Chocolate News

The Coonery Paradox

source: BV Black Spin

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Published Fri, Jul 10

Chocolate News: Will Barack Obama Be the First Black President?

source: buzznet.com

Watch David Alan Grier argue why even White America should vote for Barack Obama. Comedy Central's “Chocolate News” airs Wednesday nights at 10 ... www.buzznet.com

Published Tue, Jun 9

Extended Trailer for Comedy Central's “Chocolate News”

source: buzznet.com

David Alan Grier hosts and stars in this new sketch comedy series that doesn't just filter the news, it filters it with menthol. “Chocolate News ... www.buzznet.com

Published Mon, Jun 1

David Alan Grier

source: it.truveo.com

Part 2: Host of 'Chocolate News' on politics and comedy it.truveo.com

Published Sat, May 23

Race and American Comedy

source: Huffington Post

 NY I was hopeful David Alan Grier's "Chocolate News" would right the ship of whiteness in televised political comedy by mining African American culture with a nuanced authenticity. At the very least his writers would not put one in mind of an attack of ...

Published Wed, May 6

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

source: Broadway World

 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 ...

Published Tue, May 5

Obama Jokes Still Off Limits To America's Comedians

source: NewsBusters.org

Apparently not: Black comedians encounter similar difficulties in crafting humor at the new president's expense, said David Alan Grier, star of Comedy Central's short-lived "Chocolate News." "Some people in the black community see any sort of criticism ...

Published Mon, May 4

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