Kevin C. Johnson | St. Louis Dispatch St. Louis International Film Festival closes out its annual event with a celebration Nov. 19 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to veteran Hollywood figure and East St. Louis native Reginald Hudlin. Cinema St. Louis executive director Bree…
+ Read MoreHere’s a list of movies, television shows and books I’ve made over the years that will enlighten and entertain you all month long! SIDNEY My latest award-winning film is available on apple plus. If you haven’t seen it, I promise you will be moved and find out more about a…
+ Read MoreReginald Hudlin, Guy Torry, Finesse Mitchell and Luenell discuss their three-part Prime Video documentary series, focusing on the Comedy Store showcase for Black talent launched in 1995. BY THR STAFF | The Hollywood Reporter Starting in 1995, The Comedy Store in Hollywood turned over a small room on a struggling night…
+ Read MorePeter White | Deadline Phat Tuesdays, a pioneering comedy night held at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles during the mid-1990s and early 2000s, helped pave the way for comedians including Chris Tucker, Nick Cannon and Tiffany Haddish. The three-part Amazon Prime Video docuseries Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy explores the…
+ Read MoreFor the director, chronicling fabled days at The Comedy Store was a chance for learning and laughs. CHRISTINE CHAMPAGNE | Emmys.com “I’ve always been a very serious student of comedy, and for the first half of my career, that was my business,” says Reginald Hudlin, who made a name for himself…
+ Read MoreInside Out with Paul Mercurio Oscar nominated Reginald Hudlin, one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation shares hilarious, never-before-heard stories about the birth and rise of “Phat Tuesdays at The Comedy Store,” the subject of his new Amazon docuseries “Phat Tuesdays.” The series documents the importance of the…
+ Read MoreReginald Hudlin’s three-part docuseries fills in a key absence from Showtime’s ‘The Comedy Store,’ focusing on the all-Black standup showcase that launched in the 1990s. By Daniel Fienberg | The Hollywood Reporter Back in 2020, Showtime premiered Mike Binder’s five-part docuseries about Hollywood’s iconic Comedy Store. Titled, appropriately, The Comedy Store,…
+ Read MoreDirected by Reginald Hudlin, this Prime Video docuseries sheds light on how Guy Torry helped foster a generation of great comedy. By Stephen Robinson | AV Club The three-part docuseries Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip-Hop Comedy boasts the engaging realness of a Saturday afternoon cookout. There’s frank discussion, riotous laughs, and…
+ Read MoreBy ALI LERMAN – Los Angeles Times From 1995 to 2005, the comedy show “Phat Tuesdays” at the Comedy Store, created by comedian and actor Guy Torry, was a movement. In the midst of a predominately white comedy scene in L.A., Torry broke barriers creating opportunities for up-and-coming Black comedians…
+ Read MoreKevin C. Johnson Feb 2, 2022 – St. Louis Post Dispatch Phat Tuesdays, hosted by Guy Torry from 1995 to 2005 at the famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, is getting its brightest spotlight yet. A three-part docuseries, “Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy,” debuts Feb. 4 on…
+ Read MoreBy PETER LARSEN | [email protected] – Los Angeles Daily News Comedians J.B. Smoove, Kym Whitley and DeRay Davis, as well as director Reginald Hudlin and executive producer Kelsey Grammer, talk about the influential comedy showcase founded by Guy Torry. When comedian J.B. Smoove moved to Los Angeles to do standup, he knew exactly…
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