Al Sharpton will soon be filming "Al in the Family" - a sitcom pilot for CBS. Funny how our "Sharpton-in-Disney-films" jokes in college ten years ago weren't all that far off. I wonder if the copy of his out of print biography that I bought way back when will be worth anything. One day I'll get around to reading it.
As for his sitcom - eh. I'll stick with "Mmmm-hmmm" (Fridays on UPN!).
Oh, I love "Mmmm Hmmmm." Especially when that one chick says "Mmmmm mmmmm."
ReplyDeleteare you serious? there's a show called mmmmm Hmmmm? and i haven't seen it?
ReplyDeleteof course, we all know that Fridays on Upn is primal prime time, baby!!
It was actually a throw-away gag on a recent "Family Guy": a TV announcer says something like "stay tuned for an episode of "Mmmm-hmmmm"' and it cuts to three African-American women sitting around a table, just saying "mmmmmm-hmmmmm" and "mmmm-mmmm."
ReplyDeleteFridays: where shows go to die.
Seriously now, Micah, is there REALLY going to be a sitcom starring Al Sharpton? If so, I'll have to cancel all other Friday night plans to watch. I can't wait for the episode where Al frames Carl (played by Reginald velJohnson) for rape or incites someone to firebomb Schwartzberg's FahionMart and then shrugs, smiles, and says, "Did I do that?"
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the medallions and jump suits. Oh, the sweet, sweet medallions and jump suits.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to the episode with Rev. Jesse Jackson guest starring, where Al mistakenly gets on a subway car that is a non-stop express to "Hymietown." Hijinks ensue. Lessons are learned.
And, yes, this is a reality. Click the link. It's just a pilot, though, so it may never see the light of day.
If we start a campaign to get everyone to watch the pilot, the Nielsen ratings will go through the roof, and they'll be forced to shoot a whole season...which will end precipitously when a Sharpton acolyte is compelled by Al's fiery rhetoric to burn down the Jewish producers' homes.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, R.I.P. Richard Pryor, no Al Sharpton, he.
Richard Pryor - is he the guy that wears those crazy sweaters?
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