Chocolate News

The accidental comedian

source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat

 CA - Dec 14, 2008 His newest project is "Chocolate News," which debuted in October on Comedy Central. The all-fake-news show is dear to his heart and represents his personal ...

Published Sun, Dec 14

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

Why Obama Needs a Tina Fey

source: newsweek.com

 - It's Comedy Central's troika of fake news shows, "The Daily Show," its mock-conservative spinoff, "The Colbert Report," and the new "Chocolate News. ...

Published Sat, Oct 25

Grier promises a mix of edgy, funny in fake news show

source: Seattle Times

 United States - Oct 22, 2008 But "Chappelle's Show" is dead, we have to move on, and you can't fault Comedy Central for trying again. And there is some hope for "Chocolate News," the ...

Published Wed, Oct 22

Chocolate News Premieres Tonight on Comedy Central

source: New York Observer

Tonight, Comedy Central will premiere its latest fake news show, a faux black news magazine series, called Chocolate News, starring David Alan Grier. The timing of Chocolate News seems especially odd given the possibility of an Obama presidency," writes Rob Owen in the Pittsburgh Post...

Published Wed, Oct 15

Could 'Chocolate News' Be Better Than Colbert?

source: NPR

Ever since the Chappelle's Show left the air in 2006, TV has been a little too white, says critic Andrew Wallenstein. A black comic perspective has been sorely missed. Will Chocolate News, Comedy Central's latest fake news show, make up for that?

Published Wed, Oct 15

Newsfeed Update: 10.15.08

source: mediabistro.com

Chocolate News borrows the fake-news template from two of Comedy Central's most successful programs, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, but uses the conceit to fill a void of politically charged black-oriented comedy. The first season of this show is an equal-oppor...

Published Wed, Oct 15

Comedy Central’s ‘Chocolate News’ Parodies the ‘Afrocentric ...

source: Media Buyer Planner

Comedy Central is building on the success of its two wildly popular fake-news programs, The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, adding a show called Chocolate News. The new show will star David Alan...

Published Wed, Oct 15