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Chocolate News 
The Chocolate News logoFormat Sketch show
comedyCreated by David Alan Grier Starring David Alan Grier
Tangie Ambrose
Alphonso McAuleyCountry of origin 
United StatesNo. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) David Alan Grier
Robert Morton
Fax Bahr
Adam Small
Peter Aronson
Jordan LevinRunning time approx. 22 min per episode. Broadcast Original channel Comedy Central Original run October 15, 2008 – December 17, 2008 External links Website Chocolate News is a satirical news show hosted and head written by David Alan Grier with an emphasis on African American culture. The show aired on Wednesday nights at 10:30 PM on Comedy Central as a lead-in to their other news satire programs, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. The show also aired in Canada on The Comedy Network. On March 10, 2009 a Comedy Central representative confirmed that Chocolate News would not be renewed for a second season.[1]
Contents
Format
Chocolate News aired satirical pieces and sketches about current events and news stories. The show satirized these stories with a focus on how Grier thinks typical African Americans view them. In an interview with the New York Times, Grier asked "Are you laughing with me because you get the joke, or am I giving you license to laugh at me in a derogatory, dehumanizing way?" When the series was first pitched to studio executives at NBC, they were initially reluctant to produce and develop a pilot for the show due to the negative racial connotations associated with the term "Chocolate", It was only with the intervention of actors Martin Sheen and William Shatner that the studio decided to proceed with the pilot and eventually to commission the show.[2] Sketches were directed by Rusty Cundieff, who directed most of the sketches on Dave Chappelle's Chappelle's Show.
Episodes
- Episode 1: Original Air Date—15 October 2008
- Episode 2: Original Air Date—22 October 2008
- Episode 3: Original Air Date—29 October 2008
- Episode 4: Original Air Date—5 November 2008
- Episode 5: Original Air Date—12 November 2008
- Episode 6: Original Air Date—19 November 2008
- Episode 7: Original Air Date—26 November 2008
- Episode 8: Original Air Date—3 December 2008
- Episode 9: Original Air Date—10 December 2008
- Episode 10: Original Air Date—17 December 2008
Cast
- David Alan Grier
- Tangie Ambrose - Alicia Sanders
- Alphonso McAuley - Ronnie Tucker
- Chris Tallman - Alan Boda
- Jordan Peele - Kelvin Melvin
See also
References
- ^ [1]Itzkoff, Dave (March 10, 2009). "‘Chocolate News’ Won’t Be Renewed". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/arts/television/11arts-CHOCOLATENEW_BRF.html?_r=1. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ Lee, Felicia R. (October 14, 2008). "As Election Nears, a Black Voice Enters Comedy Fray". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/arts/television/15grie.html?ref=television. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
External links
- Chocolate News at the Internet Movie Database
- Chocolate News at TV.com
- Official website
- Palm Beach Post - Does "Salon" Think Black People Don't Read It?, October 15, 2008
- Boston.com - 'Chocolate News' is edgy, but can it be funny?, October 15, 2008
- NY Times - As Election Nears, a Black Voice Enters Comedy Fray, October 15, 2008
Categories:- 2008 American television series debuts
- 2008 American television series endings
- Comedy Central shows
- Satirical television programmes
- American sketch comedy television shows
- American variety television series
- Comedy television series stubs
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