“Saturday Night Live” returned after the holiday break with host Keke Palmer making a big announcement: She is having a baby! “People have been in my comments, saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby,’ ‘Keke’s pregnant,’ and I want to set the record straight,” Palmer said in her opening monologue. “I am!” Palmer revealed the huge news by unveiling […]
NBC has picked up an additional 9 episodes of the new comedy series “Lopez vs Lopez,” bringing the first season total to 22 episodes. “Lopez vs Lopez” is the #1 NBC comedy launch on Peacock. The series has the strongest English-dominant Hispanic index among the major four broadcast networks. The show’s pilot episode is up […]
Way back in 1998 and on the set of the film Any Given Sunday which starred Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, and many others, and was directed by Oliver Stone, an infamous fight broke out between LL Cool J and Jamie Foxx. As the years have passed, LL Cool J has given his […]
Damon Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow’s Two Shakes Entertainment is developing “Shuga: Baltimore” at CBS Studios for Paramount+, it was revealed at the ongoing Content London conference on Thursday. “Shuga: Baltimore” is an offshoot of “MTV: Shuga,” the MTV Staying Alive Foundation’s long-running drama series and multimedia campaign that launched on Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day), 2009, […]
Lionsgate has set the release of MRC’s acclaimed horror-comedy The Blackening for June 16, 2023 – Juneteenth weekend. The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherfu**in’ […]
NEW YORK – November 29, 2022 – iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced a new lineup of comedy podcasts coming to the iHeartPodcast Network in the upcoming months. The new slate includes top comedic talent Rosie O’Donnell, Jason Alexander, Eric Andre, Amber Ruffin and more. Additionally, several podcasts from Will Ferrell’s Big Money […]
Kevin Hart’s Cold as Balls series is returning for its seventh season. In the forthcoming season’s new trailer, Hart returns to the ice tub with a new cast of guests, including various athletes from across the sports world. The first episode of Cold as Balls‘ seventh season air on Tuesday (Nov. 29) and will include an appearance from former […]
Twenty-two years ago, comedians Cedric The Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, and D.L. Hughley filmed the classic stand-up, “The Original Kings of Comedy.” The Spike Lee-directed documentary follows the four comedians as they go on tour from state to state, making audiences laugh. Most of the film featured footage from their live show at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. It […]
Clarence Gilyard, veteran actor who had notable roles in Die Hard, Matlock, and Walker, Texas Ranger before becoming a theater professor and author, has died. He was 66. The University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Fine Arts, where Gilyard taught, announced his death Monday afternoon, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He had been suffering from a long illness. No further details […]
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 […]
Urban One announced the return of the annual URBAN ONE HONORS taping in Atlanta, GA on Friday, December 2, 2022. The two-hour telecast premieres Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and Cleo TV, a division of Urban One, and will be hosted by R&B singer and actor, Tank. The […]
The first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ushers in the end of an era for Marvel. The film is the final adventure of this iteration of the cosmic team, and it is also a final Marvel bow for James Gunn, who has departed the MCU to take a job as a top executive at DC […]
In this episode of The Box Seats Sports Comedy Talk Show, we discuss the MNF game between the Colts and Steelers, the return of Deshaun Watson, plus the hottest topics in sports!
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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