Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterRobin Thede’s dream was to be on Saturday Night Live and play amazing characters. But when she had the opportunity to create her own sketch show, Thede jumped and A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO was born.
03.06.2020 - 18:15 / deadline.com
By Peter White
Television Editor
Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show, exec produced by Kenya Barris, has been cancelled at Netflix after one season.
The show, which features the Upright Citizens Brigade’s first all-black troupe Astronomy Club, launched on December 6.
It featured sketches that explore an array of topics ranging from pop culture and social issues to the Black experience.
Black-ish creator Barris exec produces alongside showrunner Daniel Powell, who has worked on Inside Amy Schumer
Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterRobin Thede’s dream was to be on Saturday Night Live and play amazing characters. But when she had the opportunity to create her own sketch show, Thede jumped and A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO was born.
Pharrell Williams is developing a musical based on Juneteenth, Deadline reports.
ABC's Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and Grammy-winning artist Pharrell Williams are in talks with Netflix to develop a feature musical inspired by Juneteenth, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Happy singer Williams and Mimi Valdes will co-produce via their I Am Other banner, while Barris will produce through his Khalabo Ink Society production venture.
Pharrell Williams is reportedly being tapped to produce a feature-length musical about Juneteenth for Netflix.According to Deadline, the Happy hitmaker is having conversations with bosses at the streaming service, along with Black-ish and BlackAF creator Kenya Barris, to work on the project about the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.While discussions are in early stages, sources confirmed it is a separate project to the live musical that was previously
Juneteenth for the first time. The day commemorates when the last slaves in the Confederacy were liberated in 1865 and has gone on to mark a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S.
Jimmy Fallon is learning about the importance of Juneteenth.
Jimmy Fallon is attempting to educate Americans on the history of Juneteenth in the most Jimmy Fallon way possible: by crashing Astronomy Club's virtual Juneteenth BBQ and then revealing he knows very little about Juneteenth. The Tonight Showclip is both funny and educational, but it's also a depressing example of how much energy Black people are being asked to expend educating white people on Black history.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in talks with “Black-ish” and “BlackAF” creator Kenya Barris and “Happy” singer Pharrell Williams to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth – the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.Deadline understands that the streamer and the pair are in the early stages of working up a plan for the project, and details about storyline are under wraps, although sources say it is a separate project to the live musical that they announced in 2018.Williams
Also Read: Pharrell Williams on How He Got Virginia to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday (Video)Pharrell on Thursday night went on “Kimmel” and revealed that he had just come from Virginia and convinced Gov. Ralph Northam to make Juneteenth a state holiday.“I called them and said, ‘Man, this is important for not only your own legacy, but the legacy of Virginia,” Williams told Jimmy Kimmel.
Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is talks with Black-ish and BlackAF creator Kenya Barris and Happy singer Pharrell Williams to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth – the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.Deadline understands that the streamer and the pair are in the early stages of working up a plan for the project, and details about storyline are under wraps, although sources say it is a separate project to the live musical that they announced
Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Batwoman” showrunner Caroline Dries reassured fans on Wednesday that there are no plans to kill off the character of Kate Kane following the exit of series lead Ruby Rose.“As a lesbian who’s been working as a writer for the past fifteen years, I’m well aware of the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope and I have no interest in participating in it,” Dries tweeted.
Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in8Cancel Play now TOM Davis has tied the knot.The Keith Lemon Sketch Show star took to Instagram to share a series of photos from the big day. The Plebs actor posed alongside his new wife, writing: “Best day of my life”, as fans congratulated the couple.Tom went on to share a photo featuring comedian Jake Whitehall, who attended the ceremony.
Netflix has cancelled a handful of original television content after just one season on the air. In March of 2020 alone, the streaming service cancelled four new shows that had only been given one season! In June of 2020, two more shows joined this ever-growing list.
coronavirus vaccine is found.Mike Grieve, one of the owners of Glasgow's Sub Club, believes that only an immunisation will allow clubs to open and return to their former glory.The Jamaica Street venue, which opened in the late 1980s, claims to be among the longest running underground dance clubs in the world.It is home to one of the UK's largest bodysonic dance floors, allowing revelers to feel the music pulsing below their feet.The "proper house venue" - which has no outdoor areas, and has a
The Kenya Barris-produced sketch show “Astronomy Club” has been canceled by Netflix after one season, TheWrap has learned.
The sketch comedy TV show Astronomy Club has been cancelled after only one season on Netflix.