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Exclusive: Hulu is continuing to double down on laughs with its latest stand-up series Lol Live.

Lol Live, which will feature ten, 30-minute sets from a range of comics, comes from Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and premieres on June 6.

Comedians featured include SNL’s Devon Walker, Chico Bean, Brandi Denise, Chinedu Unaka, Daphnique Springs, Justin Silva, Lea’h Sampson, Malik B, Sydnee Washington, and the late Ken Flores.

Flores’s performance marks the first longform special ever taped by the comedian and was filmed shortly before he died in January at the age of 28.

The streamer will roll out two new specials each month; Flores and Springs will kick off the run, followed by Bean and Unaka on July 11, Walker and Washington on August 15, Denise and Malik B on September 5, and Silva and Sampson on October 3.

The sets were filmed last summer during Hartbeat Weekend at Resorts World Las Vegas.

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The NAACP Image Awards has announced its second round of winners in non-televised categories such as outstanding variety show, reality program, reality competition or game show and children’s program.

Tuesday’s winners included DC Young Fly for outstanding host in a reality/reality competition, game show or variety (series or special) for Celebrity Squares; Leslie Jones for outstanding performance in a shortform series in The Daily Show After the Cut; Kyla Pratt for outstanding character voice-over performance (television) in The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder; Issa Rae for outstanding character voice-over performance (motion picture) in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; and Eboni K. Brown for outstanding news and information podcast in Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams.

Khleo Thomas hosted the virtual awards presentation. Additional non-televised awards in other categories will be handed out in a Wednesday night virtual event as well as during a Sherri Shepherd hosted dinner on...

Exclusive: A new take on the classic Hollywood Squares game show is headed to VH1. The network has teamed with Jesse Collins Entertainment and Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat on Celebrity Squares, a modern twist on the classic format featuring Black pop culture trivia.

Hosted by actor and comedian DC Young Fly, “the series will bring cultural icons together for 20 fun and spontaneous half-hour episodes,” per VH1. Celebrity guests include Babyface, Bobby Brown, Tiffany Haddish, Kirk Franklin, Bresha Webb, Luenell, Taye Diggs and more. Celebrity Squares premieres at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, on VH1.

Celebrity Squares will bring two contestants together to play Tic-Tac-Toe, banking cash and prizes along the way. The player with the most money in their bank at the end of the game will move on to the bonus round for a chance to win a $10,000 cash prize.

“We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Hartbeat and...

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Maggie and Negan throw down on The Walking Dead: Dead City, the Orignal Beef of Chicagoland gets an overhaul on The Bear, and, and we need heroes to stop a Secret Invasion on Disney+.

See what else we recommend you watch this week.

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8/7c Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman (Lifetime)

Kendra and Ben’s beautiful love story continues with the second part of the Mary J. Blige two-part film special inspired by her music.

If you read our Mary J. Blige’s Real Love Review, you’ll know how incredible the chemistry is between Kendra and Ben and how eager we were for them to find their way back to one another, and they will, many years later.

It’s 15 years later, and Kendra is reckoning with her ever failing marriage, becoming a mother, and more while wondering...

Exclusive: Stand-up comedian and actress Dulcé Sloan has signed with APA.

Sloan is a longtime correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show who will serve as a guest host for the series for a week beginning Monday, May 1. Additionally, she currently brings to life the character of Honeybee Shaw–Tobin in the Fox animated series, The Great North, alongside Will Forte and Jenny Slate.

She has appeared multiple times on the CNN New Year’s Eve Special with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, the late-night show Conan, among others. Additional credits include RuPaul’s Drag Race, Late Night with Seth Meyers, @Midnight with Chris Hardwick, The Steve Harvey Show and Last Call With Carson Daly.

In 2019, Sloan performed a half-hour of stand-up on Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents: Dulcé Sloan. The Miami native was recently honored with a Webby award for best comedy podcast for Hold Up with Dulcé Sloan and Josh Johnson.

Exclusive: UTA has signed stand-up comedian, host and actor Karlous Miller for representation in all areas.

As a comedian and actor, Miller co-hosted MTV’s What’s My Secret and was a veteran cast member on MTV’s Wild ‘N Out with Nick Cannon. Additionally, he was seen on MTV’s Joking Off, MTV2’s Uncommon Sense, BET’s Comic View, Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes, and Bounce TV’s Family Time. Miller has also featured on HBO’s stand-up series All Def Comedy and performed his 30-minute special on Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network.

Additionally, as a founding member of the Atlanta-based comedy trio 85 South, Miller is a two-time host of BET’s Hip Hop Awards and is currently a featured comedian on the In Real Life Tour. As a stand-up comedian, he is headlining his own nationwide comedy tour.

In audio, Miller created and...

Exclusive: Chris Smith, a 21-year ICM veteran, including the last 10 as a partner, has joined APA as SVP, Global Concerts & Talent.

Smith will work alongside Max Burgos who heads APA’s comedy touring department.

While he has strong background in comedy touring, at ICM Smith worked across departments on deals for his clients in the areas of film, television, touring, branding and digital. Most of those clients are expected to come with him to APA, including Pamela Anderson, Chico Bean, Big Boy, Michael Blackson, Darren Brand, Bruce Bruce, Deray Davis, Rob Dyrdek, Mike Epps, Felipe Esparza, Adele Givens, Jess Hilarious, Evander Holyfield, Martin Lawrence, Loni Love, Floyd Mayweather, Donnell Rawlings, Tony Rock Paul Rodriguez, Paul Rodriguez Jr., B Simone, Rickey Smiley, Bailey Spinn, Director/Producer Mark Ritchie/South Pa Productions and Pretty V.

“We have long admired Chris for his passion and tenaciousness in representing his clients and maximizing their earning potential,...

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion were the big winners at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, sharing statuettes for Song of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video and Best Collaboration, for their work on Atlantic Records single “Wap.”

Tyler, the Creator, Jay Z and Lil Baby followed with two wins each—the former, receiving the inaugural Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award presented by LL Cool J, along with trophies for Best Live Performer and Hip Hop Album of the Year. Jay Z won the Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse and Impact Track awards for his Nipsey Hussle collaboration “What It Feels Like”; Lil Baby, meanwhile, claimed Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Best Duo or Group, sharing the latter prize with Lil Durk.

This year’s I Am Hip Hop honor went to Nelly. Yung Bleu, Saweetie, Missy Elliot, and J. Cole were among additional winners.

Comedy supergroup 85 South hosted the ceremony taped at The Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta, which was simulcast tonight across BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1. The show featured performances by Young Thug, Gunna, Bia, Lil Jon, Baby Keem, Latto, Tobe Nwige, Fat & Nell, Isaiah Rashad, and Doechii & Kal Banx, among others.

An encore presentation of the award show will be broadcast on BET October 7 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The entire 2021 winners list can be found below:

Hip Hop Album Of The Year

“Call Me If You Get Lost” – Tyler, The Creator

Song Of The Year

Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Wap

Hip Hop Artist Of The Year

Lil Baby

Best Hip Hop Video

Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Wap

Best New Hip Hop Artist

Yung Bleu

Best Collaboration

Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Wap

Best Duo Or Group

Lil Baby & Lil Durk

Best Live Performer

Tyler, The Creator

Lyricist Of The Year

J. Cole

Best International Flow

Little Simz (UK)

Video Director Of The Year

Missy Elliott

DJ Of The Year

DJ Scheme

Producer Of The Year

Hit-boy

Hustler Of The Year

Saweetie

Best Hip Hop Platform

Genius

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse

Jay-Z – “What It Feels Like” (Nipsey Hussle Feat. Jay-Z)

Impact Track

Nipsey Hussle Feat. Jay-Z – “What It Feels Like”...

The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards were presented on October 27, and Megan Thee Stallion was the big winner with three victories out of her eight nominations: Artist of the Year, Hustler of the Year and Best Collaboration (for her remix of “Savage” with Beyonce). “Savage” also won Beyonce the award for Best Featured Verse. Check out the complete list of winners here.

Other champs on Tuesday night included Roddy Ricch, who claimed Album of the Year for “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.” His chart-topping breakthrough solo hit “The Box” also won Song of the Year. Among other chart-topping victors, Pop Smoke won Best New Artist posthumously after his shocking murder in February when he was only 20-years-old.

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Chris Brown and Young Thug claimed Best Duo or Group, while Travis Scott was named Best Live Performer. Stormzy from the UK had the Best International Flow.

The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards were handed out on Tuesday night, October 27, during a ceremony hosted by comedy supergroup 85 South. These 15th annual kudos honor the genre’s best achievements of the past year, so who were the big winners? Scroll down for our complete list in all 17 categories, updated live throughout the night.

DaBaby went into this evening with the most nominations (12) including Artist of the Year and two bids for Album of the Year. Roddy Ricch was close behind with 11 noms, also including Artist of the Year. In fact, DaBaby and Ricch share several of their nominations as their chart-topping collaboration “Rockstar” is nominated for five awards.

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Megan Thee Stallion and Drake followed with eight bids apiece. Both were also up for Artist of the Year, while Megan additionally contended for Song of the Year (“Savage” remix...

Master P will be honored at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards. The No Limit Records founder is set to receive the “I Am Hip Hop” Award at the October 27 event. The show will be co-hosted by the 85 South Show.

“Hip Hop has something to say” will be the show’s mantra; since its inception in 1980, BET has continually strived to highlight the Black experience and culture through music. This year, the award ceremony will display solidarity for Black lives while also promoting the #ReclaimYourVote campaign.

Percy “Master P” Miller built No Limit Records into an empire, selling over 100 million records since the label’s launch in 1991. The rapper and businessman has also expanded his resume to include actor, producer and philanthropist. He has appeared in such films as “I Got the Hook Up,” “Soccer Mom” and “Gone in 60 Seconds,” and starred alongside his son Romeo Miller in the sitcom...

On old favorite is staging a comeback.

This summer, MTV will revive the hit series Beach House with an updated format and three new hosts: Girl Code's Nessa, Teen Wolf alum Cody Christian and Wild 'n Out comedian Chico Bean .

Set in an extravagant beach house on the Jersey Shore, the show began in

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MTV isn't just reviving Cribs and Girl Code. Entertainment Weekly reports the network is rebooting their classic summer series MTV Beach House.The music video block originally premiered in 1993 and was hosted by Bill Bellamy. The revival will be hosted by Girl Code's Nessa, Cody Christian, and Chico Bean and feature performances by MisterWives, Kyle, and more.Read More…...

MTV is set to make a splash with the return of “MTV Beach House.” Nessa (“Girl Code”), Cody Christian (“Teen Wolf”) and Chico Bean (“Wild ‘n Out”) will host the month-long summer celebration from a 1990s-themed beach house along the Jersey Shore. The party begins on June 8 with the first-ever MTV Beach House Festival, featuring headliners MisterWives, Kyle and more. “MTV Beach House” will run on MTV, Comedy Central and Spike’s linear, digital and social channels, which will include behind-the-scenes and all-access content. MTV and Mtn Dew Spiked Lemonade are teaming up for the project. Also Read: 'Beavis & Butthead,...

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Below, watch a preview of MTV2's Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N On Tour TV show, premiering Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at 11:00pm Et/Pt.

The Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N On Tour TV series cast includes: DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, Matt Rife, Chico Bean, Hitman Holla, Conceited, and Rip Micheals. Watch them take Wild 'N Out on the Road with Nick Cannon.

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