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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...
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Posted Friday 5/10/19 at 1:08PM EDT
Kenya Barris will join Rashida Jones in starring in Black Excellence, his first Netflix series
Netflix says the Black-ish creator's comedy -- the first pickup as part of lucrative overall TV deal -- will pull...
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Posted Tuesday 2/05/19 at 8:25PM EST
Jordin Sparks to star in Kenya Barris' Besties comedy on Freeform
The American Idol winner is joining The Real O'Neals alum Matt Shively and Ranada Shepard on the multicamera comedy about...
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Posted Tuesday 2/05/19 at 2:26PM EST
Kenya Barris' Bewitched reboot won't be made for this pilot season
The Black-ish creator's interracial reboot of the classic comedy isn't dead yet.
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Posted Tuesday 11/13/18 at 10:47PM EST
Black-ish had access to nearly all of Prince's song catalog for its tribute to the music icon
The late singer's estate was very agreeable with this week's Prince tribute episode, especially since creator Kenya Barris and one...
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Posted Tuesday 11/13/18 at 10:03AM EST
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris isn't sure he'd want to invite Kanye West on as a guest-star anymore
“I still love him, but it’s … different,” says Barris, who used to consider West as his ideal guest-star.
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Posted Wednesday 9/12/18 at 1:11PM EDT
Kenya Barris recalls the weeks-long battle with ABC and Disney over his shelved Black-ish episode
The Feb.
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Posted Friday 8/24/18 at 10:43PM EDT
ABC's plans for Bewitched is proof why reboots are a good idea
The classic 1960s sitcom is archaic by today's standards, but the reboot is using its dated premise and rebooting it...
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ABC developing an interracial Bewitched reboot from Kenya Barris
Bewitched is the third beloved witch-based TV show this year to get a reboot, following Charmed and Sabrina: The Teenage...
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Posted Thursday 8/16/18 at 10:40PM EDT
Report: ABC shelved Black-ish episode over comments about President Trump, not NFL players kneeling
According to a Variety report, the February episode that may have pushed Kenya Barris to exit his ABC Studios deal...
