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Bright Road (1953), Robert Wise’s Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), and 1974’s comedy Uptown Saturday Night, which the actor and singer directed. That film, in particular, is notable for its cast, which includes Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Calvin Lockhart, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bill Cosby.Also on the bill, Robert Altman’s 1996 jazz-noir Kansas City, in which Belafonte plays a gangster named “Seldom Seen.” The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, and Steve Buscemi.The channel is also highlighting the innovative independent works of Melvin Van Peebles, a one-man creative force who often starred in, wrote, directed, and composed his films.Of the four entries, the most notable are Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971), in which a Black man outruns white police authorities (the score, by Van Peebles, was performed by Earth, Wind & Fire) and Watermelon Man (1970), a renowned social comedy starring Godfrey Cambridge and Estelle Parsons, in which a white bigot wakes up to find his skin has turned Black.Also on tap: The Harder They Come (1972), featuring reggae artist Jimmy Cliff as a singer who faces down corruption in Jamaica’s music industry.

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Joe Rogan Apologizes For Repeatedly Using The N-Word After Old Videos Resurface

Joe Rogan issued an apology after videos of him using a racial slur multiple times on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience resurfaced online.

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Barry Cryer Dies: ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue’ Stalwart & Prolific Writer For Brit Comedians Was 86

Barry Cryer, the much loved British comedian and TV writer, has died at the age of 86.

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Oscars 2022 eyeing multiple hosts for the ceremony: report

to Variety, the team behind this year’s show has reached out to several A-listers to host the show together. Discussions for the 94th ceremony are still in the early stages, reported Variety, and the decision will be made by the Academy, ABC and producer Will Packer.A celebrity host last graced the Oscars stage in 2018 when talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, 54, took over duties.

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The Oscars Likely to Have Multiple Hosts, Many A-Listers in the Conversation (EXCLUSIVE)

be a host for the upcoming 94th Oscars, Variety has exclusively learned that the Academy is eyeing more than one host.Over the past few weeks, the team behind the upcoming Oscars has reached out to multiple celebrities with the idea of putting together possible pairings. No hosts have been settled on and discussions are still in the early stages.

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From Awkwafina to the Lonely Island: Who Should Host the Oscars?

Clayton Davis It’s do-or-die time for the Oscars to recapture the glory days of the ceremony when more than 50 million people were watching emcees like Billy Crystal, Chris Rock and the foursome of 1983 that included Walter Matthau, Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore and Richard Pryor. With Will Packer producing the telecast for the first time, he’s said to have an exciting vision that can only be executed with a fresh, new host.

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Jon Stewart To Receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

Jon Stewart will receive the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ 23rd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the organization announced today. The award will be presented at a gala performance on Sunday, April 24, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

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Max Julien who starred with Richard Pryor in blaxploitation film The Mack dies New Year's Day

Max Julien, who starred with Richard Pryor in the iconic blaxploitation movie The Mack, died on New Year's Day.His wife Arabella found him that morning, his PR team told TMZ, but the precise cause of death has not been made public.Although it is thought that the day of his death was also his 89th birthday, the website reports that he was in fact born in July. Dearly departed:Max Julien, who starred with Richard Pryor in the iconic blaxploitation movie The Mack, died on New Year's Day; he is pictured in 2004'During Julien's decades-long career, he was known for being bold, honest and straightforward,' said his PR team in a statement.'He would live and speak his own truth both professionally and privately.