| NEW NEGROES WITH BARON VAUGHN AND OPEN MIKE EAGLE, THE (COMEDY CENTRAL)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
4/19/19
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5/31/19
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2018-2019 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Comedy Central's press release, March 2019) Comedy Central today announced the premiere date and stacked talent list for The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle, debuting on Friday, April 19 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central with a simulcast on BET. The full schedule and talent list is below. Each episode will include stand-up performances from three different comedians and will conclude with an original music video featuring Open Mike Eagle and a guest recording artist, with some guest-actor appearances. The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle is a socially aware stand-up and music series showcasing a collection of new and established comedians and musicians. According to Vaughn and Eagle, the pair took inspiration for the series and title from the term "New Negro" as popularized during the Harlem Renaissance, referring to Black Americans speaking up, telling their own stories, and affirming their various identities to dismantle outdated assumptions and beliefs. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Baron Vaughn as Host
· Open Mike Eagle as Host
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Anne Harris as EP (Comedy)
· Baron Vaughn as EP
· Betsy Koch as EP
· Kellyn Parker as EP (Comedy)
· Lance Bangs as EP
· Mike Farah as EP
· Open Mike Eagle as EP
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GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (improv/sketch)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Funny or Die
· Gary Sanchez Productions
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