Do you remember the iconic African American comedy sitcom titled 227? The show that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, until May 6, 1990 and starred Marla Gibbs as a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife, Mary Jenkins? Well if you don’t, that’s okay, we will educate you, and if you do we have a ... Share on Facebook
As previously reported, actor Blair Underwood has landed in the starring role of the classic remake of 1967-1975 crime drama series Ironside that starred Raymond Burr as a paralyzed Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside. The new show was officially picked up by NBC on Friday as they officially set the hour-long drama’s time slot for Wednesdays at 10pm. Here is the ... Share on Facebook
A couple of days ago, it was announced that comedian Wanda Sykes was jumping back into television as she landed a new deal with Universal Television. Check out the story from Deadline; Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz‘s Push It Prods. has signed a first-look deal with Universal TV’s Alternative Studio to develop and produce non-scripted projects. “We are very ... Share on Facebook
Here is an interview we conducted with the comedian known as Sinbad (probably best known for his role in the NBC sitcom titled A Different World and the film A Jingle All The Way). We asked him about several of his upcoming new projects and he told us about a possible new play and television ... Share on Facebook
According to Deadline, it looks like actor Harold Perrineau has just landed in a new comedy for NBC. Check out the article below; Lost alum Harold Perrineau is set to co-star in NBC‘s DJ Nashcomedy pilot, now titled Family Guide. Written/exec produced by Nash, directed by David Schwimmer and exec produced by Jason Bateman, It centers on Henry (Eli Baker), a son ... Share on Facebook
A couple of days ago the news was released that NBC had recently signed actor Blair Underwood in a deal to relaunch the 1967 -1975 detective series drama Ironside with him in the lead role as Michael Ironside! Well, last night at the Pan African Film Festival, which Underwood supports, we got a chance to speak to him EXCLUSIVELY about the ... Share on Facebook
To us, this has got to be one of the most shocking news items that we have discovered in weeks; it looks like NBC has signed a deal to relaunch the 1967 -1975 detective series drama Ironside with Blair Underwood as the lead! In the original version of the show, it was centered around a ... Share on Facebook
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 22, 2013) – The NAACP announced today that comedian, author, radio and talk show host, Steve Harvey will host and Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Wanda Sykes and Tony Goldwyn will be part of an all-star line-up to present at the 44th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. In addition, Dennis Haysbert will be the ... Share on Facebook
Making a list like this is EXTREMELY difficult, as I quickly discovered. The list that I decided to create was a TOP TEN COMICS To Watch for 2013, and in doing so, I discovered that there are many comedians who have something going on, and there are some with nothing going on that are going ... Share on Facebook
We just discovered that comedic actor Kenan Thompson, probably best known for his Nickelodeon show Kenan & Kel and his prime time player role in NBC’s Saturday Night Live is leaving his gig at SNL. Reports have surfaced that he has secured a new NBC gig as they are developing a prime time comedy for ... Share on Facebook