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In Its Usual High Nashville Style, the World Famous Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Birthday Bash was rolling. At the renowned honky-tonk on this mid-September night, cover bands and rowdy bachelorette parties ruled. But at around 10 p.m., all eyes were on a stage smack in the middle of the city’s Broadway entertainment district. There, a red-headed and red-bearded guy of six feet six, in a T-shirt and baggy pants, cradled a Gretsch acoustic guitar. He looked more like a member of the stage crew than a Nashville star, but...

Oliver Anthony set foot in Nashville for the first time this weekend, making his Music City debut not at the Grand Ole Opry or the Ryman Auditorium, but at the annual birthday-party-slash-block-party thrown by Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. The honky-tonk marked its 63rd anniversary with its usual shut-down-the-street blowout and a lineup featuring Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, and X-rated country character Wheeler Walker Jr.

But it was Anthony who brought the most buzz, as well as his Bible. After joining Johnson and Houser onstage for a rendition of Johnson’s “In Color,...

Can Coach Hopkins keep his dignity in the first season of the Hoops TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Hoops is cancelled or renewed for season two. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of Hoops here. Status Update Below.

A Netflix adult animated comedy series, the Hoops TV show was created by comedian and singer Ben Hoffman. The voice cast includes Jake Johnson, Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero, A.D. Miles, and Rob Riggle. The story revolves around Coach Ben Hopkins (Johnson), a hot-headed and foul-mouthed high school basketball coach. He thinks that, by turning around his awful team, he'll...

It looks like this game is over. Netflix has cancelled the Hoops TV series so, there won't be a second season.

An adult animated comedy series, the Hoops TV show was created by comedian and singer Ben Hoffman. The voice cast includes Jake Johnson, Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero, A.D. Miles, and Rob Riggle. The story revolves around Coach Ben Hopkins (Johnson), a hot-headed and foul-mouthed high school basketball coach. He thinks that, by turning around his awful team, he'll be able to move up to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around. One of the basketball players is Matty (Miles), a 7-foot tall tall 16-year-old. Ben's father is Barry (Riggle), a legendary former basketball player and the owner of Hopkins Steakhouse. Ben's boss at Lenwood High School is Principal Opal Lowry (King). The school's...

It’s game over for Hoops: Netflix has cancelled the adult animated comedy after one season, TVLine has confirmed.

Created by Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show with James Corden) and counting Last Man on Earth‘s Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Seth Cohen among its executive producers, Hoops — which premiered in August — centered on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (voiced by New Girl alum Jake Johnson) who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around.

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Netflix has canceled its basketball-themed adult animated series Hoops after one season, Deadline has confirmed.

The streamer looks at a show’s viewership versus its cost and decided not to move forward with a second season, according to a source with knowledge of the decision to cancel the series.

Hoops, from creator Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller & 20th TV, premiered on August 21.

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In the series, Jake Johnson starred as a hotheaded, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around. The voice cast also included Rob Riggle, Natasha Leggero, Ron Funches, Cleo King and A.D. Miles.

Hoffman, Johnson, Seth Cohen, M. Dickson, Itay Reiss, Lord and Miller served as executive producers. Hoops was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and animated by Bento Box.

Variety was first to report the cancellation.

Netflix has cut “Hoops” from its roster after only one season.

The animated series starred “New Girl” alum Jake Johnson as Coach Ben Hopkins, described as “a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the ‘big leagues.'”

“Hoops” debuted its one and only season on Aug. 21.

The voice cast included Rob Riggle as Ben’s dad, Barry, and Natasha Leggero as his estranged wife, Shannon. Ron Funches voiced Ben’s assistant coach and best friend, Ron, while Cleo King voiced Opal, the principal of Lenwood High School. Johnson’s former “New Girl” co-stars Max Greenfield and Hannah Simone made featured appearances, while Damon Wayans Jr., Nick Swardson, Eric Edelstein, Mary Holland and Gil Ozeri had recurring roles.

“Hoops” was created and written by Ben Hoffman. He also executive produced, along with Johnson, Seth Cohen and the Lord Miller Productions...

Adult animated comedy “Hoops” has been canceled at Netflix after just one season, Variety has learned exclusively.

The show premiered on the streamer on Aug. 21. Per an individual with knowledge of the decision to end the series, Netflix looks at a show’s viewership versus its cost and decided not to proceed with Season 2.

Jake Johnson starred as a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coachwho thinks turning around his god awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around.

The show also starred Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero, A.D. Miles, Steve Berg, Rob Riggle, and Sam Richardson. It also featured the voices of Nick Swardson, Eric Edelstein, Mary Holland, Gil Ozeri, and Max Greenfield.

Ben Hoffman created the series and served as executive producer in addition to voicing the character Time Bomb. Phil Lord and Chris Miller also executive produced along with Johnson and Seth Cohen.

Netflix has canceled its animated comedy Hoops after a single season.

The cancellation comes about three and a half months after the show’s Aug. 21 premiere. The streamer, as it does with all its programming, weighs costs versus the size of a show’s audience in considering whether to renew or cancel.

Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show With James Corden) created Hoops, which follows a struggling high school basketball coach (Jake Johnson) who dreams of moving up to the NBA. The cast also includes Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King, Rob Riggle and A.D. Miles.

The show received largely ...

Netflix has canceled its animated comedy Hoops after a single season.

The cancellation comes about three and a half months after the show’s Aug. 21 premiere. The streamer, as it does with all its programming, weighs costs versus the size of a show’s audience in considering whether to renew or cancel.

Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show With James Corden) created Hoops, which follows a struggling high school basketball coach (Jake Johnson) who dreams of moving up to the NBA. The cast also includes Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King, Rob Riggle and A.D. Miles.

The show received largely ...

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Streaming on the Netflix subscription service, the Hoops TV show was created by comedian and singer Ben Hoffman. The voice cast includes Jake Johnson, Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero, A.D. Miles, and Rob Riggle. The story revolves around Coach Ben Hopkins (Johnson), a hot-headed and foul-mouthed high school basketball coach. He thinks that, by turning around his awful team, he'll be able to move...

Network: Netflix

Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: August 21, 2020 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Jake Johnson, Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero, A.D. Miles, and Rob Riggle.

TV show description:

An adult animated comedy series, the Hoops TV show was created by comedian and singer Ben Hoffman.

The story revolves around Coach Ben Hopkins (Johnson), a hot-headed and foul-mouthed high school basketball coach. He thinks that, by turning around his awful team, he'll be able to move up to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around. One of the basketball players is Matty (Miles), a 7-foot tall tall 16-year-old.

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https://youtu.be/8Z6hoRyOXoc Listen download here: It's rare that we absolutely shred a cartoon on our weekly animation podcast, but it's also (thankfully) rare that shows like Hoops make it all the way to a finished, widely distributed production. I guess that's the price we play for today's ubiquitous streaming services; little to no standards and practices allows artists to deliver some cutting-edge animation you wouldn't normally get on network, cable, or premium TV, but it also lacks a quality filter. That's where we come in. From Ben Hoffman and featuring the …...

The third episode of Netflix’s adult animated comedy “Hoops” opens with a horse funeral. Zipper, a 20-year-old stallion beloved by his owner, Shannon (voiced by Natasha Leggero), passed away after a full, presumably rich life at his owner’s Kentucky farm, and Shannon is delivering an uplifting eulogy to an uncharacteristically large gathering of mourners. The only problem is that every time she says something nice about her horse, two bumbling ranch hands do something awful to its remains. First, they drop Zipper’s massive body off the side of their truck. One leg “breaks off,” his teeth are knocked out, and, when she finally sends them away so she can finish the funeral in peace, they run Zipper over, making his eyes bulge out like that alien-looking stress ball.

The joke here isn’t all that fresh. Contrasting sweet intentions with disturbing reality is a hallmark of shock comedy; so much so,...

Adult animation is having a bit of a moment right now, so it only makes sense that Jake Johnson has made the jump to starring in his own series. The New Girl alum and now-iconic Peter Parker from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse leads the new Netflix animated series Hoops, which is absolutely 100% not for children. Created by Ben Hoffman, the show revolves around a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach named Ben (played by Johnson) living in Kentucky who is beset by disappointment and failure at every turn, and yet is continually strong-willed and optimistic. …...

Jake Johnson and Rob Riggle discuss their upcoming Netflix animated show Hoops, the first albums they ever bought, improv jitters and more in the latest installment of The First Time.

Hoops, created by Ben Hoffman, is centered around a delusional, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach, voiced by Johnson. Johnson says the show was originally pitched to MTV with the idea of making “something that was so loud and ridiculous that MTV had to pass on it but to not water it down at all.”

MTV did indeed pass on the show,...

Coronavirus has halted production on many projects in Hollywood, but not animation. Animated series have been largely unaffected by shutdowns, with animators and voice artists alike being able to perform their duties from home. Though Netflix claims that their 2020 slate will go ahead uninhibited, it’s fair to assume many other networks and streaming services will be turning toward animated projects to fill programing schedules. Many animated pilots that would have had an uphill battle to be picked up by a network may just find themselves in luck.

It’s amazing that Hoops isn’t one of those last-minute replacement animated series. The new adult cartoon from Netflix and creator Ben Hoffman (The Ben Show) is a low-brow, unfunny airball from the streaming service that typically delivers high-quality animated fare like Bojack Horseman and Big Mouth. A lazy, basketball rehash of The Bad News Bears, Hoops centers on Ben Hopkins (Jake Johnson), the loud-mouth,...

There is, pointedly, not very much to “Hoops.” Netflix’s new comedy, from creator Ben Hoffman and executive producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, has about as much ambition and patience as its lackadaisical, hotheaded main character. Ben (executive producer Jake Johnson) is an abrasive Kentucky high school basketball coach whose only real goals in life are to win some games, make his ex-wife (Natasha Leggero) regret their separation and piss off his successful father (Rob Riggle). That he’s only occasionally successful when it comes to alienating his dad rarely bothers him; Ben’s a textbook Teflon man, and tomorrow’s another day. For the most part, both he and the show itself are perfectly happy to stumble through their toxic misadventures and encourage everyone they meet to indulge their basest instincts.

Plenty of comedies have been based on less, and “Hoops” has the advantage of a solid voice...

Netflix has found success with adult animated fare like Big Mouth and BoJack Horseman, and their latest effort is Hoops, created by comedian Ben Hoffman. The series follows Jake Johnson as the perpetually angry, vulgar, and pathetic Ben Hopkins, the coach of the Lenwood High School basketball team. Ben […]

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Netflix’s roster of adult-oriented animated programming is top notch, and they’re really starting to give Adult Swim and Comedy Central a run for their money. Their latest effort is Hoops, a new show created by comedian Ben Hoffman and starring Jake Johnson as a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach trying to turn his depressing life […]

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Netflix has released the full, official trailer for Hoops, an extremely not-for-kids animated comedy starring national treasure Jake Johnson as a deadbeat high school basketball coach reaching for his hoop dreams. Archer writer Ben Hoffman created the series, with Phil Lord and Chris Miller on board as producers. In addition to the trailer, Netflix also announced a few delightful guest voices, including Johnson's former New Girl co-stars Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., and Hannah Simone, along with Will Forte, Nick Swardson, Sam Richardson, W. Earl Brown, and The Mayor of Flavortown, Guy Fieri. Hot dang, this …...

1. “Hoops” (available August 21)

Why Should I Watch? Between “Big Mouth,” “F Is For Family,” and “The Midnight Gospel,” Netflix has a strong slate of adult animated comedies, and that’s without counting the service’s now ended but endlessly re-watchable episodes of “BoJack.” “Hoops,” starring and executive produced by Jake Johnson, looks to join those lofty ranks. Created by Ben Hoffman, “Hoops” follows Coach Ben Hopkins, a “pathetic, angry, foul-mouthed” high school basketball coach who’s convinced he can make it to the big leagues if he can whip his wayward squad into shape. His father, Barry (voiced by Rob Riggle), is a former professional basketball star, and he wants to help his son succeed… even though he knows he’s a long way from being the man he should be. Hard-r hijinks ensue, with Chris Miller and Phil Lord also on board as executive producers.

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In today’s TV news roundup, HBO revealed the trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” a documentary about Olympians’ mental health challenges, and Netflix announced the premiere date for its upcoming animated comedy “Hoops.”

Greenlights

Epix announced “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem,” a four-part docuseries that explores the music scene of 1960s Harlem and connects it to music trends seen today, will premiere this fall. The series will combine moments from the cabler’s drama series “Godfather of Harlem” with archival footage and interviews to tell the story of Harlem musicians who used their voices, instruments and music as weapons against oppression. Contemporary artists will be featured as well. The docuseries is executive produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Keith McQuirter.

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HBO unveiled the official trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” set to premiere July 29. Featuring interviews with Michael Phelps,...

Netflix just added Michael Jordan and ‘96 Chicago Bulls documentary The Last Dance to its streams this month. Now it’s set to add another very important basketball story.

Hoops is the latest animated comedy for Netflix and it will follow a temperamental high school basketball coach Ben Hopkins (Jake Johnson) who is set on turning his awful team into a winner just so he can feel slightly less miserable. The project comes with some high-profile talent attached. Prolific animation producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord will reunite with their Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse star in Johnson and serve as executive producers. Seth Cohen and M. Dickson executive produce as well. The series was created by Ben Hoffman.

Hoops will premiere August 21, 2020 on Netflix. The streamer also revealed a trailer to offer up a first look at the series.

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A foul-mouthed basketball coach played by Jake Johnson is the star of Hoops, Netflix’s new animated comedy series from writer and producer Ben Hoffman.

Johnson, who previously worked with Hoffman on New Girl, voices Coach Ben Hopkins, a petty and bad-tempered coach who is desperate to prove himself by training his underperforming high school basketball team into champions. He’s got his work cut out for him: as shown in the series teaser, Hopkins can barely get the ball in the net himself, and not without cussing out the entire court.

Those who can’t do, teach. Jake Johnson’s high school basketball coach, Ben Hopkins, is proving that point in the first teaser for Netflix’s animated comedy, “Hoops.”

The series, executive produced by Chris Lord and Phil Miller, will debut on Netflix on Aug. 21. You can watch the teaser in the video above.

Johnson voices the role of Coach Ben Hopkins, who is described as “a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the ‘big leagues.'”

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The voice cast also includes Rob Riggle as his dad, Barry, and Natasha Leggero as his estranged wife, Shannon. Ron Funches plays Ben’s assistant coach and best friend, Ron, while Cleo King voices the principal of Lenwood High School, Opal. A.D. Miles will play high-schooler, Matty.

Netflix’s has rounded out the team and set a tipoff date for its basketball-themed adult animated series from creator Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller & 20th TV.

Rob Riggle, Natasha Leggero, Ron Funches, Cleo King and A.D. Miles have joined the voice cast of Hoops alongside Jake Johnson. The action begins Friday, August 21. Watch the first teaser above.

Hoops centers on a hotheaded, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (Johnson) who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around.

Here are the character descriptions:

Johnson is Coach Ben Hopkins, a pathetic, angry, foul-mouthed coach desperate to prove himself but always looking for an easy way to get the job done. He’s shameless and selfish, and given the opportunity to do the right thing, he fails most of the time. Riggle is Barry Hopkins, Ben’s father. A former pro athlete-turned-steakhouse owner,...

Netflix is hoping for a slam dunk with “Hoops,” the streaming service’s upcoming animated basketball comedy. Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer for the show, which will premiere its first season August 21.

Per Netflix, “Hoops” is an animated comedy sitcom that centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (Jake Johnson) who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around.

Speaking of having a foul-mouth, Netflix’s teaser trailer for the series indicates that “Hoops” is clearly part of the entertainment industry’s newfound fondness for adult animated comedies — “fuck” is the trailer’s most-used word by a considerable margin. And if the one-minute teaser is any indication, “Hoops” is shaping up to be a legitimately funny affair; the video consists entirely of Johnson’s hapless character attempting to land a shot while his incredulous team wordlessly watches from nearby.

Hoops‘ Coach Hopkins is going to end his team’s practice with a effing basket if it’s the last effing thing he does, as seen in a first teaser for the new animated Netflix comedy (which will premiere Friday, Aug. 21).

Created by Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show with James Corden) and counting Last Man on Earth‘s Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Seth Cohen among its executive producers, Hoops is an animated comedy sitcom that centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues...

This year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home has announced its schedule for Sunday, July 26. The highlights are below.

The virtual event replaces the annual San Diego Comic-Con, the largest fan convention in North America, which was to be held July 22–26 at the San Diego Convention Center, until the Covid-19 pandemic forced its cancellation.

In June, Comic-Con International — the non-profit organization that oversees Sdcc and its sister event, WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. — announced it was moving forward with the virtual event on the same dates. This time, however, the event is free and open to all.

Sunday’s events include a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” anniversary panel, a “Next” panel, a “Wakanda Forever!” panel about the psychology of “Black Panther” and a conversation about the making of the animated series “Hoops.”

The full Comic-Con@Home schedule — including Wednesday, July 22, Thursday, July 23, Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25 — was announced daily through the week.

It’s a Comic-Con first: This year, fans worldwide will be able to partake in the pop culture extravaganza for free and from the comfort of their couches, as the annual event shifts to an at-home virtual edition as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. Instead of having to flock to San Diego, TV aficionados will be able to watch a series of streaming panels via YouTube, taking place Wednesday, July 22 through Sunday, July 26.*

To help you navigate Comic-Con @ Home, we’ve compiled all the major TV-related events. We’ll be updating this post as more panels (and specific day/times) are officially announced,...

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con fest may not be taking place in-person this year, but the event still has plenty of TV show panels and screenings that fans can watch from the safety of their homes. For your convenience, Variety has compiled a master list of all the details pertaining the pop culture convention set for July 23-26.

AMC Networks was the first to share plans for this special event, including a number of panels dedicated to “The Walking Dead” universe. Disney then followed, dedicating a number of panels to animated series from “The Simpsons” to “Solar Opposites,” as well as its upcoming live-action A.I. drama “Next.”

As of press time, the below panels don’t yet have scheduled dates and times to be posted online, so check back here, as we will update this post with that information, as well as more panels, as they get announced.

Disney Television Studios has set its panel lineup for Comic-Con@Home, the virtual program for San Diego Comic-Con that runs from July 23-26. The panels include veteran animated Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy and The Simpsons as well as first looks for newcomers NeXt and Hoop.

The schedule kicks off with a conversation with Nathan Fillion with showrunner Alexei Hawley of ABC’s The Rookie, with other scripted series including ABC’s Stumptown among the offerings. Dates and times for specific panels will be announced later.

Earlier this month, Sdcc canceled the 51st edition of their convention due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In lieu of physical exhibit halls, panels will be streamed online free of charge in a initiative dubbed “Comic-Con@Home.”

Details of the panels from Disney TV Studios, which includes 20th Century Fox TV and ABC Studios fare, are here per the studio:

A Conversation With Nathan Fillion...

Prominent Los Angeles comedian Brody Stevens died Friday in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 48.

“Brody was an inspiring voice who was a friend to many in the comedy community,” Stevens’ reps said in a statement. “He pushed creative boundaries and his passion for his work and his love of baseball were contagious. He was beloved by many and will be greatly missed. We respectfully ask for privacy at this time.”

According to TMZ, Stevens was found in his L.A. home in an apparent suicide.

A regular at Los Angeles comedy clubs like the Comedy Store, Stevens was known for sets with a positive spin. In 2013, he was featured in his own Comedy Central special called “Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!” and was frequently a warm-up act on comedy TV shows like “Why? With Hannibal Buress,” “Chelsea Lately,” “Who Gets The Last Laugh?,” and “The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

Former Disenchantment co-executive producers Jeny Batten and M. Dickson have been tapped as showrunners for Netflix’s adult animated series Hoops, starring former New Girl star Jake Johnson, from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie), Bento Box (Bob’s Burgers) and 20th Century Fox TV.

Created and written by Hoffman, the 10-episode Hoops centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his godawful team will take him to the “big leagues.”

Lord, Miller, Seth Cohen and Johnson executive produce with Hoffman. 20th Century Fox, where Lord and Miller are under a pod deal, is producing with Bento Box Animation.

Batten and Dickson served as co-executive producers on Disenchantment and wrote on Superstore and Instant Mom. They are repped by Paradigm.

Marci Proietto, a 26-year veteran of 20th Century Fox TV, has been promoted to Evp Animation. The move rewards Proietto, who first joined The Simpsons in its sixth season and has worked on every other Fox animated property since its inception, forging relationships with the likes of Matt Groening (The Simpsons and Futurama), Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy and American Dad), and Loren Bouchard (Bob’s Burgers).

Proietto had been overseeing animation production for the studio for a long time. After the exit of head of animation Jennifer Howell five years ago, Proietto informally added development to her duties. Together with president of creative affairs Jonathan Davis has overseen the 20th TV’s recent flurry of animation sales, including Central Park to Apple, from Bouchard and Josh Gad; Solar Opposites to Hulu, from Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan; Netflix’s Hoops from Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Jake Johnson...

20th Century Fox has named Marci Proietto to the newly created position of executive vice president of animation, the studio announced Tuesday.

In this role, Proietto will continue to head the studio’s animation area, overseeing creative and production of the studio’s hit animated properties. Those include “Family Guy,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “American Dad,” and “The Simpsons.”

Additionally, she is responsible for the studio’s animation development slate as well as upcoming series including: “Central Park” for Apple from Loren Bouchard and Josh Gad; “Solar Opposites” for Hulu from Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan; “Bless the Harts” for Fox from Emily Spivey, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Kristen Wiig and Seth Cohen; “Duncanville” for Fox from Amy Poehler and Mike and Julie Scully; and “Hoops” for Netflix from Ben Hoffman, Lord, Miller and Jake Johnson.

“Marci is a beloved executive who has been an enthusiastic and talented steward of our...

Netflix has renewed Disenchantment, the adult animated comedy series created by The Simpsons‘ Matt Groening. The streaming network, which bowed the first 10 episodes of Season 1 in August, said the remaining 10 episodes will now premiere in 2019. A second season of 20 episodes has been ordered to roll out in 2020 and 2021.

The series, which has received mixed reviews from critics but has found traction with young-adult demos, is set in crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland and centers on the misadventures of hard-drinking princess Bean (Abbi Jacobson), her feisty elf companion Elfo (Nat Faxon) and her personal demon Luci (Eric Andre). Along the way the trio encounters ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools. John Dimaggio, Billy West, Maurice Lamarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Matt Berry, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, Noel Fielding, and Lucy Montgomery also provide voices.

“We’re excited to continue this epic journey with Netflix,’ Groening said.

Netflix has a new adult animated comedy series in the works called Hoops. Jake Johnson (New Girl, Jurassic World, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) has been cast as the the lead role.

Johnson will play “a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the big leagues.” I enjoy the characters that Johnson plays and this seems like it will be another great project for him.

This sounds like it could be a funny series. It was created Ben Hoffman, who previously wrote for The Late Late Show with James Corden, and Archer. He also serves as an executive producer alongside Phil Lord and Chris Miller because, of course, they’re involved! This seems to be the kind of project that they would gravitate towards.

Netflix has ordered ten episodes of the half-hour series and it will most likely premiere sometime in...

“New Girl” star Jake Johnson is heading to Netflix to voice the main character in a new adult animated comedy series titled “Hoops,” TheWrap has confirmed.

Johnson will voice the role of Coach Ben Hopkins, who is described as “a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the ‘big leagues.'”

Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of the half-hour comedy, created and written by Ben Hoffman, who will also executive produce. Johnson will executive produce with Hoffman, as will Phil Lord and Chris Miller with the duo’s Lord Miller Productions. Seth Cohen will also executive produce. The series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and Bento Box the animation studio.

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In addition to “New Girl,” Johnson has recently appeared in “BoJack Horseman” and “Spider Man: Into the Spider-verse.

Netflix is expanding its adult animated series slate, ordering 10 episodes of Hoops starring former New Girl star Jake Johnson, from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie), Bento Box (Bob’s Burgers) and 20th Century Fox TV.

Created, and written by Hoffman, Hoops centers around a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the “big leagues.”

Lord, Miller, Seth Cohen and Johnson executive produce with Hoffman. 20th Century Fox, where Lord & Miller are under a pod deal, is producing with Bento Box Animation.

Hoops joins a growing slate of adult animated series at Netflix including veterans BoJack Horseman and F is for Family, the recently released cop comedy Paradise P.D. from Brickleberry creators Waco O’Guin and Roger Black, along with Big Mouth, and Tuca & Bertie,...

Jake Johnson will play the lead role in an animated comedy that has been ordered to series at Netflix, Variety has learned.

Titled “Hoops,” the series centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (Johnson) who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the “big leagues.” Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of the half-hour series.

Johnson will also serve as an executive producer on the series in addition to voicing the main character. The actor is best known for his role as Nick Miller on the popular Fox comedy “New Girl,” which concluded earlier this year after seven seasons. Johnson has also recently lent his voice to the Netflix animated series “BoJack Horseman.” On the film side, he recently appeared in “Jurassic World” and “The Mummy.”

He is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Jackoway Tyerman.

“Hoops” is created and executive produced by Ben Hoffman, who...

The animation push continues. 

Netflix has handed out a 10-episode, straight-to-series order for Hoops, an animated comedy created by Ben Hoffman (Archer, New Girl) and executive produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie) with Jake Johnson set to lead the voice cast.

The project revolves around a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the "big leagues." New Girl grad Johnson will voice the lead character of Coach Ben Hopkins.

Hoffman will write the show and also exec produce alongside Lord, Miller and Johnson....

Exclusive: Rogers & Cowan has tapped Rob Greenwald as Vice President on their talent team, and he’ll be spearheading a new comedy division at the public relations firm as well as work with their sports and talent clientele.

Greenwald, a former Forefront Media executive of six years who rose through the ranks to Vice President, works with two-time Primetime Emmy winner Tony Hale from HBO’s Veep, as well as Jim Gaffigan and Rob Riggle, who respectively recently starred in Chappaquiddick and Midnight Sun. Greenwald just signed queer luminary comedienne Cameron Esposito whose credits includes the comedy series Take My Wife, Maron and features The Hero and Mother’s Day.

In addition to Hale, Gaffigan and Riggle following Greenwald to R&C, other clients doing so are Reno 911! co-creator/star and feature screenwriter Thomas Lennon, as well as Haley Joel Osment, Jeannie Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, I Mom So Hard (Kristin Hensley...

A former Comedy Central star is Blasting Rory McIlroy ... after the golfer said he thought George Lucas was one of the members of the Beatles. Seriously. It all went down last night ... McIlroy -- along with a bunch of other golfers including Bubba Watson -- did a segment for Espn and were asked to name all 4 of the boys from Liverpool. Rory's answer ... "I wanna say George Lucas."Nope. Still, closer than Bubba Watson ... who answered,...

In a new feature at Vulture, David Spade interviewed his old friend Norm MacDonald, and they bandied urgent issues like the demise of "Joe Dirt 2." (This actually upset me.) They also discussed Craig Ferguson's departure from "The Late Late Show" and how they both, at one point, turned down major talk show hosting gigs. Then Spade asked the hard question: Would you consider hosting The Late Late Show, the one that Craig Ferguson just stepped down from? That’s a good question. I don’t know. I think a talk show is tough. I don’t know if I could get it as a white, male host. I think I’m just too much of the same shit, you know? Chelsea [Handler] has a better chance. No, I think you have the quickest wit I’ve ever met, so I think you’d be just fine. Just as fine as Letterman.

This story first appeared in the May 10 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Spend time with Kent Alterman, and one can forget that he is not a comedian who appears on Comedy Central shows but rather the executive who programs them. And in a bid to stay at once competitive and differentiated in an increasingly fractured comedy landscape -- on TV and online -- Alterman, 56, is lining his male-skewing network with significantly more originals than ever before, including new offerings from Anthony Jeselnik (The Jeselnik Offensive), Nathan Fielder (Nathan for You), Ben Hoffman (The Ben Show) and Amy Schumer (Inside

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It’s a damn near-miracle that Ben Hoffman and Nathan Fielder, hosts of the back-to-back Comedy Central shows The Ben Show and Nathan for You (which air Thursday nights starting at 10 p.m.), have never been punched in the face. Though their concepts are different — The Ben Show is a mix of sketches, interviews, and Skypes with Ben’s dad around a different theme, while Nathan for You is a mock business makeover show — both rely on disorienting and straight-faced on-camera interactions with real people that veer to the outrageous, scatalogical, and politically incorrect. They are like more deadpan Tom Greens, and that can make for hilariously cringe-y experiences as you wonder why their subjects never once ripped their mikes off and fled from the cameras.Both share the Daily Show approach of asking absurd questions in a traditional man-on-the-street or sit-down-interview format, and seeing how people’s desire to...

Tune in tonight on Comedy Central: The Season Finale of "Workaholics" and a Sneak Peek of "The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman." Tonight on the season finale of .Workaholics. at 10:00 p.m. Et/Pt, Alice introduces an automated calling system and Blake imagines a future where the machines have taken over. Trailer - The Future is Gnar Comedy Central In the year 2014, telemarketing as we know it comes to a horrific end. Following .Workaholics. is a sneak peek of .The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman. where .Ben Has a Blind Date;. we hear from the .The Retweeter;. listen to more .YoBitchuaries. and songs from the .Barbershop Quartet;. plus Norm Macdonald makes a return appearance. Comedy Central Cc:studios Presents...

Ben Hoffman is just another nice little Jewish boy from rural Kentucky with a Comedy Central show. After some stints as a writer (notably on Comedy Central’s Sports Show with Norm McDonald), he scored his own show The Ben Show, which premiered last weekend on the network. He sat down with us this week to talk about both shows, as well as Swamp People, The Big Lebowski, and why he’s a big fan of documentary film. You can catch The Ben Show Thursdays at 10:00 Pm on Comedy Central....