The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Getting recognized as Day-Day still after almost 20 years since his appearance in the Friday movie sequels is a saving grace for comedian and actor Mike Epps. As he’s quick to acknowledge and joke about. Or even not so quick to mention, in the case of his second Netflix comedy …
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 …
In case you missed it, Showtime at the Apollo returned in a big way last night with a two-hour primetime special on FOX, hosted by Steve Harvey. “This theater made me who I am today,” Harvey said, calling it a “proving ground” not just for himself, but for everyone who …
Mike Epps is the life of the party this Friday, the Next Friday, the Friday After Next, and so on and so forth. You get it. But does that make his stand-up worth watching? Well, that’s a different question and answer than wondering, is Mike Epps funny? Yes and no. …
There are so many comedy festivals happening this weekend, this month and pretty much all the time across North America in the world now it’s tougher to track them all. But this October, there are two happening on either end of New Jersey to hype you to, especially if you’re …
The TCA summer press tour began on Tuesday in Pasadena — an annual parade of TV networks and stars, presenting themselves en masse to the TV Critics Association in hopes that their fall series will be welcomed and shared with rave reviews. Or, at the very least, enough buzz to …
As you may recall, comedy fans have waited several years to see a major motion picture biography of the legendary Richard Pryor. It’s happening now, directed by Lee Daniels and starring Mike Epps as Pryor, with Oprah Winfrey playing Pryor’s grandmother, who raised the young comedian in a brothel. But …
Mike Epps got into trouble last week for posting a joke photo and caption on Martin Luther King Day depicting a black man with white slaves. On the other hand, Epps is about to portray the late great Richard Pryor, who broke barriers in stand-up with his brutal honesty onstage, …
Back in November, George Lopez got Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin and D.L. Hughley together for a fund-raiser in Peoria, Ill., to erect a statue in the hometown of the late, great Richard Pryor. Charlie Murphy was there, too. The six stand-up comedians had so much fun performing …
