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Miller Lite Comedy Search
The Miller Lite Comedy Search Contest was a nationally known contest which identified up-and-coming comedians in the Chicago metropolitan area as well as nationwide. Even though the contest was not limited to African-American contestants, the vast majority of those who competed were African-American. Miller Brewing Company usually collaborated with Chicago radio station WGCI-FM to host the event at various venues. Redd Foxx was the host of the event the first year, and later comedians such as Damon Wayans, Eddie Griffin, Mo'Nique and Steve Harvey acted as hosts. Some past finalists and winners have included: * Sheryl Underwood - 1989 Finalist * Adele Givens - 1990 Finalist * Bernie Mac - 1990 Grand Prize Winner * Cedric the Entertainer Mark Reedy was the first winner in 1987, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. Known as the "King of the Party Records", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He portrayed Fred G. Sanford on the television show '' Sanford and Son'' and starred in ''The Redd Foxx Show'' and ''The Royal Family''. His film projects included ''All the Fine Young Cannibals'' (1960), ''Cotton Comes to Harlem'' (1970), '' Norman... Is That You?'' (1976) and ''Harlem Nights'' (1989). In 2004, Foxx ranked 24th in ''Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time''. Foxx not only influenced many comedians but was often portrayed in popular culture as well, mainly as a result of his catchphrases, body language and facial expressions exhibited on ''Sanford and Son''. During the show's five-year run, Foxx won a Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric The Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's ''ComicView'' during the 1993–1994 season and ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB Television Network, The WB sitcom ''The Steve Harvey Show'', as one of ''The Original Kings of Comedy'', and for starring as Eddie Walker in ''Barbershop (film), Barbershop''. He hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' in 2013–14 and starred in the TV Land original series ''The Soul Man'', which aired from 2012 to 2016. He has also done voice work for ''Ice Age (franchise), Ice Age'', the Madagascar (franchise), ''Madagascar'' film series, ''Charlotte's Web (2006 film), Charlotte's Web'', Planes (franchise), ''Planes'' and ''Planes: Fire & Rescue''. He currently stars on the CBS sitcom ''The Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Mac
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American comedian and actor. Born and raised on Chicago's South Side, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L. Hughley in the film ''The Original Kings of Comedy''. After briefly hosting the HBO show ''Midnight Mac'', Mac appeared in several films in smaller roles. His most noted film roles were as Frank Catton in the 2001 remake of ''Ocean's 11'' and as the title character of ''Mr. 3000''. He was the star of his eponymous show, which ran from 2001 through 2006, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Mac's other films included starring roles in '' Mo’ Money'', ''Booty Call'', ''Friday'', ''B*A*P*S'', ''Life'', ''The Players Club'', ''Head of State'', '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', ''Bad Santa'', ''Guess Who'', ''Pride'', ''Soul Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Givens
Willadele Givens is an American comedian, actress and writer. Beginning her career during the late–1980s in comedy, Givens television appearances include ''The Hughleys'', '' Moesha'', ''The Parkers'', ''Comedy Central Presents'', ''Def Comedy Jam'', '' Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry'', ''Martin'', '' Tracey Takes On...'' and ''The Steve Harvey Show''. Career Givens was the 1989 Grand Prize Winner of the Crown Royal Comedy Contest held at the Regal Theater in Chicago. The next year, Givens was a finalist in the Miller Lite Comedy Search, which was won by Bernie Mac. Her movie appearances include ''The Players Club'' and ''Beauty Shop''. Givens and fellow African American female comedians Mo'Nique, Laura Hayes and Sommore were the stars of ''The Queens of Comedy'' tour, filmed and shown on Showtime and released on DVD. In 2001, she hosted ''The Sources Hip Hip Awards Preshow which was shown on UPN. On September 7, 2018, Adele was featured on Kanye West's hit single, " I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheryl Underwood
Sheryl Patrice Underwood (born October 28, 1963) is an American comedian, actress and television host. She first rose to prominence in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989's Miller Lite Comedy Search. Currently, Underwood is one of the hosts on the CBS Daytime talk show ''The Talk (talk show), The Talk'', becoming the show's longest running co-host, a role she first stepped into in September 2011. She has received one Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award from seven nominations. Early life Underwood was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later moved to Atwater, California, where she attended high school. Her sister, Frankie, was diagnosed with polio. Sheryl is now Frankie's caregiver. Underwood revealed that she was born with a twin who did not survive. She went on to say that her mother lied to her, telling her that her father murdered her sister. Underwood admitted to carrying her sister's birth certificate around with her. She even stated that her mother s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Harvey
Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian. He hosts ''The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', ''Family Feud'', '' Celebrity Family Feud,'' the Miss Universe competition, ''Family Feud Africa'', and the arbitration-based court comedy ''Judge Steve Harvey''. Harvey began his career as a comedian. He performed stand-up comedy in the early 1980s and hosted ''Showtime at the Apollo'' and ''The Steve Harvey Show'' on The WB. He was later featured in ''The Original Kings of Comedy'' after starring in the ''Kings of Comedy Tour''. His last standup show was in 2012. Harvey is the host of both ''Family Feud'' and ''Celebrity Family Feud'', holding this role since 2010. He also hosted ''Little Big Shots'', ''Little Big Shots Forever Young'', and ''Steve Harvey’s Funderdome''. As an author, he has written four books, including his bestseller ''Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man'', which was pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo'Nique
Monique Angela Hicks (née Imes; born December 11, 1967), known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has received an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. She first gained recognition for her work in stand-up comedy, debuting as a member of The Queens of Comedy. In 2002, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album. Mo'Nique began her transition into mainstream film and television having a starring role as Nicole "Nikki" Parker in the UPN series ''The Parkers'' (1999–2004), as well as appearing in ''Phat Girlz'' (2006) and ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'' (2008). In 2009, she garnered critical acclaim for her performance in the film '' Precious,'' for which she won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the fourth African American woman to win the award. Mo'Nique has since hosted ''The Mo'Nique Show'' (2009–2011), and starred as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Griffin
Edward Rubin Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman in the sitcom ''Malcolm & Eddie'', the title character in the 2002 comedy film ''Undercover Brother'', and Tiberius Jefferson "T.J." Hicks in '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' (1999) and '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' (2005). He also portrayed Orpheus in ''Scary Movie 3'' (2003) and voiced Richard Pryor on ''Black Dynamite'' (2012–2015). Griffin was ranked at number 62 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. Early life Griffin was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and was raised by his single mother, Doris Thomas, a phone company operator. His family were Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1984, at 16 years old, he moved to Compton, California to live with his cousins. He later became a father and enlisted in the U.S. Navy but was discharged within months for using marijuana. After six months in jail on an assault conviction following a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Wayans
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (; born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live.'' His true breakthrough, however, came as writer and performer on FOX's sketch comedy show ''In Living Color'' from 1990 to 1992, his animated series ''Waynehead'' that ran on the Kids' WB block from 1996 to 1997, and his TV series '' Damon'' (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''The Last Boy Scout'', and ''Major Payne'' and the sitcom ''My Wife and Kids''. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the television series ''Lethal Weapon''. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Early life Wayans was born in Harlem in New York City, the son of Elvira Alethia (Green), a homemaker, singer and soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGCI-FM
WGCI-FM (107.5 MHz) is an urban contemporary radio station that is licensed to Chicago, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia (formerly known as Clear Channel Communications until September 2014). WGCI broadcasts with 3,700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located in the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue. Like many Clear Channel-owned urban radio stations, it uses the slogan ''"Chicago's #1 For Hip Hop and R&B"''. In 2005, WGCI began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity. History WFMQ The station began broadcasting on December 4, 1958, and held the call sign WFMQ.1964 Broadcasting Yearbook', Broadcasting, 1964. p. B-47. Retrieved February 12, 2019. The station was owned by Lester Vihon and broadcast from One North LaSalle with an ERP of 11,000 watts. It initially operated from 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individuals, economic and social groups, etc. The rivalry can be over attainment of any exclusive goal, including Recognition (sociology), recognition: Competition occurs in nature, between living organisms which co-exist in the same natural environment, environment. Animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other resource (biology), biological resources. Humans usually Survival of the fittest, compete for food and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, power, prestige, and celebrity, fame when in a static, repetitive, or unchanging environment. Competition is a major tenet of market economy, market economies and business, often associated with business competition as companies a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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