Appartently Freeform also wants to hop into late night and they're taking Iliza Shlesinger with them. Variety learned late last week that the network plans on using the comedian's "unique voice" to cover "what's happening in the moment." The show is also said to have a different side of late night due to her feminine voice and her unabashed opinions. But Samantha Bee is already doing that and Chelsea Lately has been doing it for years. So Shlesinger is still part of the crowd. Should this show be greenlit, expect it sometime next year.
Netflix has all this fall's comedy specials
Saying Netflix is this generation's HBO may not be as hyperbolic as someone saying it four years ago. The streaming service has it all from mediocre cartoon series to overrated live action shows and overhyped movies. But the service is also an outlet for comedians to release their stand up specials. When HBO or Comedy Central would cut out a few minutes of lame jokes, Netflix will let them keep it in making the whole product available. This fall will see specials like those from the likes of Dana Carvey, Reggie Watts and more.
Carvey comes back after eight years of being off the Hollywood grid with Straight White Male, 60. Watts brings Spatial, which is being billed as an "experimental comedy adventure." SNL Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost are among the line up as well. Check out the full schedule below.
“8/26—Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: We’ve Been Thinking…
9/16—Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
9/23—Iliza: Confirmed Kills
10/7—Russell Peters: Almost Famous
10/21—Joe Rogan: Triggered
11/4—Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60
11/18—Colin Quinn: The New York Story
11/25—Michael Che Matters
12/6—Reggie Watts: Spatial
12/20—Gabriel lglesias: I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry”