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Langston Kerman
Langston Kerman is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He has acted in programs including '' Insecure'', ''High Maintenance'', '' Bless This Mess'', and '' The Boys''. Kerman is a writer and co-star on HBO Max's '' South Side''. His first comedy album, ''Lightskinned Feelings'', was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018. Early life and education Kerman was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His mother is African American and his father is white and Jewish. He received his bachelor's degree in English from University of Michigan in 2009. After college he taught poetry at his former high school for one year. Kerman later received an MFA in poetry at Boston University and then decided to pursue a full-time career in stand-up comedy. Career Kerman has acted in shows such as on '' Adam DeVine's House Party'', ''High Maintenance'', ''Strangers'', and ''Comedy Bang! Bang!''. He was selected by host Chris Rock to write for the 2016 Academy Awards. In 2016, he appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
88th Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed by Glenn Weiss. Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the 77th ceremony held in 2005. In related events, the academy held its 7th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 14, 2015. On February 13, 2016, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Olivia Munn and Jason Segel. ''Spotlight'' won two awards including Best Picture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Awards 2020
The 20th BET Awards took place on June 28, 2020. The ceremony celebrates achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. They also honored the many African-American people killed from police brutality and racial injustice in the United States. It was held virtually due to the effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns, and for the first time, was simulcast on broadcast television on the CBS Television Network, negating the need for a "roadblock" simulcast across all of the cable networks of ViacomCBS. The ceremony marks the award show's 20th year on air and the 40th anniversary of Black Entertainment Television, as well as the first-ever virtual ceremony in its history. The nominees were announced on June 15, 2020. Drake received the most nominations with 6, ahead of Roddy Ricch and Megan Thee Stallion, who tied with five nominations each. It was also announced that same day that the ceremony will be hosted by actor and comedian Amanda Seales. Beyoncé was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman's Showcase
''Sherman's Showcase'' is an American comedy television series created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The series premiered on July 31, 2019, on IFC. An hour long "Black History Month Spectacular" aired on June 19, 2020, and that same month a six-episode second season was confirmed, set to air on both IFC and AMC in 2022. Premise ''Sherman's Showcase'' is inspired by variety shows including ''Soul Train'', ''American Bandstand'', '' The Midnight Special'', and ''In Living Color'' with each episode hosted by Sherman McDaniel as he takes viewers through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of a legendary (but fictitious) musical variety show. To do this, the series uses the plot device of presenting a series of paid programs involving the sale of a mostly-complete 23-disc set of 47 seasons of ''Sherman's Showcase'', which are introduced by various celebrity hosts. Cast * Bashir Salahuddin as Sherman McDaniels * Diallo Riddle as Dutch Shepherd Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear History
''Clear History'' is a 2013 American comedy film written by Larry David, Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, directed by Greg Mottola and starring Larry David, Kate Hudson, Danny McBride, Philip Baker Hall, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Amy Ryan, Bill Hader and J. B. Smoove. The film premiered on August 10, 2013, on HBO. Plot In 2003, bearded, long-haired Nathan Flomm (Larry David) is an opinionated, obnoxious business associate of Will Haney (Jon Hamm), whose company in San Jose, California is about to introduce a new electric car. Flomm objects to the car being named "the Howard" after Haney's son, who is himself named after Howard Roark, hero of ''The Fountainhead''. After Flomm accepts a severance package to cut ties with the company, he becomes a ridiculed public figure when the Howard is a huge success, costing Flomm what would have been his share — a billion dollars. Ten years later, a balding, clean-shaven Flomm has changed his name to Rolly DaVore and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Access
All Access may refer to: * "All Access" (''CSI: NY''), an episode of ''CSI: NY'' * '' All Access Mzansi'', a show on the M-Net network in South Africa * Paramount+, formerly known as CBS All Access, an over-the-top streaming service operated by the ViacomCBS * ''UFC All Access'', a reality TV show * '' VH1: All Access'', a series of TV music specials * All Access Music Group, website affiliated with Mediabase See also * ''All Access Europe'', a 2002 video album by Eminem * ''All Access Pass ''Hilary Duff: All Access Pass'', commonly referred to as ''All Access Pass'', is the first video album by American recording artist Hilary Duff, released on November 4, 2003 by Buena Vista and Hollywood Records. Directed and produced by Virgil P ...'', a comedy TV program * ''All Access Pass'' (video), a music DVD by Hilary Duff * '' All Access to All Things'', a 2003 DVD by Mudvayne {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bust Down
''Bust Down'' is an American comedy television series co-created by and co-starring Langston Kerman, Jak Knight, Chris Redd, and Sam Jay. The series premiered on Peacock on March 10, 2022. Plot The series follows a group of friends working low-wage jobs at a casino in Gary, Indiana. Cast * Chris Redd as Chris, a valet * Sam Jay as Sam, a cook * Langston Kerman as Langston, a janitor * Jak Knight as Jak, a stockroom worker * Phi Tran as Tiki, Sam's sidepiece * DomiNque Perry as Nina, Sam's girlfriend *Freddie Gibbs as Chauncey, the casino's HR manager Production ''Bust Down'' was produced by Universal Television and Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video. Michaels was executive producer with Hilary Marx, Andrew Singer, Richie Keen, and Guy Stodel, as well as series creators and stars Langston Kerman, Jak Knight, Chris Redd, and Sam Jay. They described the show as predominantly about friendship and their intention for the show's comedy to be "raunchy, irreverent, and complicated." The se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock (streaming Service)
Peacock is an American over-the-top video streaming service owned and operated by the Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Named after the NBC logo, the service launched on July 15, 2020. The service primarily features series and film content from NBCUniversal studios and other third-party content providers, including television series, films, news, and sports programming. The service is available in a free ad-supported version with limited content, while premium tiers include a larger content library and access to additional NBC Sports, Hallmark Channel, and WWE content. As of December 2022, the service has reached 18 million paid subscribers. History On January 14, 2019, NBCUniversal announced plans to launch an over-the-top streaming service in 2020, which would feature original and library content, and be available in free advertising-supported and paid ad-free versions. The service would be led by chairman Bonnie Hamme, under the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IHeartRadio Network
iHeartRadio (often shortened to just "iHeart") is an American freemium broadcast, podcast and radio streaming platform owned by iHeartMedia. It was founded in August 2008. , iHeartRadio was functioning as the national umbrella brand for iHeartMedia's radio network, the largest radio broadcaster in the United States. Its main competitors are Audacy, TuneIn and Sirius XM. History iHeartRadio is owned by iHeartMedia, which was rebranded from Clear Channel in 2014. Prior to 2008, Clear Channel Communications' various audio products were decentralized. Individual stations streamed from their own sites (or, in many cases, did not owing to voluminous syndication and local advertising clearance issues), and the Format Lab website provided feeds of between 40 and 80 networks that were used primarily on Clear Channel's HD Radio subchannels, many of which transitioned to iHeartRadio unchanged. In August 2008, Clear Channel launched the iHeartMusic website, featuring entertainment new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Negroes With Baron Vaughn And Open Mike Eagle
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.723 million households in the United States as of September 2018. Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the UK), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, and Africa. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks. History 1989–1991: Pre-launch as The Comedy Channel On November 15, 1989, Time-Life, the owners of HBO, launched The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. On April 1, 1990, Viacom (who o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Not A Monster
''You're Not a Monster'' is an adult animated series created by Frank Lesser, and voiced by Kelsey Grammer, Eric Stonestreet, Patton Oswalt, Ellie Kemper and Aparna Nancherla. The series premiered on October 10, 2019 on IMDb's streaming service (now renamed Freevee). The series is currently unavailable on IMDb and Amazon Prime Video as of December 2022. Premise In the series, ''You're Not a Monster'', "Kelsey Grammer will take a seat in the therapist chair for the first time since his ''Frasier'' days as former psychiatrist-turned-vampire who mentors his great-great grandson Max," played by Eric Stonestreet, "a therapist who has inherited his practice." Cast * Kelsey Grammer as John Seward, Max's great-great grandfather who was turned into a vampire by Count Dracula. He gives helpful advice for Max. * Eric Stonestreet as Max Seward, the great-great-grandson of John Seward who is a psychiatrist for monsters. He is nursing a broken heart over his ex-girlfriend, Elsa. * Aparna Nanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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