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Method Man, Mike Epps, Da’Vine Joy Randolph Join YA Rap Drama ‘On the Come Up’ (Exclusive)
Method Man, Mike Epps and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have joined the cast of On the Come Up, Paramount Players’ adaptation of the best-seller by Angie Thomas. The movie is now in production with Jamila C. Gray starring. Sanaa Lathan is directing and co-starring. The coming-of-age movie centers on 16-year-old Bri, who wants to be one […]
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Netflix’s ‘The Upshaws’: TV Review
Wanda Sykes headlines a Netflix multi-cam she co-created, starring Mike Epps and Kim Fields as an Indiana couple whose marriage becomes strained.
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Social Climbers Charts: Kevin Hart’s Dwayne Johnson Halloween Look Spurs Top Actors Gains for Both
It’s rare to see the top two entries on The Hollywood Reporter’s Top Actors chart somehow related to each other, but that’s exactly the case on the Nov. 13-dated list, as Dwayne Johnson rises to No. 1 and Kevin Hart re-enters at No. 2.
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‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy’s Struggling Comedian Reinvents Himself
In the first trailer for Netflix movie 'Dolemite Is My Name,' Eddie Murphy plays a struggling comedian who finds success performing stand-up under the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and a collection of obscene fables. Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Snoop Dogg, Ron Cephas Jones, Barry Shabaka Henley, Tip "TI" Harris, Luenell and Tasha Smith round out the cast of the film set to be released this fall.
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‘I Am Richard Pryor’: Film Review | SXSW 2019
Jesse James Miller offers 'I Am Richard Pryor,' another made-for-TV account of Richard Pryor's unsafe-for-broadcast career.
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Mike Epps to Executive Produce Social Media Awards on BET (Exclusive)
The inaugural awards show, which will celebrate the best and worst of social media in 2017, will air live Sunday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. PT.
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Mike Epps, Katt Williams Team for Horror Comedy ‘The House Next Door’
The movie is a sequel to the 2016 hit 'Meet the Blacks.'
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Mike Epps Hit With Animal Abuse Claim Over Kangaroo in Stand-Up Act
'The Hangover' star was criticized by the animal rights group for forcing a kangaroo on stage to "dance" in front of a noisy audience.
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Mike Epps, T.I. Team for Comedy ‘The Trap’ (Exclusive)
Queen Latifah and her Flavor Unit Entertainment partner Shakim Compere are producing and financing the project, which is based on a story co-written by Epps.
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‘Dying Laughing’: LAFF Review
Chris Rock, Amy Schumer and the late Garry Shandling are among the dozens of comedians discussing the highs and lows of their profession in a documentary by two British filmmakers.
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‘Uncle Buck’: TV Review
If you go in with perilously low expectations, Mike Epps' take on the John Hughes classic may exceed them slightly.
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‘Meet the Blacks’: Film Review
Mike Epps stars in the unfunniest spoof comedy of the new millennium. Or just this week.
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