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Exclusive: Comedy Dynamics, the world’s largest independent stand-up comedy production and distribution company, has launched a 24/7 free ad-supported TV channel dedicated to stand-up on Amazon Freevee.

The Stand Up Channel will be carefully curated by the Comedy Dynamics team, and feature new and classic stand-up comedy specials, Amazon original specials, and new acquisitions as they become available. Among the comics you can expect to see highlighted are Jim Gaffigan, Tiffany Haddish, Tom Segura, Jeff Dunham, Eddie Griffin, Iliza Shlesinger, Jimmy O. Yang, Bill Hicks, Maria Bamford, Larry the Cable Guy, Anjelah Johnson, Lavell Crawford, Russell Peters, Kathleen Madigan, Gary Owen, Whitney Cummings and more.

Comedy Dynamics launches its new Fast channel following success with the Comedy Dynamics channel, the company’s first Fast channel, which similarly showcases their vast stand-up comedy library to Amazon customers. All Fast channels available on Freevee can be accessed through the Freevee app, as...

The logos of Cineverse and Spotify. (Graphic by The Desk)

Tech and entertainment company Cineverse is bringing its catalog of licensed movies, documentaries, TV shows and stand-up comedy specials to Spotify.

The pact, announced on Tuesday, helps Spotify further diversify itself as a primarily audio-driven platform to one that helps subscribers connect with all forms of media, and follows Spotify’s successful integration of more than 250,000 video podcasts.

From today, Spotify subscribers will now also have access to more than 70,000 free TV shows and movies from Cineverse, including programs like “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan,” “The FBI Files,” “Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch” and stand-up specials from Jeff Dunham, Jim Gaffigan, Eddie Griffin, Tiffany Hadish, Kathleen Madigan and Gary Owen, among others.

The partnership with Spotify is considered groundbreaking for Cineverse, which has typically offered its catalog of 70,000 movies and TV series through free, ad-supported streaming TV (Fast), ad-supported video-on demand (AVOD...

It all started when Rob Reiner tried to convince Albert Brooks to let him film his own version of “My Dinner with Andre” titled “My Lunch with Albert Brooks.” His high school chum refused. After someone else came to Brooks wanting to make a documentary about him, the financing fell through. Then the men decided to combine the two things.

“There’s about 4000 documentaries now,” said Brooks at an FYC event with Reiner and moderator Judd Apatow this week at the Academy of Motion Pictures. “It’s the way they’re willing to spend money without spending real money. Everyone has a story and 99 out of 100 are done pretty much the same way. Either the person’s no longer living, or they’re being talked about from an off-stage voice. So to be able to do that this way…that’s what makes it special. Because it’s Rob and...

“Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” has been acquired by CBS to temporarily take over the 12:37 a.m. timeslot vacated by “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” That timeslot will eventually be replaced with a new version of the former Comedy Central series “@midnight” — but after the Hollywood strikes are resolved. For now, “Comics Unleashed” will fill the slot in a limited run with nightly airings beginning on Monday, Sept. 18, the network announced Monday.

The round-style comedy talk show features Allen speaking with a panel of rotating comedians, including Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Leslie Jones, Wayne Brady, Roy Wood, Jr., Whitney Cummings, Jb Smoove, Billy Gardell, Margaret Cho, Brad Garrett, Sheryl Underwood, Adam Carolla, Gina Yashere, Dane Cook, Sinbad, George Wallace, Caroline Rhea, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Kevin Hart, Chelsea Handler, Katt Williams, Dennis Miller, Jamie Kennedy, Iliza Shlesinger, Jon Lovitz,...

Long-running syndicated comedy talk show Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen is joining the CBS fall late-night lineup for a limited run during the strikes. The show will air nightly with two back-to-back episodes each night beginning Monday, September 18 from 12:37-1:37 Am, Et/Pt following repeats of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on the CBS network and streaming on Paramount+. The Late Late Show formerly aired in the timeslot. All late-night shows have been airing repeats since the strikes began.

The round-table style comedy talk show, featuring a rotating panel of comedians, is hosted by Allen and features comedians such as Sebastian Maniscalco, Tiffany Haddish, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, Howie Mandel, Leslie Jones, Wayne Brady, Roy Wood, Jr., Whitney Cummings, Jb Smoove, Billy Gardell, Margaret Cho, Brad Garrett, Sheryl Underwood, Adam Carolla, Gina Yashere, Dane Cook, Sinbad, George Wallace, Caroline Rhea, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Kevin Hart,...

Re-releases reliably dot the theatrical calendar and this week have a standout. Oldboy, the 2004 Cannes prize-winner, re-released by Neon on its 20th anniversary restored and remastered, grossed $235k on Wednesday and $150k Thursday — for a total cume $385k on 250 screens heading into the weekend.

San Francisco, NYC and LA, led by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, are the top-performing cities so far for Park Chan-wook’s classic film — the first screening in U.S. theaters since its original North American release in 2005.

Oldboy follows Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik), who, after being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, is released but must find his captor in five days. The critically acclaimed film is the second installment of Park’s The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and followed by Lady Vengeance (2005). Oldboy won the Grand Prix at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $15 million worldwide, and saw...

There have been funny male stripper movies (The Full Monty), auteur-directed male stripper movies (Magic Mike), Black male stripper movies (three Chocolate City films). Now comes Back on the Strip, yet another attempt to wrest humor and drama from the spectacle of scantily clad men gyrating to audiences of wildly appreciative women. The independent film receiving a wide release definitely leans toward the funnier end of the spectrum, with its overqualified cast including many formidable comedic talents. But despite some amusing moments, it never really takes off, burdened by a tiresome romantic subplot that periodically stops the movie dead in its tracks.

The story revolves around Merlin (Spence Moore II), whose name stems from his lifelong desire to pursue a career as a magician. His supportive single mother Verna (Tiffany Haddish), who narrates the proceedings, encourages him in his dreams and roots for him when he makes an appearance at a local talent contest.

It would come as no surprise to learn that “Back on the Strip” started out as a “Magic Mike” parody. I’m not saying that it did. But what else could explain the bizarrely literal premise of an ensemble indie comedy in which our hero is a wannabe magician who heads to Vegas hoping to be the next David Copperfield, only to wind up shaking his wand for a Chippendales-style male dance revue instead?

What makes “Strip” so consistently funny for most of its too-long two-hour running time isn’t Merlin’s lame prestidigi-dream (that part feels like co-writers Chris Spencer and Eric Daniel have been watching too many Nickelodeon movies) but the sorry state of his fellow dancers: a has-been crew called the Chocolate Chips. That fairly original hook allowed the filmmakers to round up an A-list lineup for this C-grade endeavor. The movie features everyone from Tiffany Haddish...

"It's time for you to get on stage, and do it your way!" Gvn Releasing is handling the US opening of this comedy titled Back on the Strip, made by writer / actor Chris Spencer. While it's not made explicity clear in the trailer, this seems like a spoof of the Magic Mike movies, with an old crew of male strippers coming back for a revival show in Las Vegas. "The Chocolate Chips" must get together again to help out a friend of theirs, a magician named Merlin, who is sent by his mom to Vegas to get his act together. The old crew features Wesley Snipes, Jb Smoove, Gary Owen, Bill Bellamy, and Faizon Love (the funniest one in this), along with Spence Moore II, Tiffany Haddish, and Raigan Harris. This looks like it has some good jokes and funny lines, but it also looks extremely cheesy, especially set in Vegas.

Exclusive: Fivel Stewart (The Recruit) has signed on to star opposite Acoryé White in Bellmount, an action thriller that White will also direct, in his second outing behind the camera, from his own script.

The film heading into production later this year follows Chase and Hayley, a young couple living a simple lifestyle in a remote cabin, who encounter a group of sadistic robbers after a money heist goes awry. As the two worlds collide, everyone must fight for their lives to survive the night.

White will produce with partner Patrycja Kępa (Trinket Box) under their Anchored Lens Productions banner. Veteran stunt coordinator and performer Chris Brewster (Black Panther) will serve as stunt coordinator and producer, with Levi Wenrich (Trinket Box) on board as exec producer.

Boasting recent credits including Netflix’s The Recruit, Apple TV+’s Roar, the horror pic Umma with Sandra Oh and Netflix’s Atypical, Stewart...

Exclusive: Price Productions has wrapped production on Mad Props, a new feature documentary featuring iconic actors Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and more.

The film from director Juan Pablo Reinoso is said to follow a handsome nerd as he journeys the globe to turn the conventional art world on its head, proving to historians and critics alike that movie props are as important an art form as the greatest paintings and sculptures in history.

Keli Price produced for Price Productions, along with Reinoso and LookBook Films’ Melanie Sweeney, with Tom Biolchini and Colin Tucker serving as EPs. Englund is repped by Third Hill Entertainment, Jr Talent Group and Miloknay Weiner; Henriksen by APA and Henriksen Talent Management; Rourke by APA, Framework Entertainment and Edelstein, Laird & Sobel; and Price by Revenant Entertainment and Yorn, Levine, Barnes.

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Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has acquired North...

First Looks

Netflix has released first look images for at its upcoming limited series “Transatlantic,” the latest series from “Unorthodox” creator, Anna Winger. The seven-part series is set to premiere on April 7.

“Transatlantic” follows an international group as they risk their lives to help refugees escape occupied France, including many on the Nazis’ most-wanted list. As the group continues to risk their lives, the “threat of mortal danger gives way to unexpected collaborations and intense love affairs,” according to the series’ logline.

Inspired by both the true story of Varian Fry and Julie Orringer’s novel about the Emergency Rescue Committee, “The Flight Portfolio,” the new series stars Cory Michael Smith, Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Corey Stoll, Gregory Montel, Ralph Amoussou, Deleila Piasko, Amit Rahav, Moritz Bleibtreu, Alexander Fehling, Jonas Nay, Lolita Chammah, Luke Thompson, Jodhi May, Rafaela Nicolay and Henriette Confurius.

The series was directed by Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond and Mia Meyer,...

Comedy currently in production in US.

Brian O’Shea’s The Exchange has acquired worldwide sales rights for the comedy Dotty And Soul on the eve of the virtual EFM and will jointly represent US rights with Endeavor Content.

Adam Saunders of Footprint features is currently directing the feature in Oklahoma City and New York (with pick-ups in Dallas and Los Angeles) from his screenplay about an entrepreneur who must step down after becoming embroiled in a social media scandal. Looking for a person of colour to take over he enlists the only possible candidate he knows – a 71-year-old snack cart...

Exclusive: Elie Samaha, Missy Valdez, Geno Taylor and Daniel Diamond’s newly launched Luminosity Entertainment have set their first movie, the comedy Back on the Strip, starring Wesley Snipes and Tiffany Haddish.

Luminosity will finance, produce and distribute feature films theatrically in the U.S. and handle foreign sales.

Back on the Strip reps the theatrical directorial debut of Chris Spencer, the creator and EP of Real Husbands of Hollywood and EP and scribe of Grown-ish. It follows a young man, Merlin (Spence Moore II), who moves to Las Vegas to pursue his dream of becoming a magician after losing the woman of his dreams. But when a costume malfunction reveals his physical “gifts,” he is recruited to become the frontman of an infamous male revue group. The comedy chronicles a series of escapades as Merlin tries to achieve magician success, pursuing his dream girl and finding family in the process.

On September 30, 2021, in recognition of International Recovery Day and as a capstone to National Recovery Month in the United States, The Voices Project and iHeartRadio, in collaboration with more than two-dozen cross-sector partners, will produce Recover Out Loud, a concert event to be streamed exclusively on the iHeart Facebook and YouTube channels.

The event will be hosted by Gary Owen and feature headline performances by Macklemore, KT Tunstall, Evvie McKinney, Daphne Willis, The Residency, and others. Additional talent lineups will be announced over the coming weeks. Major philanthropic support for the event is provided by Google, YouTube, the Sandgaard Foundation, Victoria’s Voice Foundation, Division of Overdose Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Westgate Resort & Casino.

“The twin pandemics of drug overdose and Covid-19, combined with millions struggling with mental health, makes it imperative and urgent for influencers, policymakers, and corporations with global reach to...

VH1 has set a Season 16 premiere date for its hit franchise Wild ‘N Out, created and hosted by Nick Cannon. The network has slotted Tuesday, August 10 at 8 Pm Et/Pt for the return of the comedy improv competition series. Following the premiere, new episodes will air every Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Cannon reunited with ViacomCBS in February following his firing in the summer of 2020 over what the company called “hateful speech and…anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.” The two sides reconciled after Cannon apologized and partnered with Jewish leaders to educate himself, and became an anti-hate advocate himself. The remaining episodes of Season 15, postponed by the pandemic, aired in April.

Leading up to the Season 16 premiere, Wild ‘N Out is partnering with technology platform, Stage Ten, for an hour-long live interactive digital special. In the special, fans will be able to connect with the cast via real-time comments and directly impact gameplay through live voting,...

If you didn’t Meet The Blacks in 2016, they’re back this weekend in Deon Taylor’s second horror-comedy installment.

The first film was a send-up of The Purge. This one – The House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2 — goes gothic. Star Mike Epps returns as Carl Black, about to face off with a neighbor from hell, Dr. Mamuwalde (Katt Williams). He’s a pimp who may or may not be a vampire and Carl’s got to figure out what he’s up to in the middle of the night before it’s too late for him and his family.

“In 2016, I made this little movie that cost $900,000. We put it out there ourselves, independently, cut our own trailers, did our own marketing,” Taylor told Deadline. It made $9.1 million. His credits since include Fatale and Black and Blue, “but everywhere I would go, people would say, “Are you going...

Watch the Trailer for Censor: "Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled decapitations and eye gougings she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister, recently declared dead in absentia. When Enid is assigned to review a disturbing film from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood memories, she begins to unravel how this eerie work might be tied to her past."

Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond

Written by Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher

Starring Niamh Algar

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Liquid Death - No Brainer Infomercial for Army Of The Dead: "Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is coming to @Netflix on May 21st, so we partnered with the greatest minds in science and fashion to create this revolutionary cold temperature...

Exclusive: It’s A Sin actor Callum Scott Howells has signed with Duncan Millership at Anonymous Content.

The recent graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama plays Colin in Russel T Davies’ lauded new Channel 4/HBO Max AIDS drama, which marks Howells’ first screen role.

The five-part drama follows the joy and heartbreak of four friends growing up in the 1980s as the spread of AIDS tests their lives more than ever before. Also starring are Olly Alexander, Keeley Hawes, Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Fry.

Howells was recently cast as Romeo in Gary Owen’s play Romeo and Julie, which was a co-production with the National Theatre and the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. He has also toured with Cameron Mackintosh’s production of the hit musical Oliver!, Matthew Bourne’s dance production Lord Of The Flies, and as part of several National Music Youth Theatre shows.

Howells...

Stars: Michael Jai White, Michael Eklund, Sabryn Rock, Nakai Takawira, Lyric Justice, Sagine Sémajuste, Gary Owen, Anthony Grant, Kristen Harris, Marrese Crump | Written by Dallas Jackson, Gene Quintano | Directed by Dallas Jackson

It started last year, with the release of Benchwarmers 2… Which is when I speculated that Universal’s Dtv arm Universal 1440 Entertainment were scraping the bottom of the barrel. How little did I know. After being set up to produce sequels to Universal’s properties such as Death Race, Tremors and The Scorpion King, the company has in recent years has churned out sequels to Kindergarten Cop, Daddy Day Care, Cop and a Half, Honey, Bring it On and unexpected sequels to the likes of Backdraft, Bulletproof and Undercover Brother.

Speaking of which, Michael Jai White – who starred in the aforementioned blaxploitation comedy film – is back working with Universal’s Dtv arm for Welcome to Sudden Death. A...

Cedric the Entertainer is teaming up with some of his famous friends and Def Comedy Jam for a coronavirus fundraiser called “Healing Through Laughter.”

The Neighborhood star will be joined by fellow comics Chris Tucker, Adele Givens, Spice Adams, Corey Holcomb, D.L. Hughley and Luenell for the livestream on Sunday, April 5, Cedric’s team said in a press release.

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Also participating are Jb Smoove, Ashima Franklin, Michael Blackson, Tk Kirkland, Bill Bellamy, Mike Epps, Chris Spencer, Gary Owen, Jess Hilarious, Tony Baker, David Arnold, Earthquake, Donnell Rawlings and Affion Crockett.

Organizers say 100% of the proceeds will go toward basic protective equipment for essential workers and individuals in...

Network: TBS, Bet

Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: June 21, 2006 -- August 10, 2012, Tbd

Series status: Cancelled/ended, revived

Performers include: Lavan Davis, Lance Gross, Cassi Davis, Allen Payne, Larramie "Doc" Shaw, China Anne McClain, Demetria McKinney, Denyce Lawton, Bobbi Baker, Palmer Williams Jr., Cedric Pendleton, Denise Burse, Bart Hansard, Joyce Giraud, Jason Dirden, Susie Castillo, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Robinne Lee, J.R. Ramirez, Marlene Forte, and Gary Owen.

TV show description:

Created and produced by Tyler Perry, this sitcom revolves around a multi-generational family that lives together in one Atlanta home.

Curtis "Pops" Payne (Lavan Davis) is the family patriarch and the chief of the local fire department. He looks forward to spending quiet nights with his wife, Ella. That rarely happens though because Pops' adult son still lives with them and his nephew's...

Stars: Vince Swann, Barry Bostwick, Michael Jai White, Laila Odom, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lindsay Lamb, Melanie Loren, Gary Owen, Affion Crockett, Brandon Hirsch, Tyler Crumley, Zac Zedalis, Steven Lee Johnson | Written by Ian Edwards, Stephen Mazur | Directed by Leslie Small

Universal 1440 Entertainment, Universal’s direct to DVD production arm, mine old film franchises once again for a sequel to the Eddie Griffin 2002 blaxploitation comedy Undercover Brother… and you thought a sequel to Benchwarmers was unexpected! Though given we’ve already had new sequels to Kindergarten Cop, Daddy Day Care, the aforementioned Benchwarmers, Cop and a Half, Honey, Bring it On and – get this – even Backdraft; a sequel to Undercover Brother, something of a minor hit back in the day, isn’t that much a surprise. Hell, it beats getting yet Another sequel to The Scorpion King!

This time round Michael Jai White stars as the titular brother and Vince...

Dallas Jackson and Michael Jai White have begun production on Welcome to Sudden Death, a reboot of the 1995 action flick Sudden Death. This time around Mjw will be joined by comedian Gary Owen to add a buddy-action flick element to the reboot.    The original film starred Jean-Claude Van Damme who played a former fireman who took on a group of terrorists holding the Vice President hostage during game seven of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Basically it took the Igloo in Pittsburgh and turned it into the Nakatomi building. But if featured ice hockey so for us Canadians that was pretty... uh... cool. They are also filming this new version in Winnipeg which is a pretty mental hockey town. All our hockey towns are...

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Jean-Claude Van Damme’s classic 1995 film Sudden Death is getting a remake thanks to Netflix and writer and director Dallas Jackson (Thriller). The film will be called Welcome to Sudden Death and it’s described as being “martial arts heavy …with a comedic twist.”

Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite, Tyson) and comedian Gary Owen (Daddy Day Care, Get Hard) are set to star in the film and it’s obviously taking a new spin on the subject matter.

There’s no word on what the story will entail, but the original film featured Van Damme as a fireman “who interceded when terrorists snatch the U.S. Vice President during the seventh game of the NHL Stanley Cup.” I assume the new film will tell the same story, but in a more comedic way.

Netflix has scheduled the film for June 2020 release. What do you think about Sudden Death getting a comedic remake?...

Dallas Jackson, best known as writer-director-producer of Blumhouse’s urban slasher Thriller (2018), begins filming his sophomore project this week in Winnipeg as production begins on Welcome to Sudden Death for Universal 1140 and Netflix. Netflix has scheduled the film for a June 2020 release.

Michael Jai White and comedian Gary Owen lead the cast in a feature described as “martial arts heavy …with a comedic twist.” Welcome to Sudden Death will be a “new spin” remake of Sudden Death (1995), which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Van Damme portrayed a fireman who interceded when terrorists snatch the U.S. Vice President during the seventh game of the NHL Stanley Cup. The 1995 film was produced and written by Howard Baldwin and Karen Elise Baldwin, the owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the time.

The 103rd season of the National Hockey League will culminate with the Stanley Cup Finals,...

Hello, and welcome back to Week in Review, our roundup of industry-wide news. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you can’t afford to miss. Two notable artistic directors are taking their visionary work elsewhere.Last week saw two major appointments in London theatre. Madani Younis is set to leave his post as artistic director of the Bush Theatre to become the creative director of the Southbank Centre and Rachel O’Riordan will take over the reins at the Lyric Hammersmith next year. Younis has run the Bush in west London since 2012, overseeing a multi-million-pound renovation of the building as well as numerous critically acclaimed productions, including the Olivier Award–nominated The B*easts by Monica Dolan and solo piece Misty by Arinzé Kene, which transferred to the West End this weekend. The award-winning director...

Exclusive: Upstart PR company The Lede has added talent publicists Alexandra Crotin, Marisa Martins, Kate Rosen and Chelsea Thomas to its roster. They bring with them a collective list of high-profile actor, actress, musician, model, author and comedian clients. Crotin and Martins will be based in the New York office. Rosen and Thomas will be based out of the Los Angeles office.

The Lede Company was formed in June by former 42West vets Amanda Silverman, Meredith O’Sullivan Wasson and Sarah Levinson Rothman. Christine Su came with them, and they recently added as partner and Head of the Music Department Dvora Englefield.

Crotin’s clients include Common, Anthony Mackie, Kiernan Shipka, Michael Imperioli, Piper Perabo, Adria Arjona, Margarita Levieva, Anupam Kher, Andre Holland, Hannah Bronfman and Bojana Novakovic. She will also continue working with Emma Stone, Alessandro Nivola and Stephen Moyer alongside co-ceo O’Sullivan Wasson. Crotin began her career...

This week on The Healer, Charlie Goldsmith meets up with comedian Gary Owen who is suffering from really bad knee pain. Owen got his big break back in 1997 when after winning Funniest Serviceman in America he appeared on Comic View, he now has his own show on Bet called The Gary Owen Show. He’s called on Charlie for help after suffering from a torn Acl and McL, The comedian says he’s had an issue with his left knee for years, from back when he played basketball in the military. Multiple surgeries on the knee have left him in constant pain and...read more...

Stand-up comedian Gary Owen became the first white person to star in a Bet series when “The Gary Owen Show” premiered on the network back in October, but it’s not something the comic thinks of as a big deal. “You don’t think about it when you get the show, though,” the comic told TheWrap’s Stuart Brazell. “You’re just happy to have a show … As a comic, any network you’re excited. I always say, if I had known Spanish, I would have gone to Telemundo with it, but I don’t.” “I guess it’s like Jackie Robinson,...

Comedian Gary Owen says he's seen LeBron James' penis with his own eyes -- and praised it as a national treasure -- after he snuck a peek in the bathroom at Dwyane Wade's wedding. Owen was on "The Real" (airs Oct 10th) when he talked about his most memorable LeBron encounter -- while they were peeing next to each other when Gabby and D-Wade tied the knot back in 2014. "I’m getting ready...

Carolines on Broadway announces its line-up for the month of September, highlighted by headliners Shawn Wayans, from Fox's In Living Color and the movie White Chicks, Labor Day Weekend, September 1 - 4 Gary Owen, from the Think Like a Man films and his new Bet series The Gary Owen Show, September 8 - 11 Artie Lange, from his Comedy Central special The Stench of Failure and 'Artie Lange's Uncensored Podcast,' September 15 - 17 David Alan Grier, from NBC's The Carmichael Show and Fox's In Living Color, September 22 - 24 Iliza Shlesinger, from ABC.com's Forever 31, on September 27 Gilbert Gottfried, from the film The Aristocrats, on September 29 and Donnell Rawlings, 'Ashy Larry' from Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show, September 29 - October 2.

Beverly Hills isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be in Meet The Blacks, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD, and On Demand August 2 from Lionsgate and Codeblack Films. When Carl Black comes into some unexpected money, he decides to give up his hustling lifestyle, take his family and leave Chicago behind, but…they realize they picked the worst time to move. The laugh-out-loud cast includes Mike Epps (The Hangover), Gary Owen (Ride Along), Zulay Henao (The Single Moms Club), Bresha Webb (Ride Along 2), Lil Duval (“Bet’s “ComicView”), Andrew Bachelor (Fifty Shades of Black,), DeRay Davis (21 Jump Street), with George Lopez (TV’s “George Lopez”) and Mike Tyson (The Hangover).

In a send-up of the hit franchise The Purge, Carl Black moves his family to Beverly Hills in hope of a better life, but their arrival coincides with the city’s annual purge,...

Beverly Hills isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be in Meet The Blacks, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD, and On Demand August 2 from Lionsgate and Codeblack Films. When Carl Black comes into some unexpected money, he decides to give up his hustling lifestyle, take his family and leave Chicago behind, but…they realize they picked the worst time to move. The laugh-out-loud cast includes Mike Epps (The Hangover), Gary Owen (Ride Along), Zulay Henao (The Single Moms Club), Bresha Webb (Ride Along 2), Lil Duval (“Bet’s “ComicView”), Andrew Bachelor (Fifty Shades of Black,), DeRay Davis (21 Jump Street), with George Lopez (TV’s “George Lopez”) and Mike Tyson (The Hangover).

In a send-up of the hit franchise The Purge, Carl Black moves his family to Beverly Hills in hope of a better life, but their arrival coincides with the city’s annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.

The home entertainment release of Meet The Blacks includes two behind-the-scenes featurettes, the “Hit the Gas” music video, “Don’t Hate Wiring” parody commercial, and outtakes. Meet The Blacks will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Blu-ray/DVD Special Features*

“The Making of Meet the Blacks” Featurette “Hit the Gas” Music Video Behind the Scenes of “Hit the Gas” “Don’t Hate Wiring!” Parody Commercial Outtakes

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Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Bresha Webb, George Lopez, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Mike Tyson, Tiny Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, and Charlie Murphy all star in director Deon Taylor's comedy-thriller, "Meet the Blacks." The project hails from Hidden Empire Film Group and is produced by Roxanne Avent, Shannon McIntosh and Taylor. Original music for the film is written, produced and performed by RZA. Freestyle Releasing has set an April 1st theatrical release for the movie which is described as a spoof of "The Purge" franchise of films. Said Taylor, “’Meet the Blacks’ takes spoofing to a new level and is pure cinematic fun for audiences who just want to laugh....

Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Bresha Webb, George Lopez, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Mike Tyson, Tiny Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, and Charlie Murphy all star in director Deon Taylor's comedy-thriller, "Meet the Blacks." The project hails from Hidden Empire Film Group and is produced by Roxanne Avent, Shannon McIntosh and Taylor. Original music for the film is written, produced and performed by RZA. Freestyle Releasing has set an April 1st theatrical release for the movie which is described as a spoof of "The Purge" franchise of films. Said Taylor, “’Meet the Blacks’ takes spoofing to a new level and is pure cinematic fun for audiences who just want to laugh....

Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Bresha Webb, George Lopez, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Mike Tyson, Tiny Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, and Charlie Murphy all star in director Deon Taylor's comedy-thriller, "Meet the Blacks." The project hails from Hidden Empire Film Group and is produced by Roxanne Avent, Shannon McIntosh and Taylor. Original music for the film is written, produced and performed by RZA. Freestyle Releasing has set an April 1st theatrical release for the movie which is described as a spoof of "The Purge" franchise of films. Said Taylor, “’Meet the Blacks’ takes spoofing to a new level and is pure cinematic fun for audiences who just want to laugh....

Feast your eyes on the first poster for Mike Epps’ hilarious new comedy Meet The Blacks. The film will release nationwide on April Fool’s Day (April 1st) – no joke!

In the meantime, check out the trailer.

From writer/director/producer Deon Taylor, Meet The Blacks is comedy/horror hybrid spoofing the hit film “The Purge,” and stars Mike Epps (“The Hangover,” “50 Shades of Black,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”), George Lopez (“Lopez Tonight,” “Swing Vote,” “Balls of Fury”), Mike Tyson (“The Hangover” series “Scary Movie 5”), Bresha Webb (NBC’s “Truth Be Told”), Zulay Henao (“True Memoirs of An International Assassin”) as well as a ‘who’s who’ of pop culture personalities including Gary Owen (“Ride Along”) Charlie Murphy (“The Chappelle Show”), Tameka “Tiny” Cottle (VH1’s Ti & Tiny with Rap artist husband Ti), gossip columnist Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney (Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner), Vine star Andrew Bachelor, and comedians Lil Duvall,...

Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Bresha Webb, George Lopez, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Mike Tyson, Tiny Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, and Charlie Murphy all star in director Deon Taylor's comedy-thriller, "Meet the Blacks." The project hails from Hidden Empire Film Group and is produced by Roxanne Avent, Shannon McIntosh and Taylor. Original music for the film is written, produced and performed by RZA. Freestyle Releasing has set an April 1st theatrical release for the movie which is described as a spoof of "The Purge" franchise of films. Said Taylor, “’Meet the Blacks’ takes spoofing to a new level and is pure cinematic fun for audiences who just want to laugh....

Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Bresha Webb, George Lopez, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Mike Tyson, Tiny Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, and Charlie Murphy all star in director Deon Taylor's comedy-thriller, "Meet the Blacks." The project hails from Hidden Empire Film Group and is produced by Roxanne Avent, Shannon McIntosh and Taylor. Original music for the film is written, produced and performed by RZA. Freestyle Releasing has set an April 29 theatrical release for the movie which is described as a spoof of "The Purge" franchise of films. Said Taylor, “’Meet the Blacks’ takes spoofing to a new level and is pure cinematic fun for audiences who just want to laugh. This...

Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Bresha Webb, George Lopez, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Mike Tyson, Tiny Cottle, Perez Hilton, Paul Mooney, and Charlie Murphy all star in director Deon Taylor's comedy-thriller, "Meet the Blacks." The project hails from Hidden Empire Film Group and is produced by Roxanne Avent, Shannon McIntosh and Taylor. Original music for the film is written, produced and performed by RZA. Freestyle Releasing has set an April 29 theatrical release for the movie which is described as a spoof of "The Purge" franchise of films. Said Taylor, “’Meet the Blacks’ takes spoofing to a new level and is pure cinematic fun for audiences who just want to laugh. This...

Banijay Group’s Bunim/Murray Productions (Bmp) has signed an exclusive production deal with WikkedCat Entertainment, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal will give Bmp exclusive access to WikkedCat’s unscripted series with a focus on creating celeb-reality franchises. Bmp is known for producing unscripted programming such as “The Real World,” “Project Runway” and “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” WikkedCat, the production company formed by manager Stella Bulochnikov and former ICM agent Brian Sher, is currently developing unscripted reality projects and specials with talent including Mariah Carey, Lil Wayne, Mel B and Gary Owen. Also Read: Bunim-Murray President Talks New York Expansion,...

Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, March 27. (Synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.) Wide Get Hard Director: Etan Cohen Cast: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Gary Owen, Alison Brie, T.I. Synopsis: "The prison-bound manager of a hedge fund asks a black businessman -- who has never been to jail -- to prepare him for life behind bars." Criticwire Grade Average: C- (11 reviews) Home Director: Tim Johnson Cast: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin Synopsis: "When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human, and together they...

Think Like a Man Too

Written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman

Directed by Tim Story

USA, 2014

The opening lines of Kevin Hart’s voiceover wax philosophical on the history of Las Vegas, but they’re less an introduction to Think Like a Man Too so much as a restatement of what is obvious to anyone in the audience: this is Kevin Hart’s movie. The massively popular comedian’s ubiquity is no secret (see: Hart discussing his pro wrestling reawakening with Jon Stewart) and his presence in Tim Story’s 2012 half-adaptation of Steve Harvey’s sex advice book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man all but guaranteed his return for any sequel.

But, beyond the serious box office legs of the original, why a sequel? Think Like a Man begins with Hart’s same overly-enthusiastic narration, though the original sports a quick-witted dissection of monogamy and...

Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Bruce McGill, Bryan Callen, Laurence Fishburne, Dragos Bucur, Gary Owen, Jacob Latimore, Jay Pharoah, Benjamin Flores Jr. | Written by Greg Coolidge, Jason Mantzoukas, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi | Directed by Tim Story

As someone who absolutely adored the Ice Cube buddy cop comedy All About the Benjamins I was really looking forward to Cube’s latest buddy comedy Ride Along, especially given that it also stars man of the moment Kevin Hart, whose career is currently in take off. But then (at least here in the UK) All About the Benjamins was something of an underrated gem just waiting to be discovered by those who enjoy the genre; but with this film hitting the top of the Us box office it brings with it a ton of hype for its UK debut, which I had to wonder if it could ever live up to…...

Title: Think Like A Man Too Director: Tim Story Starring: Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Jerry Ferrara, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Terrence J, Romany Malco, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Gary Owen, Gabrielle Union, La La Anthony. In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book ‘Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man,’ all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. Tim Story renews his collaboration with many of his darling actors, without failing to carry with him the coarse and tawdry humour of his previous flick, ‘Ride Along.’ The film – which opens 2014’s American Black Film Festival in New York – [ Read More ]

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Chicago – Date night at the movies has a new alternative to the summer sci-fi and animation with “Think Like a Man Too.” The sequel to the popular first film has a burst of creative juice from an energetic cast, and dares to do something different with the bachelor party in Las Vegas theme.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

What distinguishes the film is that the women – putting on their own bachelorette event in Las Vegas – in many ways outdo the guys. Part of the is due to the very funny Wendi Covey-McLendon (the grossed out Mom in “Bridesmaids”) who gets her freak on and steals every scene. But also, there is the super-hot personality of Kevin Hart, in collaboration with director Tim Story, who keeps the proceedings loose and entertaining. From the beginning to the end, with Hart and Story the conductors, the guys and gals of “Think Like a Man Too” just want to have fun.

Think Like a Man Too

Directed by: Tim Story

Cast: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy, Romany Malco, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Terrence Jenkins, Gary Owen

Running Time: 1 hr 46 mins

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: June 20, 2014

Plot: The men and women from Think Like a Man migrate their battle of the sexes to Las Vegas.

Who’S It For? Will you watch Kevin Hart in anything? And (in Katherine Hahn’s voice) I mean, a-ny-thin-g?

Overall

Steve Harvey does not guest appear as his own televangelist in Think Like a Man Too, the sequel based off the movie based off his offensively titled book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” (I assume no one wanted to name the sequel to Think Like a Man “Act Like a Lady”). That’s a plus. He only appears in the form of a smiling face on a “Family Feud” slot machine,...

Chicago – Sequels just need a dose of energy and creativity, and then they work. The cast of “Think Like a Man Too” – including Kevin Hart, Regina Hall and Terrence Jenkins – provide that energy, as the gang from the first film heads to Las Vegas for a competing bachelor and bachelorette parties. The audience wins that contest.

Kevin Hart is arguably one of the hottest performers of the moment. Fresh from his record breaking stand-up film of last year, he hit a trifecta in late 2013 and early 2014 with the films “Grudge Match,” “Ride Along” and “About Last Night.” His quick wit and energy also has the character of appreciation, for the collaborator and director Tim Story, and his co-stars Terrence Jenkins and Regina Hall.

Kevin Hart in Chicago for ‘Think Like a Man Too,’ June 13, 2014

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Photo for HollywoodChicago.com

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Leave it to a big wedding in Las Vegas to make the next stage in these couple's lives while fears, desires and good intentions go wrong.  In the highly anticipated sequel, "Think Like a Man Too" the beloved characters are back, and there are still some lingering questions.

Plans for a weekend celebrating Candace (Regina Hall) and Michael's (Terrence J) nuptials go awry when everyone's various misadventures get the gang into compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

All the original comedy's stars return, La La Anthony, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Romany Malco, Gary Owen, and Gabrielle Union.

Check out our Exclusive interview with cast below.

"Think Like a Man Too" is in theaters June 20th. ...