Back for his third Netflix comedy special, recorded from the Netflix Is a Joke Fest in LA, Deon Cole recalls the telltale signs of aging, bedroom mishaps, dating deal-breakers and much more. Deon Cole: OK, Mister, premieres globally on Netflix on September 17th.
DEON COLE is a comedian, writer, and actor, who can currently be seen in the title role of BET+’s series, AVERAGE JOE, from McG, which Netflix just added to its library. Average Joe has garnered incredible reviews from Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly. Additionally, he can be seen in Blitz Bazawule’s critically acclaimed remake of THE COLOR PURPLE, the film scored 16 nominations at the 55th NAACP Image Awards, winning 11, including Outstanding Motion Picture. Previous to that, Deon starred in Jeymes Samuel’s THE HARDER THEY FALL for Netflix opposite Idris Elba, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, and Lakeith Stanfield. Deon was featured in Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill’s YOU PEOPLE for Netflix, acting opposite Jonah Hill, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Eddie Murphy. Deon will next be seen in THE MADNESS, a political drama-thriller for Netflix, starring Colman Domingo.
Deon is best known as Charlie on ABC’s BLACK-ISH and Freeform’s GROWNISH. For his role on BLACK-ISH, Deon won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series three times in a row at the 2020,2021 & 2022 NAACP Image Awards. Previously, he starred as Detective Daniel “DJ” Tanner on the TBS comedy ANGIE TRIBECA opposite Rashida Jones. Additionally, Deon was featured in the Ice Cube led BARBERSHOP series.
This is Deon’s third one-hour special for Netflix. Previous specials include: CHARLEEN’S BOY and COLE HEARTED. His first one-hour special, DEON COLE: COLE BLOODED SEMINAR was shot for Comedy Central. His stand-up documentary, WORKIN’ IT OUT, debuted exclusively on Netflix is a Joke’s Youtube channel, and has garnered 6 million views on social media, and 2.4 million views on Youtube alone.
Comedy Central today announced the premiere date of its highly anticipated adult animated series, Everybody Still Hates Chris. The reimagined series starring and executive produced by Chris Rock premieres Wednesday, September 25 at 10pm ET/PT. Terry Crews and Tichina Arnold also star alongside Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, and Gunnar Sizemore. The series is produced by CBS Studios and Chris Rock Enterprises, in association with 3 Arts Entertainment.
Everybody Still Hates Chris will feature Chris Rock (“Rustin,” “Fargo”) as “Adult Chris,” narrating stories inspired by his experience growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working-class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s. Terry Crews (“America’s Got Talent”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) will voice “Julius,” Chris’ father who is a gentle giant with a relentless work ethic, and tightwad approach to life. He grew up dirt poor, so he knows the cost of everything down to the penny. He works two jobs to support the family, and on his days off, he takes on a third job. Tichina Arnold (“The Neighborhood”) will voice “Rochelle,” Chris’ mother who is smart, strong-willed, and has a nurturing spirit, but she can also be hot-headed, especially when it comes to her kids. She tolerates zero nonsense, so she quits more jobs in a month than most people do in a lifetime.
In addition to the cast of the original series “Everybody Hates Chris,” Tim Johnson Jr. (“Saturdays”) will voice “Young Chris,” a nerd who wants to be cool but he’s outshined by his younger brother, tortured by his little sister, and foiled by his cheapskate dad; Ozioma Akagha (“DELILAH”) will voice “Tonya,” Chris’ feisty baby sister, with the face of an angel and the heart of a demon, who gets along with her middle brother Drew but leaps at any chance to get Chris in trouble; Terrence Little Gardenhigh (“Danger Force”) will voice “Drew,” the golden child of the family who is the epitome of Black Excellence: handsome, athletic, a ladies man, taller and cooler than his older brother Chris; and Gunnar Sizemore (“Kung Fu Panda”) will voice “Greg,” Chris’s only friend at school who is girl-obsessed, status conscious and raised by a single dad.
“Everybody Hates Chris,” Chris Rock’s autobiographical, critically-acclaimed family series, ran for four seasons on UPN then the CW from 2005 – 2009. The series won a NAACP Image Award for its writing in 2007 and was also nominated for a Golden Globe and several Emmy Awards. All four seasons of the original series are available to stream on Paramount+.
Everybody Still Hates Chris is produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ animation arm. Alongside Chris Rock of Chris Rock Enterprises, showrunner Sanjay Shah (“Central Park”); Ali LeRoi; and Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky of 3 Arts Entertainment will executive produce. Titmouse (“Big Mouth”) serves as the animation studio for the series with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina serving as executive producers. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of the Comedy Central footprint.
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Actor and comedian, D.L. Hughley, spoke Thursday on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, an evening focused on the future as Kamala Harris formally accepts her party’s nomination for president.
Harris’s speech is her first official chance to offer her vision for the country to voters. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz formally accepted the vice presidential nomination the day before.
Temuera Morrison, best known for playing Boba Fett in the Star Wars franchise, and Spider-Man actor Jacob Batalon have joined Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa in The Wrecking Crew, an action comedy from Amazon MGM Studios.
Frankie Adams, Miyavi and Stephen Root are also joining the crew roster, which additionally includes Claes Bang.
Blue Beetle filmmaker Ángel Manuel Soto is directing the feature, which heads into production in October in New Zealand.
Crew has a script by Jonathan Tropper and follows two half-brothers — one a loose cannon cop (Momoa) and the other a disciplined Navy SEAL (Bautista). After 20-odd years of bad blood, they must work together to unravel the conspiracy behind their father’s murder in Hawaii.
Morrison will play the governor of Hawaii, while Batalon is a street-savvy, foul-mouthed private investigator who knew the brothers’ father.
Producing are 6th & Idaho’s Lynn Harris and Matt Reeves as well as Bautista, Momoa and Jeffrey Fierson.
Morrison played numerous clones in various Star Wars movies and headlined the Book of Boba Fett series at Disney+. He worked with Momoa on the two Aquaman movies. He is repped by Third Hill Entertainment and New Zealand’s Robert Bruce Agency.
Batalon played Peter Parker’s pal Ned Leeds opposite Tom Holland in the Marvel Studios Spider-Man movies, and also appeared in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. He was one of the stars of surprise moneymaker Tarot, the horror flick from Screen Gems, and played the title role and executive produced the series Reginald the Vampire for Syfy and Hulu. He is repped by IAG and Brecheen Feldman.
Adams will be next seen playing Sina, the strong-willed mother of Moana in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Moana. Recent credits include The Expanse and Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins. She is repped by Johnson and Laird, Brave Artists Management and attorney Jeff Hynick.
Miyavi is a singer-songwriter behind 13 studio albums. He made his film debut in the Oscar-nominated Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie, and earned credits on Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island, Netflix’s animated series Arcane, revenge movie Kate and Disney’s Maleficent 2. He is repped by CAA, Debut Management and LaPolt Law.
Root’s credits range from cult classic Office Space to 1990s sitcom Newsradio to modern comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fargo, Barry, and 13 seasons of voicework on King of the Hill. He is repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Hartbeat, the global media company creating entertainment at the intersection of comedy and culture, just announced the additions of Akon, Bryson Tiller, DJ Irie, and Saweetie as headlining performers for Hartbeat Weekend – the music and comedy celebration taking place Labor Day week at Resorts World in Las Vegas.
The newly added artists join an already stellar lineup featuring Kevin Hart, Lil Wayne, and Ludacris, with Akon and Bryson Tiller set to light up the stage poolside at AYU Dayclub, while Saweetie will electrify audiences Friday evening at Zouk Nightclub.
For a weekend filled with laughter, Hartbeat is excited to offer two complimentary comedy shows. On Friday, join us for LOL STAND-UP, a showcase of top comedians ranging from Hartbeat talent to local Vegas acts. Then, on Saturday, don’t miss Hot Mic, hosted by Comedian CP, featuring rapid-fire sets from both rising stars and big-league comedians like Yamaneika Saunders, Skillz Hudson, and Kendall Ward, recorded live for Kevin Hart’s LOL Radio, SiriusXM Channel 96.
Ahead of Hartbeat Weekend, Hartbeat will also be taking over Zouk Nightclub filming brand-new stand-up series, LOL Live. LOL Live will feature ten 30-minute, curated specials showcasing a diverse lineup of comedians, including Brandi Denise, Chico Bean, Chinedu Unaka, Daphnique Springs, Devon Walker, Justin Silva, Ken Flores, Lea’h Sampson, Malik B, and Sydnee Washington.
Hartbeat Weekend will also feature a series of live podcast tapings on Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1. Highlights include the return of “Straight from the Hart” with the Plastic Cup Boyz (Joey Wells, Will ‘Spank’ Horton, Harry Ratchford, Wayne Brown, and Na’im Lynn) and the hit music podcast “One Song” with Diallo Riddle and Luxxury. Also joining this year’s podcast lineup are LOL! Radio’s latest additions, including “Petty Crimes” hosted by Griff Stark-Ennis and Ceara O’Sullivan, and “Off Topic with Yamaneika,” hosted by comedian Yamaneika Saunders with special guest George Wallace. All podcast tapings are free for attendees and will take place live from Hartbeat Lounge at Jalisco Underground inside Resorts World.
The beloved Gran Coramino Cup will be returning to the Eight Lounge in Resorts World. From Gran Coramino Tequila in partnership with Chilled Magazine, the one-of-a-kind bartender competition celebrates and shines a light on the hustlers of nightlife that often go under-appreciated. More information at GranCoramino.com/bartenders. Hartbeat also just announced their Hartbeat Ventures Private Cocktail and Dinner Party taking place on Thursday, August 29th. This upscale event will be held at Carversteak and is invite only.
On Sunday, Kevin Hart will close out the weekend of live stand-up comedy performances as he brings his “Acting My Age” tour to the Resorts World Theatre stage at 9 p.m. The show is produced by AEG Presents.
WHEN: LOL Live will take place Tuesday, August 27th – Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Hartbeat Weekend will take place Thursday, August 29 – Sunday, September 1, 2024
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WHERE: Across Resorts World Las Vegas venues including Zouk Nightclub, AYU Dayclub, Resorts World Theatre, and Jalisco Underground
TICKETS: For more information and tickets, please visit https://www.rwlasvegas.com/experiences/hartbeat-weekend/.
Megan Thee Stallion has been tapped to host the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, set to take place Sept. 11.
This will mark Megan’s first-ever awards show hosting gig, coming on the heels of her five nominations at this year’s VMAs, including best collaboration with tourmate GloRilla and best hip-hop, the category she last won in 2020 for “Savage.” She has previously won two VMAs and three Grammys, among other accolades.
Megan is no stranger to hosting duties, though, having previously hosted Saturday Night Live and served as co-host for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Earlier this year, Megan released a new album, MEGAN, that includes collaborations with Victoria Monet, GloRilla, UGK, Big K.R.I.T., Kyle Richh and Yuki Chiba.
The 2024 VMAs will air live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from New York’s UBS Arena.
As previously announced, Katy Perry is set to receive this year’s Video Vanguard Award and will perform a medley of her hits. Other performers will include Benson Boone, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, GloRilla, Halsey, Lenny Kravitz, Lisa, Rauw Alejandro and Sabrina Carpenter.
Taylor Swift leads the nominees with a total of 10 noms, followed by Post Malone with nine; Ariana Grande, Eminem and Sabrina Carpenter with six apiece; Megan and SZA with five each; and Lisa, Olivia Rodrigo and Teddy Swims with four each. Fans can vote online in 15 gender-neutral categories through Aug. 30.
MTV said that, in observance of the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, MTV will again support the nonprofit 9/11 Day, which organizes the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, and Tuesday’s Children, which serves the families of 9/11.
The VMAs are executive produced by Bruce Gillmer and Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic, with Barb Bialkowski as co-executive producer. Alicia Portugal and Jackie Barba are executives in charge of production, Wendy Plaut is executive in charge of celebrity talent, and Lisa Lauricella is music talent executive.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Rush Hour 4 is reportedly being pitched to various studios in an attempt to get the project off the ground. The fourth installment in the franchise, starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, could also mark controversial director Brett Ratner’s return to filmmaking.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, executives at Lionsgate held a meeting to discuss Rush Hour 4 in July 2024. While other franchises, such as John Wick, have experienced success with new additions, the problem with getting the action comedy off the ground is the potential involvement of Ratner, who directed the first three Rush Hour movies. Sources familiar with the talks said the filmmaker, who has been accused of sexual misconduct, was part of the pitch for the fourth installment.
Ratner, who faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment in 2017, has denied the claims and was not charged for the alleged crimes. However, after getting dropped by his agency, the filmmaker has been absent from Hollywood for several years. Due to the controversy, Warner Bros. allowed Rush Hour 4 to be licensed elsewhere. Despite the freedom to house the project elsewhere, studios like Paramount and Sony passed on the film after hearing that Ratner would be involved.
Ratner had a thriving career in the ’90s and 2000s as a music video director and studio filmmaker, hitting it big with the first Rush Hour movie in 1998. He went on to direct the next two films in the series, which collectively made over $500 million at the domestic box office. However, after detailed accusations of sexual misconduct were leveled against him by six women, including Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn, no one wanted to work with him.
For Rush Hour 4 to move forward, it would need domestic and international distribution partners. Although the involved parties wouldn’t have ownership of the rights to the previous Rush Hour films, they would acquire a new installment in a well-established franchise, while Warner Bros. would receive a licensing fee. While Tucker and Chan have expressed interest in a fourth Rush Hour movie, their involvement has not been made official.
In 2019, the pair almost broke the internet after posting a photo together on Instagram, hinting at a reunion for a potential reunion for their characters Yan Naing Lee and James Carter. However, Chan’s management company, the JC Group, quickly debunked speculation. In Dec. 2022, Chan backtracked once more by confirming that Rush Hour 4 was in development. “We’re talking about Rush Hour 4 right now,” he said during an appearance at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, CBR
MTV today announced that Caught in the Act: Unfaithful, hosted by TV legend Tami Roman, will premiere on Tuesday, September 17th at 9pm ET/PT. The fan-favorite series returns with jaw-dropping moments, captivating twists, and emotional confrontations that promise to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
This season explores a new, unpredictable case each week, featuring clandestine rendezvous, shocking family betrayals, engagement entanglements, and salacious scandals. Alongside seasoned Relationship Expert Coach Ken and an elite investigation team, Tami Roman takes on the electrifying task of helping suspicious lovers expose their unfaithful partners. Each story delves into the complex dynamics of trust, deception, and the pursuit of truth, culminating in a pivotal choice: team up with the partner’s other lover or expose them both in a dramatic takedown.
Caught in the Act: Unfaithful is executive produced by Lashan Browning, Donna Edge-Rachell, Paris Bauldwin, Alissa Horowitz, Daniel Wiener, Jamail Shelton, and Rich Allen for Antoinette Media. Tami Roman also serves as Producer. Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin and Jennifer Aguirre serve as Executive Producers with Supervising Producer Jarrad Galano for MTV. Sara Finney serves as Executive in Charge for MTV.
Join the conversation using #MTVUnfaithful, and follow along on X, Instagram, and TikTok. Catch up with full episodes of Caught In The Act: Unfaithful on MTV Video On Demand.
CNN is adding an array of humor specialists to its broad gallery of journalistic experts.
Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black have been named to serve as captains on the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet’s new Saturday-night series “Have I Got News For You.” The ten-episode run of the series, best known in its original incarnation on the BBC, launches Saturday, September 14, at 9 p.m. Roy Wood Jr. is the host.
“It is an honor to get to work with comedy favorites Michael Ian Black and Roy Wood Jr,” said Ruffin, in a statement. “It is our hope that this show will take people from saying, “This is CNN.” to “THIS is CNN!?!?””
“I’m thrilled to be joining Roy Wood Jr. and Amber Ruffin as ‘Have I Got News For You’s” DEI hire,” said Black, in a statement. “I’m looking forward to spreading as much disinformation as possible on America’s most trusted news network – my main focus has been, and will continue to be, pleasing my handlers in the Kremlin.
“Have I Got News For You” has been made available by the BBC since 1990, and typically showcases two teams talking about various news stories on the week. The U.K. show has been so scrutinized that it has been brought to court for utterances of various panelists about news subjects.
The series joins rebroadcasts of Bill Maher’s HBO roundtable program, “Real Time.” CNN has hopes of branching out into news-driven comedy, according to Amy Entelis, CNN’s executive vice president of talent and content, who told Variety of such plans in a May interview. Weekend viewers might like a break from the intensity of the news week with programs about lifestyle or “have a laugh about something and maybe be able to connect to a personality who wouldn’t necessarily be anchoring a show on CNN or even an original series,” she said. “We will be exploring that going forward.”
Ruffin first came to notice as a writer and contributor to NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” — the first Black woman to write for a U.S. late-night broadcast talk program. She hosted her own program on NBC’s Peacock streaming hub and, more recently, penned the revised book for Broadway’s current revival of “The Wiz.”
Black is an actor, writer, and comedian who began his career with the sketch comedy troupe The State. He co-created several television shows, including “Viva Variety,” “Stella,” and “Michael & Michael Have Issues.” He has starred in series including “Ed” and “The Jim Gaffigan Show ” and appeared in films including “This Is 40.” He has also hosted game shows and led podcasts.
Source: Variety
Comedy Central announced an impressive voice cast for the reimagined adult animated series, “Everybody Still Hates Chris,” including Chris Rock, Terry Crews, and Tichina Arnold. Also joining the new series are Tim Johnson Jr., Ozioma Akagha, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, and Gunnar Sizemore. Produced by CBS Studios; Chris Rock Enterprises; and 3 Arts Entertainment, the new half-hour animated series will premiere on Comedy Central later this year.
“I’m very excited to introduce the world to another funny side of my childhood,” said Star and Executive Producer Chris Rock.
“I wanted this job to get free tickets to a Chris Rock stand-up show, but we ended up making something we’re proud of that is true to the original series we all loved,” said Sanjay Shah, series Showrunner and Executive Producer.
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” will feature Chris Rock (“Rustin,” “Fargo”) as “Adult Chris,” narrating stories inspired by his experience growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working-class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s. Terry Crews (“America’s Got Talent”) will voice “Julius,” Chris’ father who is a gentle giant with a relentless work ethic, and cheap. He grew up dirt poor, so he knows the cost of everything down to the penny. He works two jobs to support the family, and on his days off, he takes on a third job. Tichina Arnold (“The Neighborhood”) will voice “Rochelle,” Chris’ mother who is smart, strong-willed, and has a nurturing spirit, but she can also be hot-headed, especially when it comes to her kids. She tolerates zero nonsense, so she quits more jobs in a month than most people do in a lifetime.
In addition to the cast of the original series “Everybody Hates Chris,” Tim Johnson Jr. (“Saturdays”) will voice “Young Chris,” a nerd who wants to be cool but he’s outshined by his younger brother, tortured by his little sister, and foiled by his cheapskate dad; Ozioma Akagha (“DELILAH”) will voice “Tonya,” Chris’ feisty baby sister, with the face of an angel and the heart of a demon, who gets along with her middle brother Drew but leaps at any chance to get Chris in trouble; Terrence Little Gardenhigh (“Danger Force”) will voice “Drew,” the golden child of the family who is the epitome of Black Excellence: handsome, athletic, a ladies man, taller and cooler than his older brother Chris; and Gunnar Sizemore (“Kung Fu Panda”) will voice “Greg,” Chris’s only friend at school who is girl-obsessed, status conscious and raised by a single dad.
“Everybody Hates Chris,” Chris Rock’s autobiographical, critically-acclaimed family series, ran for four seasons on UPN then the CW from 2005 – 2009. The series won a NAACP Image Award for its writing in 2007 and was also nominated for a Golden Globe and several Emmy Awards. All four seasons of the original series are available to stream on Paramount+.
“Everybody Still Hates Chris” is produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ animation arm. Alongside Chris Rock of Chris Rock Enterprises, showrunner Sanjay Shah (“Central Park”); Ali LeRoi; and Michael Rotenberg and Dave Becky of 3 Arts Entertainment will executive produce. Titmouse (“Big Mouth”) serves as the animation studio for the series with Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina serving as executive producers.