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Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph review The Spook Who Sat by the Door- a 1973 film directed by Ivan Dixon, starring Lawrence Cook, Paula Kelly, and J. A. PrestonAdditional topics include:CoachellaMadonna x Elton JohnToni Braxton x BirdmanBlack filmmakers who are not Tyler Perry: Jeymes Samuel, Prentice Penny, Calmatic, Ali LeRoi, and Tina GordonThe deaths of Richard Chamberlain and Val KilmerJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FishJellyFilmReviewsWant to send them stuff? Fish Jelly PO Box 461752 Los Angeles, CA 90046Find merch here: https://fishjellyfilmreviews.myspreadshop.com/allVenmo @fishjellyVisit their website at www.fishjellyfilms.comFind their podcast at the following: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/fish-jelly Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/388hcJA50qkMsrTfu04peH Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fish-jelly/id1564138767Find them on Instagram: Nick (@ragingbells) Joseph (@joroyolo) Fish Jelly (@fishjellyfilms)Find them on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ragingbells/ https://letterboxd.com/joroyolo/Nick and Joseph are both Tomatometer-approved critics at Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/nicholas-bell https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critics/joseph-robinson
Our exit today has us believing in reincarnation. This week, we are talking about Down to Earth, written by Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, Ali LeRoi and Louis C.K. and directed by Chris and Paul Weitz.Of course, Tripp and Ross can't help but discuss all the other film versions of this story (including some surprising ones), as well as Frankie Faison, The Archers, heaven on film, American Pie, Dreamgirls, more Hannibal talk, the Apollo theatre, and Warren Beatty films.Thememusic by Jonworthymusic.Powered by RiversideFM.CFF Films with Ross and friends.Movies We've Covered on the Show on Letterboxd.Movies Recommended on the Show on Letterboxd.
Today on Too Opinionated, we share a drink with actor/director Ted Lange! After appearing in the film Black Belt Jones in 1974, he portrayed Junior on the series That's My Mama before landing the role of the ship's bartender, Isaac, on The Love Boat in 1977, opposite Gavin MacLeod. In the early 1980s, following a letter of recommendation from Lynn Redgrave (whom he met on an episode of The Love Boat), Lange attended a summer school at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to perfect his Shakespeare acting skills. After he left the show in 1987, Lange appeared in various films and in guest roles on 227, In the Heat of the Night, Evening Shade, Boy Meets World, The King of Queens, Scrubs, Drake & Josh, Psych, The Cleveland Show, and Are We There Yet?. Ted's classical background as well as his years before the camera have enabled him to become known as an actor's director inspiring not only emotional but also comedic scenes. His four-camera directing expertise includes sixty episodes for Entertainment Studios', The First Family and Mr. Box Office, and twelve episodes of Are We There Yet?, for Executive Producer, Ali Leroi. His one-camera directing experience is showcased in the independent films, Othello and For Love of Amy as well as the one-camera television comedies, The New Gidget and The Brothers Garcia for Universal. The Fall Guy and Mike Hammer exemplify his directorial work in action shows. Want to watch: Youtube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)
Good Day! It's November 23th 2022. Thank you for listening to my podcast, Quirk of the Day, host and producer, Autumn Simmons. Episode sixty-six is opened by Jagged Edge - Gotta Be Scott and more singing and rapper, Chadwick Boseman. Movies That Are Comedies - Head of State, an ensemble cast by star Chris Rock, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Bernie Mac, Tamala Jones and Dylan Baker. Directed by Chris Rock. Written and produced by Chris Rock/Ali LeRoi and others. Yes, the screenplay also by Ali LeRoi. Also, check out my fantasy-middle-grade novel, Adventures In Boogieland, by A.R. Bey, via Ingram and Amazon, including my memoir-essay-humor I, Quirky Girl by Autumn Simmons, available via Barnes & Noble and Ingram. Check out my website, www.thequirkchronicles.com. Listen now!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autumn-simmons/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/autumn-simmons/support
It's not an agenda to tell black stories in our totality, it is simply innate. Leroi's creative objective is not necessarily to go outside of the box, but simply not to ignore everything that fills it. His resume speaks volumes, but he started as a stand-up comedian. He shares stories from those earlier years; meeting Chris Rock and how that relationship developed over time both personally and professionally. Leroi breaks down the career trajectory of a comedian's lifespan, and his process as a writer and as a Director/Jazz composer. LeRoi also shares his opinion on the unavoidable topic of his fellow Chi-town native, Kanye West. (Fortunately, we don't end on that note). Creatives get your notepads ready, because there are some free nuggets of feedback courtesy of Mr. Leroi all throughout this episode. Connect: @CariChampion @AliLeroi Learn More: MrLeroi.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Love Thy Neighbor in the Apocalypse | Episode 91 Today for Episode 91, we discussed the film American Refugee directed by Ali LeRoi. We also talked about dealing with neighbors, money-confidence and skills for the apocalypse. Tap into the discussion: Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thescifisigh?ltclid=74dee16e-c704-48b4-a577-240e80313ce7 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thescifisighpodcast/ Follow on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@burr_iam?lang=en Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-quzNQbZTQ&list=PLRgBIvxlI3NZ8OyviVDNrn71KxhFWSBhK Click here to listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music and Vodacast: https://linktr.ee/thescifisighpodcast
#AliLeRoi talks about directing this new movie from Blumhouse Television. Set in a world where sudden economic collapse has created massive chaos and a total dismantling of the country, the film focuses on two families and what they are willing to do to survive. This is an intense film, ripe for expansion - similar to #ThePurge franchise, only much closer to reality in American and around the world today. With companies having to shut down (and many going out of business) due to quarantine, the pandemic itself and protests, it's easy to see how such events could eventually lead to a long-term societal collapse. The primary family in this movie, headed by #DerekLuke and #ErikaAlexander, are ill-prepared for that reality, which they soon unfortunately realize. However, their neighbors, with Sam Trammell at the helm, can offer assistance. Though it's at a very high price! Available on #Epix & for Digital Purchase via Paramount Home Entertainment on Dec. 10th. . . . . Personal note: This is a great movie and concept, and I am so for seeing more on this, as with The Purge franchise, also from Blumhouse. Given the times we are living in, it's definitely an interesting take on what could happen (and in some places, has already happened) in the world. Enjoy this interview, which was so much fun, and make sure to watch the movie! . . . . #ZamaniWilder #PeytonJackson #SamTrammell #JessiCase #CharityJordan #VinceMattis #AllisonBuckmelter #NicolasBuckmelter #legends #iconic #filmhistory #blumhouse #blumhousetelevision #jasonblum #horrormovies #thrillermovies #blackfilms #americanrefugeemovie #blumhousehorrormovies --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nancygandcorryg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nancygandcorryg/support
This week, we are joined by poet and writer Ryan Ormonde to discuss Ali LeRoi's feature film The Obituary Of Tunde Johnson that was screened as part of the BFI Flare Festival. The "timeloop" film which sees Tunde, a young Black gay man who is shot and killed by a police officer, relive his last day on Earth over and over again. We talk about the relationships, Black masculinity, race and of course drift off topic to talk about ice cream and skincare. Top picks this week include Welsh crime drama Hinterland, Jack Black biographical comedy The Polka King and yet another Jack Black flick, Bernie. As usual, comments and feedback welcome via Twitter @Mydylarama
Q&A with actor Steven Silver, director Ali LeRoi and writer Stanley Kalu on The Obituary of Tunde Johnson. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company. A wealthy Nigerian American teenager is pulled over by police, shot to death, and immediately awakens, trapped in a terrifying time loop that forces him to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.
Veteran writer/producer Ali LeRoi — whose body of work includes writing Down to Earth and Head of State, creating and producing the television series Everybody Hates Chris and Are We There Yet, and whose powerful first feature The Obituary of Tunde Johnson just dropped on VOD in North America — loves heist movies, and he especially … Continue reading Ali LeRoi on The Town →
This week on On Story, filmmakers Stanley Kalu and Ali Leroi discuss the journey of bringing The Obituary of Tunde Johnson from a screenplay competition to the screen. The film follows an African-American teenager that is trapped in a terrifying time loop after being shot to death by police. Ali LeRoi is an Emmy Award-winning writer who is best known for co-creating the hit series Everybody Hates Chris. Stanley Kalu, is a screenwriter and former USC student - Tunde Johnson is his first produced screenplay. The pair spoke with Senior Film Programmer, Casey Baron, at the 2019 Austin Film Festival. Clips of The Obituary of Tunde Johnson courtesy of Wolfe Releasing.
Ali LeRoi is an Award-winning writer/director/producer best known for his work on the critically acclaimed series, CW's “Everybody Hates Chris”, TBS "Are We There Yet?" and the breakout Hit for STARZ, “Survivor’s Remorse”. Ali has five Emmy nominations as well as one win, he’s a two-time winner and five-time nominee for NAACP Image Awards, as well as scoring several nominations from the Golden Globe, WGA, and others. Ali’s major motion picture credits include producing and co-writing “Head of State” and “Down to Earth,” as well as producing cult- favorite, “Pootie Tang.” His feature film Directorial Debut “The Obituary of Tunde Johnson” premiered at The Toronto Film Festival and is slated for release in 2021. The book mentioned in the interview is Open City by Teju Cole. Award winning portrait of Chaz Jordan/ Creative Director and Founder of Ih Nom Uh Nit. “Sir Nose DVoidoTrump” / Protestors photographed at Los Angeles City Hall/ Inauguration day 2017
Shannons Baker Davis joins MiF to chat up editing The Photograph as well as her leap from reality tv to narrative content. Shannon's experience is an inspiration and she's sharing her success stories and actionable ideas to support parents in entertainment so that more women like her can open industry doors. Enjoy! Shannon Baker Davis, ACE is an award-winning television and film editor, who began her career in New York, editing unscripted shows and documentaries. After 10 years working on many iconic and Emmy-winning shows such as Top Chef and Project Runway, Shannon began adding narrative television and feature films to her resume. Her credits include Insecure, from Issa Rae, Grown-ish, a spin-off of the highly acclaimed series, Black-ish, from creator, Kenya Barris and Queen Sugar, from creator Ava DuVernay. In features, she edited Armstrong, starring Vicky Jeudy, Sean Parsons, Jason Antoon and Kevin Pollak, and The Weekend (Lionsgate), starring Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell and DeWanda Wise, from director, Stella Meghie. The Weekend had it’s World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival in 2018, and screened at AFI Fest, South by Southwest and Tribeca Film Festival. Next, she cut the feature, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, directed by Ali LeRoi (creator, Everybody Hates Chris) which premiered at TIFF in 2019. Shannon reunited with Stella Meghie on The Photograph (Universal), starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield. Her series and film credits run the gamut, from funny to heartbreaking, provocative to visual-effects-heavy and action-packed. She is a member of ACE, where she is a mentor in their Diversity Mentorship Program, and she is the Cochair of the African-American Steering Committee of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. Shannon grew up in Augusta, GA, earned degrees from Howard University and The American Film Institute, and resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband and 2 children.
In this episode Shang and Black Pedro talk with Ali Leroi (MisterLeroi) about the Border Protection Chief Resigning, Water Found Underwater, the BET Awards and much more.Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/comedianshanghttps://www.instagram.com/blackpedrohttps://www.instagram.com/comedypopuphttps://www.facebook.com/SavageAFshow/https://www.facebook.com/ComedyPopUpLA/
In this episode Shang and Black Pedro talk with Ali Leroi (MisterLeroi) about the Border Protection Chief Resigning, Water Found Underwater, the BET Awards and much more.Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/comedianshanghttps://www.instagram.com/blackpedrohttps://www.instagram.com/comedypopuphttps://www.facebook.com/SavageAFshow/https://www.facebook.com/ComedyPopUpLA/
In this episode Shang and Black Pedro talk with Ali Leroi (MisterLeroi) about Iran, the new White House Spokesperson, and Andrew Yang. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/comedianshanghttps://www.instagram.com/blackpedrohttps://www.instagram.com/comedypopuphttps://www.facebook.com/SavageAFshow/https://www.facebook.com/ComedyPopUpLA/
In this episode Shang and Black Pedro talk with Ali Leroi (MisterLeroi) about Iran, the new White House Spokesperson, and Andrew Yang. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/comedianshanghttps://www.instagram.com/blackpedrohttps://www.instagram.com/comedypopuphttps://www.facebook.com/SavageAFshow/https://www.facebook.com/ComedyPopUpLA/
This week on On Story we’ll hear from comedy veteran Ali LeRoi who’s longtime collaboration with comedian Chris Rock resulted in Everybody Hates Chris and Down to Earth. And later we’ll discuss Young Adult fiction with the screenwriters behind The Fault in our Stars and CW’s The 100. Ali LeRoi is an Emmy® Award-winning writer/director & producer best known for his collaboration with comedian Chris Rock that resulted in Everybody Hates Chris and the films Head Of State and Down To Earth. Comedian Dave Buckman sat down with LeRoi to discuss his transition from stand-up comedy to screenwriting and the perseverance required to make it as a writer. Clips of Head of State courtesy of Dream Works LLC. Clips of Everybody Hates Chris courtesy of CBS Studios, Inc. Clips of The Chris Rock Show courtesy of Home Box Office, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, LP Clips of Survivor’s Remorse courtesy of Starz Entertainment, LLC. Clip of Pootie Tang courtesy of Paramount Pictures Corporation Young Adult fiction has exploded in popularity over recent years, and while the stories are centered around teenagers and are marketed to that demographic, a recent study found that more than half of YA readers are actually adults. Professor Karol Hoeffner spoke with The Spectacular Now co-writer Michael H. Weber and CW’s The 100 writer/producer Charmaine DeGrate to discuss the draw of YA stories and the process behind adapting novels to the screen. Clips of The 100 courtesy of Warner Brothers Television, The CW Network, & CBS Television Studios Clips of The Fault in Our Stars & Paper Towns courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Clips of The Spectacular Now courtesy of TSN Ventures, LLC.
Producer and co-founder of The Launch screenplay contest, Zachary Green and writer/director and ARE WE THERE YET? creator, Ali LeRoi join the show to talk about their new film THE OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON, how they see the WGA/ATA standoff, THE LAUNCH million dollar screenplay contest and much more. Zachary Green is an entrepreneur and […]
Producer and co-founder of The Launch screenplay contest, Zachary Green and writer/director and ARE WE THERE YET? creator, Ali LeRoi join the show to talk about their new film THE OBITUARY OF TUNDE JOHNSON, how they see the WGA/ATA standoff, THE LAUNCH million dollar screenplay contest and much more. Zachary Green is an entrepreneur and […]
Jon is joined by Owen Smith who has written for such television series as The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Whitney and acted on such series as Everybody Hates Chris. Smith also co-hosted the podcast called "Alias Smith and LeRoi" with comedian Ali LeRoi. Listen as Jon and Owen banter back and forth between the stories of how they met and how difficult it is to sustain a career in the comedy industry. In this fascinating episode Jon also talks about creating strategies on how to take on the New Year. He also chats with audience callers, answering difficult questions we all face everyday. Listen to this exciting episode now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer-no-excuses/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jon is joined by Owen Smith who has written for such television series as The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Whitney and acted on such series as Everybody Hates Chris. Smith also co-hosted the podcast called "Alias Smith and LeRoi" with comedian Ali LeRoi. Listen as Jon and Owen banter back and forth between the stories of how they met and how difficult it is to sustain a career in the comedy industry. In this fascinating episode Jon also talks about creating strategies on how to take on the New Year. He also chats with audience callers, answering difficult questions we all face everyday. Listen to this exciting episode now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-taffer/support
Owen Smith is an American television producer, writer, actor and stand up comedian. He has written for such television series as Black•ish, Survivor’s Remorse, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, The Arsenio Hall Show, and Whitney, and acted on such series as Alone Together, Survivor’s Remorse, and Everybody Hates Chris. But most importantly, Owen and I went to high school together! Thanks so much for listening! Please be sure to subscribe and download so you’ll know when the next episode drops. Also, you can rate and review Shut The Front Door on Apple Podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-the-front-door/id1274350382?mt=2 You can also watch every episode of Shut The Front Door on YouTube. Just search for the YouTube channel, Shut The Front Door. Or copy and paste the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA9jR6AYUaKs3aQx4qvDLWw You can find Owen Smith on Instagram and Twitter @owensmith4real and owensmithisfunny.com. You can follow Shut The Front Door on Instagram and Twitter @STFD_thePodcast and on FaceBook at fb.me/STFDthePodcast You can find Shawn Janifer on IG & Twitter @shawnjanjan. Shut The Front Door is shot at the Comedy Union in Los Angeles. For show and booking information please visit www.thecomedyunion.com or call 323-934-9300. Intro and Outro music by Trombone Shorty - "Unc." A/V edited by Antoin Moore at 8waveproductions@gmail.com. Shut The Front Door, all photographs copyrighted by their respective owners. SHOW NOTES 1:50 - As Pleased As Punch 5:28 - Owen speaks to Ali LeRoi on the phone 6:55 - Rosanne Barr 8:50 - Chip On Your Shoulder 12:58 - Rule of Thumb 16:27 - Armed To The Teeth 20:45 - How words and phrases take on new meanings 22:15 - Central High School, Class of 1991, Capitol Heights, MD
"The Sade Champagne Show" (Special Episode 57) Each episode is full of Inspiration, Encouragement, Entertainment, and Empowerment. Welcome to the Ernest L. Thomas and Laval Belle Book Release Special! Join us as Sade Champagne attends the star studded event at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Ernest L. Thomas, a veteran of Broadway, television, and film, has the distinction of having a hit tv show or movie in every decade since he began his career forty years ago. He starred as the popular character Raj in the ABC sitcom, What’s Happening, and the number-one syndicated show nationwide, What’s Happening Now. Award-winning director Spike Lee chose him to play Sidney X opposite Denzel Washington in Malcolm X. Millennials fell in love with the character Mr. Omar, a role created for him by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi for the global hit show Everybody Hates Chris. Laval Belle is an accomplished musician, playwright, minister and advocate. He is the author of 6 books and he’s played the drums with celebrities like Bette Midler, George Benson, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Earth Wind and Fire to name a few. We got exclusive red carpet interviews with Grammy Nominated singer Ledisi, veteran comedian and actress Luenell, TV and Movie actor Rico E. Anderson, Musical Artist J. Mosley, and author and speaker Laval Belle. Ernest's book is titled From Raj To Riches and Laval Belle's new book is titled Your Gifts Are Not Your Purpose Workbook. Call-in @ 323-693-3043 and press "1" to stream LIVE and CHAT with Sade, the cast and her guests. Presented by: GrindHard Radio. #SadeChampagneShow
Ali LeRoi is a photographer as well as the Emmy Award-winning co-creator/executive producer/writer of the critically acclaimed comedy “Everybody Hates Chris,” a series inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock. He is a Golden Globe nominee, a 2007 NAACP Image Award winner for best writer in a comedy series, as well as a winner of the 2007 AFI TV Program of the Year Award. LeRoi served as a producer and writer on “The Chris Rock Show,” for which he won an Emmy, a Cable Ace Award, and received five Emmy Award nominations. He is an NAACP Awards Best Director nominee for his work on Everybody Hates Chris, and has directed segments for the “77th Annual Academy Awards,” as well as for the “Orlando Jones Show.” Major motion picture credits include producing and co-writing “Head of State” and “Down to Earth,” as well as producing cult-favorite, “Pootie Tang.” Photography for him is meditation, memory, and connection. Taking time to consider what something is. Why something is. Who someone is. For LeRoi photography freezes the fractions of sections in between all of the things he sees and does and holds still all of the places and people he passes by and gives him a moment to consider them, inspect them, appreciate them, and remember them. While he has a focus on people, and exploring the breadth of their condition and their ability to connect to the world around them, as well as their ability to connect with him, he also ventures into architecture as abstract, and it’s collision as form, as still life. Much of his work grows out of a strongly held sense of solitude and a desire to connect to the things around him. He has no hard and fast rules about purity or constraints around editing an image. He does what he feel. And show it. He assumes that his body of work will take on a character as it grows, as he is it’s singular filter. Originally from Chicago, LeRoi currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can follow Ibarionex on and .
Ali Leroi sits down with us today to discuss his history as a stand-up comedian in Chicago working with Bernie Mac and other greats and then his later shift to a whole new career as a writer, show-runner and one of the most sought after developers of comedy television and movies today. From his days working on the Chris Rock Show to being a show runner on Everybody Hates Chris and Are We There Yet and more, Ali takes us through how a show is pitched to a room of executives who don't understand comedy and don't know how to market your idea. Please take 5 seconds to rate or review the podcast on itunes and if you like it subscribe! Thanks for listening! LINKS Ali Leroi: TWITTER: @MrLeroi (don't contact him with any bullshit) Felipe Esparza: FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/FelipeEsparzaFanPage TWITTER: @FunnyFelipe INSTAGRAM: @FelipeEsparzaComedian www.felipesworld.com Rodrigo Torres: TWITTER: @RodrigoTorresJr INSTAGRAM: @RodrigoTorresJr TUMBLR: RodrigoTorresJr.Tumblr.com Voodoo Glowskulls (they do our theme song) www.VoodooGlowskulls.com Ernesto Yerena (he designed our podcast logo) INSTAGRAM: @ernestoyerena Lesa Esparza (Producer, editor, "What's Up Fool?" podcast) TWITTER: @WhatsUpFoolPod
Dean Edwards has voices inside his head. And they took up a lot of time. So this podcast turned into a two parter. If you don’t know Dean you should. He was the first guy I ever saw do a “Denzel”, years back when he was still on Saturday Night Live. Fact – There are more […]
Dean Edwards has voices inside his head. They’ve been there for a while. He was the first guy I ever saw do a “Denzel”, years back when he was still on Saturday Night Live. Fact – There are more black NFL coaches than there are Black SNL dudes. He joins the ranks of Chris Rock, […]
Tamala Jones is a quiet storm. She’s spent most of her umpteen-plus years in Hollywood minding her business and racking up credits. Unlike many of the Blactresses that wander the mean streets of LA, she’s managed to keep her dance card full. Because work is work. Sometimes you’re working with Ice Cube, sometimes you’re working […]
When we sat down with Leslie Jones to talk about comedy, being a big chick, and why there were no black women on SNL, she had not yet been called to audition for the show, which would ultimately end up with her being hired as a staff writer. While she’s put in work getting ready […]
When we sat down with Ernest Dickerson as our inaugural guest, we had no idea where the conversation would really go. Not the typical talking head, we found Ernest to be insightful, genuine, and passionate about his craft. He’s soft spoken, but engaged, he listens, he talks, and has no bad habits that we were able to […]
Ali LeRoi is an Emmy Award winning television executive producer, director, writer, and actor…best known as the co-creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed sitcom Everybody Hates Chris alongside Chris Rock, whom he met on HBO’s The Chris Rock Show. LeRoi wrote and directed several episodes of the series. He is also the director of the American sitcom Are We There Yet? and the writer/producer of several feature films including Head of State and Down to Earth.
Writer and former comedian Ali LeRoi sits down with the Champs to discuss his years opening/writing for Bernie Mac and Chris Rock, the pitfalls of being a black writer in Hollywood, and what's wrong with comedian's personalities.
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Hooray, Joey's back from knee surgery!!! Television producer, writer and director Ali LeRoi joins us and talks about going against the grain, wanting to send love letters to Lyle Waggoner and how he out punked Bernie Mac.
Keesha's latest role is starring as Gigi on the highly anticipated comedy “Are We There Yet?”(TBS). She teams up once again with Ali LeRoi and Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris) and also with Essence Atkins (Half & Half). After recurring on the comedy series for four years, Keesha eventually signed on as a series regular, much to the delight of the show's many fans. Keesha was also on the big screen last year in the Tyler Perry hit film, Why Did I Get Married? alongside Perry and Janet Jackson. In addition, Keesha had a substantial arc on the first season of “Everybody Hates Chris,” in which she played ‘Sheila Ridenhour,' Chris' hot next-door neighbor, on whom Chris' dad had an awkward but innocent crush. Keesha's other television credits include principle roles in “Still Standing,” "The Game", “Tracy Morgan Show,” As the World Turns,” “Another World,” “Welcome to New York,” “Third Watch” and “Law and Order: SVU.” Her film credits include roles in Ernest Dickinson's Never Die Alone, the comedy Malibu's Most Wanted, Pootie Tang with Chris Rock, American Adobo and Bull Run. www.keeshasharp.com
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