RIP Kevin Barnett: Comedians pay tribute to rising stand-up

We regret to report that stand-up comedian Kevin Barnett passed away. The news rocked the New York City stand-up scene Tuesday morning, though comedians nationwide have expressed their sorrow. Details around his death are limited, but Deadline reports that he “died suddenly” vacationing in Mexico. He was 32-years-old. Barnett is probably most known for his truTV sketch comedy series Friends of the People, though the writer-performer has also shown up

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Here’s a look at Lil Rel Howery’s new FOX sitcom, “Rel”

This week is Upfronts and you know what that means, all the networks are out there showing off their Fall… MORE

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Here’s a look at Lil Rel Howery’s new FOX sitcom, “Rel”

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Sinbad to Play Lil Rel Howery’s Dad in Fox Comedy Pilot ‘Rel’

Back in January, Fox added a half-hour comedy pilot starring Lil Rel Howery called Rel, and now the project has added another star to the cast. According to Deadline, Sinbad will star alongside Howery in the Jerrod Carmichael-produced multi-cam comedy, which centers on Howery as “a prideful, self-made success who lives by the code to […]

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Fox Orders ‘Rel’ and ‘Our People’ Comedy Pilots

Fox has two new comedy pilots in the works. According to Deadline, the network has given pilot orders to a single-cam comedy titled Our People as well as a multi-cam comedy starring Lil Rel Howery called Rel. From Lee Daniels and Vali Chandrasekaran, Our People is based on Israel’s Nevsu: A Young Multicultural Couple and […]

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