Comedy

Loading the player… “The Daily Show” is about to suffer another big-name departure. Roy Wood Jr., a veteran correspondent on Comedy Central’s late-night comedy news series, is leaving the show after eight years. The weeknight series is slated to return to the air after the WGA strike caused a long hiatus, according to NPR. It will […]

Loading the player… CBS announced it has picked up “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” for its fall late-night lineup. The network will air the limited-run show starting Sept. 18 with streaming on Paramount+. “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” will be a comic talk show with a round-table format that features a rotating panel of comedians […]

Loading the player… Retired NFL legend Marshawn Lynch’s latest acting venture is in honor of his sister. The 2013 Super Bowl champion graces the big screen in the newly-released “Bottoms,” an LGBTQ+ coming-of-age film, starring Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott, about teen girls who launch an after-school feminist fight club. The film, which director Emma […]

Kevin Hart speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 on October 19, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When I saw a recent IG post from Kevin Hart about […]

(Photo: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Dave Chappelle is back with another comedy special called “The Lunatic’s Manifesto.” It’s not ready for TV yet; he’s building toward that with shows around the world. I saw him at Madison Square […]

Loading the player… The 1980s was the decade of the megastar. As the dawn of the TV media evolved tremendously, people like Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, and Bruce Springsteen dominated the “Me Decade.” The same thing happened in the realm of comedy for Eddie Murphy.  No comic possessed the fame, talent, or charm that Murphy […]

Skye Townsend tells us how to tell compelling jokes. CultureCon LA is full of exciting and informational events. Loading the player… Skye Townsend knows her way around a joke. Coming from a family of comedians, Townsend lets us know her way around a joke at CultureCon LA where the atmosphere is alive with Black excellence, […]

Loading the player… Just in time for Black Comedy Month, which is August, Donald Glover’s debut film, “Mystery Team,” is available to watch on theGrio’s app on demand in what serves as a nostalgic and exciting look at the now Emmy-winning multi-hyphenate star’s beginnings in comedy. The simultaneously charming and raunchy film, which premiered at […]

(L-R) Jamie Foxx as Slick Charles, Teyonah Parris as Yo-Yo and John Boyega as Fontaine in “They Cloned Tyrone.” (Parrish Lewis/Netflix) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. “A drug dealer, a pimp and a ho walk into a bar.” What sounds like the […]

Black Comedy Month is coming up in August, and with that in mind, theGrio is taking a deep dive into the history of comedy in African-American culture. The comedic tradition has been around since the early days of the United States and continues to influence not only entertainment circles but political conversations. Kevin Hart attends […]