Pinna Launches Comedy Lineup With New Ad-Free Podcast Comedies On April Fool's Day

BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pinna- a children's audio-first entertainment company- released a selection of ad-free, age appropriate comedy podcasts in celebration of April Fool's Day, adding an innovative lineup of programming that will engage and activate kids' sense of humor year-round.  The new shows include three Pinna Originals: "Don't Break the Rules," a weekly improv sketch comedy podcast, "The FurryTones," a weekly musical comedy, "HiLL-LaRRy-uS" a new daily format which serves up a new joke 365 days of the year. Other comedy shows new to Pinna include the wildly popular audio show "Kyle's Wild World" as well as all episodes of the scripted comedy from WNYC Studios, "This Podcast Has Fleas."

"Our team is widely experienced in the kids' entertainment space and we know kids love to laugh, so what better day to kick off a line-up of laugh-inducing shows than April Fool's Day," said Maggie McGuire, CEO of Pinna. "We are dedicated to creating safe content that encourages active listening, conversation, social interaction and imaginative play — and gets kids giggling, guessing, puzzling and participating."

Pinna's quantitative research revealed the comedy genre ranked extremely high among moms and teachers. Its new comedy lineup features weekly and daily shows as well as full season drops.

"We are pushing the boundaries of what a typical podcast is and we think about listening opportunities for kids throughout the day as we develop and acquire new podcasts, audiobooks and music," said Amy Kraft, Director of Development and Children's Programming at Pinna. "For instance, kids can listen to HiLL-LaRRy-uS in the morning so that they can tell the funny joke later that day on the playground, while Don't Break the Rules can inspire afterschool improv play. Of course, all our shows can be listened to anytime, anywhere – alone or with friends and family."

Ensuring content and comedy is age appropriate and funny, Pinna worked with child developmental experts and a wide variety of comedy writers and performers in the content creation process. Every show was then put through a rigorous kid-testing process to inform its current comedy selections, solidifying the company's commitment to innovation:

• HiLL-LaRRy-uS: A snackable joke of the day featuring pun-filled banter between two friends. (Recommended for 6+)
• Don't Break the Rules: Live recorded improv scenarios and characters based on kids' suggestions. Hosted by Carly Ciarrocchi, host of The Big Fun Crafty Show and Snug's House on Universal Kids and featuring voice actors from popular children's cartoons. (Recommended for ages 6+)
• The FurryTones: A musical comedy starring a band of foxes playing at musical gigs for their friends in the animal kingdom. Created by Emmy-nominated writers and kids' media veterans McPaul Smith and Susan M. Clarke. (Recommended for ages 3-6)
• Kyle's Wild World: All-new episodes of the Pinna Original show that offers animal trivia, games and interviews with special guests from all types of species that come to Kyle's podcast studio. (Recommended for ages 4-7)
• This Podcast Has Fleas: Pinna is excited to add the heralded podcast from partner WNYC Studios into their service to round out the comedy lineup. Originally released in 2017, this scripted comedy tells the rollicking story of a dog and a cat who live under the same roof yet have their own dueling podcasts. With original music and full cast of characters, this podcast features voice acting by Alec Baldwin, Eugene Mirman, Jay Pharoah and Emily Lynne. (Recommended for ages 5-8)

Pinna an audio on-demand, entertainment service developed and curated exclusively for kids, is available to stream on all iOS and Android devices including tablets and smartphones. After a 30-day free trial, subscriptions are available for $7.99 per month or $79.99 for an annual plan. Visit www.pinna.fm for more details.

About Pinna

Pinna, LLC is the creator of the first and only on-demand audio entertainment service developed and curated exclusively for kids. Began in 2017 as a pilot project under Panoply Media, Pinna LLC is a stand-alone entity backed by Graham Holdings, Inc. With over 1000 podcast episodes, audiobooks and songs, Pinna partners with respected children's brands and produces original programming under the Pinna Originals brand. Pinna is available in the iOS and Android app stores both domestically and internationally. For more information visit www.pinna.fm.

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