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Popular NYC media duo Desus & Mero have decided to go their separate ways following recent talk of a beef brewing behind the scenes. 

Oscar-winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique will drop a new comedy special on Showtime this Friday, and she’s dishing about her comedic pals that she’s bringing along for the ride. “It was exciting to introduce some new babies into the game and some legends that have been in the game,” she said in a new interview with ajc.com. “It […]

After going back and forth with Netflix, Mo’Nique has finally gotten her own comedy special with another network.  Even though she is still in court with the streaming giant, the Academy-award winning actress will be starring in her special, “Mo’Nique & Friends: Live From Atlanta” on Showtime. The hour-long special, which will premiere on February […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a Showtime series under development about America’s first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which Showtime said Monday will “peel back the curtain” on the lives of presidential spouses. The first season will focus on Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James has yet to play a minute for the Los Angeles Lakers, yet the NBA superstar is already busy in Hollywood. James is behind the three-part documentary series, “Shut Up and Dribble,” announced Monday by Showtime. Set to debut in October, the same month James suits up for his […]

The Prince concert film Sign O’ The Times originally released in theaters in 1987, has been acquired by Showtime and will premiere on Sept. 16, reports Variety. The Prince-directed movie was originally conceived as a companion to the 1987 Prince double album of the same name. Hit singles from that classic release included “U Got the Look” (with Sheena […]

Director Nick Broomfield’s Whitney Houston documentary titled Whitney: Can I Be Me, airs August 25th on Showtime, and the narrative explores the “fairy tale” about her life that was constructed by her record label and maintained by her family, Page Six reports. “It’s a fairy tale,” co-director Rudi Dolezal told The Post. “The idea that Whitney was a great […]

Is LeBron James moving to Hollywood? The NBA player is leaving the Cavaliers after the 2018 season and has been scheming! However, he’s dipping his hand in the pot of t.v production recently as he’s currently working with HBO and his entertainment company SpringHill Entertainment on a new comedy sneaker sketch. He’s an executive producer on the show Survivor’s Remorse.  […]

  Chicago is grabbing the TV spotlight with two new series, the comedy “Superior Donuts” and the drama “The Chi.” The CBS sitcom, based on a Tracy Letts play, stars Judd Hirsch as a doughnut shop owner who refuses to change along with his gentrifying neighborhood. Jermaine Fowler plays the young employee who tries to […]

Miss Martin Lawrence’s comedy? Well, the former Martin star, who toured earlier this year, is back. Showtime announced that Lawrence’s Doin’ Time: Uncut is will debut on the network, along with video-on-demand and streaming over the internet. It’s Lawrence’s first televised special in 14 years. Shadow and Act reports: Filmed live at the Orpheum Theatre […]

Showtime has ordered a new half-hour comedy pilot from executive producer Jamie Foxx. Titled “White Famous,” the pilot follows a talented, young African-American comedian whose career is blowing up, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his street cred as he begins to cross-over to a mainstream audience. Tom Kapinos (“Californication”) will pen […]

NEW YORK (AP) — No kidding, “House of Lies” is going out in grand style. The Showtime comedy is wrapping its five-season run with a finale filmed entirely on location in Havana. This marks the first time an American scripted series has been shot in Cuba since the restoration of diplomatic relations, according to Showtime, […]