‘ComicView: Rooftop Series’ Renewed for Season 2 at BET (EXCLUSIVE)
Keep on laughing: BET’s “ComicView” reboot has been renewed for Season 2.
Variety reports: Keep on laughing: BET’s “ComicView” reboot has been renewed for Season 2.
BET has ordered 20 more episodes of the revived stand-up franchise, which premiered in June as “ComicView: Rooftop Series.” Chris “CP” Powell returns as host of the program, which will see 60 comedians performing on a Hollywood rooftop.
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