In competition, Amazon Studios is in final talks for the package The Pick Up, with Eddie Murphy eyeing to star and Tim Story attached to direct. John Davis and John Fox will produce through his Davis Entertainment banner. Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster also are in talks to produce through Eddie Murphy Productions, and Story also will be a producer. The package is […]
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Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson are joining Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr in the latter pair’s CBS family comedy. The untitled project, which picked up a pilot order in February, has also set Andy Ackerman as director and exec producer of the pilot. It centers on a legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Wayans) who has his point of […]
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Netflix dropped the official trailer for Mo’Nique’s newest stand-up special, My Name is Mo’Nique. Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique is back with a new stand-up special, My Name is Mo’Nique, premiering globally on Netflix on April 4th. Mo’Nique delivers a career-defining, powerhouse stand-up performance in her unprecedented return to the […]
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Back in January 2022, South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced that they’d signed on to produce an untitled live-action comedy for Paramount alongside Kendrick Lamar and his creative partner Dave Free. Emmy-winning South Park scribe Vernon Chatman wrote the script, but the report specifically said that there was no director attached to the project. Sources now tell Above the Line that Parker will direct the film himself, […]
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The HBO Original Emmy(R)-winning sketch comedy series A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW will return for its fourth season FRIDAY, APRIL 14 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT). The six-episode season will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The narrative sketch comedy series features a core cast of Black women living relatable and […]
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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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