Tiffany Haddish has joined the National Comedy Center’s advisory board of the directors. She fills the seat formerly held by the late Carl Reiner.
The announcement coincides with Lucille Ball’s 110th birthday. The center is located in Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, New York.
“Comedy is a true art form — its artists deserve to be celebrated and its creative work needs to be preserved,” Haddish said on Friday morning. “I’m truly honored to be part of the National Comedy Center. Lucille Ball was an extraordinary influence on my career and my work, so to help bring her vision for this cultural institution to life is a dream come true for me.”
Lewis Black, founding chair of the advisory board, said, “On behalf of the entire advisory board, it’s a thrill to have Tiffany Haddish join us. With Tiffany’s participation, we become a more vital resource...
The announcement coincides with Lucille Ball’s 110th birthday. The center is located in Ball’s hometown of Jamestown, New York.
“Comedy is a true art form — its artists deserve to be celebrated and its creative work needs to be preserved,” Haddish said on Friday morning. “I’m truly honored to be part of the National Comedy Center. Lucille Ball was an extraordinary influence on my career and my work, so to help bring her vision for this cultural institution to life is a dream come true for me.”
Lewis Black, founding chair of the advisory board, said, “On behalf of the entire advisory board, it’s a thrill to have Tiffany Haddish join us. With Tiffany’s participation, we become a more vital resource...
- 8/6/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
MGM Television is developing an unscripted series inspired by the Rodney Dangerfield movie “Back to School,” the company announced on Monday.
Inspired by the ’80s comedy starring Dangerfield and Keith Gordon, the docuseries features parents who surprise their kids by enrolling in college alongside them. According to MGM, the untitled series “will allow parents who missed out on their own college years to experience everything university life has to offer, including sharing a classroom with their kids — who may be less than thrilled by the idea.”
“I am so excited to take the premise of one of my favorite films into the unscripted world,” said MGM’s Barry Pznick, president of unscripted television. “Rodney was a comedic genius and his spirit is very much in the DNA of our show’s approach to a dual fish-out-of-water comedic format for audiences to experience along with our parents and kids. I love...
Inspired by the ’80s comedy starring Dangerfield and Keith Gordon, the docuseries features parents who surprise their kids by enrolling in college alongside them. According to MGM, the untitled series “will allow parents who missed out on their own college years to experience everything university life has to offer, including sharing a classroom with their kids — who may be less than thrilled by the idea.”
“I am so excited to take the premise of one of my favorite films into the unscripted world,” said MGM’s Barry Pznick, president of unscripted television. “Rodney was a comedic genius and his spirit is very much in the DNA of our show’s approach to a dual fish-out-of-water comedic format for audiences to experience along with our parents and kids. I love...
- 6/17/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Rodney Dangerfield may finally be getting some respect in the halls of higher education.
MGM Television is developing a docu-series inspired by the 1986 Dangerfield film “Back to School,” in which the comedian’s character, millionaire Thorton Melon, enrolls in college with his son to keep him from dropping out. In typical Dangerfield fashion, he triggers a series of comedic mishaps on campus. The movie, well-loved among Dangerfield fans, also features a young Robert Downey Jr. and cameos from Oingo Boingo and Kurt Vonnegut.
The docu-series will follow college students with their surprise new classmates — their parents. Both children and parents will experience “the best years of your life” together, but at vastly different ages. Surely, some awkward situations will come. Geriatric beer pong? Mismatched dorm mates? Fraternity brothers with your Dad? Sorority sisters with your Mom?
“I am so excited to take the premise of one of my favorite films into the unscripted world,...
MGM Television is developing a docu-series inspired by the 1986 Dangerfield film “Back to School,” in which the comedian’s character, millionaire Thorton Melon, enrolls in college with his son to keep him from dropping out. In typical Dangerfield fashion, he triggers a series of comedic mishaps on campus. The movie, well-loved among Dangerfield fans, also features a young Robert Downey Jr. and cameos from Oingo Boingo and Kurt Vonnegut.
The docu-series will follow college students with their surprise new classmates — their parents. Both children and parents will experience “the best years of your life” together, but at vastly different ages. Surely, some awkward situations will come. Geriatric beer pong? Mismatched dorm mates? Fraternity brothers with your Dad? Sorority sisters with your Mom?
“I am so excited to take the premise of one of my favorite films into the unscripted world,...
- 6/17/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Joan Dangerfield, the widow of comedian Rodney Dangerfield, alleges she was swindled out of a $3.9 million investment in a hologram company.
Dangerfield filed suit Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming she was “duped by two cut-throat men,” Steve Fox and Peter McMillan III. Dangerfield invested in Rockdome, which she says she believed represented the future of live performance.
“Protected with four issued patents, it would build the world’s first 360-degree virtual theatre immersing a collective audience within a ‘holodeck’ arena where Artists perform in an unparalleled live show/film hybrid, instantly transformable for multiple uses, including eSports and convertible nightclubs, providing the revenue of five venues for the cost of one,” the lawsuit states.
Dangerfield alleges that Fox, the CEO, induced her to invest over and over to pay his “bloated salary and expenses.” She alleges that Fox and McMillan, the founding partner of Willowbrook Capital Group, conspired...
Dangerfield filed suit Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming she was “duped by two cut-throat men,” Steve Fox and Peter McMillan III. Dangerfield invested in Rockdome, which she says she believed represented the future of live performance.
“Protected with four issued patents, it would build the world’s first 360-degree virtual theatre immersing a collective audience within a ‘holodeck’ arena where Artists perform in an unparalleled live show/film hybrid, instantly transformable for multiple uses, including eSports and convertible nightclubs, providing the revenue of five venues for the cost of one,” the lawsuit states.
Dangerfield alleges that Fox, the CEO, induced her to invest over and over to pay his “bloated salary and expenses.” She alleges that Fox and McMillan, the founding partner of Willowbrook Capital Group, conspired...
- 6/16/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
More than a decade after his death, Rodney Dangerfield still gets no respect, it seems. Even in mural form. The comedy legend’s widow, Joan Dangerfield, wants to paint over a tribute mural she commissioned of her deceased husband, because she feels it doesn’t do justice to the comedian. The mural, in the Queens, New York, area of Kew Gardens — where Dangerfield spent part of his childhood — was painted by Italian artist Francesca Robicci from a photo that Dangerfield provided. Dangerfield also pitched in $1,000 to complete the project. Also Read: Lucille Ball Scary' Statue Replaced With a Less Nightmare-Inducing One Rodney.
- 3/2/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
This might not be as bad as, say, turning Lady Gaga's pee into perfume, but we'll let you decide. Rodney Dangerfield may be gone (he died in 2004), but the comic legend is certainly not forgotten. Most notably, by his wife, Joan Dangerfield, who is constantly reminded of her late husband every time she opens the refrigerator. That's because she has a Tupperware container which contains his...sweat! "I discovered that Elvis [Presley] had a handkerchief that was apparently stained with his sweat and it went for a lot of money," Joan explained to The Hollywood Reporter. "So Rodney had a 'eureka' moment. He said, 'I sweat more than anybody!' My sweat has to be as good as...
- 11/22/2013
- E! Online
Happy Birthday, Rodney Dangerfield: He Was Comedy's Hardest Worker, and Here's the Sweat to Prove It
Let's start with the gross part: Yes, Joan Dangerfield, widow of comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield, keeps a bottle of her husband's sweat in her refrigerator. She showed it off to The Hollywood Reporter during a recent visit to her home above the Sunset Strip, where she's lived since Rodney died in 2004 at age 82. The context for our visit: On Nov. 22, what would have been his 92nd birthday, Joan will unveil Rodney.com, a website dedicated to the famously disrespected stand-up, where you can relive classic talk show appearances, peruse handwritten routines and peek at photos of
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- 11/21/2013
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The widow of Rodney Dangerfield has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit she filed against the late comedian's daughter over the use of footage from a one-hour Las Vegas act.
The terms of the settlement are confidential.
"All copyrights to Rodney Dangerfield's act are held by Joan Dangerfield, who owns all of her late husband's intellectual property," Dangerfield's attorney Patricia Glaser said.
Joan Dangerfield sued her late husband's daughter, Melanie Roy-Friedman, in September 2006, claiming a video of the comedian made in 1988 was used without permission for a Comedy Central special, "Legends: Rodney Dangerfield."
Roy-Friedman had approached her father in 1988 to film him. According to the lawsuit, Dangerfield "zealously" guarded his act, but allowed it for his daughter.
But Roy-Friedman allegedly gave her father a copy of the video and not the master recording. Dangerfield learned of this in 1994 when he was prepared to release the act commercially on video. Roy-Friedman, however, refused to turn over the master, indicating it was her "personal property."
After Dangerfield died in 2004, Roy-Friedman attempted to market the video. When she failed to sell it to HBO, she agreed to let Comedy Central use the footage for its Sept. 10, 2006, special.
The settlement comes as the case was heading for trial on Aug. 18 in federal court in Los Angeles. Among the witnesses on the list: MTV president Doug Herzog, comedian Jerry Stiller, media attorney Doug Mirell and producer Sue Wolf.
"Joan is very committed to my father's legacy," Roy-Friedman said of the settlement. "He said that he loved her deeply and thought she was the nicest person in the world."...
The terms of the settlement are confidential.
"All copyrights to Rodney Dangerfield's act are held by Joan Dangerfield, who owns all of her late husband's intellectual property," Dangerfield's attorney Patricia Glaser said.
Joan Dangerfield sued her late husband's daughter, Melanie Roy-Friedman, in September 2006, claiming a video of the comedian made in 1988 was used without permission for a Comedy Central special, "Legends: Rodney Dangerfield."
Roy-Friedman had approached her father in 1988 to film him. According to the lawsuit, Dangerfield "zealously" guarded his act, but allowed it for his daughter.
But Roy-Friedman allegedly gave her father a copy of the video and not the master recording. Dangerfield learned of this in 1994 when he was prepared to release the act commercially on video. Roy-Friedman, however, refused to turn over the master, indicating it was her "personal property."
After Dangerfield died in 2004, Roy-Friedman attempted to market the video. When she failed to sell it to HBO, she agreed to let Comedy Central use the footage for its Sept. 10, 2006, special.
The settlement comes as the case was heading for trial on Aug. 18 in federal court in Los Angeles. Among the witnesses on the list: MTV president Doug Herzog, comedian Jerry Stiller, media attorney Doug Mirell and producer Sue Wolf.
"Joan is very committed to my father's legacy," Roy-Friedman said of the settlement. "He said that he loved her deeply and thought she was the nicest person in the world."...
- 8/8/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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