As I sat on my university campus in Nashville wondering where the hell spring was, Bob Sumner lounged in the outdoor area of a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard enjoying the 90-degree weather as he feasted on the fruits of over more than 30 years of hard work in the entertainment industry. A long way from […]
In his latest venture, Patriot Act, comedian and former Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj makes history as the first Muslim to host a late-night show. Netflix, which has seemingly become the favored platform for creators looking to distribute their content, releases new weekly episodes of the show. Minaj uses his latest endeavor to discuss important topics such as […]
Our favorite besties – Issa and Molly are back at it again in the third season of Insecure. Molly is still getting hot and heavy with her childhood friend, Dro, who is in an open marriage. And Issa is sleeping on Daniel’s couch, until she can get her money […]
In her latest book, Seinfeldia, Jennifer Keishen Armstrong explores the world of the hit sitcom and its pervasiveness in our current culture. By including profiles of the actors, writers, directors, network executives and everyone else who had anything to do with the show, Armstrong illustrates how the show transformed creators and audiences alike. […]
Netflix’s flagship original show, Orange is the New Black, returned for its sixth season – this time withthe women of Litchfield now in maximum security prison facing the prospect of additional time due to last season’s riot. Bonds that were formed in MCC’s minimum security prison are broken as “families” are divided into warring […]
Being a late 80’s baby, I have encountered In Living Color as a very young child, but more so as an adult. Some of my favorite characters (along with everyone else’s) include Wanda, Fire Marshall Bill, and Homey D. Clown. While I found them and the situations they were placed in funny, I was too […]
Comedian W. Kamau Bell recently sat down with Terry Gross from NPR’s “Fresh Air” to discuss his latest Netflix special, Private School Negro, along with Finding Kamau, a three-part docuseries that reflects upon Bell’s ancestry. In his new comedy special, Bell ruminates on being black in America and expresses his concerns about raising his biracial […]
In her latest special Hard Knock Wife, Ali Wong returns several months pregnant with her second child and ready to spew more meditations on life postpartum. Her decision to film not one but two stand-up specials while visibly with child is in itself a revolutionary act. In such a male-dominated, misogynistic space, Wong takes on the topics of […]
Exciting news for Boston, Houston, and El Paso locals: This June, catch contemporary comedians Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart live as they host a limited, seven-date run of exclusive stand-up shows within the three cities. The two comedians have previously performed together in August 2017, where Stewart made a surprise appearance during Chappelle’s set at […]
As a humorist who focuses predominantly on African American male comedians, it is quite likely that I have reached my saturation point. It is no surprise considering that I spend my days and nights (re)watching the works of contemporary greats like Paul Mooney, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, and Chris Rock. I mention all this to […]