Hashtags and symbolic gestures go only a certain distance. To confront and remove implicit, in-built bias in the entertainment industry and especially Hollywood, a community of creatives have come together to form Blackville. Blackville has recently released a statement addressed to Hollywood and available on its official website. Blackville Founder Built for Black people, by Black… Continue reading Blackville, a Community of Black Creatives, Issues Statement of Equality and Reconciliation to Hollywood
Category: Comedy
New Season of CNN’s ‘United Shades of America’ Premieres 7/19
The multiple Emmy Award-winning CNN Original Series, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, returns for its fifth season on Sunday, July 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, produced by Zero Point Zero (Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown), is an eight-part docuseries that follows sociopolitical comedian W.… Continue reading New Season of CNN’s ‘United Shades of America’ Premieres 7/19
Kevin Hart on the Importance Of Lifting Up Emerging Black Comedians In Comedy Clubs
Kevin Hart and the Plastic Cup Boyz discuss the systematic issues within the comedy scene.
Jay Pharoah to Host Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered July 11, 2020
Comedian and actor Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live, 2 Minutes of Fame), will host Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered (previously Game Face). The remotely produced six-episode game show features panelists Darci Lynne and All That’s Lex Lumpkin and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, who must guess the identities of virtually disguised celebrity guests. Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered premieres Saturday, July 11, at… Continue reading Jay Pharoah to Host Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered July 11, 2020
Philo Adds EPIX and STARZ to its Service
Philo, the national TV streaming service, today announced that it is adding EPIX and STARZ to its line-up of top entertainment, lifestyle and knowledge-based programming. Packed with premium entertainment viewing options and multiple networks in each package, these networks will be available for an additional monthly fee to all new and existing subscribers. Philo’s standard… Continue reading Philo Adds EPIX and STARZ to its Service
BET+ Announces ALL THE WAY BLACK, Hosted by Chris Spencer Will Launch on Thursday, June 4
BET+ announces that its new comedy series ALL THE WAY BLACK, hosted by actor/comedian Chris Spencer (@therealchrisspencer), will launch exclusively on the streaming service Thursday, June 4 across all platforms. Viewers can binge the first half of the season on 6/4, with the second half being released at a later date. Rich in nostalgia, half-hour episodes string together clips that focus on a… Continue reading BET+ Announces ALL THE WAY BLACK, Hosted by Chris Spencer Will Launch on Thursday, June 4
Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish And Byron Allen To Co-Host Two-Hour ‘Feeding America Comedy Festival’ On NBC
Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish and Byron Allen will serve as co-hosts for the two-hour comedy special “Feeding America Comedy Festival” on Sunday, May 10 from 7-9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. In addition, the telecast – from Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios and Funny Or Die – has added Michael Che, Will Smith, Will Ferrell,… Continue reading Kenan Thompson, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish And Byron Allen To Co-Host Two-Hour ‘Feeding America Comedy Festival’ On NBC
BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce TYLER PERRY’S BRUH to Debut May 7th
BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios announced that the new original series TYLER PERRY’S BRUH will launch on Thursday, May 7 exclusively across all platforms. The first three episodes of the 24-episode season will be available to stream at launch, with a new episode dropping each subsequent week. Perry’s second original series for BET+, the dramedy… Continue reading BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios Announce TYLER PERRY’S BRUH to Debut May 7th
The ‘Feeding America Comedy Festival’ to Take Place On Saturday, May 9
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group television production division – Entertainment Studios – proudly announces a live-streaming comedy event to support and raise money for America’s largest hunger-relief organization, Feeding America®. Co-produced by the Funny Or Die entertainment brand and comedy studio, this comedy event to support Feeding America® will live-stream on the Allen Media Group… Continue reading The ‘Feeding America Comedy Festival’ to Take Place On Saturday, May 9
Kali Hawk: ‘Sometimes It’s the Chaos That Delivers You the Gift of Creation’
Kali Hawk is a successful actress and owner of H.CROWNE jewelry. You may have seen her in Fifty Shades of Black, Couples Retreat, Bridesmaids, and/or Tyler Perry Presents Peeples. Her company H.CROWNE is a high fashion accessories company based in Los Angeles that started in 2015. Through her work ethic, celebrities such as Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Nicki… Continue reading Kali Hawk: ‘Sometimes It’s the Chaos That Delivers You the Gift of Creation’
Comcast Makes Entertainment Networks AFRO, Aspire TV, REVOLT, TV One, Brown Sugar and More Available for Free
Comcast today announced it is making on-demand programming from more than two dozen more entertainment networks and subscription video services available for its Xfinity X1 and Flex customers to enjoy for free in the coming weeks. “All year round, we provide our customers with a wide variety of diverse and in-language programming and we’re happy… Continue reading Comcast Makes Entertainment Networks AFRO, Aspire TV, REVOLT, TV One, Brown Sugar and More Available for Free
Auntie Hammy – Pew Pew Pew
Laughter is good for the soul and comedienne, Auntie Hammy, is here to help lift others’ spirits during the Corona Virus Quarantine. The popular internet comedic sensation has landed in the coveted #1 spot on the Apple iTunes Comedy Chart with her single, “PEW PEW PEW,” (produced by Sean Allen and DJ SwanQo) from her… Continue reading Auntie Hammy – Pew Pew Pew
Chance the Rapper to Host Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020, March 22
Justin Bieber, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Chris Evans, Ariana Grande, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Patrick Mahomes, Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X and More Announced as KCA Nominees Special Nickelodeon SlimeFest VIP Ticket Includes Admission to Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020 on Sunday, March 22, On Sale Now at NickSlimeFest.com Grammy® Award-winning superstar Chance the Rapper is set… Continue reading Chance the Rapper to Host Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2020, March 22
Nii Mantse Addy: “Marketing/Branding is Essential to Every Business”
Several years ago, it seems like it was only Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu controlling most of the cord-cutting movement. Now there seem to be companies sprouting up left and right monthly! BET+, Disney+, and HBOMax are just a few of the latest to start their ‘cord-cutting’ services with more to debut in 2020. One… Continue reading Nii Mantse Addy: “Marketing/Branding is Essential to Every Business”
Wayne Brady Connects with BYU TV to Bring ‘Wayne Brady’s Comedy IQ’
Today at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, family entertainment network BYUtv announced its new comedy competition series “Wayne Brady’s Comedy IQ,” created and hosted by multiple Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Wayne Brady and his producing partner, Mandie Taketa. The show, which counts Queen Latifah among its executive producers, will premiere on April 6, 2020.… Continue reading Wayne Brady Connects with BYU TV to Bring ‘Wayne Brady’s Comedy IQ’