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Exclusive: Nashville comedy curator 800 Pound Gorilla has inked a deal to become the official audio and video distributor for the YouTube specials of Nateland Entertainment, the rising media company of top comic Nate Bargatze.

Separately, 800Pg has announced the launch of a new Film & TV division.

The Nateland partnership will bring more clean comedians to the 800Pg network, along with exclusive second window video distribution of comedy specials from Aaron Weber, Nick Thune, and Greg Warren, among others, bringing additional visibility to material that’s to this point been released only on the YouTube channel of Bargatze’s Nateland. The deal is in the same vein as those 800Pg has struck with comedian-driven companies like Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network and Bill Burr and Al Madrigal’s All Things Comedy.

“With both of us calling Nashville our home base, teaming up with Nate Bargatze and Nateland felt like the obvious move,...

Exclusive: Trey Kennedy has signed his hit podcast Correct Opinions with Trey Kennedy and Jake Triplett to Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Podcast Network, amid an effort to expand the clean comedy brand’s slate of original shows.

Hosted by comedian and digital creator Kennedy, his wife Katie Kennedy, and longtime collaborator Triplett, Correct Opinions delivers sharp, clean, and satirical commentary on modern life — covering everything from parenting and pop culture to social media and everyday absurdities. New episodes drop every Wednesday on all major podcast platforms and will now also be available on YouTube via the Nateland Podcast Network.

Amassing 10M+ downloads since its inception, the podcast averages 50,000 listeners per episode and joins a lineup that includes The Nateland Podcast; The Consumers with Greg Warren, Tim Convy and Sean O’Brien; and Don’t Make Me Come Back There with Dustin & Melissa Nickerson. The growing podcast network is overseen by Nateland...

Hulu’s hit series Only Murders in the Building returns for its fourth season this month as the crime-solving trio takes a trip from New York City to Los Angeles to solve yet another murder. But just because they’re moving coasts, doesn’t mean that Oliver (Martin Short), Mabel (Selena Gomez), and Charles (Steve Martin) can escape the deaths that keep plaguing their apartment building.

We also get to see what happens to the Solar Opposites in the aftermath of the series-changing finale when the full fifth season of the series drops this August.

Here’s everything that’s coming to (and leaving) Hulu in August.

Hulu New Releases – August 2024

August 1

Billion Dollar Wreck: Complete Season 1

Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty: Complete Season 1

Interrogation Cam: Complete Season 1

Naruto Shippuden (Dubbed) Eps#450 – 461

The Banger Sisters (2002)

The Beach (2000)

Because I Said So (2007)

Brothers Mcmullen (1995)

Casino (1995)

Drumline (2002)

Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

Eragon...

Shows and Films Coming to Hulu in August 2024. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Hulu has planned to churn out some amazing content in August. From the premiere of highly awaited original shows to the streaming release of blockbuster films, the streaming platform has a lot to offer.

For starters, we are getting the fourth season of the hit mystery comedy-drama, Only Murders in the Building. But that’s not all! Here are all the shows and films being added on Hulu in August 2024:

August 1 Billion Dollar Wreck: Season 1 Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty: Season 1 Interrogation Cam: Season 1 Naruto Shippuden (Dubbed) Episodes 450 to 461 The Banger Sisters The Beach Because I Said So Brothers Mcmullen Casino Drumline Eddie Murphy: Raw Eragon Flubber Fool’s Gold The Full Monty Garfield Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties The Guardian Horrible Bosses Horrible Bosses 2 I Feel Pretty In Time John Carter Kingdom of Heaven Knocked...

If you’re like me, you spend a lot of August yelling “Summer is over!” to your nearest and dearest — and they don’t take kindly to that. Summer TV is in its twilight, while fall premieres loom on the horizon after the Emmy Awards on September 15.

But summer is not over, and there’s plenty of new titles to stream in the Disney bundle. Disney+ will premiere new Star Wars and “Winnie the Pooh” titles for kids, as well as the original series “Are You Sure?!” following BTS’s Jimin and Jung Kook. Hulu will become home to “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Woman King,” “Smile,” and more movie titles, as well as the home for FX series — this month: “The New York Times Presents: Lie to Fly: Documentary Premiere.” Hulu originals “Solar Opposites” returns on August 12, and “Reasonable Doubt” for its second season starting August...

Exclusive: Top comic Nate Bargatze has announced the launch of The Nateland Company, a new family-friendly content company for audiences of all ages, through which he’ll produce stand-up comedy specials, showcases, sketches, scripted episodic content for film and television, podcasts, music and more.

Up first for release by the company, based out of Bargatze’s hometown of Nashville, is the series Nateland Presents: The Showcase, which debuts on YouTube today. The comic directed all six episodes, to roll out weekly, which place the spotlight on an expansive roster of up-and-coming comics. Among them are Mandal, Donnie Sengstack, Mr. Derick, Jim Flannigan, Renard Hirsch, Alex Velluto, Mal Hall, Jen Fulwiler, Jonnie W., Justin Smith, Mary Santora, Rahn Hortman, Caleb Elliot, Luca Ferro, Matt Taylor, Mike James, Karen Mills and Andrew Stanley.

Hosted by Dusty Slay, Aaron Weber and Brian Bates, The Showcase was taped at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville...

On any given night in St. Louis, there are dozens chances to treat your ears to some phenomenal musicianship. The St. Louis music scene is, and always has been, very diverse. Whether it’s blues in the Soulard neighborhood, cool vocal stylings at a hip suburban bistro, or the joyful jamming of a Grateful Dead tribute band in the Loop, the live music scene in St. Louis has rocked visitors, and locals every single night. Until Covid. When the pandemic hit, live music was one of the first things to be affected and will be one of the last to come back. If you miss going to concerts, imagine how the musicians, sound & lighting techs, stagehands, bartenders and everyone else involved in the presentation of live music must feel.

On March 12, the St. Louis Classic Rock Preservation Society will present Keep Live Alive Saint Louis, a Free 90-minute entertainment video...

On any given night in St. Louis, there are dozens chances to treat your ears to some phenomenal musicianship. The St. Louis music scene is, and always has been, very diverse. Whether it’s blues in the Soulard neighborhood, cool vocal stylings at a hip suburban bistro, or the joyful jamming of a Grateful Dead tribute band in the Loop, the live music scene in St. Louis has rocked visitors, and locals every single night. Until Covid. When the pandemic hit, live music was one of the first things to be affected and will be one of the last to come back. If you miss going to concerts, imagine how the musicians, sound & lighting techs, stagehands, bartenders and everyone else involved in the presentation of live music must feel.

On March 12, the St. Louis Classic Rock Preservation Society will present Keep Live Alive Saint Louis, a Free 90-minute entertainment video...

The VOD market has found itself becoming an increasingly important component of the movie business in recent months as the Coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on both the shooting and release schedules of virtually every major project that was in some stage of production. The studios have taken to releasing their theatrical efforts on home video a lot sooner than they would have originally anticipated, while plenty of titles have skipped theaters entirely and been sent straight to digital as a cost-cutting measure.

Up until the advent and unstoppable rise of streaming services, a movie being released straight to video was often seen as a mark of poor quality, but these days, there are some pretty big stars and filmmakers seeing their work bypass cinemas altogether, and this week is no different, with several projects featuring high-profile names making their way to VOD.

Mel Gibson may have recently found himself in...

I haven't been feeling well today, which meant I spent most of the morning and afternoon having the kind of strange dreams that I remember for about five minutes and then forget completely except for random bits that end up in conversation somehow and make me look crazy. I don't remember my normal dreams at all, generally, but sick dreams/fever dreams stick with me for long periods of time making me concerned about my mental state. I'll keep myself from mentioning details, but one seemed to center around a parking garage. Here's your Wednesday night TV:

8:00pm: "American Idol" on Fox

"America's Next Top Model" on The CW. 16th season premiere.

"The Middle" on ABC

"Minute to Win It" on NBC

"Nova: Sciencenow" on PBS

"Survivor" on CBS

8:30pm: "Better With You" on ABC

"Throwdown with Bobby Flay" on Food Network

9:00pm: "Criminal Minds" on CBS

"Ghost Hunters" on SyFy.