.
Jay Chandrasekhar will direct with Ken Cheng penning the script. Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce. Koy, Cheng, Joe Meloche, Jessica Gao, Jimmy O. Yang, Rideback’s Nick Reynolds and Seth William Meier will exec produce. The studio is eyeing a production start this spring.
Holly Bario, President of Production, and Mia Maniscalco, VP Creative Affairs, will oversee the project for the studio.
Wardell is a comedian known for his work on Comedy Central and for his appearances in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Like and Subscribe,...
Jay Chandrasekhar will direct with Ken Cheng penning the script. Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich will produce. Koy, Cheng, Joe Meloche, Jessica Gao, Jimmy O. Yang, Rideback’s Nick Reynolds and Seth William Meier will exec produce. The studio is eyeing a production start this spring.
Holly Bario, President of Production, and Mia Maniscalco, VP Creative Affairs, will oversee the project for the studio.
Wardell is a comedian known for his work on Comedy Central and for his appearances in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Like and Subscribe,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is one of the funniest sketch comedy shows out there. Here are its funniest twelve sketches to check out.
“Without question, Itysl is still Netflix’s most successful sketch comedy series to date, and it gives both up-and-coming talent and recognizable faces a platform to flex their most deranged comedic muscles.”
Read more at Thrillist.
One-hit wonders in popular music rarely get the appreciation they’re due. Today, let’s celebrate some of the most memorable ones.
“There’s nothing nobler in popular music than being a one-hit wonder. Let the Madonnas, Drakes, and Mariah Careys of the world fill their homes with platinum plaques. Only those artists who manage to crack the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 exactly once know the true meaning of pop music, an ephemeral art form rooted in fads and fleeting pleasures.”
Read more at Mental Floss.
“Without question, Itysl is still Netflix’s most successful sketch comedy series to date, and it gives both up-and-coming talent and recognizable faces a platform to flex their most deranged comedic muscles.”
Read more at Thrillist.
One-hit wonders in popular music rarely get the appreciation they’re due. Today, let’s celebrate some of the most memorable ones.
“There’s nothing nobler in popular music than being a one-hit wonder. Let the Madonnas, Drakes, and Mariah Careys of the world fill their homes with platinum plaques. Only those artists who manage to crack the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 exactly once know the true meaning of pop music, an ephemeral art form rooted in fads and fleeting pleasures.”
Read more at Mental Floss.
- 11/5/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
According to Apple, there are over half a million active podcasts. If you figure each one has one or two hosts at a minimum, that means there are more podcast hosts than residents of San Francisco. Imagine walking up and down the hills of San Francisco with each person — techies, homeless and military-grade, backflipping AI robots alike — asking you to listen to their podcast. No one could possibly consume all the content this fictional Podcast City exports, but we wanted to dig in and see if we could pull out...
- 12/28/2018
- by Matt Saincome
- Rollingstone.com
Route One Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with the PRØHBTD cannabis lifestyle platform to market and distribute Gabriel Sunday’s mockumentary series “Dope State,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Route One CEO Russell Levine (“Colossal”), who also executive produces the series, made the announcement Tuesday. “Dope State” is directed, written, and stars Sunday. It consists of six 22-minute episodes that provide a humorous look at cannabis entrepreneurs seeking riches and revolution in the Golden State.
PRØHBTD asserts that it has built the first and largest multi-platform video network in the cannabis industry with video content syndicated across 15 different partner platforms including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon, Android TV, Dailymotion and others, which saw more than 21 million video views in May with an average view through rate of 3:45 minutes.
The company creates a number of original programs including “Edibles” with Birdie Harrelson, niece of Woody Harrelson, and “Get Loud” with Slink Johnson.
Route One CEO Russell Levine (“Colossal”), who also executive produces the series, made the announcement Tuesday. “Dope State” is directed, written, and stars Sunday. It consists of six 22-minute episodes that provide a humorous look at cannabis entrepreneurs seeking riches and revolution in the Golden State.
PRØHBTD asserts that it has built the first and largest multi-platform video network in the cannabis industry with video content syndicated across 15 different partner platforms including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon, Android TV, Dailymotion and others, which saw more than 21 million video views in May with an average view through rate of 3:45 minutes.
The company creates a number of original programs including “Edibles” with Birdie Harrelson, niece of Woody Harrelson, and “Get Loud” with Slink Johnson.
- 10/2/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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