{"id":6026,"date":"2019-06-09T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T22:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6026"},"modified":"2019-06-09T17:24:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T22:24:12","slug":"john-legend-tiffany-haddish-common-quincy-jones-marlon-wayans-ne-yo-and-more-to-guest-star-on-ifcs-new-variety-sketch-series-shermans-showcase-premiering-wednesday-july-31-at-1000pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/09\/john-legend-tiffany-haddish-common-quincy-jones-marlon-wayans-ne-yo-and-more-to-guest-star-on-ifcs-new-variety-sketch-series-shermans-showcase-premiering-wednesday-july-31-at-1000pm\/","title":{"rendered":"John Legend, Tiffany Haddish, Common, Quincy Jones, Marlon Wayans, Ne-Yo and More to Guest Star on IFC&#8217;s New Variety Sketch Series &#8220;Sherman&#8217;s Showcase&#8221; Premiering Wednesday, July 31 at 10:00PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6027\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shermansshowcase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shermansshowcase.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shermansshowcase-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shermansshowcase-560x370.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shermansshowcase-260x172.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shermansshowcase-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>IFC announced today the star-studded guest star roster for <strong><em>Sherman&#8217;s Showcase<\/em><\/strong>, the network&#8217;s new variety sketch series created by and starring Diallo Riddle (Marlon, Rise) and Bashir Salahuddin (GLOW, Snatched) and executive produced by John Legend&#8217;s Get Lifted Film Co. and RadicalMedia. The series premieres Wednesday, July 31st at 10PM only on IFC.<\/p>\n<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\/rLixNr_ZTGE?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>A who&#8217;s who of movies, music, sports and entertainment, the series boasts two EGOT winners, and multiple award-winning artists, actors and entertainers. Guest starring in the series&#8217; first season are (alphabetically): Andrew &#8220;King Bach&#8221; Bachelor; Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)- and Oscar(R)-winner Common, Morris Day, Emmy(R)-winner Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)-, Oscar(R)- and Tony(R)-winner Quincy Jones, Emmy(R)-winner Mike Judge, Kenny and Keith Lucas, Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)-, Oscar(R)- and Tony(R)-winner John Legend, Nigel Lythgoe, Curt Menefee, Vic Mensa, Tawny Newsome, GRAMMY(R)-winner Ne-Yo, Ray Parker, Jr., Mario Van Peebles, Damon Wayans, Jr., Marlon Wayans and Bresha Webb.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2525543722\" 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>Drawing inspiration from dance\/variety shows <em>Solid Gold<\/em>, <em>Soul Train<\/em>, and <em>Rowan &amp; Martin&#8217;s Laugh-In<\/em>, each episode of Sherman&#8217;s Showcase is hosted by Sherman McDaniels (Salahuddin) as he takes viewers through time via music and comedy drawn from the 40-year library of a legendary (but fictional) musical variety show. 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(Underground, Jesus Christ Superstar) and Frank Scherma and Jim Bouvet of RadicalMedia (Stan Against Evil, Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes).<\/p>\n<p>The world premiere screening of Sherman&#8217;s Showcase will take place at the ATX Television Festival at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin on Sunday, June 9.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3207253121\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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>For updates on Sherman&#8217;s Showcase please check out: Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShermansShow\">@ShermansShow<\/a> Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shermansshowcase\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shermansshowcase\/<\/a> Instagram: @ShermansShowcase Hashtag: #ShermansShowcase<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFC announced today the star-studded guest star roster for Sherman&#8217;s Showcase, the network&#8217;s new variety sketch series created by and starring Diallo Riddle (Marlon, Rise) and Bashir Salahuddin (GLOW, Snatched) and executive produced by John Legend&#8217;s Get Lifted Film Co. and RadicalMedia. 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