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The comedy roundtable program that asks comics and newsmakers to select and probe the week’s most vital and generally off-putting headlines will get a second season at CNN, a part of a bid by the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet to construct a Saturday-night schedule that hinges on newsy evaluation and comedic satire.
“For its inaugural season, ‘Have I Bought Information For You‘ has been a welcome and energetic extension of the CNN model, and our viewers proceed to indicate enthusiasm for comedian reduction on Saturday nights” stated Amy Entelis, govt vp of expertise, CNN Originals and inventive growth, in a press release. The present is led by Roy Wooden Jr. and options Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.
The community has been quietly experimenting with a unique style of programming on Saturdays, pairing “HIGNFY” with repeats of HBO’s “Actual Time with Invoice Maher.” Executives consider the exhibits are bringing new viewers to the community who aren’t usually heavy information watchers. Comedic information has flourished, however often not on the information shops. Folks have embraced “The Each day Present,” “Final Week Tonight” with John Oliver and the “Weekend Replace” section of “SNL.” When subscribers to Max, the streaming hub owned by Warner, select the “information” part, they’re provided entry to previous episodes of Oliver’s and Maher’s HBO sequence, together with the selection to stream CNN. Fox Information has since June of 2023 run a Saturday-night roundtable program led by comic Jimmy Failla.
The ten-episode first season will conclude on Saturday, November 23 at 9 p.m., with know-how journalist Kara Swisher and comic Dave Foley as visitors. Company this season included Robin Thede, Andy Richter, Mark McKinnon, Ana Navarro, Larry Wilmore, Adam Kinzinger, Anthony Scaramucci, Bomani Jones and Consultant Tim Burchett.
“Have I Bought Information For You” is govt produced by Jim Biederman, Jimmy Mulville and Richard Wilson for Hat Trick Productions.
