Jack Zeman
Anthony Jeselnik has a new talk show in the works. The comedic interview series, titled Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik, will premiere Sept. 6 on Comedy Central.
According to a press release, Comedy Central will air six half-hour episodes of Good Talk. Each episode will see Jeselnik interviewing a different prominent comedian in “tongue-in-cheek” fashion. The guests slated to appear in the first run of Good Talk are David Spade, Kristen Schaal, Natasha Leggero, Kumail Nanjiani, Tig Notaro and Nick Kroll.
Jeselnik’s Good Talk is part of a larger multi-platform development deal between Comedy Central and the comedian, which also includes 40 episodes of The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project podcast. The stand-up comic previously worked with the network to produce two seasons of The Jeselnik Offensive and his 2013 comedy special Caligula. The comedian most recently switched gears to Netflix for the release his latest special Fire in the Maternity Ward back in April.
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik is exec-produced by Christie Smith and Meaghan Rady, the latter who will also be acting as showrunner. Anne Harris, Tara Schuster and Jackie Sosa are executives in charge of the series for Comedy Central.
Tune in to the Comedy Central premiere of Good Talk on Sept. 6 at 11 p.m. ET/PT.