comedy
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T.C. Carlson Reveals He Was Fired From Living Single, Says He Served as Spokesperson When Cast Felt Disrespected
This year will mark 27 years since the first episode of Living Single aired in August 1993. The popular comedy series starring Queen Latifah, Kim Fields, Erika Alexander and Kim Coles has ranked among the most revered television shows universally embraced by the black community. As we reminisce about the beloved series, the concept of…
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Deon Cole Discusses 'Self-Hate' Over Some Damn Pants; Wishes Major Awards Shows Would Implement a Category for Standup
Deon Cole just wanted to wear some damn bell-bottoms, y’all. The comedian and co-star of Black-ish and Grown-ish recently found himself in a tizzy after he rolled up to the 2020 NAACP Image Awards red carpet, rocking a Gucci velvet bell-bottom suit. “You should be able to wear whatever you want, man,” Cole told The…
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Bigger Is Better With a Season 2 Pickup, and You Should Be Watching It On BET+
You know that moment when you walk out of an experience and realize you’re still smiling much, much later? That’s the effect Bigger had on me. What is Bigger? BET can answer that, via their official press release: Season one of Bigger follows Layne, a single-black-woman and her close-knit group of 30-somethings as they navigate…
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White House Correspondents' Dinner Taps Kenan Thompson to Bring Back the Funny
Nearly two years removed from the spectacle that was the 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the annual gala will return to its comedic roots. The Hill reports that Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson will host its 2020 dinner on April 25. And because you can never get enough comedians of color on the same…
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Pete Holmes Tells Heckler to 'Shut the F—k Up.' Turns Out It Was Malia Obama
Most of the time when a comedian calls out a heckler or someone just being disruptive in the audience it leads to laugh, maybe some applause and generally ends with getting the audience behind you. That wasn’t quite the case with what happened to Pete Holmes. The Boston Herald reports that during a recent guest…
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First-Look: The Last Days of Richard Pryor Documentary to Include Never-Before-Seen Interviews With Legendary Comedian
“You never knew what was going to happen because…he was Richard Pryor.” Fifteen years after Richard Pryor’s death (Dec. 10, 2005), we are getting a new look into the life of the one man every black comedian (hell, every comedian period) cites as their inspiration. In an exclusive debut trailer obtained by The Root, fellow…
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FX’s Atlanta, the Show You Thought Had Disappeared Like the City of Atlantis, Is Returning in 2021
It’s a 2020 miracle! Or um, more like a 2021 miracle. But we received the news in 2020, so let’s go with that. What news, you ask? Well, FX Networks and FX Productions chairman John Landgraf confirmed at the network’s Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour on Thursday that Donald Glover’s Atlanta will be returning…
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Eddie Murphy Gets Real About His Old Homophobic Jokes: 'Some of It, I Cringe When I Watch'
Eddie Murphy can admit that some of his jokes from the ’80s just don’t hit. In an interview with CBS This Morning, the famed actor and comedian reflected on some of his old homophobic jokes with reporter Tracy Smith. “Some of it, I cringe when I watch,” Murphy said. “I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I…
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Hot Girl Small Screen: Megan Thee Stallion Confirms Role in Season 3 of Good Girls
Real good girl shit—Megan Thee Stallion is coming to your television screens! The 24-year-old rapping sensation will be joining the suburban crime mavens on NBC’s Good Girls. She confirmed the news via Instagram on Wednesday. “NBC done let me come on and be on Good Girls. And y’all just need to tune in and get…
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My Best Friend and I Went to the Taping of Lil Rel’s HBO Special and Had The Time of Our Lives. It Was Also the Last Time I Saw Her
I don’t remember the very last words she said to me, but I remember the overall sentiment: “That was fun as hell.” When I was invited to the live taping of HBO’s Lil Rel Howery Live In Crenshaw, I knew the perfect person to join me: one of my best friends, Bonique’a (We called her…