{"id":10071,"date":"2020-05-14T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10071"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:11:46","slug":"shermans-showcase-black-history-month-spectacular-set-to-premiere-friday-june-19-on-amc-and-ifc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/14\/shermans-showcase-black-history-month-spectacular-set-to-premiere-friday-june-19-on-amc-and-ifc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherman&#8217;s Showcase &#8220;Black History Month Spectacular&#8221; Set to Premiere Friday, June 19 on AMC and IFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QxziOgYdo18?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>AMC and IFC announced today that the Critics&#8217; Choice Award-nominated <em><strong>Sherman&#8217;s Showcase<\/strong><\/em> will officially return on June 19 &#8211; Juneteenth &#8211; with a one-hour &#8220;Black History Month Spectacular&#8221; on both networks, premiering at 10PM ET\/PT on AMC, followed by an 11PM ET\/PT premiere on IFC.<\/p>\n<p>Created by and starring Bashir Salahuddin (<em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>, <em>South Side<\/em>) and Diallo Riddle (<em>Marlon, South Side<\/em>), and executive produced by Get Lifted Film Co. and RadicalMedia, the witty, irreverent and wholly original Sherman&#8217;s Showcase &#8220;Black History Month Spectacular&#8221; will feature more of the sketches, A-list guest stars, and original award-winning songs that, all together, earned the series a 100% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and inclusion on numerous &#8216;Best of 2019&#8217; lists.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2765577658\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Sherman&#8217;s Showcase<\/em> host Sherman McDaniels has dreamed of doing a Black History Month episode for decades,&#8221; said creators and stars Salahuddin and Riddle. &#8220;Thanks to IFC and AMC, he&#8217;s finally got the chance. Granted, Black History Month was in February. But Sherman said &#8216;No, trust me, let&#8217;s hold off until the world undergoes some fundamental change that forces everyone to stay at home and watch the Showcase.&#8217; And Sherman got his wish. He&#8217;d also like to ask Tiger King&#8217;s Carole Baskin to stop using his signature phrase &#8216;cats and kittens,&#8217; which he&#8217;s been using on the Showcase since 1973.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed <em>Sherman&#8217;s Showcase<\/em> will roll out its &#8220;Black History Month Spectacular&#8221; by honoring historic African-American icons both past and present, alongside superheroes, period dramas, vampires, and a very special re-imagining of the cult film <em>The Last Dragon<\/em>. Guest stars in the &#8220;Black History Month Spectacular&#8221; include (in alphabetical order) rapper Phonte Coleman, Michael Ealy (<em>Stumptown, Westworld<\/em>), journalist Jemele Hill, Lil Rel Howery (<em>Get Out, Rel<\/em>), actor and TV host Terrence J, series executive producer and Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)-, Oscar(R)- and Tony(R)-winner John Legend, rapper, and activist Vic Mensa, GRAMMY(R) winner Ahmir &#8220;Questlove&#8221; Thompson, Bresha Webb (<em>Marlon, The Last O.G.<\/em>), <em>Vanderpump Rules<\/em>&#8216; Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz, GRAMMY(R) winner Tariq &#8220;Black Thought&#8221; Trotter, Tyrin Turner (<em>Menace II Society<\/em>), Mario Van Peebles (<em>Heartbreak Ridge<\/em>) and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sherman&#8217;s Showcase<\/em> Season 1 is currently available to watch on Hulu, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and XBOX. Full-length versions of the songs from the series are available via digital release and vinyl from Mad Decent, the Los Angeles-based record label founded by Thomas Wesley Pentz, better known as Diplo.<\/p>\n<p>Creators and stars Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin serve as executive producers on the series, along with John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorious through their Get Lifted Film Co. (<em>La La Land, Underground, Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>). 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