LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” went political with a parody of this week’s presidential debate, Chris Rock’s jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion’s message supporting Black people during her performance. The NBC late-night sketch series on Saturday night jumped into the reenactment of the recent debate between Republican President Donald […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Dave Chappelle receiving the Mark Twain prize for lifetime achievement in comedy (all times local): 10 p.m. Musician John Legend paid tribute to Dave Chappelle’s passion for music and determination to use his influence to spotlight different artists. Chappelle’s show, during its short 2 season run, featured unique performances […]
Netflix has released the trailer for Dolemite Is My Name just before it makes its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in early September. In film, we’ve last seen Eddie Murphy in the 2016 drama Mr. Church, where he starred as a humble, caring, and introspective man who patiently raised a young girl after […]
It happened! The history-making Black Lady Sketch Show premiered on HBO this past Friday and it didn’t disappoint. As promised it was a star-studded debut with a well-rounded collection of sketches about blackness, womanhood, beauty standards, and biters. The show takes on an interesting format in that it uses one sketch that features the women […]
In a recent episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfield, behind the wheel of a 2004 Porsche Carerra GT, scooped up his legendary colleague, Eddie Murphy. They both bonded over being loners, completing their first impromptu performances on buses as kids and growing up personally and professionally in the Big Apple. As the […]
We are in a golden age for black television. Storytellers like Kenya Barris, Ava DuVernay, Donald Glover, Lena Waithe, and more are turning the people and places of their lives and in their imaginations into shows and films that entertain, educate, and empower. Comedic content has also soared in popularity over the last several years […]
Sam Jay @SamJayComic – IG & Twitter Originally from Boston, Sam Jay, has made a name for herself not only competing in and winning comedy competitions but she is also a writer for Saturday Night Live. She was also featured on the Netflix special The Comedy Lineup. Her stand-up is punctuated with a brutal […]
Amanda Seales’ first stand-up comedy special debuted Saturday night on HBO. The 37-year-old comedian, perhaps best known for starring as Issa Rae’s best friend in Insecure, speaks authentically about her journey as a Black woman in her new special, I Be Knowin’. “It’s important for Black women to make our own way, because if we […]
The Amazon Prime Original, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, follows upper class Jewish housewife, Miriam “Midge” Maisel as she develops and impromptu stand-up career in the late 1950s New York comedy scene. Using elements of drama, comedy, and musicals, creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) combines whimsy and grit to produce an ode to the ambition and […]
In his latest stand-up special, Daily Show star Trevor Noah continues to do what he does best – making us think about intersectionality while we laugh. Through the course of his one-hour special the barrier-breaking comedian takes us through his vacation in Indonesia, his life growing up in apartheid South Africa, and his strange […]