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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast news roundup, Will Ferrell joins with Las Culturistas’ Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers for a series showcasing up-and-coming comedy talent; Apple TV+ digs into the notorious case of the Unabomber; iHeartMedia premieres a show about NFTs hosted by… three NFT characters; and more.iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network are set to launch “Clown Parade: An Anthological Character Piece Carefully Curated by Las Culturistas,” a comedy podcast series presented by Ferrell and Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers of the “Las Culturistas” podcast. The first episode of “Clown Parade” will premiere on iHeartRadio and all major podcast platforms on June 29.

This Joka, executive produced by Will Smith, will not be returning for a second season.Streaming service Roku confirmed to Deadline that the show will not be renewed for another season, and says it has “nothing to do with the Oscars incident” in which Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage.The show featured comedians including Baron Vaughn, Megan Gailey, Punkie Johnson, Sean Patton, Rosebud Baker, Shane Torres, Clayton English, Christi Chiello, Vanessa Gonzalez, Martin Urbano, Sam Tallent, David Gborie, Jackie Fabulous, and Chris Estraded.This Joka explored “the nature of comedy” and the way it can bring people together, featuring equally up-and-coming, established and legendary comedians together.Roku apparently didn’t have an option to renew the show as it aired after the possibility had passed the deadline to analyse the viewing data.A number of projects involving Smith were put on pause in light of the Oscars controversy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has quietly halted production on thriller film Fast And Loose following the incident.

EXCLUSIVE: This Joka, a stand-up comedy series exec produced by Will Smith, will not be returning for a second season on Roku.