In my Feb. 28, 2015 file photo, Jonas Larsen, from left, Kent Alterman, Michele Ganeless and Doug Herzog attend Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" at the Beacon Theatre in New York. Comedy Central's longtime president is leaving as the cable channel faces declining ratings. The channel said Monday, May 9, 2016, that Ganeless will be replaced by Alterman, who as president of original programming guided shows including "Inside Amy Schumer.” (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) --
Comedy Central's longtime president is leaving as the cable channel faces declining ratings.
The channel said Monday that Michele Ganeless will be replaced by Kent Alterman, who as president of original programming guided shows including "Inside Amy Schumer."
Ganeless said in a statement that the decision to leave was hers, adding that she wanted to challenge herself in new ways.
Alterman will assume his new job immediately. Ganeless will remain as an adviser through September to help with the transition, which includes executive David Bernath's promotion to general manager, the channel said.
Ganeless, president of Comedy Central for 12 years, was part of parent company Viacom's team that helped launch the channel in 1991. Most recently, she guided it through the departures of popular hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Nikki Glaser stands on the field after NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
What do Tom Brady, Taylor Swift and comedy have to do with learning about football?
In the case of Nikki Glaser, it is all intertwined.
Glaser has become a familiar face to football fans this season. Her breakthrough performance at the Tom Brady Roast on May 5 paved the way for five appearances on Amazon Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" postgame show.
Before last Thursday's game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers, Glaser said doing her "Late Hits" segment was a no-brainer following her success at the Brady roast.
"The football audience is kind of familiar with me already. It's one that is OK with me not knowing every detail about football or expecting me to be an expert about it because I was who I was on the Brady Roast. I kind of admitted to not really following football that much," Glaser said. "And I became a fan of Tom Brady and the sport in doing it through that process. So then I was like, 'Let me just keep learning about football through joking about it.' And that was kind of my goal."
Glaser admits her knowledge of football is not all the way there yet. Still, it is further ahead than it was a year ago when she started casually watching Chiefs games due to Swift's relationship with Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce.
And mostly then, it was to see when Swift appeared on screen.
However, Glaser decided to start learning more about the game, which she compared to trying to learn a new language.
"I went my whole life putting on blinders because I was just scared to look stupid if I tried to learn. I always thought football fans would be really judgmental and cruel about my lack of knowledge. But they're not," Glaser said. "They're eager for you to understand and... Read More
