ABC Comedy ‘Black-ish’ Takes on Real-Life Topics, but Always Leaves Viewers Laughing

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Kenya Barris’ acclaimed black-ish has become the most prolific comedy series of the past couple of decades. During its run, it has already spawned two spinoff series, Freeform’s grown-ish, the No.1 live-action comedy on basic cable among adults 18-34, and mixed-ish, which aired on ABC for two seasons.

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Black-ish has been renewed for season eight, which is set to be the show’s last.Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson will return to the award-winning comedy on ABC one last time, the show’s creator Kenya Barris confirmed on social media last week (May 14).“To ALL the people in the world I love, honor, respect and care for it is both exciting and bittersweet to share that black-ish been RENEWED by ABC for it’s EIGHTH… and FINAL SEASON,” Barris wrote on Instagram.“In this day and age it is rare

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Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, is currently airing its seventh season. Creator and executive producer Kenya Barris shared the news on social media with a goodbye video featuring the cast.«When we launched, I didn't know that our show was going to have the impact that it had,» Ross says in the clip. «The thing that makes the brand of comedy so universal, is it's family,» actor Laurence Fishburne remarks.

The end is in sight for ABC’s black-ish. The network has renewed the praised comedy series for an eighth and final season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Black-ish” has been renewed for Season 8 at ABC, which will also be the show’s last.The announcement was made by series creator Kenya Barris on Friday. “To ALL the people in the world I love, honor, respect and care for it is both exciting and bittersweet to share that black-ish been RENEWED by ABC for it’s EIGHTH… and FINAL SEASON,” Barris wrote in part on Instagram.