“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is no stranger to unpacking big political and cultural stories with his nightly monologue and news satire program. It’s no easy task finding the funny in the dumpster fire of news. So it makes sense that Noah’s next projects won’t suffer from a lack of ambition. Time Studios, Noah’s Day Zero […]
As part of the world’s most iconic comedy festival, Just For Laughs MONTREAL will be premiering their 14th annual Just For Laughs Award Show for free to fans and industry this Wednesday, July 28th at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. Today, the festival announces the first few names of those who will make a special appearance, paying homage to this year’s […]
On Tuesday, Netflix unveiled Plastic Cup Boyz: Laughing My Mask Off!, a new collection of stand-up specials exec produced by Kevin Hart, which will debut on the streamer on July 27. The half-hour stand-up sets will spotlight three members of Hart’s famed comedy crew, the Plastic Cup Boyz: Joey Wells, Na’im Lynn and Spank Horton. The collection of specials was filmed […]
New York, NY – July 21, 2021 – Comedy Central has revealed that multi-media mogul, Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” McKelvey, is teaming up with late night virtuoso Stephen Colbert – making his epic return to Comedy Central for the first time since The Colbert Report ended in 2014 – to create and produce Tha God’s Honest Truth with Lenard ‘Charlamagne’ McKelvey. This […]
In an effort to bring visibility and opportunity to Black women both in front of and behind the camera, LOL has brought on Meagan Good (The Intruder, Think Like a Man), Bresha Webb (Run the World), and Gabrielle Dennis (A Black Lady Sketch Show), who will each step behind the camera as director of one […]
Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Walls and Christiani Pitts are set to star in Netflix’s upcoming romantic comedy film, Resort to Love, produced by Alicia Keys. Directed by Steven Tsuchida, Resort to Love follows an aspiring pop star–perhaps a play on Milian’s real-life experience as a pop singer–who happens to get booked to perform at her ex’s beach resort wedding. […]
Bill Cosby is reportedly trying to plan a comedy tour and there’s one definite place he won’t be allowed to perform: New York City’s Comedy Cellar. The owner of the Greenwich Village club, Noam Dworman, told TMZ that he doesn’t want Cosby in the venue—period. Though the popular club allows comedians to perform all sorts […]
CBS and the Television Academy have tapped The Neighborhood star Cedric the Entertainer to host the 2021 Emmy Awards. The awards will return to their usual home at the Microsoft Theatre in downtown L.A. for the Sept. 19 ceremony. The show will also feature a limited in-person audience of nominees and their guests after last year’s virtual affair. The executive […]
Starz has given an early season two pickup to its third Power series, the prequel Raising Kanan. The renewal for the 1990s-set series comes a week before its July 18 premiere on the premium cable outlet. Power Book III: Raising Kanan stars Mekai Curtis as the teenage version of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s character from the original series and Patina […]
For too long now, a pair of loudmouth boomers have wreaked havoc on America’s live entertainment industry. Their heckling has terrorized the most resilient stars of music, theater and stand-up comedy. Not even a legend like Milton Berle could handle their jeers. Obviously, I’m talking about those bastards Statler and Waldorf. These Muppets should’ve been cancel […]
Today, BET announces the “BET AWARDS” 2021 nominees with Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby leading the pack with seven nominations respectively. This year’s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports. The “BET AWARDS” 2021 will air LIVE, Sunday, June 27 on BET at 8 pm ET/ PT. “We are back and excited to bring culture’s biggest night, the 2021 ‘BET Awards,’ […]
In 2018, David Gordon Green’s Halloween, starring icon Jamie Lee Curtis, killed at the box office, earning more than $250 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing chapter in the four-decade franchise and setting a new record for the biggest opening weekend in history for a horror film starring a woman. And the Halloween night when Michael Myers returned […]
In this edition of Box Seats, the sports comedy talk show, the comedians known as Talent and Fig discuss the moderator Frank Holder about the Hall of Fame Weekend, the NBA playoffs, the latest in the Deshaun Watson Case, and the hottest topics in sports! Watch below and subscribe to our YouTube Channel;
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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