Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam All Stars
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on November 22nd, 2022
“It’s uncensored, so language and sexual material is off the charts. So if that’s not your style, you have been warned. No political correctness…”
It was the early 1990’s, and record producer Russell Simmons got an idea and brought it to the folks at HBO. In a very short period of time, the half-hour show he created would become the highest-rated show in cable television history. He brought both the big names in black comedy as well as so many newcomers who have gone on to become big stars themselves. This was the days before streaming, and it came on Friday nights just as the folks who usually watch these things were out getting their entertainment live and in person. It was quite an accomplishment to get those folks to stay home and watch a half-hour television show instead. But that’s exactly what happened, and while the series ended in 1997, in five short years it made both television and comedy history.
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