The Definitive Guide to Comedy
It’s always extra special when a comedian earns a nationwide TV ad campaign. Even more special when it’s the Super Bowl. And as Matt Braunger attests, that much extra special when comedians haven’t had regular live shows and touring to count on for income. Braunger fronts an all-star ad for …
Lots of folks converge on whichever city hosts the Super Bowl. This year, Cedric the Entertainer is going to entertain those masses and film it for his first of what’s expected to become an annual even: The 1st & Goal Comedy Bowl. It’ll take place Feb. 1, 2019, the Friday …
Even though Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and all of the cable channels have made the idea of a TV season seem antiquated, we still get a mini-rush at the end of September when the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW) premiere their new and returning series each fall. …
Third time’s not only the charm, but also a full-on trend, so safe to say The CW and Just For Laughs are very happy together. After all, The CW will celebrate a third consecutive year of broadcasting the Howie Mandel Gala from Montreal’s Just For Laughs. The 90-minute primetime stand-up …
What does it mean to be black in America? I cannot pretend to truly know myself, but I can turn to my friends with empathy and listen to them, put myself in their shoes. A full generation before Black Lives Matter, Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan were making sure black …
The 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam is not going unnoticed by Netflix. Sure, Russell Simmons has revived the brand for HBO, where it debuted originally in 1992, with a new season of All Def Comedy hosted by Tony Rock, coming this December. But before that happens, Netflix will celebrate …
Fresh off of the summer TCA rounds, BET has released this scene from the upcoming sketch-reality series The Comedy Get Down, starring Cedric The Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy. In this scene, George, Ced and D.L. meet with one of their sponsors to try to …
Charlie Murphy (“Charlie Murphy!”) may have died in April, but his comic legacy lives on, not only in the fourth season of Power on Starz, which began airing this summer — but also the forthcoming first season of The Comedy Get Down, coming to BET. BET had announced the semi-scripted …
After talking with Cedric the Entertainer yesterday, I’ve followed up with a formal review of his Netflix special. Here’s an excerpt: Cedric manages to balance the light material and the more serious topics in his act, and breaking into song allows him to segue seamlessly between the two moods. From …
Cedric The Entertainer already has spent a couple of hours on the phone, waking up before dawn, before ringing me up to promote his new Netflix stand-up special, Live from the Ville. “In between I’ve been teaching Spanish to a bunch of British kids!” Ced joked. How does he find the …
