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DAVID ALAN GRIER: AUTHORS BARACK BOOK: New book 'Barack Like Me' in stores

18 Nov 2009 23:14:43 PST

“This is at a point when 'The Chocolate News' was on the air,” he referred to his short lived Comedy Central series, “but this book is in my voice. ...

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Community Calendar May 15 - 22, 2009

15 May 2009 06:22:39 PDT

FL David Alan Grier: Now that Comedy Central has canceled his show, “Chocolate News,'' you'll have to get your David Alan Grier fix by catching one of his live performances. Grier will appear at the Improv Paradise Club, 2700 Seminole Way near Hollywood ...

Original story at The Broward Times .

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David Alan Grier Performs His Comedy Routine At Lance Burton ...

05 May 2009 08:23:30 PDT

NY Grier also has continued to work in television; he co-starred opposite Bonnie Hunt on ABC's "Life with Bonnie," and recently produced and starred in "The Chocolate News" on Comedy Central. The show focuses on how Grier "thinks" African Americans view ...

Original story at Broadway World .

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David Alan Grier makes ‘Dancing with the Stars' watchable

17 Apr 2009 22:41:33 PDT

I was never a huge Grier fan, though I did rather enjoy the ill-fated Chocolate News on Comedy Central this past season. However, if Grier was given a show on network television wherein each week he told another person to “eat a dick,” I would watch it ...

Original story at Punchline Magazine .

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Dancing with the Stars: David Alan Grier Apologizes for Rants

17 Apr 2009 10:58:21 PDT

During an interview with Access Hollywood, Grier, who is known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color and the comedy program Chocolate News, said that he took Dancing with the Stars seriously but he never felt that he stood a ...

Original story at BuddyTV .

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More Trouble at Oprah's School

31 Mar 2009 04:00:00 PDT

Written by Jeff Douglas
Black NewsBlast 'Chocolate News' Canceled - Another Show Bites the Dust Chocolate News,' with David Alan Grier, has been axed. Maybe Grier will do better on the new season of 'Dancing With The Stars.' Full Story Comedy Central More TV Ads Project Racial Harmony

Original story at The BV Entertainment Newswire Blog .

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Chocolate News news and blogs - December 05, 2009

05 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Chocolate News news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Blomicon 2008 The Black Comic Con -- from Google Videos - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• Filling TV's Black Hole: '' Premieres Oct. -- from Google Videos - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• The Coonery Paradox -- by Jam Donaldson from BV Black Spin
• Chocolate News 103 -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• NBC TODAY Show: Grier on '' -- from Google Videos - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• Chocolate News: Will Barack Obama Be the First Black President? -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• David Alan Grier - Death, You're Racist! -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• “Chocolate News” – Barack Obama's Wardrobe -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• Chocolate News Exclusive - Rogue Sarah Palin -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA
• Extended Trailer for Comedy Central's “Chocolate News” -- from Google Video - -site:youtube.com "Chocolate News" "David Alan Grier" OR "Comedy Central" OR "Important Things with Demetri Martin" OR Grier OR "Mind of Mencia" OR "Chappelle's Show" OR IMDb OR comedy OR "External links" OR "October 15" OR Airs OR "Category 2008 television series debuts" OR "Category Satirical television programmes" OR "Category Comedy Central shows" OR "Dave Chappelle" OR parody OR Views OR satirical OR FAQ OR Morton OR episodes OR America OR skit OR sketch OR "television series" OR Obama OR TV OR McCain OR David OR American OR Mr OR USA

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'Chocolate News' Canceled - Another Show Bites the Dust

09 Mar 2009 17:00:00 PDT

Written by Jeff Douglas
Chocolate News,' with David Alan Grier, has also been axed. Neither show completed an entire season. Word is both 'D.L. Hughley Breaks the News' and the Comedy Central show will play through the rest of the month. GMA AP YouTube YouTube YouTube

Original story at The BV Entertainment Newswire Blog .

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bitch you betta don’t field shoot

30 Nov 2008 22:18:09 PST

Here are a few stills from a sketch we did on Chocolate News for the Fat Man character. This time Fat Man got his own sitcom on Nickelodeon called “Bitch You Betta Don’t”, sort of a Honeymooners meets King of Queens…except for the half naked dancers. We had a limited budget and time frame to desi...

Original story at Gary Kordan .

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Where are You?: Dave Chappelle and Aaron McGruder

18 Nov 2008 21:23:37 PST

Written by Et Cetera
I am sure that DL Hughley and David Alan Grier aren’t trying to be Dave Chappelle (actually, I’m not convinced of that. It would be smart for TV stations to capitalize on this moment in history by trying to recreate the type of social commentary that Dave Chappelle had mastered but that’s a di...

Original story at etceteratheblog (WordPress) .

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"Black" Competition Between CNN & Comedy Central

07 Nov 2008 14:09:13 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Norris McDonald)
David Alan Grier of "In Living Colour" fame has a new show called, "Chocolate News" that is a black, tongue-in-cheek program similar to "Dateline." Look at the similiarities in description: Grier's show is described by IMDb as, "A magazine-show parody hosted by comedian David Alan Grie...

Original story at AAEA Hollywood .

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Obama’s Poet Laureate Maya Angelou on Chocolate News & CBS!

06 Nov 2008 10:14:45 PST

Written by Raymond
David Alan Grier David Alan Grier “David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color. He currently hosts Chocolate News, a show on Comedy Central. …”

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Chocolate News: Uncensored

06 Nov 2008 07:37:38 PST

Jazz legend Poots explains how he developed his trademark perfect pitch. From Chocolate News with David Alan Grier.

Original story at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines .

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MilkandCookies - Chocolate News: Desegregating Adult Films

30 Oct 2008 08:29:06 PDT

In 1963 it was illegal to poke the yogurt with a Tootsie Roll. But all that changed with Licorice Stick, the first African-American to break porn's color barrier. From Chocolate News with David Alan Grier.

Original story at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines .

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'Chocolate News' Lives Up to Low Expectations

24 Oct 2008 12:16:56 PDT

Written by cord
We wagered early on that Chocolate News was going to be terrible. Though we'll hate to see David Alan Grier without work yet again, it feels good to be right. Post tags: Chocolate News, Comedy, Comedy Central, David Alan Grier, External, GLBT, Television

Original story at Jossip .

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MilkandCookies - <b>Chocolate News</b>: N-Word Peace Treaty

21 Oct 2008 22:40:13 PDT

The n-word's potency makes it the Kobe Bryant of racial epithets, and you do not trade Kobe for just one player. From Chocolate News with David Alan Grier.

Original story at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines .

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Preview: 'Chocolate News'

16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PDT

The Pitch: It's The Daily Show meets Chappelle's Show in this new weekly series hosted by David Alan Grier. Grier, a veteran character actor and one of the original cast members of seminal sketch-comedy show In Living Color, ...

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What's On Tonight: Old Christine, Presidential Debate, Ghost Hunters

15 Oct 2008 14:04:00 PDT

Written by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-FreeAt 8, ABC has a new Pushing Daisies.CBS has a new Old Christine at 8, followed by a new Gary Unmarried.FOX has more Baseball Playoffs, the Dodgers vs. the Phillies.There's a new America's Next Top Model on Th...

Original story at TV Squad .

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Chocolate News Premieres Tonight on Comedy Central

15 Oct 2008 13:39:08 PDT

Written by Felix Gillette
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...

Original story at New York Observer .

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Hughley, Grier -- TV talks race in reaction to Obama

15 Oct 2008 13:24:00 PDT

Written by David Zurawik
The trend is hard to miss with the talented David Alan Grier this week launching a weekly sketch comedy show taking a look at the news from an African-American perspective. Grier's sketch comedy show, Chocolate News, airs Wednesday ...

Original story at The Swamp .

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Grier Stirs Up 'Chocolate News'

15 Oct 2008 04:57:43 PDT

Written by Jon Lafayette
David Alan Grier's new comedy series “Chocolate News,” debuting Wednesday night on Comedy Central, enters the entertainment landscape as one the few black-oriented satire shows during an historic election year, the New York Times ...

Original story at Television Week .

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Sepinwall on TV: 'Chocolate News' review

15 Oct 2008 04:30:00 PDT

Written by Alan Sepinwall
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 ...

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TV Review: Chocolate News

14 Oct 2008 15:51:25 PDT

United States - By Ray Richmond Before diving into this review, an admission: I'm in love with David Alan Grier. I think he might be the funniest dude living in the world ... Chocolate News Variety all 2 news articles

Original story at Hollywood Reporter .

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Chocolate News

13 Oct 2008 22:44:57 PDT

TV Reviews: The cute name notwithstanding, "Chocolate News" is really just a sketch comedy for the audience Dave Chappelle abandoned when his Comedy Central show went AWOL.

Original story at Variety .

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Political Parodies Pay in Election Year

05 Oct 2008 21:42:35 PDT

HOT 'CHOCOLATE' David Alan Grier's new “Chocolate News” won't ignore Barack Obama. Comedy Central next week launches “Chocolate News” starring David Alan Grier, which uses a newsmagazine format to look at issues from a black perspective. While “Chocolate News” isn’t as topically driv...

Original story at Television Week .

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pilots for Comedy Central's next season

30 May 2007 14:56:56 PDT

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...

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