Comedy Central Orders Pilot For Weekly Variety Show Starring Justin Willman With Chris Hardwick Producing
By Nellie Andreeva for Deadline Hollywood..
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central is looking to add some magic to its lineup with Sleight of Mouth, a weekly comedy/variety/magic show starring comic/magician and TV host Justin Willman. It hails from two of the executive producers of Comedy Central’s breakout late-night show @midnight, host Chris Hardwick of Nerdist Industries and Brillstein Entertainment Partners’ Alex Murray, as well as late-night veteran Robert Morton (Late Show with David Letterman). Like @midnight, Sleight of Mouth will tap into Nerdist’s social media expertise, mixing it with some tech-savvy modern trickery. Each week, Willman will tackle a thought-provoking topic with sketches, social experiments, guest comedians, and interactive content.