Believe the hype. “The Butler” will make you laugh, cry, relive family memories and truly recognize the resilience of Black people in the face of years of institutional racism. Unlike controversial movies like “Driving Miss Daisy” and “The Help” this is a film where the Black characters are central and the white ones are peripheral. […]
Catch TJMS’ own J. Anthony Brown bring the laughs in Atlantic City Saturday, August 17, 2013. J will be joined by comedians Mohanganie Brown and Purnell Holloway. Details below. The Horizon Ballroom Resorts Casino 1133 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
This is a day we knew was coming. After the runaway success of Issa Rae’s online series “Misadventures Of Awkward Black Girl” it was only…
After 20 years, comedian Loni Love is now a bankable personality. No only is she a major presence on the hit E! show “Chelsea Lately,” she’s the senior sage on the new daytime talk show “The Real” now testing on the Fox network in 6 cities. “The Real” places Love with reality stars Tamara Mowry […]
Rickey Smiley, J. Anthony Brown and Ray J. are set for a second season of “The Rickey Smiley Show” on TV One. The network will air two episodes tonight, starting at 9 p.m., that Smiley said represents his best comedic efforts. “I just want to say I’m really excited,” Smiley told The Tom Joyner Morning […]
Actor/comedian Eddie Griffin is not in a laughing mood. He is being sued by a woman who claims she and her girlfriend were made to…
The Wayans Family is much like that other infamous family – once you’re in, you’ll never get out. In the case of the Wayans clan, though, that’s a good thing. Keenen Ivory Wayans, the head of the large and growing Wayans clan says that not only is he personally returning to standup, but that the entire […]
Get your laugh on with TJMS’ own J. Anthony Brown and more at The J Spot Experience, June 28-30 in Los Angeles. This star-studded event will feature guests and comedians including Tami Roman of “Basketball Wives”, Dominique of The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Marvin Dixon, Shang, Melanie Comacho and more. And don’t miss The Drink […]
To most he’s a comedian and popular TV host, but to fans of the TV Land show “The Soul Man,” Cedric The Entertainer is Rev. Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine, a former soul singer turned pastor who moved from Las Vegas to St. Louis to take over his father’s church while still trying to adjust to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Chappelle is making his most substantial return to stand-up comedy with a one-month tour for Funny Or Die. The comedian will headline the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, which kicks off Aug. 23 in Austin, Texas. The 13-date, two-stage tour concludes Sept. 22 in Phoenix. The 39-year-old Chappelle has occasionally […]
The DMV – that’s DC, Maryland and Virginia to you – is awash with the sounds of jazz this weekend as two major festivals are going on. The DC Jazz Fest boasts a performance by The Roots while the Capital Jazz Fest celebrates the 25 year anniversary of jazz crooner Will Downing. Soul music has […]
