Tag "Kumail Nanjiani"

Comedy Central Greenlights Animated Shorts Series

October 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Comedy Central has given the go ahead to Triptank, a weekly half-hour animated series set to premiere next fall. The series is an anthology of comedy shorts in different animation styles, such as 2D, stop-motion and CGI, and will feature stand-alone pieces as well as recurring themes. The pilot includes [...]

ShadowMachine Reveals ‘Hell & Back’ Cast Adds

January 25, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The new stop-motion animated feature being produced by ShadowMachine (Robot Chicken, Mora Orel, Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole) has received some exciting additions to the cast. Joining previously announced stars T.J. Miller and Nick Swardson will be Rob Riggle, Brian Posehn and Kumail Nanjiani. The film, written and directed by Tom Gianas [...]

Comedy Central Unveils Prod/Dev Slate

December 7, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

A delightful assortment of animated offerings are forthcoming from humor network Comedy Central, as their newly revealed production and development slate reveals! Projects from comedian Daniel Tosh, writer Kumail Nanjiani (John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show), ShadowMachine’s Alex Bulkley & Corey Compodonico, and the webcomic geniuses behind Cyanide and Happiness [...]