Mo'Nique As Another New Villain!

The comedic actress Mo'Nique, everyone's favorite Mother from the hit show UPN's The Parkers is about to add another VILLAIN to her resume. Mo'Nique, who turned lots of heads from her dramatic performance in the films Domino and Shadowboxer, is now in the new film titled Push which is debuting at the Sundance Film Festival next week.

The eagerly anticipated film, based on the best-selling book of the same name, boasts an all-star cast including Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Kimberly Russell, Gabourey Sidibe (in the starring role), and Sherri Shepherd of ABC's The View.

Mo'Nique plays the main character's very abusive and evil mother in the film. Push is a film that is the story of a confused, overweight African-American girl named Clareece "Precious" Jones. Verbally and sexually abused by her family, her troubles lead to problems in school. Precious, as she is known, has no friends, no money, two kids (from her father), and she's illiterate. After being accepted into an alternative school where a teacher (played by Patton) helps her find an alternative path in her life. Along her journey, she comes across a concerned social worker (played by Carey) and a nurse (played by Kravitz) who shows her much kindness.

Stay tuned to the next issue of the Humor Mill Magazine for more on this story. Photo by Anne Marie Fox.

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The Humor Mill Magazine Year End Issue!

Check out our latest year end issue as we interview Damon Wayans Jr., Brian McKnight, Yvette Nicole Brown and Reginald Ballard (probably best known as Brother Man from the hit show Martin). Plus we give you the year in pictures! Enjoy!

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The Tommy Davidson & Will Smith Project

According to our sources we hear that comedic actor Tommy Davidson (Of In Living Color & Booty Call fame) has recently completed a new project from Will Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment. The new project is a animation project titled Young Un's, which we hear is based loosely on Will Smith as a kid in Junior High School growing up in Philadelphia. The show will be broadcast on Nickelodeon by the fall.

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Faizone Love Attack UPDATE*****

After tracking down the Faizon Love story, our sources have discovered that the actor/comedian was provoked and called many racial slurs while leaving the establishment, and reacted. Our sources have also told us that the man involved in the altercation with Love has since apologized to him and did not want to make this matter "any bigger" than what it already was, but due to others, he was lead to move this matter further in hopes to land the case in civil court.

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New Problems For Comedic Actor Faizon Love

According to website TMZ.com, Comedian and actor Faizon Love (probably most famous for his part as Big Worm in the Ice Cube film Friday) has recently turned up as a suspect in a battery that took place early Wednesday morning in West Hollywood. The Police report says Love struck a man in the head with his fist at around 1 a.m. outside the Standard Hotel, or in front of The Comedy Store. But by the time cops arrived, Love had left the scene. Love could not be reached for comment for this story.

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Katt Williams Pimp Slapped?

According to Katt Williams himself as he was being interviewed on Detroit Radio Station WJLB he was slapped after an impromptu performance at the very popular Detroit Club titled Cutter's. Katt stated during the interview that he made reference to cowboy boots and a cowboy hat that a guy was wearing while sitting in the front row. After his perfomance the guy approached him and slapped him. The question will always remain as to why Katt did not have any security with him-he usually never does, as he lands in these situations.

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Tyrese & Will Smith's New Film Project?

According to our sources Tyrese Gibson and Will Smith are in talks to have Tyrese star in and Smith produce (with his production company Overbrook Entertainment)a film based on the life Darryl Hunt. Tyrese recently viewed the HBO documentary on Hunt which was a brutal rape/murder case about Hunt as a wrongly convicted man imprisoned nearly 20 years for a crime he did not commit in 1984. Hunt was later exonerated by DNA evidence.

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The New Film For The Wayans Brothers Pushed Back

The newest film from the Wayans Brothers and the new starring vehicle for Damon Wayans Jr., titled Dance Flick has been officially pushed back from a February release to August 14th. No word on why the studio decided to push the film from this orginally planned date, but as we get more info on this we will let you know.
Dance Flick is the latest paradoy from the Wayans Brothers, as they jump from the Scary Films franchise to their own unique take on all of the dance films that have been released.

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What's The Deal Between The Katt Williams & Steve Harvey Beef?

In a news story that we did not want to even mention, it seems that there has been a so-called beef between comedians Katt Wiliams and Steve Harvey that has been brewing for a couple of months. The drama that has been building up was leading up to Harvey and Williams confronting each other as they were booked to join forces during their 2008 Championship of Comedy show at Joe Louis Arena on New Year's Eve in Detroit. A couple of days later, we can say that they did not disappoint. Williams and Harvey had supposedly squashed their differences before the show, but Williams went on stage and called Harvey out and things went down hill from there. The question remains; was this a marketing gimmick? Well, we can say that the show was sold out and lots more struggled to get some tickets, while Harvey has stated that he was "insulted" by Williams' comments on stage. What we can also say is if it was a gimmick, it has gone too far for Harvey who has yet to respond but insiders say to expect a lot from him on his talk show on Monday. Stay tuned!

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Dane Cook Robbed!

The Boston Herald is reporting that comedian Dane Cook was robbed by his business manager and brother. That's right, Cook's brother has been arrested and charged with embezzling millions of dollars from the Arlington, MA. entertainer. Cook's brother, Darryl McCauley, 43, of Wilmington was arrested today by Massachusetts State Police officers without incident. McCauley was the longtime business manager for Cook, and has been one of several people mentioned with the current success of the star, and wrote a check for 3 Million dollars and forged Cook's signature as he deposited the check into his personal account.

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Murphy To Play Pryor?

It has been confirmed that comedian Eddie Murphy is being set to play the late great comedian Richard Pryor in a film that will portray Pryor's life- and death. So far, the studio has approached Murphy and contracts are being negotiated for this project to move forward quickly, as Murphy has expressed extreme interest to play the role. The film is being set up by the Weinstein's via their Weinstein Company Production Banner.

Damon Wayans To Write Tell All Book?

We hear that among the things for Damon Wayans to accomplish this upcoming year (besides releasing his new show on ABC titled Never Better), is to write a tell all book titled Unperformed which will be about his years in the comedy industry and his rise to fame. Expect some blockbuster news from Wayans, especially if he opens up about what really went on behind the early days of the FOX show In Living Color, his family life during his rise to fame, and the struggles of dealing with networks. More on this as it develops.

Make sure you check out our upcoming YEAR END Issue, as it will feature the YEAR IN PICTURES, and the comedy news of the year.

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Mike Epps' New TV Show Gonna Be On Air Or What?

We just discovered that the Mike Epps variety show that was filmed several months ago for broadcast titled The Mike Epps Comedy Mix Tapes has yet to find a network home. Due to the impeding strike, it might end up as a fall replacement show. In the meantime, Epps is preparing for the release of his new Ice Cube film titled Janky Promoters.

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Eddie Murphy In Gotham Or Not?

As we told you a couple of days ago, we heard the news from several stories that Eddie Murphy was lined up to play the Riddler in the next Batman film franchise. Well, we got down to the very nitty-gritty about the story and here is the story; Christopher Nolan (The Director for both films) is not signed on yet, and therefore no other actors are attached to the film-yet. BUT, the rumor is still in the air about Murphy because Nolan expressed his interest on stars he is extremely interested in for the next film (and Murphy's name was mentioned), tentatively titled Gotham. Nolan also expressed he wanted the next film to be as dark as his first two films, and he expressed several actor who might be perfect for the roles. So, no one is attached yet, not Murphy, or Shai LaBeouf (rumored to play as Robin).

So, the script is not written yet, so there is no solid ground yet for anything. We will get back to you on this developing story.