NBC greenlights Maya Rudolph-Martin Short variety series February 15, 2016 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NBC is committed to finding a primetime variety show. The network has officially picked up Maya and Marty in Manhattan, a long-gestating variety show starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. First reported by Variety, the series will debut in May and will be executive produced by Saturday Night Live guru Lorne Michaels; Rudolph, Short, Matt Roberts (Late Show With David Letterman) and Erin David will produce. The Rudolph and Short show will air live from NBC's New York headquarters inside 30 Rock. An episode count has not yet been determined. The series is expected to be a blend of musical numbers, comedy sketches and celebrity guests — effectively a continuation of Rudolph's 2014 variety special. For NBC, the project has been a long time coming. The network previously tried to launch a variety series this season with Neil Patrick Harris' take on Best Time Ever, which was canceled after one season. Maya and Marty also marks the latest incarnation of the network's Rudolph-hosted variety show that aired in 2014 and itself was the result of NBC's attempts to reboot scripted comedy Up All Night into a multicamera show-within-a-show series. Elsewhere, NBC is high on kid-focused variety show Little Big Shots, from exec producer Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
