Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy (Prime Video): Premieres February 4
The story of The Comedy Store, which launched the careers of many of the biggest names in comedy, was recently explored in Mike Binder’s Showtime docuseries. What went largely undiscussed was the staggering amount of Black talent that made it to the venue’s stage for Phat Tuesdays, the all-Black comedy night created by Guy Torry that ran from 1995 to 2005. Now Torry’s teamed up with Reginald Hudlin for Phat Tuesdays, a three-part docuseries dedicated to the “Hip Hop Era Of Comedy,” when The Comedy Store hosted comics like Cedric The Entertainer, Tiffany Haddish, and Lil Rel, as well as celebrity guests like Eddie Murphy, Prince, Magic Johnson, and Snoop Dogg. This vibrant docuseries includes never-before-seen footage from the Phat Tuesdays lineups, as well as interviews with performers like Kym Whitley, J.B. Smoove, Anthony Anderson, Tichina Arnold, Bill Bellamy, and many more. [Danette Chavez]
