It has been announced that Comedy Central and Derek Waters have signed a first look all-media deal and Comedy Central has picked up the seventh season of Waters’ Emmy® Award-winning series Drunk History.
Waters’, and his production company Be Nice, in partnership with Comedy Central Productions (CCP), will develop compelling, premium comedy content across both TV and digital platforms.
Waters spoke on today’s events. “I couldn’t be more excited about this new relationship with Comedy Central. They took a chance on me and have been fantastic in supporting Drunk History over the past six seasons. I look forward to creating thoughtful, entertaining and hilarious programming.”
Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, Co-Heads of Original Content, Comedy Central, “Derek Waters has repeatedly proven his comedic genius as a creator, actor and director across multiple platforms through our hit Drunk History. That series merely scratches the surface of his creative output and we’re so excited to develop even more projects with him through Comedy Central Productions,”
Emmy®-winning series Drunk History is nominated for three Emmy® Awards this year (Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, Derek Waters for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming).
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