Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and an uncooperative dog star in exclusive Spirit Awards teaser video
This year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards will be hosted by comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney but not a dog named Zack, for reasons which are made abundantly clear in a just-released teaser video.
This will be the second time hosting for Kroll and Mulaney, who oversaw last year’s celebration of independent cinema to considerable acclaim. “The only thing better than having Nick Kroll and John Mulaney host the Spirit Awards is having them host the Spirit Awards twice,” Film Independent President Josh Welsh said in a statement last November, when it was announced the pair would return. “They did such an amazing job last year and we’re thrilled to have them back in 2018.”
This year’s Spirit Awards — where Call Me By Your Name leads the pack with six nominations — will be broadcast Saturday, March 3 on IFC starting at 5 p.m. ET. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent’s year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry.
Click here to view the Teaser Video
Sausage Party "High"-deas
Credits
Entrant Company: Viacom Velocity
SVP/Executive Producer: Danielle Kupchak
VP, Marketing: Ali Zerden
Coordinator, Marketing: Gina Quagliata
Creative Director: Melissa Bolton-Klinger
Producer: Sheree Shu
Director of Production: Jerelyn Orlandi
Editor: Carol Bellino
Sr Director, Editorial: Leah Dubie
Production Manager: Felicia Garcia
Director: Melissa Bolton-Klinger
Custom Spots for Honda Help Promote Comedy Central's Late-Night Comedy Crossover
Two of Comedy Central's late-night correspondents, Jordan Klepper and Mike Yard, have found a new use for Honda's 2016 Civic: drag racing, at least until the network's legal department wisely steps in.
That's the premise of one of two custom spots for Honda. And it all leads up to Comedy Central's Late Night Showdown, a crossover event that pits members of the network's three late-night series in a Battle of the Network Stars-like event. Klepper, from The Daily Show, and Yard, who appears on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, will be joined by @midnight's Ron Funches on a special episode of @midnight Monday night.
That Comedian Telling Jokes In A Hyatt? She’s Doing An Ad Made By Comedy Central
Comedy Central’s newest up-and-coming comedian will soon hold forth not in a new program on the Viacom-owned cable outlet, but rather in a series of commercials slated to debut on the network.
In an effort that will be seen on Comedy Central, Snapchat and other venues, comedian Iliza Shlesinger will demonstrate the various amenities available at Hyatt Regency hotels. In one video, the comic goes on tour at a hotel, doing her routine in the lobby, elevators and even at the doors of some guests’ rooms. In another, she asks for enough pillows to bury herself and a pet dog in them. At the end of one of the video pieces, Shlesinger is spotted tuning in to Comedy Central’s recently re-launched “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” The clips will also be seen on digital outlets owned by Hyatt and Viacom.