Exclusive: Rapper Snoop Dogg is to voice and exec produce an animated comedy for Amazon with Vince Vaughn also exec producing.
The streamer is developing Oaklandia, which is written by Daniel Dominguez (right), head writer and exec producer for season two of HBO Max’s Michael B. Jordan animated series Gen:Lock, and Chris “Comedian Cp” Powell (left), who starred in Comedy Central’s Detroiters and created Adult Swim special Ole Bud’s Anu Football Weekly.
The animated series is set in Oakland, California. Produced by Amazon Studios, Snoop Dogg and his manager and business partner Ted Chung exec produce alongside Vaughn, Victoria Vaughn and Peter Billingsley for Wild West Picture Show Productions and Dominguez and Powell.
It is the streamer’s latest move into adult animation. Earlier this year, it ordered Fairfax, a series based on the strange phenomenon of Los Angeles hypebeast culture, from Matt Hausfater, Aaron Buchsbaum, and...
The streamer is developing Oaklandia, which is written by Daniel Dominguez (right), head writer and exec producer for season two of HBO Max’s Michael B. Jordan animated series Gen:Lock, and Chris “Comedian Cp” Powell (left), who starred in Comedy Central’s Detroiters and created Adult Swim special Ole Bud’s Anu Football Weekly.
The animated series is set in Oakland, California. Produced by Amazon Studios, Snoop Dogg and his manager and business partner Ted Chung exec produce alongside Vaughn, Victoria Vaughn and Peter Billingsley for Wild West Picture Show Productions and Dominguez and Powell.
It is the streamer’s latest move into adult animation. Earlier this year, it ordered Fairfax, a series based on the strange phenomenon of Los Angeles hypebeast culture, from Matt Hausfater, Aaron Buchsbaum, and...
- 11/19/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Get your monster trucks ready, TBS has given a series order to the extreme-talent competition “Go-Big Show,” hosted by comedian Bert Kreischer.
Described as a series showcasing “supersized talents on a scale never before seen on television,” “Go-Big Show” will feature acts like monster truck drivers, alligator trainers and stunt archery going head-to-head for a $100,000 prize.
The acts will be judged by a panel which includes Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and Aew wrestler “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. The show is set to premiere in 2021.
Production has begun on the 10-episode first season at the Macon Coliseum in Georgia, where “contenders and staff are operating under strict Covid-19 safety protocols and isolating together for the duration of production,” according to the network.
Rather than a traditional live audience, the show will feature what is being billed as “TV’s first-ever, interactive drive-in audience.” Fans will instead participate in...
Described as a series showcasing “supersized talents on a scale never before seen on television,” “Go-Big Show” will feature acts like monster truck drivers, alligator trainers and stunt archery going head-to-head for a $100,000 prize.
The acts will be judged by a panel which includes Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and Aew wrestler “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. The show is set to premiere in 2021.
Production has begun on the 10-episode first season at the Macon Coliseum in Georgia, where “contenders and staff are operating under strict Covid-19 safety protocols and isolating together for the duration of production,” according to the network.
Rather than a traditional live audience, the show will feature what is being billed as “TV’s first-ever, interactive drive-in audience.” Fans will instead participate in...
- 9/10/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
TBS has picked up a full season of an hour-long talent competition series titled “Go-Big Show.”
The show is hosted by Bert Kreischer and features celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and “The American Nightmare” Cody from All Elite Wrestling.
The news was announced on Wednesday simultaneously on TBS, TNT and truTV, making it the three networks’ first roadblock announcement. “Go-Big Show” celebrates the most extreme of talents, including monster truck races, alligator training and stunt archery as contestants compete against each other for a grand prize of $100,000.
“We are going bigger and bolder with our unscripted line-up at TBS to provide more of the content that viewers love from our platform,” said Brett Weitz, general manager of TNT, TBS and truTV. “’Go-Big Show’ not only delivers on this promise with a thrilling new take on talent competition, but it’s also another example of our innovative spirit...
The show is hosted by Bert Kreischer and features celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and “The American Nightmare” Cody from All Elite Wrestling.
The news was announced on Wednesday simultaneously on TBS, TNT and truTV, making it the three networks’ first roadblock announcement. “Go-Big Show” celebrates the most extreme of talents, including monster truck races, alligator training and stunt archery as contestants compete against each other for a grand prize of $100,000.
“We are going bigger and bolder with our unscripted line-up at TBS to provide more of the content that viewers love from our platform,” said Brett Weitz, general manager of TNT, TBS and truTV. “’Go-Big Show’ not only delivers on this promise with a thrilling new take on talent competition, but it’s also another example of our innovative spirit...
- 9/10/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
TBS is going big with a new extreme talent competition that will swap studio spectators for a drive-in audience.
The WarnerMedia network has ordered Go-Big Show, featuring celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Briarpatch’s Rosario Dawson, The Righteous Gemstones’ Jennifer Nettles and All Elite Wrestling star Cody.
The series, which is hosted by comedian Bert Kreischer, is currently in production in Macon, Georgia and the news is being broadcast across TBS, TNT and truTV, marking the first time that the three networks’ have made an on air roadblock announcement.
Go-Big Show features monster trucks, alligator trainers, stunt archery and other feats, celebrating daring acts alongside personal, behind-the-scenes stories from the challengers as they battle head-to-head to impress the judges and advance toward the finale’s ultimate $100,000 prize.
The show is produced by Propagate and Matador Content with showrunner Conrad Green.
Production has started at the Macon Coliseum, where contenders and staff...
The WarnerMedia network has ordered Go-Big Show, featuring celebrity judges Snoop Dogg, Briarpatch’s Rosario Dawson, The Righteous Gemstones’ Jennifer Nettles and All Elite Wrestling star Cody.
The series, which is hosted by comedian Bert Kreischer, is currently in production in Macon, Georgia and the news is being broadcast across TBS, TNT and truTV, marking the first time that the three networks’ have made an on air roadblock announcement.
Go-Big Show features monster trucks, alligator trainers, stunt archery and other feats, celebrating daring acts alongside personal, behind-the-scenes stories from the challengers as they battle head-to-head to impress the judges and advance toward the finale’s ultimate $100,000 prize.
The show is produced by Propagate and Matador Content with showrunner Conrad Green.
Production has started at the Macon Coliseum, where contenders and staff...
- 9/10/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Snoop Dogg and his Snoopadelic Films banner have signed on to executive produce a Sherlock Holmes reimagining in the works at Alcon Television.
Adapted from the series of crime novels by Joe Ide, “Iq” centers on Isaiah Quintabe, a brilliant 26-year old African American private eye from East Long Beach whose local reputation earned him the nickname Iq. Isaiah’s Watson is Juanell Dodson, a semi-reformed East Side Crip who re-enters Iq’s life with a big payday case.
“House of Lies” duo Matthew Carnahan and Theo Travers will serve as creators and executive producers on the series. Deon Taylor is attached to direct. No network is attached.
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Additional executive producers on the series are Alcon Television Group CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
Adapted from the series of crime novels by Joe Ide, “Iq” centers on Isaiah Quintabe, a brilliant 26-year old African American private eye from East Long Beach whose local reputation earned him the nickname Iq. Isaiah’s Watson is Juanell Dodson, a semi-reformed East Side Crip who re-enters Iq’s life with a big payday case.
“House of Lies” duo Matthew Carnahan and Theo Travers will serve as creators and executive producers on the series. Deon Taylor is attached to direct. No network is attached.
Also Read: Snoop Dogg Sums Up Netflix's 'Rhythm + Flow' in Trailer: 'This Ain't 'The Voice,' Motherf-er' (Video)
Additional executive producers on the series are Alcon Television Group CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
- 3/5/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Turner has announced a premiere date for the new seasons of unscripted series Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild and Drop the Mic, confirming that both TBS shows will move to sister TNT. Both are set to return January 23, and will encore the following night on TBS, their previous home.
According to Turner, the move to TNT will help pair each series with TNT’s sports audience this time of year, attracted by the network’s NBA coverage. Drop the Mic has featured notable athletes such as Shaquille O’Neal, Rob Gronkowski, Michael Bennett and Odell Beckham Jr. Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild has also featured several athletes including Antonio Brown, Julian Edelman and Dana White, in addition to cameos by Michael Strahan who is an executive producer on the show.
It is unclear whether the move is part of a bigger strategic shift at TNT and...
According to Turner, the move to TNT will help pair each series with TNT’s sports audience this time of year, attracted by the network’s NBA coverage. Drop the Mic has featured notable athletes such as Shaquille O’Neal, Rob Gronkowski, Michael Bennett and Odell Beckham Jr. Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild has also featured several athletes including Antonio Brown, Julian Edelman and Dana White, in addition to cameos by Michael Strahan who is an executive producer on the show.
It is unclear whether the move is part of a bigger strategic shift at TNT and...
- 1/10/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Fo’ shizzle? First Snoop D-o-double-g is besties with Martha Stewart, and he’s now hosting the revival of a 1970s TV game show? At some point, when we weren’t looking, Snoop became mom-friendly.
Snoop Dogg has signed on to host a revival of “The Jokers Wild,” a half-hour game show inspired by casino slot machines. Snoop Dogg will executive produce with Michael Strahan, the “Good Morning America” anchor who also hosts a revived “The $100,000 Pyramid” for ABC. “Jokers Wild,” like “Pyramid,” comes from Sony Pictures Television. (Turner’s Studio T is also producing.)
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“I’m a huge fan of game shows and The Joker’s Wild was my favorite show growing up,” Snoop Dogg said in TBS’s press release. “It always matched the flavor and personality of Snoop Dogg!
Snoop Dogg has signed on to host a revival of “The Jokers Wild,” a half-hour game show inspired by casino slot machines. Snoop Dogg will executive produce with Michael Strahan, the “Good Morning America” anchor who also hosts a revived “The $100,000 Pyramid” for ABC. “Jokers Wild,” like “Pyramid,” comes from Sony Pictures Television. (Turner’s Studio T is also producing.)
Read More: ‘Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party’: TV’s Oddest Couple Talk Fried Chicken, Fat Doobies and Funyuns
“I’m a huge fan of game shows and The Joker’s Wild was my favorite show growing up,” Snoop Dogg said in TBS’s press release. “It always matched the flavor and personality of Snoop Dogg!
- 5/17/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Just about a year ago, Diplo and Snoop Dogg were both at the dance music festival Electric Zoo. The elder statesman of West Coast rap was spinning dubstep on the main stage under the moniker DJ Snoopadelic and the superstar producer was doing a characteristically rigorous set in an adjacent tent. Diplo was shirtless by the end of his performance, and Snoop was rapping "The Next Episode" before he finished his.
Fast forward a year, and they've teamed up again. Snoop (née Calvin Broadus) and Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz -- Wes to his friends) have collaborated on a bold move for the former. Broadus has, for the time being, dropped the Dogg act and upgraded to Snoop Lion. The change is a result of his time in Jamaica, where he says he discovered his true inner Rastafarian. As a result, his new album, "Reincarnated," is strictly a reggae project.
"Rap...
Fast forward a year, and they've teamed up again. Snoop (née Calvin Broadus) and Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz -- Wes to his friends) have collaborated on a bold move for the former. Broadus has, for the time being, dropped the Dogg act and upgraded to Snoop Lion. The change is a result of his time in Jamaica, where he says he discovered his true inner Rastafarian. As a result, his new album, "Reincarnated," is strictly a reggae project.
"Rap...
- 7/31/2012
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
Some more shocking television news today: Snoop Dogg has gotten his comedy sold to NBC ShockYa reported on this a few weeks ago when the comedy was still in talks, but now it is official, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Snoop Dogg, along with sitcom producer Don Reo, have sold a comedy pitch to the network. The comedy, which comes from Warner Bros. TV, will have Reo as a writer and executive producer. Snoop Dogg will produce and star as a father who has a family of unique, misfit kids. Ted Chung will also produce. You can read more about the show here at The Hollywood Reporter, but as a...
- 10/6/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
A family sitcom pilot starring Snoop Dogg has landed at NBC. The project, which will see the rapper-turned-actor play a father, has received a script commitment from the network, according to Deadline. The family comedy will be written by Don Reo, who has previously worked on such shows as M*A*S*H, Everybody Hates Chris and Two and a Half Men. Reo will also executive produce, while Snoop Dogg and Ted Chung will serve as producers. Reo previously worked with Snoop Dogg - real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr - on the short-lived Fox sitcom Brothers. Snoop Dogg recently (more)...
- 10/6/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Chances are pretty good that Snoop Dogg is firing up a celebratory hit on his, uh, water pipe right now. The "Doggystyle" rapper has sold a comedy project to NBC, which he will produce and star in, the network confirms to TheWrap. The as-yet-untitled project is described as a "multi-camera family comedy," with Don Reo -- whose credits include "Two and a Half Men," "Everybody Hates Chris," and "'Til Death" -- executive-producing and writing. Frequent Snoop collaborator Ted Chung is also producing. The rapper, born Calvin Broadus Jr., has experience with family-oriented programming with...
- 10/6/2011
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
The family comedy project starring Snoop Dogg has landed at NBC with a script commitment. Sitcom veteran Don Reo is writing the sitcom that has the rapper/entrepreneur/marijuana activist playing the father. The project was originally set up at Warner Bros TV last month. Reo will executive produce, with Snoop Dogg and Ted Chung serving as producers. Snoop Dogg has played a father figure on TV before, on his E! reality series Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood, which chronicled his family life with his wife and three kids. Snoop Dogg previously worked with Reo on the Fox sitcom Brothers, which Reo created and on which Snoop Dogg did a guest arc. The musician has been focusing on acting recently and was recently cast in the title role in the biopic The Legend Of Fillmore Slim. My Wife And Kids co-creator Reo most recently worked on the Wbtv-produced comedy Two And A Half Men.
- 10/5/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
'I did some more work on it and that's why it's just coming out now,' producer Diplo says of track.
By Hillary Crosley
Snoop Dogg
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Snoop Dogg just released his Malice N Wonderland album late last year, but that's not stopping the West Coast Mc from teaming up with Kid Cudi and hipster producer Diplo for his new single "That Tree" for his follow-up LP More Malice. The album is slated to hit shelves on March 23.
The track is a trippy mix of descending drum rolls as Snoop comically rhymes "groupies on my head like a kufi" until Kid Cudi's voice begins the melodious hook.
"Everything I'm having no it ain't necessity/ Though I'm shining, keep on grinding/ What you see ain't all of me," Cudi sings over organs.
As enjoyable as the song is, Diplo, the cut's producer (who has also worked with M.
By Hillary Crosley
Snoop Dogg
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Snoop Dogg just released his Malice N Wonderland album late last year, but that's not stopping the West Coast Mc from teaming up with Kid Cudi and hipster producer Diplo for his new single "That Tree" for his follow-up LP More Malice. The album is slated to hit shelves on March 23.
The track is a trippy mix of descending drum rolls as Snoop comically rhymes "groupies on my head like a kufi" until Kid Cudi's voice begins the melodious hook.
"Everything I'm having no it ain't necessity/ Though I'm shining, keep on grinding/ What you see ain't all of me," Cudi sings over organs.
As enjoyable as the song is, Diplo, the cut's producer (who has also worked with M.
- 2/23/2010
- MTV Music News
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