30 years later, the Banks family is back together! Join Will Smith, and Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Alfonso Ribeiro, and DJ Jazzy Jeff, for a funny and heartfelt night full of music and dancing in honor of the show that ran for six seasons and 148 episodes. Watch the trailer […]
Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions will present the 2020 Black Music Honors in national broadcast syndication November 21 – December 13, 2020. Television and radio personality Rickey Smiley returns as host of the star-studded two-hour special which will honor artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music. The honorees for this year’s Black Music Honors […]
Dave Chappelle’s recent appearance on Saturday Night Live, alongside musical guests the Foo Fighters, gave the sketch comedy show a big boost in ratings. John Koblin, a TV reporter for The New York Times, tweeted on Tuesday: “SNL ratings bump following Biden’s speech/college football: Dave Chappelle SNL had 9.1 million viewers, most-viewed since Eddie Murphy episode (10 million). And biggest […]
Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx is set to produce and star in Amazon’s The Burial, with Maggie Betts on board to direct. Foxx joins the two-handed drama and will star opposite a legendary role currently being cast. Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright penned the screenplay. Amazon Studios, Bobby Shriver Inc. and Double Nickel Entertainment are producing the upcoming off-kilter drama based on the New […]
SHOWTIME announced today a one-hour original DESUS & MERO special will air on Sunday, November 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The special titled “DMFM: The Home of Boom Bap” will transform the DESUS & MERO studio into an old-school radio station and focus on the history of hip hop, featuring special guests including Busta Rhymes, Sheila E, City Girls, Juicy […]
Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud released the trailer to its first hour-long stand-up comedy special “AFFION CROCKETT: MIRROR II SOCIETY,” featuring actor, comedian and internet sensation, Affion Crockett (The Wedding Ringer, Pixels, A Haunted House). Premiering Friday, November 13th across LOL Network’s streaming and audio channels, including Pluto TV, SiriusXM, Xumo and more, “Mirror II […]
truTV has ordered 10 episodes of the tongue-and-cheek cooking competition series “Fast Foodies.” In each episode, “Top Chef” winners Kristen Kish, Jeremy Ford and “Iron Chef” winner Justin Sutherland invite a celebrity guest to bring their favorite fast food item to the restaurant as they compete to perfectly recreate and then skillfully reimagine the dish. From […]
Chris Rock is an artist favorite when it comes to being on their albums. He has been tapped by many artists to lend his comedic wit to many classic albums. Now, he is set to feature on the intro track to the new Busta Rhymes album, Extinction Level 2: The Wrath of God. Busta shared the […]
‘Straight Outta Compton’ writer Jonathan Herman is penning the script for Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions. Dwayne Johnson’s The Scorpion King is looking to reign once again. Universal is developing a reboot of the 2002 film, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Screenwriter Jonathan Herman, who earned an Oscar nomination for Straight Outta Compton, is penning a script for Johnson […]
A web series pilot written by and starring Mitch Marchand (writer, actor, comedian, producer, whom audiences remember from his appearance in the cult classic film, JUICE featuring Tupac Shakur, where he uttered the memorable “You got the Juice now, man.” line). The series is a funny and fictitious version of his life story. What happens […]
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 […]
This year’s 2020 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” brought together some of the hottest names in music to celebrate Hip Hop’s biggest night. Comedians, actors, hosts of the “85 South Show” podcast and stars of “Wild N’ Out” – comedy supergroup 85 South (Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean) co-hosted the annual show that premiered Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 9:00 […]
Here is the pilot of the Humor Mill, the new syndicated program. Check out the video!
SHOWTIME has released the trailer and poster art for the upcoming docu-series THE COMEDY STORE, which chronicles the evolution of comedy from within the walls of the legendary L.A. club. Directed and executive produced by Mike Binder (The Upside of Anger, Reign Over Me), who started at the Store as a doorman before rising to main stage […]
Have you heard a phrase or word and wondered where it came from or why do we use it? Shut The Front DoorWith Shawn Janifer examines the origins of these popular phrases and words and makes it not only entertaining but educational. Every episode features a different comedian. Some of our conclusions may be fact, […]
Here Lies Stand Up By Darryl Littleton Stand Up Comedy is dead! Official cause of death – Coronavirus with Trump complications. After a lengthy illness due to the politically correct sanctions, and despite recent signs of resurgence (thanks to Netflix), Stand Up finally succumbed this past weekend from the prescription of no public gatherings over […]
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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