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EXCLUSIVE: Comedians Emmy Blotnick and Jourdain Fisher are taking caller specials to Gorilla Comedy+. They’ll beryllium among nan first to debut connected nan precocious announced streaming work of 800 Pound Gorilla, launching May 5.
Blotnick’s What’s Her Secret? will beryllium disposable for streaming exclusively connected Gorilla Comedy+ starting May 18, pinch a worldwide YouTube merchandise slated for June 16th astatine 7 p.m. CT. Fisher’s Bits & Pieces premieres connected Gorilla Comedy+ May 25, pinch a worldwide YouTube merchandise slated for June 23rd astatine 7 p.m. CT.
In nan follow-up to her medium Party Nights, Blotnick returns to nan shape of Brooklyn’s Union Hall pinch absurd yet relatable takes connected marriage, dogs, and Hailey Bieber’s skincare for “dull women.”
“I’m truthful excited to partner pinch Gorilla Comedy+ and person 1 of nan first specials to debut connected nan platform,” she told Deadline. “I’ve ever wanted to opportunity I was ‘in connected nan crushed floor’ of something. Also, I conscionable publication that gorillas typically unrecorded to beryllium 35-40 years old, which is really aged I am, and that is simply a batch to deliberation about.”
In his first self-produced special, filmed astatine nan Comedy Cellar, Fisher riffs connected life arsenic a Southern transplant successful New York, covering increasing up mediocre pinch strict parents, precocious schoolhouse struggles, politics, and more.
Fisher said, “I can’t hold for this typical to travel retired and for group to spot who I really am. It’s nan point I’m astir proud of successful my profession truthful far.”
A New York-based stand-up, writer and actress, Blotnick antecedently released a half-hour typical pinch Comedy Central, has performed astatine festivals astir nan world, and has made appearances connected The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Conan. She appears regularly astatine nan Comedy Cellar and arsenic a panelist connected NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me.
As a writer, Blotnick precocious completed 2 seasons of nan critically acclaimed FX bid English Teacher. She served arsenic a supervising shaper connected nan Peacock animated bid In nan Know, pinch further credits including Mel Brooks’ History of nan World, Part II for Hulu, Bust Down for Peacock, and Pause pinch Sam Jay for HBO, wherever she was co-executive producer. Previously, she wrote for The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert and was caput writer for Comedy Central’s The President Show. She is repped by CAA, Artists First, and Schreck Rose Dapello.
Fisher is simply a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, and character who has appeared connected Comedy Central, After Midnight connected CBS and Don’t Tell Comedy. He’s made 2 appearances connected The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and aft receiving a opinionated ovation some times, was hired by Fallon arsenic a unit writer. Fisher was named a Just for Laughs New Face successful 2018 and has besides written for Viceland, Netflix and BET. His debut drama medium Good for You tin beryllium recovered connected each streaming platforms. He is repped by Reliant Talent, Authentic, and Garrett Legal.
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