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Watch Trailer for IFC’s New Docu-Series Parody/Sketch Show “Sherman’s Showcase”

June 8, 2019

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When it comes to hyper specific angles in sketch comedy, IFC really wants to dominate that segment of comedy. Portlandia and Documentary Now! already did a comedic interpretation of Portland and famous documentary films respectively.

Now, IFC has their latest offering along these lines with Sherman’s Showcase from Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, a satirical take on a fictional music variety show that bares a striking resemblance to legendary music-dance show, Soul Train. It’s being billed as a sketch comedy, which leads us to believe they’ll step outside of being solely a Soul Train parody.

In a weird way, this seems almost seems akin to all those Charlie Murphy stories on Chappelle’s Show and, as a matter of fact, there is someone playing Prince or a Prince-like character here. We’ll have to wait until Jul. 31st to see how that all plays out.

For now, just enjoy all of this in the Sherman’s Showcase trailer.

Watch Trailer for Comedy Central’s Latest Scripted Series ”South Side”

May 16, 2019

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We’ve been hearing rumblings about South Side for quite some time now and come July 24th, we’ll get to hear what those rumblings about the latest scripted series coming to Comedy Central.

From the looks of it, it could be what CC was looking for to follow the departure of Broad City. Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle’s South Side, thus far, has lots of promise. See for yourself in the trailer.

If you’re digging it, make a note, again, for South Side’s premiere date, July 24th.

HBO Orders “Brothers in Atlanta” To Series

May 1, 2015

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The lives behind musicians and music moguls seem to be the order of the day.

Lorne Michaels has lent his name successfully as a producer to the music biz comedy Brothers in Atlanta that follows Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin try to make it in various disciplines of music in Atlanta.

There’s clearly a trend here as FX already has Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll ordered to series and the undeniable beast of a series that is Empire set numerous records in its freshman season.

The addition of Brothers in Atlanta also makes for an interesting quilt of HBO’s comedy line-up as HBO will now have comedies poking fun at Washington D.C., Silicon Valley, and now Atlanta.

Now, all of this has us wondering what’s going on with Donald Glover’s similar sounding series ordered as a pilot at FX.