A popular standup TV franchise is making a comeback. Scott Koondel’s Sox Entertainment has acquired global rights to Caroline’s Comedy Hour, which ran on A&E Network from 1989-96. Koondel, form…
which ran on A&E Network from 1989-96. Koondel, former CBS Chief Content and Licensing Officer, plans to produce new installments, which he will shop alongside 100 library episodes from the the show’s original run as a lower-cost comedy programming alternative for cable networks and streamers.
Koondel was retained to distribute the package of new and old episodes by Caroline’s owner Caroline Hirsch.
The annual NY Comedy Festival, created by Hirsch and produced by Carolines on Broadway, returns for its 18th year from Nov. 7-13. It will showcase more than 200 comedians in over 100 shows at venues throughout the five boroughs of NYC, at venues including the Beacon Theatre, Carolines on Broadway, Madison Square Garden and Town Hall.
Sox Entertainment’s programming portfolio consists of 500-plus episodes encompassing the court, game, dating, magazine, drama and feature film genres. Koondel executive produceson Amazon’s Freevee and is in development on several projects with multiple direct-to-consumer platforms.
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