''ComicView'' is an American

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

show that aired on

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on Tuesdays and Fridays from September 1992 to December 2008. In May 2014, BET announced the return of ''ComicView''. The show has been the launching pad for such comedians as

D.L. Hughley Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ''ComicView'' from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/ UPN sitcom ''The Hughleys'', and as ...

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 bes ...

Sommore Sommore (born Lori Ann Rambough; May 15, 1966) is an American comedian and actress. Known as the "Diva of Contemporary Comedy," her comedic style features a biting sarcasm and frank discussions about money, sex, and equality between the sexes. She ...

, and

Rodney Perry Rodney Perry (born September 15, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is most known for serving as co-host on Black Entertainment Television, BET's late night talk show ''The Mo'Nique Show'' where he provided ...

Overview

In the show's later years, the show moved to different cities, such as

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,Obtain free tickets for the live TV taping of BET's Comic View in Los Angeles

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and

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. The episodes aired during the

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season were filmed in New Orleans less than a month before

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. Before the show aired, a message dedicated the show to the citizens of New Orleans. Another incarnation entitled ''ComicView: One Mic Stand'' began in September 2008 with actor

Kevin Hart Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Originally known as a stand-up comedian, he has since starred in Hollywood films and on TV. He has also released several well-received comedy albums. After winning se ...

as the host. Its recent incarnation was renamed back to ''ComicView'' which began in May 2014 with comedian

returning as the new host.

Hosts

(1992-1994) *

(1994-1995) *

(1995-1996; 2014) * Don "D.C." Curry (1996-1997; 2013) *

Montana Taylor Arthur "Montana" Taylor (1903 – c.1958) was an American boogie-woogie and piano blues pianist, best known for his recordings in the 1940s, and regarded as the leading exponent of the " barrelhouse" style of playing. Life and career Taylor was ...

(1997-1998) * Gary Owen (1998-1999) *

Lester Barrie Lester Barrie (born October 1, 1965) is a Southern California Christian pastor, a professional stand-up comedian, and former movie and television actor. Reverend Barrie is currently the assistant at the Atherton Baptist Church in Hawthorne Califor ...

(1999-2000) *

Rickey Smiley Broderick Dornell Smiley (born August 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality, known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with t ...

(2000-2001) *

Bruce Bruce Bruce Church (born February 9, 1965), better known as Bruce Bruce, is an American actor and stand-up comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in The Bluff. He was the host of BET's ''ComicView'' and has appeared in various stand-up comedy ...

(''New Orleans 10th Anniversary Party Gras'', 2000-2002) * Arnez J (''Caliente'', 2002-2003) * J. Anthony Brown (2003-2004) *

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 ...

(2005-2006) *

(''One Mic Stand'', 2008)

References in pop culture

*The program was mentioned by

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in his song "Tomorrow" ("Clowns, they belong on ''ComicView'' ") *The program was also mentioned on the 11th episode of the first season of ''

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''. An aged Asian man tells

Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006), which he starred in until quitting in the middle of p ...

his camera will show him things some "would pay not to see." Dave responds, in kind, by asking "Oh snap, it gets ''ComicView''?" *The program was mentioned by

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in his song "2nd Childhood" off of his ''

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'' album. ("He break his mom's furniture, watching ''ComicView'' "). *The program was mentioned by

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in a song by

Bronze Nazareth Bronze Nazareth (born Justin Cross; December 8, 1979 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a hip hop music producer and emcee associated with the Wu-Tang Clan. He has a solo career as an emcee and is also a part of the hip-hop group Wisemen along with ...

called "More Than Gold" off of Bronze's '' The Great Migration'' album. ("You ain't nice as hell, you a ''ComicView'' rapper you should write for Chappelle "). *The program was mentioned in the 4th episode of the third season of the

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series

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and has apparently not aged well according to a character.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0103356, ComicView 1992 American television series debuts 2008 American television series endings 2014 American television series debuts 1990s American stand-up comedy television series 2000s American stand-up comedy television series 2010s American stand-up comedy television series American television series revived after cancellation BET original programming English-language television shows