Exclusive: Levity Talent has brought in J.P. Buck and Emily Noonan to serve as manager-producers, Deadline has learned.
In a statement on the hirings, Levity Founding Partner Judi Marmel said, “As Levity continues to grow year over year, our goal remains to bring the brightest comedy minds into one place to work with our talent and our brand. Having worked closely with both J.P. and Emily over the past decade, I’m beyond inspired to now work with them daily and help accelerate and grow our client’s careers.”
A veteran producer, Buck’s career has spanned comedy, unscripted, talk, and game formats and has been built on spotlighting the next generation of domestic and international talent for the comedy industry through festival showcases, late-night appearances, and debut stand-up specials. He joins from Team Coco, where he spent the past 15 years. During his time at Conan O’Brien’s company,...
In a statement on the hirings, Levity Founding Partner Judi Marmel said, “As Levity continues to grow year over year, our goal remains to bring the brightest comedy minds into one place to work with our talent and our brand. Having worked closely with both J.P. and Emily over the past decade, I’m beyond inspired to now work with them daily and help accelerate and grow our client’s careers.”
A veteran producer, Buck’s career has spanned comedy, unscripted, talk, and game formats and has been built on spotlighting the next generation of domestic and international talent for the comedy industry through festival showcases, late-night appearances, and debut stand-up specials. He joins from Team Coco, where he spent the past 15 years. During his time at Conan O’Brien’s company,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Four years after his fourth acclaimed comedy special The Great Depresh premiered on HBO, comedian Gary Gulman has set his latest, Born on Third Base, to debut on Max. Directed and produced by James Webb (Mark Normand: Soup to Nuts), his new hour will debut on the streaming platform this December.
In Born on Third Base, Gulman offers up his insights on a range of topics — from growing up poor to pretentious suffixes — all with a generous helping of his inventive humor and absurdism. While chronicling his childhood experiences with free school lunch programs and questionable dental care, and experiences with his eccentric Jewish American family, the stand-up makes an incisive swipe or two at billionaire-ism.
Written, performed, and executive produced by Gulman, the special’s other EPs are Conan O’Brien, Michael Bonfiglio, Brian Stern, Jeff Ross, and J.P. Buck.
Said Gulman: “I’m thrilled to be working with the Max team again,...
In Born on Third Base, Gulman offers up his insights on a range of topics — from growing up poor to pretentious suffixes — all with a generous helping of his inventive humor and absurdism. While chronicling his childhood experiences with free school lunch programs and questionable dental care, and experiences with his eccentric Jewish American family, the stand-up makes an incisive swipe or two at billionaire-ism.
Written, performed, and executive produced by Gulman, the special’s other EPs are Conan O’Brien, Michael Bonfiglio, Brian Stern, Jeff Ross, and J.P. Buck.
Said Gulman: “I’m thrilled to be working with the Max team again,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
With Netflix releasing a comedy special every week and YouTube offering a portal into both cutting-edge performance and the best comedy sets in history, it’s never been easier for audiences to access an endless stream of standup.
But for fledgling comics, there’s still no more game-changing showcase than a five-minute slot on a late-night talk show. The road to a sitcom, a production deal, or even an arena tour often begins with a tight-five in front of a drowsy mass audience.
And now, the late-night shows are capitalizing on a stand-up boom by devoting more airtime to comics than ever before.
Michael Cox, who books standup for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” says when he started in 2015, the bookings were once a month, maybe twice. “Now I’m up to three or four times a month. And I know it’s not just me. Other shows are moving in that direction also.
But for fledgling comics, there’s still no more game-changing showcase than a five-minute slot on a late-night talk show. The road to a sitcom, a production deal, or even an arena tour often begins with a tight-five in front of a drowsy mass audience.
And now, the late-night shows are capitalizing on a stand-up boom by devoting more airtime to comics than ever before.
Michael Cox, who books standup for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” says when he started in 2015, the bookings were once a month, maybe twice. “Now I’m up to three or four times a month. And I know it’s not just me. Other shows are moving in that direction also.
- 7/16/2019
- by Akiva Gottlieb
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – While the “Conan” show spends a week in Chicago during the TBS “Just for Laughs” comedy festival, some of his writing staff are showcasing their talents around town in a couple venues. Comedian and “Conan” writer Deon Cole hosts and performs at these events.
Cole is a native Chicagoan who grew up on the south side. After first getting on stage as a dare, he found his niche and expanded his act to become one of the most requested comedians on the club and college circuit. After appearances on Comedy Central, HBO and Starz, he got his big break on “The Tonight Show,” when Conan O’Brien hosted it. From that emergence, he was offered a writing gig with the Conan team, and even became a featured act during O’Brien’s “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour.” Cole continues as staff writer on O’Brien’s current talk show incarnation,...
Cole is a native Chicagoan who grew up on the south side. After first getting on stage as a dare, he found his niche and expanded his act to become one of the most requested comedians on the club and college circuit. After appearances on Comedy Central, HBO and Starz, he got his big break on “The Tonight Show,” when Conan O’Brien hosted it. From that emergence, he was offered a writing gig with the Conan team, and even became a featured act during O’Brien’s “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour.” Cole continues as staff writer on O’Brien’s current talk show incarnation,...
- 6/13/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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