Day: April 1, 2012

Byron Allen certainly likes doing show business on his own terms, and his production company’s first sitcom is no different. After shooting a pilot for First Family at his own studios in Southern California, Allen went ahead and ordered 104 episodes — despite not having a network or syndication buyer for the series yet. The comedy — which follows an African-American family that occupies the White House but is not meant to be the Obamas specifically or satirically — does reunite 227‘s Marla Gibbs and Jackee Harry, though. The cast also includes John Witherspoon as the president’s father, comedian...