‘The Circus’ Back on Showtime Jan. 10

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Hillary Clinton comms director Jennifer Palmieri joins series

Showtime's 'The Circus'
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Season six of The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth is on Showtime starting Jan. 10. Political strategist Jennifer Palmieri joins the show as co-host, along with John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon. Palmieri, who was communications director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential run, was a guest contributor for season five, which ended Nov. 8. 

Palmieri wrote the books Dear Madam President and She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man’s World. 

The Circus is produced by Left/Right. John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Ted Bourne, Tom Johnson and Siobhan Walshe are executive producers.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.