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EXCLUSIVE: Wonder Project, nan faith-based, family-friendly indie workplace founded by Jon Erwin and Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten, is getting into stand-up. On July 2, they’ll launch Wonder Presents: The Stand-Ups, their first task successful that arena, comprising a bid of specials that will rotation retired weekly.
Comics participating included Caroline Rhea, K. Trevor Wilson, Sterling Scott, Ola Dada, Zabrina Douglas, and Erica Sigurdson. The specials, from New Metric Media, will rotation retired play connected Wonder Project’s add-on subscription streaming work pinch Prime Video.
Wonder Presents: The Stand-Ups is produced by New Metric Media successful relation pinch Wonder Project. Mark Montefiore is executive producer, pinch Max Wolfond serving arsenic supervising shaper and Logan Midroni arsenic shaper for New Metric Media. Rhea, Wilson, Scott, Dada, Douglas and Sigurdson are executive producers and writers of their respective specials. Darrell Faria served arsenic director. Ani Haftvani and Ashley Hanna are executive producers for Wonder Project.
Behind nan biblical play series House of David and caller film Sarah’s Oil, Wonder Project is besides behind Young Washington, nan upcoming movie connected nan early life of George Washington, which releases via Angel Studios connected July 3.
“At Wonder Project, we’ve ever believed successful nan powerfulness of storytelling to move group — and thing moves group rather for illustration laughter,” said Ani Haftvani, who serves arsenic SVP, Programming and Content Acquisitions astatine nan company. “We are thrilled to bring stand-up comedy into nan Wonder Project family pinch six unthinkable specials that correspond nan champion of this creation form. This is conscionable nan opening of what we person planned for comedy, and we couldn’t beryllium much excited to stock it pinch our audience.”
Mark Montefiore, CEO & Executive Producer astatine New Metric Media, told us: “We are thrilled to beryllium partnering pinch Wonder Project and this unthinkable action of world-class comedians. Comedy has nan powerfulness to unite, animate and build organization done shared experiences and we are excited that Wonder Project put their religion into stand-up.”
More accusation connected nan specials featured arsenic portion of Wonder Presents: The Stand-Ups, including their merchandise dates, tin beryllium recovered below.
Thursday, July 2
Sterling Scott: Good Days, Better Nights
Sterling Scott delivers a high-energy group blending crisp crowd work, fearless storytelling and heartfelt perspective. From fatherhood and aging to race, recreation and chasing dreams, he turns real-life moments — chaotic gigs, family chaos and life lessons — into large laughs pinch honesty, swagger and a powerful connection astir loving who you are.
Thursday, July 9
Ola Dada: Husband connected Probation
Ola Dada dives into marriage, masculinity and modern emotion pinch crisp wit and absurd honesty. From gathering his woman connected Instagram “in Jesus’ name” to taste clashes, therapy and lactose-fueled disasters, Ola turns mundane narration chaos into large laughs while learning what it really intends to turn up and emotion better.
Thursday, July 16
Zabrina Douglas: Choose Your Medicine
Zabrina Douglas delivers a fearless, laugh-out-loud group connected motherhood, nursing and Caribbean family life. From raising 5 kids and surviving Zoom schoolhouse to chaotic infirmary shifts, divorcement and taste chaos, she blends outrageous storytelling pinch crisp honesty — proving that juggling life, activity and sanity is nan eventual drama material.
Thursday, July 23
K. Trevor Wilson: Too Awesome, Too Fast
K. Trevor Wilson delivers a brutally honorable and hilariously self-deprecating group connected aging, wellness scares and marriage. From battling glucosuria (again) to surviving slumber apnea and dealing pinch a cooking mishap, he spins life’s slightest glamorous moments into large laughs, proving increasing older is messy, ridiculous and very, very funny.
Thursday, July 30
Erica Sigurdson: Diary of nan Traveling Pantsuit
Erica Sigurdson delivers a sharp, self-deprecating group connected marriage, aging and life’s awkward realities. From narration quirks to assemblage image and mundane embarrassments, she turns relatable frustrations into large laughs pinch wit, honesty and a fearless expertise to opportunity what everyone’s thinking.
Thursday, Aug. 6
Caroline Rhea: A Labor of Love
Caroline Rhea, of Sabrina nan Teenage Witch and Phineas and Ferb, brings her trademark warmth and razor-sharp wit to nan stage, sharing her hilarious position connected motherhood, family dynamics and nan chaos of modern life. Caroline turns life’s mundane moments into spontaneous comedic gold. Caroline Rhea: A Labor of Love is a uniquely witty typical that will time off everyone wishing they had a Caroline successful their lives.
