Showing 1 - 6 of 6 articles tagged "Dick Gregory"

• Posted Saturday 7/03/21 at 2:20AM EDT

  Showtime's The One and Only Dick Gregory does justice to the groundbreaking comedian

  "What stands out most about this revolutionary moment in comedy is what a small role it plays in the overall...

• Posted Thursday 6/24/21 at 2:24PM EDT

  Watch the trailer for Showtime's The One And Only Dick Gregory

  The iconic comedian and activist will be the subject of a Fourth of July documentary that will include interviews with...

• Posted Wednesday 6/09/21 at 2:27PM EDT

  Showtime acquires documentary The One and Only Dick Gregory

  The legendary comedian and activist will be the subject of a feature-length documentary produced by Kevin Hart, who will also...

• Posted Thursday 9/28/17 at 4:23PM EDT

  Hugh Hefner was a TV pioneer in the way he put black artists on TV in the fifties

  As Keli Goff notes, the Playboy founder “put black artists front and center on his television programs, first on Playboy’s...

• Posted Monday 9/18/17 at 1:40PM EDT

  Emmy's "In Memoriam" left out too many notable deaths

  Those who got snubbed include Happy Days star Erin Moran, David Letterman’s mom Dorothy Mengering, The Six Million Dollar Man’s...

• Posted Monday 8/21/17 at 9:16AM EDT

  Dick Gregory became a pioneering black comedian with his early '60s TV appearances

  The legendary comic and civil rights activist, who died Saturday at age 84, was able to gain a mainstream audience...