steve harvey
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Mo'Nique & Friends: 'A Bitch Is Back' and We Love to See It
Mo’Nique has been through it. Though she’s had a moment or two that made us pause, the one thing I can respect about the veteran comedian is that she stands in her own personal truth, even in the midst of potential blacklisting in an industry that rarely ever sees it for black women anyway. When…
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Does Madea Wear Tiaras? Tyler Perry Studios to Host 2019 Miss Universe Pageant
Yeah, yeah…we know Tyler Perry retired the controversial yet enduring character known as Madea earlier this year, but she instantly came to mind when we heard about Perry’s latest coup: hosting the 2019 Miss Universe pageant at his newly opened Tyler Perry Studios. According to the Huffington Post, the former Trump-owned media property, which aired…
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Steve Harvey Reportedly Abandoned His Talk Show Staff, Not Returning Calls or Emails. Perhaps He Was Sleep?
Wake up! We got some more Steve Harvey news. The 62-year-old zoot suit enthusiast has had a hell of a past few weeks, having not only lost his daytime talk show but his additional gig on NBC’s Little Big Shots. Naturally, I’m wondering if the survey will name Family Feud as Steve’s third strike. We’ll…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Some Rules and Reminders for People Who Read The Root
It’s the Friday before a major holiday, and the regular writer of the Clapback Mailbag, Michael Harriot, has decided to take the day off for whatever it is he does when he is not pulling white people by their taint hairs on The Root. Before he took off the other day, he asked me if…
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No Applause: Mo’Nique Addresses Steve Harvey’s Recent Bad Luck
Earlier this week, news broke that serial sleep avoider Steve Harvey had not one, but two gigs stripped from his weekly schedule: his eponymous talk show was set for cancellation, and his hosting gig for NBC’s Little Big Shots would go to another personality, thought to be “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson. Harvey, who gained…
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NBC Drops Steve Harvey’s Talk Show, Replaces Him With Kelly Clarkson
Fans of his casket-sharp suits and oversized veneers may be sad to read the following news: Steve Harvey’s talk show, Steve, will be ending its run in June. Variety reports that the show’s demise may have come as a result of a battle between NBCUniversal and Endeavor’s IMG Original Content. Harvey first jumped into the…
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Steve Harvey Is Stupid
Some people know things. Many people, however, are able to eke out a more-than-modest living by convincing people that they know things. They aren’t blessed with the gift of knowledge as much as they are blessed with the gift of charismatic sophistry. Politicians call it “spin.” Poets describe it as “silver-tongued.” Niggas who smoke Newports…
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Steve Harvey Admits He Used 'a Bad Choice of Words' During Heated Debate With Mo'Nique
It’s settled—Steve Harvey just needs to “slow down.” Harvey recently invited Mo’Nique on his daytime talk show, Steve, to finally address the elephant in the room, comedian-to-comedian. Both held their ground, with Mo’Nique refusing to sacrifice her integrity for money, despite Harvey’s almost-pleading protests. Harvey’s argument was that she was essentially destroying her legacy with…
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Mo'Nique to Steve Harvey: 'We've Lost the Integrity, Worrying About the Money'
Mo’Nique and Steve Harvey finally sat down to discuss their differences—on his daytime talk show. The 51-year-old actress-comedian appeared on Steve Wednesday to hash out a disagreement between the two regarding the way she handled her Netflix negotiations and claims that she’d been blackballed in the industry for years. Steve pointed out how Mo’Nique’s contention…
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Steve Harvey Loses One of His Fifty-’Leven Gigs to Kelly Clarkson
Whatever feelings you have about the Chicklet-toothed “relationship expert” who sold the Now & Later-colored Easter suit to your head deacon, you gotta give it to Steve Harvey—he’s a damn hard worker. And perhaps the man who thought it was comedy gold to tell a Flint, Mich., resident to enjoy his “nice glass of brown…