Chocolate News

Last Comic ‘Not' Standing: Canceled TV Shows Affects Standups

source: Stage Time Magazine

 NY Chocolate News (Comedy Central) The news parody show hosted by David Alan Grier was axed in March. The Tony Rock Project (MNT) The series starring the younger brother of Chris Rock was canceled in March after one season. Def Comedy Jam (HBO) is in ...

Published Sun, May 3

Generate seals Fox TV deal

source: Variety

 CA - Generate's recent TV fare includes the Comedy Central parody skein "Chocolate News," starring David Alan Grier, and BET's first original scripted series, ...

Published Tue, Jan 27

Reluctantly yours - Las Vegas Sun

source: Las Vegas Sun

Out of this whole anthill of comedians, Grier has perhaps the freshest material to deliver. In October, just before the presidential election, he launched a weekly “fake news” program on Comedy Central called “Chocolate News,” a parody ...

Published Wed, Nov 19

Do Stewart and Colbert Have a New Cohort?

source: The Future of Classical Music?

In Living Color and Saturday Night Live alumnus David Alan Grier plays a not-ready-for-prime-time anchorman - plus other characters, including Maya Angelou - in Comedy Central's parody show Chocolate News. Salon 10/15/08.

Published Thu, Oct 16

Sepinwall on TV: 'Chocolate News' review

source: sepinwall (Blogspot)

In today's column, I review Comedy Central's newsmagazine parody show "Chocolate News," which I enjoyed more for David Alan Grier;s performing than for the writing, but which was just good enough that I'll keep checking it out for a ...

Published Wed, Oct 15

pilots for Comedy Central's next season

source: OH NO!!

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- Comedy Central is developing a magazine-show parody hosted by David Alan Grier, and a sketch/variety show featuring Middle Eastern-American comedians. David Alan Grier's Chocolate News" covers inherently urban pop culture topics; the correspon...

Published Wed, May 30