Exclusive: Comedian Katrina Davis – who was one of Time Out LA’s comedians to watch in 2019 – has her first special coming out with Comedy Dynamics that was filmed at the Tribeca Film Festival. In her special, Figuring it Out, Davis “shares her observations about coffee shop hygiene, the embalming process, and the freedom that … Continue reading “Exclusive: Comedian Katrina Davis is coming out with her debut special, “Figuring it Out””
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Vice TV has renewed Icons Unearthed for a Season 2, Variety has reported. In its second run, the series will focus on the long-running TV sitcom The Simpsons. Icons Unearthed: The Simpsons will be directed by Nacelle Company CEO, Brian Volk-Weiss, who has features like The Toys That Made Us, and The Movies That Made Us to his credit. The six-part series will feature exclusive … Continue reading “‘Icons Unearthed’ Renewed for Season 2 With a Focus on ‘The Simpsons’”
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Liking the nice guy is one thing; making the nice guy into a sharp comedic voice that is self-aware enough to laugh at the boundaries of niceness without betraying them is a much higher bar to clear. Josh Gondelman’s People Pleaser is thoughtful and smart about creating that trap for himself and then building some very, very … Continue reading “The Best Comedy Specials of 2022 (So Far)”
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Following the recent debut of its kid-focused Garden Surprise collectibles line, the company dropped the curtain on its next brand: Big Bad Battle Caps. The new line includes a range of products designed to capture the spirit of bottle cap games, but with a fresh, modern look. The line is debuting alongside an official commercial directed by … Continue reading “EXCLUSIVE: THE NACELLE CO. EXPANDS TOY DIVISION WITH BIG BAD BATTLE CAPS”
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The media company behind The Toys That Made Us and A Toy Store Near You, which recently revived the Robo Force and Sectaurs toy lines, will introduce the Garden Surprise collectible figure set to its expanding toy division. Nacelle has licensed the brand from Westminster Toys for worldwide manufacturing and distribution rights. toybook.com
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In addition to producing Emmy and Grammy Award-winning series and comedy albums, Volk-Weiss, founder and CEO of The Nacelle Co., had spent the past few years creating toyetic content for the screen, including Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us and the multiplatform A Toy Store Near You. Now, the vintage toy collector is extending his business into making … Continue reading “CONNECTING TOY STORES WORLDWIDE”
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Comedy Dynamics announced it will film specials for six RuPaul’s Drag Race queens at this year’s Tribeca Festival. And the lineup includes two of the queens already gracing our screens on the Drag Race All Stars all-winners season, season-five winner Jinkx Monsoon and AS4 winner Monét X Change. Think we’ll get more of Jinkx’s winning impressions? The lineup also includes season-one winner BeBe … Continue reading “Jinkx Monsoon, Monét X Change, and More Drag Queens Are Filming Comedy Specials”
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Oscar winner Diablo Cody (Juno) has boarded Jenny Mollen’s City of Likes as executive producer of the series adaptation, which is in development with Sony Pictures TV and The Nacelle Company. Announced in 2021, the project falls under Nacelle’s first look comedy deal with Sony TV. The book will be released by NacelleBooks on June 14. deadline.com
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As part of their partnership with Tribeca, Comedy Dynamics is behind the release of comedian Helen Hong’s special, WELL HONG. Brian Volk-Weiss, who is the driving force behind the Comedy Dynamics brand directed the hour which was filmed live at the acclaimed 2021 Tribeca Fest. https://theinterrobang.com/comedy-dynamics-is-releasing-their-200th-special-with-comedian-helen-hong/
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Among the performers are acclaimed actor and Def Comedy Jam veteran Bill Bellamy, Emmy nominated writer Josh Gondelman who you know from Desus and Mero and Last Week Tonight and his fabulous book Nice Try, national headliner Jackie Fabulous who crushed on Americas Got Talent in 2019, comedian actress and podcaster Helen Hong, and NYC … Continue reading “Comedy Dynamics Will Release 10 Comedy Specials Filmed at Tribeca Film Fest”
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