CBS announced today that it has renewed the hit comedy THE NEIGHBORHOOD for the 2023-2024 broadcast season. In its fifth season, THE NEIGHBORHOOD is averaging 6.13 million viewers in its Monday at 8:00 PM time period and grows to over 7.3 million viewers with live+35 day viewing across linear and streaming platforms. This season, THE […]
Pack your zip lines and grapefruits, the “Girls Trip” sequel is taking us to West Africa. Writer-director-producer Tracy Oliver, who co-wrote the original 2017 romp, joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance and provided an update on the anticipated reunion of Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish. Oliver, at the festival to […]
After successfully launching The Amanda Seales Show in November on WRNB 100.3 FM Philadelphia, Urban One Inc’s Reach Media is announcing syndication to new markets. The show is a content-only radio program with an accompanying daily podcast available in multiple dayparts (AM Drive, Middays, and Afternoon Drive) and formats (Mainstream and Urban Adult Contemporary). “Amanda […]
The trailer for the new film titled A Snowy Day In Oakland debuted, and has a stellar cast! The film is a magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She moves on with her life by opening her […]
A new image for Kevin Hart’s heist film Lift has been released by Netflix. Hart was previously best known for his stand-up comedy, but now he’s fully made the transition from comedian to actor. He had a busy 2022 with acting projects such as The Man from Toronto, DC League of Super-Pets and Me Time. At the same time, Hart […]
Tatyana Ali, who played Ashley Banks in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” from 1990 to 1996, has joined the cast of the Peacock reboot “Bel-Air.” In the series’ upcoming second season, Ali will recur as Mrs. Hughes, the middle school English teacher who sees something special in Ashley (played by Akira Akbar in this version), often giving her […]
They are taking big swings and, sometimes, missing even bigger… good thing they have each other, right? The Upshaws are finally back! Part 3 streaming February 16, only on Netflix. Bennie Upshaw (Mike Epps), the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis, is a charming, well-intentioned mechanic and lifelong mess just trying his best […]
Monique plays Emma Leeden, an author who recently lost her husband and two children during a home invasion. A year after the incident, Emma is still deeply scarred by the events and keeps away from the public in a fortified home. When she decides to detail the horrific experience in her new book, Invasion, her manager arranges a staged reading to generate […]
Executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson of the hit Starz series BMF has indicated he plans “to expand the BMF universe with three spinoffs.” No titles and details were given, other than the universe will be dubbed “BMF Immortal.” Additionally, Heather Zuhlke has been named interim showrunner of the drama series as creator Randy Huggins […]
We just discovered the news that the sketch show Cancel Court is returning! If you are not familiar with the new sketch comedy show Cancel Court, it’s an improv comedy courtroom show where two comedians battle head to head as attorneys and conduct a trial to determine if a celebrity or a popular debate should […]
Dr. Dre is selling a collection of music income streams and other assets in a deal that was being pitched for $250 million, sources state. The assets, which generate nearly $10 million annually, are being acquired by Shamrock Holdings and Universal Music Group in two separate transactions. The deals, which have been rumored for several weeks, are said to be […]
The trailer for the new film titled A Snowy Day In Oakland debuted, and has a stellar cast! The film is a magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She moves on with her life by opening her […]
In this episode of The Box Seats Sports Comedy Talk Show, we discuss the aftermath of the Damar Hamlin collapse on the football field, and how we think the NFL will handle this situation moving forward. We also talk about how it will affect the Bills, the Bengals, and the remaining schedule, and we also […]
As you already know, the comedy industry has taken a big hit during the coronavirus. So many comedians are trying to figure out ways to entertain themselves and their audience. With that being said, comedians Deon Cole (of black-ish fame) and Tony Roberts (of Uncle Buck fame) decided earlier today to entertain their fans by conducting […]
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