What’s higher than watching your favourite films and reveals? How about watching the celebrities of these reveals and films speak about their experiences making them?
Take for instance, The Greatest Man — in all probability one in every of our favourite films and sure one in every of yours too. We’ve received an unique sneak preview from Tuesday’s all-new episode of Black Comedy In America that includes the star of The Greatest Man discussing how impressed he was by the script for the movie when he initially learn it. Within the clip, Taye Diggs describes how the film was the primary of its form, largely simply because the characters had been the form of upwardly cell Black those that he related to himself and his friends.
The episode additionally options commentary by The Greatest Man director Malcolm D. Lee.
Black Comedy In America, a brand new docuseries produced by SMAC Productions and She Prepared Productions and hosted by comedians Tiffany Haddish, Chris Spencer and Ryan Davis, premiered final month on October 15 on VICE TV. The collection explores the lore and legends of Black comedy and presents a definitive take a look at the historical past and affect of America’s most prolific Black comedians.
Black Comedy In America explores the comedic pioneers of movie, tv, and the standup scene, together with the common-or-garden beginnings and meteoric rises of essentially the most highly effective voices to ever enter Black comedy. The premiere episode featured a uncommon sit-down reunion with The Authentic Kings of Comedy: Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and D.L. Hughley.
The collection additionally delves into the cultural affect of The Recent Prince of Bel-Air, The Greatest Man, Def Comedy Jam, the wave of memorable Black sitcoms from the 70s, and influential family names equivalent to Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle. As well as, the present encompasses a uncooked exploration of Jim Crow segregation with a nostalgic take a look at the foundations of the Chitlin’ Circuit, the place Black comedy received its roots.
A cultural time capsule, the 10-episode collection brings collectively icons and revered figures for deep dives into what and who’ve formed comedy and American tradition over the previous century, together with many who’ve used their comedic visions to push boundaries within the face of controversies in an ever-changing society.
Every episode contains in-depth interviews with a who’s who of entertainers together with Shaquille O’Neal, Marla Gibbs, Tracy Morgan, Craig Robinson, Coco Jones, George Lopez, Luenell, Rachel Lindsay, Taye Diggs, W. Kamau Bell, B. Simone, and plenty of extra.
The all-new episode of Black Comedy In America airs Tuesday, November12 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Vice TV.