The Original Kings Of Comedy reunite for first time in eight years
It’s “Comedy Groundbreakers Week” on the Steve Harvey Show. Harvey is sitting down with some of the biggest comedians in the world of stand-up and he kicked it off in a big way. Harvey’s co-stars from the 2000 film The Original Kings of Comedy, including Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley reunited for the first […]
Bernie Mac’s high school renames auditorium in his honor
Bernie Mac’s family, including his wife Rhonda McCullough Gilmore, his daughter Je’Neice McCullough, and Mac’s granddaughter Jasmine stopped by The Steve Harvey Show to talk about the Bernie Mac Foundation which was set up in his memory to combat the disease that attacked his lungs and eventually took his life, Sarcoidosis. Another legendary comedian, Mike […]
BET greenlights new comedies from Steve Harvey, Wanda Sykes, Kevin Hart, and 50 Cent
Get ready for a big slate of new comedies from BET: the network just greenlit a handful of series, including a game show produced by Chris Rock and a sketch series from noted comedy fan 50 Cent. It seems BET is doubling down on comedy, buying up shows from some of comedy’s biggest names. There’s Face […]
Vice TV Explores The History Of Black Comedy In New Docuseries, “Black Comedy In America”
Screenshot. Courtesy of Vice TV. Vice TV is premiering a new docuseries looking back the impact of America’s most prolific Black comedians titled Black Comedy In America, premiering tonight at 10 PM ET on the platform & hosted by comedians Tiffany Haddish, Chris Spencer & Ryan Davis. The new docuseries “explores the comedic pioneers of […]
Watch: “SNL” Pairs Up Donald Trump & Kamala Harris In “Family Feud”
Courtesy of NBC. This hasn’t been your standard presidential election cycle. In years past, each election year saw three Presidential debates occur. This year, it seems as if there will just be two: one with Joe Biden and Donald Trump back in June before Biden dropped out of the race and one with Kamala Harris […]
Dave Chappelle, Cedric The Entertainer, Martin Lawrence and more show up in the Def Comedy Jam 25 trailer
25 years ago Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam defined urban comedy. The show was a no-holds-barred arena to test the meddle of comedians, practically forging them in fire. But on the other end emerged some of the era’s greatest stand-up comedians. The list goes on and one but it includes Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Dave […]
Dave Chappelle, JB Smoove, Tracy Morgan, Kevin Hart and more to celebrate “Def Comedy Jam” turning 25
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam, a special coming to Netflix, and it’s stacked with some of the biggest names in comedy whose careers were given a major launch by the show. Talent including Bill Bellamy, Cedric the Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Adele Givens, Eddie Griffin, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Steve […]