Forget that All-Star business, the air was pretty rare in Studio 8H last night as Lorne Michaels’ cultural juggernaut, Saturday Night Live, aired “SNL 40,” a black-tie celebration of its last 40 years on TV. SNL is an American rite of passage on Saturday nights and has spawned a slew of famous comedians, comedic writers, […]

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is about to toss his hat into the sitcom arena. O’Neal is teaming up with TruTV to star in the comedy series, Shaq Inq, which is loosely based on the former All-Star’s business dynasty. The workplace comedy will center on O’Neal’s business empire, and how he and his team manages […]

Yes, you read that title correctly. Funny guys Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell have paired up to star in the upcoming comedy, Get Hard. The movie centers on James King (Ferrell) a multi-millionaire investment banker heading to jail for stealing his clients money. One month before he heads to the big house, King hires street smart […]

It doesn’t matter how austere and confident you are when it comes to answering “The Question:” who’s in your top five? As a hip-hop fan and black American, you’ll be coaxed into arguments, philosophical sparring or general jive talk thanks to that one topic. It just comes with the territory. Chris Rock’s third movie, Top Five, […]

From HotHipHopDetroit.com – With the ever changing sound of music and the evolving culture of hip hop due to commercialization, a person riddling off their top five greatest rappers is more than a Saturday morning chat at the barbershop. Any hip hop aficionado can learn the character of ones being by the list given. Although […]

The English adaptation of “Juana la Virgen” (Jane the Virgin) has garnered a Golden Globe nomination for the 72nd annual awards show. The wildly successful Venezuelan telenovela, which originally aired in 2002, was so popular it was adapted in English and started airing on the CW network, and is on its way to being aired in remote […]

It was a funny concept, but it just didn’t pan out that way for television. “Saturday Night Live” tried to go all in for their “Def TedTalks Jam,” but it fell pretty flat. One good thing about the sketch was Jay Pharoah’s impression of Def Jam founder and hip-hop pioneer, Russell Simmons. He was dead on […]

PLAY AUDIO “Black-ish” has been one of the few positives in ABC’s sitcom programming this year. While initial criticism seemed to feel the show was stereotypical in one way or another, subsequent episodes have found it fits that sweet spot between “The Cosby Show” and “Dear White People.” Show creator Kenya Barris, 40, (pictured on […]

  The truth about Bill Cosby’s relationship with rape culture may have been sitting right in front of our faces for the last forty years. While he refuses to answer any questions about the controversy and with more women coming out of the woodwork with more allegations, a joke on his 1969 album (ironically titled “It’s True, It’s True”) may give some […]

  When Maxine Shaw (attorney at law) was not taking a bite out of crime on “Living Single,” chances are she was still munching on something. We don’t know how Erika Alexander stayed so fit during her run as the savvy lawyer-turned-politician. Her character was always eating! Max ate more often than Regine said “smooches.” […]

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Your dreams just came true. Chris Rock and Prince will be on “Saturday Night Live” on November 1. Prince confirmed it on his Twitter account. Likely Chris Rock will be hosting and Prince will be there with his all-girl band, 3rd Eye Girl. Will you be watching?   SOURCE: TheUrbanDaily.com Article and Picture Courtesy of […]