Friday, March 29, 2024

‘Def Comedy Jam’: The Platform That Changed Comedy Forever (EUR Exclusive/WATCH)

*History was made September 10th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and EUR was on the scene to cover it. Netflix presented a celebration in honor of the 25th anniversary of Russell Simmons’ “Def Comedy Jam” and many legendary comics came out to help extol the show’s 25 years of success.

“Def Comedy Jam” is the iconic show that brought black comedy to the forefront when other platforms at the time weren’t giving young black comics with raw material an opportunity.

The “Def Comedy Jam” platform became a well respected circuit much like the Showtime at the Apollo theatre. The original host of “DCJ,” Martin Lawrence, who was also in attendance. In addition to the featured comics, Lawrence was also a key reason that the place to be on a Friday Night in New York was to be at the “Def Comedy Jam” tapings. The platform became so powerful that it opened doors for up and coming comics who are now millionaires and legends in the comedy game.

The special guests of the night were legendary comics such as Lawrence, Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Katt Williams, JB Smoove, D.L. Hughley, Tracy Morgan, and Sheryl Underwood to name a few.

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All the comics may have not been as successful as they are now if it wasn’t for the executive producers of the show, Stan Lathan, Russel Simmons, Sandy Wernick and Jesse Collins. The special night shared all the funny and raw moments over the past 25 years while honoring those that have passed through the show.

Thanks to “DCJ,” Bill Bellamy was able to teach everyone how to make a booty call while Adele Givens taught everyone “how to be a f*ckin lady.” 🙂

While on the red carpet EURweb asked as many comics as possible this question: “Without choosing yourself, who had the best stand up piece from the past 25 years of Def Jam Comedy?”

The answers came rolling in and 80% of all the funny folks answered that the legendary performance of Bernie Mac in which he wore his face on his jeans while telling the crowd “I ain’t scared of you mother*ckers” was the stand out performance.

A sure piece that will never be forgotten and even Kid Capri (DJ of Def Comedy Jam) walked the black carpet while talking about the iconic performance with Bernie Mac.

Be on the lookout for Def Comedy Jam 25 which will be launched exclusively on Netflix this fall.

 

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