Queen Latifah Lands New Comedy Film

We have just learned that actress Queen Latifah will star in a new romantic comedy film titled Just Wright for Fox Searchlight.

Word is the film is another modern day Cinderella tale, that centers on a female physical therapist who falls in love with a basketball player while helping him recover from a career-threatening injury. The film is to begin filming in late May. No word yet who will be cast as the basketball player for the film, but rumors say that producers are eyeing former ball player Rick Fox.

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Tasha Smith Directs Bow Wow's New Dramatic Film

We have just discovered actress Tasha Smith (of Why Did I Get Married and Daddy’s Little Girls fame) is about to make her directorial debut in the dramatic film titled Family. We hear that the film will begin shooting in Harlem, NY in about 3 weeks and so far the film stars Hip Hop artist Bow Wow in the lead role. The rest of the film has yet to be cast.

Family is being produced by Indywood Entertainment which consists of Tasha Smith, Bryce Wilson (formerly of the group Groove Theory) and Executive Producer Re’Shaun Frear. Casting the film is veteran casting director Robi Reed.

Up next for Indywood Entertainment is the film Pastor Brown which we hear will premiere at The American Black Film Festival (which opens June 24th ). The film stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Nicole Ari Parker, Keith David, Michael B Jordan, Ernie Hudson, Michael Beach, Tasha Smith, Tisha Campbell-Martin, and Rockmond Dunbar, who also directs this film.

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Damon Wayans Calls It Quits From Stand-Up!

We have discovered through our sources that comedian and actor Damon Wayans has called it quits from doing stand-up. No official word from his camp just yet, but our sources have confirmed this to us.

If you recall, Wayans, beginning his career as a stand-up comic in 1982, landed a role as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live. Wayans went on to star in 4 of his own HBO specials, and for three seasons, he co-starred and wrote for the Emmy® Award-winning series, In Living Color, for which he also personally received two Emmy nominations.

Wayans has also starred in a number of films, including Bamboozled, Major Payne, Blankman, Bulletproof and Mo' Money, which he also wrote and executive produced. Additional film credits include The Great White Hype, Celtic Pride, The Last Boy Scout, Earth Girls are Easy, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Colors, Punchline, Hollywood Shuffle, Roxanne, and Beverly Hills Cop. And who can forget his other TV credit, his very popular ABC sitcom My Wife and Kids.

Wayans is no less talented as an author. May of 1999 saw the release of Bootleg, a humorous compilation of his observations regarding family, children, marriage, and politics. The book was a tremendous success and quickly reached the New York Times Bestseller List. There has also been word that Wayans is about to drop another book, plus his very quick partnership with YouTube for his WayOut TV venture recently ended.

Overall Wayans career has spanned over the years and the focal point of his success has been his stand-up. There is news that Wayans has several projects in the works, including a new TV show supposedly for the fall.

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Humor Mill TV- One On One With... Joe Clair!

Let us introduce you to our brand new weekly interview series titled One On One With..., which is a series of interviews that we conduct with comedians and folks in the entertainment industry.

So kicking off the new series is our new interview with comedian and Host Joe Clair as he talks about all of his new projects that he has since his stint at BET J. Looks like the next couple of months are going to be good for Joe Clair!

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George Lopez Get Late Night Talk Show On TBS!

As we reported several weeks ago, it looks like the deal is now done for comedian Geoege Lopez to get his own late night talk show. It looks like the TBS network is gearing up to challenge the other netowrks for the coveted late night slot since all the networks feel that the late night landscape is now wide open after being vacated by Jay Leno of The Tonight Show. So far, we hear that RBS looks to launch the show in the 11:30PM time slot. No word on what the name of the new show will be.
Stay tuned for more news on this shortly.

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The Tony Rock Issue- About To Rock Da World

Take a look at our latest issue as we interview comedian Tony Rock, plus we interview Deon Cole and there is a Star Spotlight on actor Laz Alonzo. Not to mention we go behind the scenes at The John Witherspoon Roast for TV One and more! Click on the cover on the right to open the latest digital issue!

Tony Rock- Rock Da World! The Interview

For our featured cover story we got a chance to catch up with comedian Tony Rock outside of The Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show at The Laugh Factory before his hosting duties. Rock talks with us about his career in the industry from his TV Shows like All Of Us, plus his decision to launch his own comedy tour. All of that and more in this exclusive interview!

Behind The Scenes: An Interview With... Michael Kimbrew

Here is the complete interview we conducted with actor, producer, director, and writer Michael Kimbrew. In this interview the comedian who now wears all of these hats speaks about his latest film titled Tons Of Love, how he launched his own career and all of his past projects.

Tyler Perry Film Adds Mary J Blige To New Film

We just discovered that R&B singer Mary J. Blige has just signed on to star alongside Academy Award Nominee Taraji P. Henson in Tyler Perry's new film titled I Can Do Bad All by Myself.

We hear that Mary will portray a nightclub manager and singer who is a good friend to Henson's character. It should be noted that Perry's signature character Madea will be featured in the film.The new film, based on his play of the same name, is set for a nationwide release on Sept. 11.

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Def Poetry Is Back With A Bang!

Today we discovered that Russell Simmons and Stan Lathan (via their Simmons Lathan Media Group) are bringing back poetry via their Def Poetry Jam with HBO with a new show titled Brave New Voices. We hear the new show Brave New Voices will feature 45 different teams of teens from 45 different cites and will be narrated by Queen Latifah. The show is set to premiere on HBO Sundays 11PM beginning on April 5th.

Simmons Lathan Media Group in conjunction with Warner Brothers are in partnerships with Youth Speaks to bring this program to television.

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Mo'Nique's Radio Show Coming Back?

After several phone calls to our sources in radio, we have discovered that comedian and actress Mo'Nique might not be off the radio that long after all. In case you didnt know, The Mo'Nique Show was canceled after several months in syndication by distributor Syndication One, and after leading in all of her key demos in every market.

It should be noted here that Syndication One also released a statement to all news outlets that Mo'Nique was going to have her last day on the air on Wednesday but that never materialized. The last show was really last Friday March 13th, and in the midst of giving her final good-byes to her loyal listeners, she was abruptly cut off in several of her markets.

Anyway, we have discovered that Mo"Nique is in talks with another syndication company and if the deal goes down right, could be back on the air within 30 days.

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Stand Up Comedy Special- Wil Sylvince

Here is a stand up performance from comedian Wil Sylvince at last season's Def Comedy Jam on HBO. Please note, explicit LANGUAGE!!!

Mo'Nique's Radio Show Cancelled

As you may remember, we reported several months ago that comedian and actress MoNique's syndicated radio show was in big trouble because it was dropped in a major market. That market was Los Angeles (KDAY), and as we said back then, the show was in trouble. Well, now news has been released that the inevitable has happened. Mo’Nique’s radio show has been cancelled. The last show will run on Wednesday (March 18th) after just eight months on the air.

Here’s the twist; Mo’Nique released a statement saying she is canceling her show in order to "further her career in television, film and comedy." But several statements have been issued to us stating that the show was canceled by distributor Syndication One. This is the one we are leaning to because as Mo’Nique was signing off in several markets she was abruptly cut off the air. We will have more news on this story as it develops.

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Former MVP Michael Strahan Comedy Show Confirmed

As we first reported on March 2nd, it has been confirmed that former football star Michael Strahan will be getting his own comedy show on the FOX Network. It looks like the NFL Superbowl MVP will star in a show titled Brothers (working title), which Fox officially greenlit on Friday.

As we also reported, also set to star in the comedy show is Daryl "Chill" Mitchell.

Brothers will star Strahan as a retired NFL player who returns to his hometown and starts working to reconnect with his family -- especially his brother (Mitchell), who is confined to a wheelchair following a car accident.

Strahan, currently is as a football analyst for Fox NFL Sunday.

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