EntertainmentSnob
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Taking over the old Mad TV slot on FOX, comic Wanda Sykes will be getting her own late night show this fall and The Snob couldn’t be happier. I love Wanda and will be interested to see what she does with her own “Bill Maher-ish” kind of show and I’m glad to see her hard…
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TJ Holmes and Jai HusbandJai Husband, creator of Kasha and the Zulu King, was delightful enough to share this clip of the Prince of West Memphis, Mr. TJ Holmes doing voice over work for part of Husband’s animated film, an Atlanta University Center Feature Animation Project. (Which has just been picked up by BET, btw).
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRd4ZqURSKw&hl=en&fs=1&] In a move that is bound to raise some eyebrows, Chris Rock is preparing to release his comedic documentary “Good Hair,” set to tell the tale of black women and their relationship with their hair. I’m actually looking forward to it, even though I’m sure something about it will probably offend me, but…
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It seems American Idol, pop singer Kelly Clarkson has a wee problem. Her record company, against her protests, has released her new single “Already Gone,” which uses the exact same music as Beyonce’s “Halo,” which has been out for weeks now. “No one’s gonna be sittin’ at home, thinking ‘Man, Ryan Tedder gave Beyoncé and…
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From the New York Times‘ Arts Beat: For months, fans of Wendy Williams have wondered how the boisterous broadcaster would handle the demands of hosting a radio program and a television talk show. Now they have their answer: on Wednesday night, Ms. Williams said that she would leave her daily radio show, “The Wendy Williams
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Watching Tyra Banks In France By Lynsey Saunders Like a good bottle of French wine shipped to the US, all of our crappy TV is imported straight to France. The French brown people learn words common to the English language like ‘fierce’ (you’re fabulous Tyra) and know what it means to cook a good rack…
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Old News: Did “Hot Ghetto Mess” Fail Because Black Folk Don’t Get Satire, Or Was the Show Just Lame?
A reader emailed me this Black Voices story, “The Coonery Paradox,” by Jam Donaldson, the creator of the failed BET show “We Got to Do Better,” nee “Hot Ghetto Mess.” In the article Donaldson chastizes people for not getting the satirical angle of the show and that it was about calling out what she calls…
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