Kevin Hart Blowing Out 3 New Series, VOD Platform, and Game Where You Can Become a Comedy Rock Star
Kevin Hart is already everywhere. He’s one of the biggest stars in the world, making movies by the fistful, his stand up movies are record breaking and he’s got a new one coming soon that will probably break more records. He’s touring the biggest venues he can find all over the world, he’s a big part of any major NBA event, he’s always in front of a camera at award shows, and you could hit random channels and probably run into something Kevin Hart related in no time at all. And you can find him on Periscope, when he’s not in front of some big project camera plus Twitter, and basically every social media platform that matters.
This week he’s got four major new projects to announce, including two big Comedy Central series, a brand new video on demand service, and a new super star simulation/adventure game for iPads and other tablets.
Hart has not one, but two major series announcements coming out of Comedy Central today. First, the network announced an eight-episode series following Kevin Hart to explore local comedy scenes. He won’t be hitting up New York and Los Angeles, you know enough about them. He’s going to show America the scenes in eight other cities including including Chicago, Philly, Washington D.C., and Atlanta– all well known for their amazing scenes, plus some cities you might not have thought of as hot comedy spots- Houston, Birmingham, Miami and Sacremento. Called “Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City, the series will introduce some of the newest voices in comedy teoday.
Hart also has a second series coming to Comedy Central. Hart will play host to a new stand up special series that will bring opportunities to more up and coming comics to create their first half hours specials. Six young comedians will be featured in the Untitled Kevin Hart Stand Up Series produced by Hartbeat Productions.
Kevin had more big announcements today outside of his Comedy Central Projects. Hart announced he’s partnering with Lionsgate to launch a new on demand video service, called Laugh Out Loud, which “will serve as the exclusive home for all content created by Hart outside his theatrical and live touring activities and will include original series starring Hart.” It’s not clear whether his new Comedy Central projects fall outside of that. In one of the original series, Hart will star as an undercover Lyft driver for a hidden camera show. The new platform will also showcase up and coming comics, social media stars, and other young talent, all curated by Hart himself.
Hart will co-write and star in a game which is being described as a “social adventure mobile game”. Players get to live like Hart, and be mentored by Hart as they are challenged to become comedy rock star, tour the country, star in movies, host award shows and more. Hart wants the game to emphasize positivity.
Stay tuned, because Hart and his production companies undoubtably have more coming.
