iHeartPodcasts Teams Up With Jonathan Stern鈥檚 Abominable Pictures and Honorable Mention to Launch a Slate of Both Scripted and Unscripted Comedy Podcasts
Premiering today, the first comedy to launch is 鈥淏rewster High,鈥 a 10-part scripted series following a group of students looking into the mysterious disappearance of their star ultimate-frisbee player
Listen to the first three episodes of 鈥楤rewster High鈥
NEW YORK (January 10, 2023) 鈥 茄子污污视频, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to , today announced a new iHeartPodcast slate of scripted and unscripted shows in collaboration with Abominable Pictures and Honorable Mention, Abominable Picture鈥檚 audio production arm -- this slate furthers the growth of the iHeart鈥檚 robust list of over 750 original podcasts. Founded by Jonathan Stern, Abominable Pictures is the production company behind popular comedy series including Murderville (Netflix) 鈥淲et Hot American Summer鈥 (Netflix),鈥淐hildren鈥檚 Hospital鈥 (Adult Swim), and 鈥淏urning Love鈥 (Hulu).
鈥淓ver since I was an infant, I鈥檝e been a podcast enthusiast,鈥 said Jonathan Stern, founder of Abominable Pictures and Honorable Mention. 鈥淏ut I always wanted to hear more comedies. Fortunately, so does iHeart.鈥
鈥淲e are thrilled to be teaming up with Jonathan, Abominable Pictures and Honorable Mention to bring our audiences more hilarious shows,鈥 said Will Pearson, President, iHeartPodcasts. 鈥淗e and his team are responsible for countless cult-classics in comedy and we can鈥檛 wait to share these brilliant new podcasts with listeners everywhere.鈥
The first show to launch from the slate is 鈥淏rewster High鈥 -- which premiered today, January 10th. This 10-part scripted comedy follows a group of students who suspect the official story about the mysterious disappearance of their beloved Ultimate Frisbee star is a lie. They do some digging, uncovering mysteries that don't quite add up -- a Frisbee gambling ring, a biker gang (well, dad cyclists), a rigged talent show and all sorts of torrid affairs. As our crew gets consumed by their quest for the truth, their personal lives struggle but they gain good material for their college application essays.
The first three episodes of 鈥淏rewster High,鈥 executive produced by Stern and Keith Quinn, are available now with new episodes releasing every Tuesday on and all major podcast platforms. Listen now, .
iHeartPodcasts鈥 upcoming slate with Abominable Pictures and Honorable Mention also includes:
- 鈥Debunked,鈥 Launching 2023, Unscripted
From former CIA officers John Sipher and Jerry O鈥橲hea, and executive producers Adam Davidson and Jonathan Stern. Two former CIA operatives look at a new conspiracy every week and figure out how to pull it off themselves. - 鈥Table Read,鈥 Launching 2023, Unscripted
An improv-sketch hybrid from sketch group The Cook County Social Club (Greg Hess, Brendan Jennings, Andy Miara and Mark Raterman), 鈥淭able Read鈥 features a group of aspiring screenwriters as they workshop dubious scripts and then try and pitch the 鈥渂est鈥 of them.
About Abominable Pictures
Abominable Pictures is a L.A.-based production company that develops and produces comedic content for both scripted and unscripted television, podcasts and film. It was formed in 2006 by Emmy Award winning producer Jonathan Stern. Past television projects include 鈥淲et Hot American Summer" (Netflix), all seven seasons of 鈥淐hildrens Hospital鈥 (Adult Swim), 鈥淢ystery Science Theater 3000鈥 (Netflix), 鈥淢edical Police鈥 (Netflix), 鈥淭he Hotwives of Orlando/Las Vegas鈥 (Hulu), 鈥淏urning Love鈥 (Yahoo! and E!), 鈥淪hrink鈥 (Seeso), 鈥淪cooby-Doo Where Are You Now!鈥 (CW), "Brews Brothers" (Netflix), "Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy" (Sony Crackle), 鈥淕arfunkel & Oates鈥 (IFC), 鈥淒o You Want to See a Dead Body鈥 (YouTube Premium), "Critters: A New Binge" (Shudder), 鈥淣TSF:SD:SUV::鈥 (Adult Swim), 鈥淒riveShare鈥 (Verizon Go90), 鈥淣ewsreaders鈥 (Adult Swim), 鈥淏EEF鈥 (Paramount Television), 鈥淔ilthy Preppy Teen$鈥 (Fullscreen), multiple award-winning digital series, dozens of late night shorts, and segments for 鈥淔unny or Die: Presents鈥 (HBO). Past feature films include "A Futile and Stupid Gesture" (Netflix), Scotland PA, and The Vagina Monlogues (HBO). Currently airing is the continuation of the hit show 鈥淢urderville鈥 on Netflix and, coming soon, the documentary feature 鈥淔ilm Geek,鈥 as well as an upcoming slate of podcasts for 茄子污污视频 launching in January, 2023.