LOS ANGELES, CA – Comedy Dynamics has announced they will release Celeste Barber: Challenge Accepted, through the Comedy Dynamics network, their hybrid distribution system composed of Comcast, Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum, Apple TV, Dish, Google Play, DirecTV, Vimeo, YouTube and more on May 5th, 2020. The album will be released on May 8, 2020 through SiriusXM, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Tidal and more.
In her first comedy special, Celeste Barber brings her hilarious Instagram personality to life in her debut stand-up comedy special. In Challenge Accepted, Barber talks about getting famous, having a hot husband, and not drinking Flat Tummy Tea. Though she got her start on the Internet, Celeste Barber proves she is made for the big stage!
A viral Internet personality, Celeste Barber rose to fame by imitating celebrity Instagram posts. In 2018, Barber released her book, Challenge Accepted!: 253 Steps To Becoming An Anti-It Girl, which garnered praise from celebrities like Reese Witherspoon. With an editorial interview in Vogue and front row seats at New York Fashion Week, it’s clear that Barber’s impact reached far beyond the screen.
“From Instagram celeb, to stand-up comedian, Celeste has taken her comedy talents to the next level with this special,” said Brian Volk-Weiss, Founder and CEO of Comedy Dynamics.
About Comedy Dynamics:
Founded by Brian Volk-Weiss, Comedy Dynamics, a Nacelle company, is the largest independent comedy production and distribution company. The company is behind the reboot of Mad About You featuring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt, and has produced Netflix’s Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History, Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us, Netflix’s The Movies That Made Us, Behind The Attraction for Disney +, Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape, The CW’s Discontinued, All The Way Black for BET+, Animal Planet’s Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson, the scripted comedy on Hulu There’s… Johnny!, History’s Join Or Die with Craig Ferguson, MTV2’s Wild ’N On Tour, Hulu’s Coming To The Stage, and more. Comedy Dynamics began releasing original films in theaters and released the acclaimed independent film Slut in a Good Way in Spring of 2019. In 2017 the Comedy Dynamics Network (CDN) launched and currently distributes specials, television shows and films to all major transactional platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Google, PlayStation, Xbox and most major telco & satellite providers, including AT&T, Comcast, Charter, Dish, and Verizon. The company has worked with a wide range of established and emerging comedic talent including Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong, David Cross, and many more. The company was nominated for an NAACP Spirit Award in 2019 for Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History. 17 Comedy Dynamics releases have been Grammy-nominated (with four wins), including all 5 in the Comedy Album category for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019.