Exclusive: Kevin Hart works with Netflix for a new competition series to crown the next big name in the stand-up.
Hart and a crew of comedy titans, which will be announced at a later date, is invoiced by the currently unnamed eight-episode series as an unfiltered, uncensored and non-excessive competition that withdraws the curtain on the durable, hilarious and often unpredictable path of a stand-up career.
Participants from all over the nation are exposed to strict tests that reflect the real journey of a comedian from brutal open microphones to bombarded sets, rewriting and the pressure of the big level appearances. The competition will give spectators an unvarnished look behind the curtain of the darkest corners and the brightest headlights of the comedy with the challenges inspired by the actual career courses of the comics.
Hartbeat and Alfred Street Industries will produce the show, which will debut in 2026. Together with Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, Nan Strait and Dan Volpe for Alfred Street Industries as well as Luke Kelly-Clyne and Meghan Hoffman, run for Hartbeat. Applications are now open.
A decade of the end of Last comic stand'S nine season run on NBC, it certainly seems as if we are overdue for a new series that increases the next generation of comics, and one that will withdraw the curtain to stand-up in a way that has not yet been done.
For Hartbeat, the comedy competition series is the continuation of a mission to meet for the next generation of comedic voices. The company's stand-up work includes the Global Comedy Showcase Comedy in color (with over 300 comedians from more than 30 countries); Hulus Lol liveboth established and aspiring talent; The latest revival of Comic view on bet; and production of stand-up specials for comics such as London Hughes, Affion Crockett and the late David A. Arnold. The Hart company also started the career -incubator program that women are now writing to promote the next generation of black women in the comedy in front of and behind the camera.
Alfred Street Industries was founded in 2019 by the Emmy winners Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, which serve as co-CEOs, and is known for work on the Like Like competitive series Top -chef (Bravo), Done! (Netflix) and VH1 Bands on the run. Other remarkable projects include Chef of the next gene (Netflix), Runway project (Hulu/Freeform), Murder: New York and Murder: Los Angeles (Netflix), Is it cake? (Netflix) and Project Greenlight (Max), to name just a few.
Hart is resumed by WME, 3 Arts Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello.