Nads’ Show In The Hollywood Reporter

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By Nads | Monday, October 20, 2008 | 2:07 pm | 12 Comments
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I want to post this for my own ego, sorry Gasmii, but my little web show was announced in The Hollywood Reporter today! The Skinny was my show that I started in our “think tank”, so exciting!

Here is the article (click here to read online)

The article:



Fox gets the ‘Skinny’ on digital content

First series from new unit features comedic take on news

By Andrew Wallenstein

Oct 20, 2008, 04:07 PM ET

Fox Television Studios has launched a digital arm for creating low-cost programming intended for the Internet, TV or both.

The first series to emerge from FtvS’ “think tank” is “The Skinny: Fat-Free News,” a comedic take on current events from Mike Gibbons, executive producer of Fox’s “Talkshow With Spike Feresten.”

The studio’s think tank, which now will go by the brand 15 Gigs, essentially is a forum for talent handpicked by the studio to try new formats on modest budgets. 15 Gigs is overseen by Stefanie Henning, senior vp marketing and digital media, and Jill Schwartz, senior vp programming development, at FtvS.

The 13-episode “Skinny” launched earlier this month on key portals including MySpace and Facebook with comedians Nadine Rajabi and Natasha Leggero.

About

Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

12 Comments

  1. 1
    oywhatnext
    Posted October 20, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Now THATS cool!! Congrats.

  2. 2
    Nads
    Posted October 20, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    thanks oy! ;-)

  3. 3
    here4beer
    Posted October 20, 2008 at 3:04 pm

    way to go, nads!!

  4. 4
    Nads
    Posted October 20, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    thanks beer!!!

  5. 5
    Cherie
    Posted October 20, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    That is awesome Nads! Will you sign my boobie?

  6. 6
    Nads
    Posted October 21, 2008 at 1:55 am

    with pleasure cherie.

  7. 7
    Donna Martin Graduates!
    Posted October 21, 2008 at 11:46 am

    Well the art dept/graphics designer did a brilliant job on that header thingy — you both look completely gorgeous!

    Such beautiful, flattering AND natural-looking photos.

    Wow.

    Yeah, congrats!!! Wishing you all the best of success.

  8. 8
    Donna Martin Graduates!
    Posted October 21, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Okay, I checked out all three clips and they were hilarious!!!!

    But I am confused — why are they on Myspace and Facebook and not on some Fox website?

    God, I have myspace….. so laborious to log in, find the site again, comment, verify your comment — UGH!

    And I think I have a facebook profile somewhere, too.

    It’s all so damn complicated, these internets.
    Why can’t you just be on funnyordie.com or somewhere else?

    (sorry about all the complaining)

  9. 9
    Donna Martin Graduates!
    Posted October 21, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    ^ argh – I meant to write I HATE myspace.

    I’d better have another homemade caffe latte…

  10. 10
    TinkerbellAPixie
    Posted October 21, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Oh Nads that’s really cool and Donna is right you both look great.

    Congrats! It’s nice to see talented people getting the acknowledgement they deserve.

  11. 11
    chooch850
    Posted October 22, 2008 at 12:04 am

    You deserve the recognition Nads! You’ve worked hard for it!

  12. 12
    Nads
    Posted October 23, 2008 at 12:39 am

    OMG, thanks guys! I just read these comments, they made me feel like a million bucks. I really appreciate your kind words. It’s been a rough week for me, and this really cheered me up ;-)

    You guys are the best! At least I have my Gasmii.

    And, Donna, I’m right there with you on the social networking site that sounds like flyspace….it’s just all so complicated!

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