On this day in comedy on June 25, 1947 Comedian, Actor, James Carter “Jimmie” Walker, Jr. was born in The Bronx, New York. Walker initially got into show business through radio. Thanks to the federal program, SEEK (Search for Education, Evaluation and Knowledge) he was able to get into radio engineering at station WRVR and later became […]
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On this day in comedy on February 8, 1974 Good Times premiered on CBS. Created by writer Eric Monte (Cooley High) and actor, Mike Evans (the 1st Lionel from The Jeffersons), Good Times was developed by Norman Lear as a spin-off of Maude (which was a spin-off of All in the Family). The instant hit […]
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CBS aired the series finale of Good Times entitled “The End of the Rainbow”. It was in season six, episode 21. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by Michael G. Moye and Jacqueline Henken, this farewell installment tells the last story of the long suffering yet happy-to-be-alive Evans family. James (John Amos) is long dead 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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