Kenya Barris
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Posted Saturday 5/09/20 at 5:00AM EDT
In defense of Kenya Barris' blackAF
Barris' Netflix comedy's "unapologetic tone — along with some other qualities — led to some heated reactions on social media,"...
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Posted Tuesday 5/05/20 at 1:02PM EDT
TV writers are trying to figure how and when to tackle coronavirus crisis
"We’re still very much in the middle of this,” says Black-ish's Kenya Barris, “and it’s really hard to write about...
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Posted Saturday 5/02/20 at 6:13AM EDT
Kenya Barris defends Rashida Jones' casting on #blackAF
Since premiering two weeks ago, Barris' Netflix comedy has sparked a social media debate over a lack of dark-skinned black...
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Posted Saturday 4/25/20 at 8:00AM EDT
Kenya Barris' #blackAF unintentionally reveals his real struggle: That he only values the opinions of white audiences and critics
"Approval from his own community is meaningless if it isn’t couched in white validation," says Cate Young.
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Posted Saturday 4/18/20 at 4:08AM EDT
Netflix's #blackAF struggles to get beyond Kenya Barris’ penchant for self-aggrandizement
The Black-ish creator's semi-autobiographical comedy #blackAF is yet "another comedy culled from Barris’ own life, this time dressed up in...
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Barnhart: Kenya Barris Made Black-ish a Hit. He Makes #BlackAF a Miss.
To kick off his new $100 million Netflix deal, Kenya Barris — the talented creator of black-ish, grown-ish, and my...
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TV Today: Kenya Barris Channels His Inner Larry David in Netflix's #BlackAF
A successful TV writer/producer/creator leaves network TV to star as a fictionalized version of himself in an off-network comedy.
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Netflix's Astronomy Club Is the Sketch Comedy Show You Need to Be Watching
By their nature, sketch comedy shows are a mixed bag of comedic styles and personalities, all blended together in an...
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Posted Saturday 12/07/19 at 10:43AM EST
Astronomy Club is clever, ambitious, self-aware and completely ridiculous
The Kenya Barris-produced Netflix sketch show from the black sketch comedy troupe Astronomy Club is "so dense with fully-formed jokes,...
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Posted Friday 11/08/19 at 12:59PM EST
Netflix sets premiere date for Kenya Barris-produced Astronomy Club: Watch the first sketch
Barris explained to Vulture why he is producing a sketch comedy series based on the black-themed sketch comedy troupe Astronomy...
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Posted Tuesday 8/13/19 at 12:27AM EDT
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris and wife Dr. Rania “Rainbow” Barris, whose marriage inspired the show, are divorcing
Kenya Barris and his wife are ending their marriage after 20 years.
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Posted Monday 8/05/19 at 1:34PM EDT
Mariah Carey wrote and performed the theme song for Black-ish spinoff Mixed-ish
Carey's new single "In the Mix" will debut with Mixed-ish's premiere on Sept.
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Posted Monday 7/22/19 at 1:32PM EDT
Kid Cudi teams with Kenya Barris on an animated Netflix series based on his upcoming album
Entergalactic, named after Kid Cudi's upcoming album, will follow a young man on his journey to discover love.
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Posted Tuesday 7/16/19 at 6:36PM EDT
Netflix greenlights Astronomy Club, a Kenya Barris-produced sketch-comedy show
Astronomy Club is based on the New York-based improv and sketch troupe of the same name that is known for...
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Posted Tuesday 7/02/19 at 9:39PM EDT
Kenya Barris' Freeform comedy series Unrelated, starring Jordin Sparks, is effectively dead
Freeform picked up the comedy, previously known as Besties, in May 2018, before the Black-ish creator left ABC for a...
