comedy
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What Men Want: Inside the Minds of Actor Aldis Hodge, Producer Will Packer and Writer Tina Gordon Chism
If you had the ability to read one person’s mind, who would you choose? Would it be someone you know, a celebrity, or a historical figure? Starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Tracy Morgan and Erykah Badu, What Men Want follows Ali Davis (Henson), a successful agent who feels stilted in the “man’s…
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First Look: Inside The Boomerang Writers' Room
Beloved film Boomerang is the latest modern classic to be slated for a reboot as a series. But ahead of its premiere, the overarching question in the writers’ room is: How do you tell an age-old tale of romance and dating in a fresh new-age world? From BET.com: Boomerang is a half-hour subversive, smart, serialized…
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Tiffany Haddish Bombs, Drinks with Fans Instead
Tiffany Haddish wasn’t ready for her set. It didn’t stop a few fans from having a good time. Performing to a packed house at the James L. Knight center in Miami, the usually poised Haddish didn’t have her best stuff as the new year approached. As the set progressed, Haddish forgot a few of her…
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'You Know What That's Called? Growth': Natasha Rothwell Secures Overall Deal With HBO
Birds of a feather do, indeed, flock together. When your crew is glowed-up, that light is bound to shine on you as well. Such is the case for Natasha Rothwell, who just inked an overall deal with HBO, Deadline reports. Her first project is said to be an original idea, which she’ll write, executive produce,…
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New Web Series Blacker Tackles Race With a Little Help From Some Actual #BlackGirlMagic
Wouldn’t it be amazing to turn the tables on the unseasoned for their ill-advised antics? Imagine getting reparations with a carefully worded incantation that gives a pompous bigot a taste of his own medicine. That’s what happens in Blacker, a new short web series about racism that was co-created by Rhett Owen and Eric Lockley,…
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Louis C.K. and the Tired Practice of White People Using Black People as Their Woke GPS
As Louis C.K. continues his comeback tour—recently stepping up from unplanned appearances at marquee comedy clubs in New York to scheduled sets—controversy has circled the comic yet again. There is, of course, the specter of whether it’s appropriate for Louis to begin headlining at comedy clubs again; it’s been a little over a year since…
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Lil' Rel Knew His Bestie Tiffany Haddish Would Have a Successful Career
Comedians Lil’ Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish are besties. While both of their stars are shining brighter with each new role and opportunity, things were always this golden for the both of them. The two comedic counterparts often think back over their struggles and laugh at Tiffany’s almost broken down Geo Tracker, their tiny apartments,…
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Smart, Funny and Black: Amanda Seales Has Created the Blackest Game Show Ever
Amanda Seales is a lot of things: comedian, intellect, actress, opinionated Instagram commentator, among many other labels. But did you know she’s also the host of one of the best game shows the world has ever seen? Seales created Smart, Funny and Black, the blackest game show ever, that tests the bounds of some of…