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[caption id="attachment_49341" align="aligncenter" width="590"] This Is Not Happening TV show on Comedy Central. Pictured: Ari Shaffir, season 2. Photo Credit: Greg Gayne./caption]

Comedy Central has announced talent slated for the third season of the This Is Not Happening TV show, hosted by Ari Shaffir. This Is Not Happening season three will feature stories from: Sofiya Alexandra, Gastor Almonte, Louie Anderson, Maria Bamford, Greg Behrendt, Lavell Crawford, Joey Diaz, Greg Fitzsimmons, and Sean Flannery.

Also coming in the third season are stories from: Al Jackson, Pete Johansson, Andy Kindler, Bert Kreischer, Joe List, Julian McCullough, Bonnie McFarlane, Big Jay Oakerson, Russell Peters, Brian Regan, Dave Ross, Rory Scovel, Scruncho, Ryan Sickler, Steve Simeone, Doug Stanhope, Dan St. Germain, Nick Thune, Liza Treyger, Sal Vulcano, Andrew W.K. and more!

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Exclusive: Talent manager/producer Lisa Blum has joined New Wave Entertainment. Blum, who comes from The Collective, is bringing all of her clients including Marlon Wayans, Cheri Oteri, Orlando Jones, Jennifer Hollander (Universal’s Merman), Jim Jefferies (HBO’s I Swear To God), Gary Owen (TBS’ House of Payne), Virginia Williams (USA’s Fairly Legal), Pete Johansson and Sammi Hanratty (American Girl). Blum previously ran her own management company for six years. Before that, she was with Mosaic Media's predecessor Gold/Miller, where she began her 15-year relationship with the Wayans brothers among other clients. While at Gold/Miller, in addition to managing talent, Blum also developed and produced TV and film projects, including movies Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2 and the WB series The Wayans Bros. She most recently developed Pretty Ugly at Paramount, which will star Marlon Wayans; The Year of Living Biblically, also at Paramount, an...

'Sex Bombs' a new comedy panel pilot show for BBC Northern Ireland hosted by Irish comedy star Ed Byrne (Have I Got News for You) will air this Friday, April 3 on BBC One Ni at 10pm. The show will feature a team of male comedians versus a team of female comedians trying to answer the age old question, “Who are the best at everything, Men or Women?” The female team is lead by Jo Caulfield (Never Mind the Buzzcocks) while John Bishop (8 Out of 10 Cats) heads up the male team. Guests to join the pilot show this week are Zoe Lyons, Kerry Godliman, Lloyd Langford, Pete Johansson. The studio audience which is made up of 50 per cent males and 50 per cent females will get to decide which gender has made the most convincing comedy argument, the men or the women.