FX Drops Curtain on 'The Comedians'

By R. Thomas Umstead
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FX confirmed it will not renew its highly-touted comedy series The Comedians for a second season.

The series starred Billy Crystal and Josh Gad as comedians playing themselves in a fictional variety series. The Comedians showrunner and executive producer Ben Wexler earlier today announced via Twitter that the show would not return for a sophomore campaign.

“#TheComedians is cancelled at FX," Wexler wrote on the social media platform. "I could not be more proud of the work we all did.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.