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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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Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

January 9, 2020
Entertainment, Movies

Dolemite Is My Name: Here at The Root, We Play Black Ass Game

The Root is our name and blackness is our game, so we decided to play none other than Black Ass Game! The stars of Dolemite Is My Name joined us for some sho-nuff blackness: Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Tituss Burgess, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps and Craig Robinson. And yes, the questions were…

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Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

October 25, 2019
Entertainment

TIFF 2019: Dolemite Is My Name Is the Comeback King of Blaxploitation

You ever leave a movie feeling all warm inside due to the bubbling laughter in your tummy and pure joy in reaction to an underdog’s triumph? That movie, for me, is Dolemite Is My Name. Netflix breaks down the synopsis like so: Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Academy…

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Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

October 3, 2019
Culture

Watch: King Bach Teaches Us How to Make a Viral Video

King Bach (Andrew Bachelor) is a social media savant who grew from Vine fame and once the platform closed, he kept his social media populated with hilarious parodies and skits. He’s now your favorite Instagrammer’s favorite Instagrammer, King Bach, is starring in the new movie, Where’s the Money, alongside comedic pros like Terry Crews, Mike…

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Danielle Young

Published

November 6, 2017
Entertainment

PETA Wants Agriculture Department to Investigate Mike Epps and Kangaroo

Mike Epps may have thought bringing a kangaroo onstage with him at a recent show was a great idea, but some animal-rights activists think otherwise. The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says that Javon Stacks, the owner of the kangaroo, and Epps placed the animal in harm’s way, and it wants the…

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Yesha Callahan

Published

April 4, 2017
Entertainment

Mike Epps Responds to Kangaroo Controversy

Animal lovers have a bone to pick with Mike Epps after the comedian appeared onstage with a kangaroo at a recent comedy show. During Epps’ Detroit show Friday, he was accompanied onstage by not just any kangaroo, but a famous one. The kangaroo, owned by Javon Stacks’ Exhibit Zoo, went viral last week after Stacks…

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Yesha Callahan

Published

April 3, 2017
Entertainment

Mike Epps Arrested After New Orleans Casino Fight

Mike Epps is now a wanted man after skipping his arraignment because of an altercation over the weekend at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans. According to The Advocate, Epps allegedly got into an altercation with a man named Algernon Pitre after Pitre asked for an autograph. Pitre told The Advocate that he approached Epps after…

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Yesha Callahan

Published

February 22, 2017
News

A Great Black TV Show Is Suffering From Survivor’s Remorse

For the first time in several years, there are black-centered sitcoms that don’t make me want to cry out to Negro Jesus in agony. Up until very recently, all we had were the Tyler Perry-helmed shows, which worked for certain sects within our community, but like the reality-TV shows I actively consume on VH1 and Bravo,…

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Michael Arceneaux

Published

July 24, 2016