Jim Jefferies To Host Weekly Late-Night Show on Comedy Central
by Lesley Goldberg
March 3, 2016


Comedy Central is adding to its late-night offerings. Writer, actor and stand-up comedian Jim Jefferies has been tapped to host a weekly late-night talk show on the cable network, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The untitled 10-episode series will debut in the summer and feature Jefferies taking on culture, politics and more. A premiere date has not yet been determined.

"Jim has a huge comedic voice on the global stage," said Comedy Central president Kent Alterman. “During development, we also learned his talent is only surpassed by his incredible work ethic.”





Australian comic Jefferies recently wrapped his second Netflix comedy special and is fresh off an international stand-up tour. In addition to writing and creating FX comedy "Legit", he has starred in multiple comedy specials for networks including HBO.

For Comedy Central, the untitled Jefferies late-night show comes seven months after opting to cancel "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore". The Viacom-owned cable network, one of the company's six core areas of focus for new CEO Bob Bakish, is still working to develop a series to pair with Trevor Noah's "The Daily Show". The cabler's late-night lineup also includes Chris Hardwick's interactive, topical game show, "@midnight".





Jefferies, Scott Zabielski and Brillstein Entertainment Partners' Alex Murray and Tim Sarkes will executive produce, with Jason Reich (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) on board as co-executive producer and head writer. Monika Zielinska and Adam Londy will oversee for Comedy Central.

Jefferies' show comes as Samantha Bee has found success with a similar weekly late-night show.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jim-jefferies-host-weekly-late-night-show-comedy-central-982904

"The Jim Jefferies Show" Renewed for 2nd Season at Comedy Central
by Denise Petski
January 15, 2018


"The Jim Jefferies Show" is returning for a second go-round. Comedy Central has picked up a 20-episode second season of the late-night series, it was announced today during the network’s portion of the TCA winter press tour.

The renewal comes amid solid ratings for "The Jim Jefferies Show", which ranks as Comedy Central’s No. 1 freshman series this year among P18-49 in Live+3.




“I’m very happy that The Jim Jefferies Show will be coming back for a second season,” said Jefferies.

“Thank you so much to Kent Alterman and everyone else at Comedy Central that makes this show possible. We have great things planned for this season including field pieces in Europe and Israel that I’m recording right now. I have missed being on air during the hiatus but luckily the President hasn’t said or done anything stupid worth talking about.”

http://deadline.com/2018/01/the-jim-jefferies-show-renewed-second-season-comedy-central-1202243295/

Comedy Central Inks First-Look Deal with Jim Jefferies, Picks Up Third Season of Series
by Bruce Haring
February 1, 2019



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Comedy Central and Jim Jefferies have entered into a first-look deal for content created and/or developed for television and digital media. The deal includes a pick-up of late night series "The Jim Jefferies Show" for a 20-episode third season.

The deal was announced by Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, EVPs and co-heads of talent and development at Comedy Central.




“We love Jim’s unfiltered, insightful, hilarious and global comedic perspective on the insane world we’re living in right now,” said a statement from Babineau and Larsen. “We are excited for him to continue to connect with our audience through The Jim Jefferies Show and other future projects that we develop together.”




Jefferies made a tongue-in-cheek statement, noting how he loves “my unfiltered, insightful, hilarious and global comedic perspective on the insane world we’re living in right now. I am excited for me to continue to connect with my audience through The Jim Jefferies Show and other future projects that I develop together.”




"The Jim Jefferies Show" is expanding its international scope this season, with the late-night host travelling to South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia and South Africa to film more than a dozen segments covering numerous issues.

"The Jim Jefferies Show" will premiere on Tuesday, March 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.

https://deadline.com/2019/02/comedy-central-expands-deal-with-jim-jefferies-picks-up-third-season-of-series-1202547289/

"The Jim Jefferies Show" To End Run on Comedy Central after 3 Seasons
by Bruce Haring
November 6, 2019


Comedy Central will conclude the three-year run of "The Jim Jefferies Show" this month, as the star moves on to an NBC comedy in development with a put pilot commitment.

“The Jim Jefferies Show will air its final episode on November 19, concluding a brilliant three-year run on Comedy Central,” said a spokesperson for Comedy Central. “We thank Jim and the team for bringing us a unique and international approach to culture and politics. We look forward to developing more projects with Jim in the future.”

NBC has handed a put pilot commitment to a multi-camera comedy starring Jefferies from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Hazy Mills is based.

https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-jim-jefferies-show-to-end-run-on-comedy-central-after-3-seasons-1202779940/

That's too bad - He's very funny!!!