Def Comedy Jam

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GenreStand-up comedy
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Directed byStan Lathan
Presented byMartin Lawrence
Template:Pluralize from text of originUnited States
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No. of seasons8
Production
Camera setupSingle camera
Running time30 minutes
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Original release
NetworkHBO
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Def Comedy Jam is an HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan, and Bob Sumner.[1][2][3] The series was hosted by Martin Lawrence and Joe Torry in its first six seasons, Steve Harvey in its seventh season, and D. L. Hughley in its eighth season.

Simmons and long-time collaborator Lathan were inspired to make Def Comedy Jam by The Uptown Comedy Club in Harlem, New York and The Comedy Act Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They teamed up with Def Jam Records label executive and veteran comedy scout Sumner to launch the show. The series had its original run from 1992 to 1997, and in 2006 it returned in the HBO fall lineup. The show helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians.

On 10 September 2017, a Netflix special, Def Comedy Jam 25, was filmed at the Beverly Hilton. It was shown on 26 September 2017 and featured many of the comedy stars listed below.[4]

Notable performers

Spin-offs

The show produced a spinoff called Loco Slam.[5]

Home media

The show was released on DVD boxsets in the US and the UK.[6]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williams, Frank B. (March 13, 1997). "STAGE; Totally 'Def'; Spinoff of HBO's hit comedy showcase comes to CSUN". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Has Black Comedy Been Beaten Blue? : 'Def Comedy Jam' is a hit--but with some African American comics turning to cable shows that limit the raunchiness, clean and subtle could be the wave of the future". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.O'Connor, John J. (July 8, 1993). "Review/Television; Onstage at the Outer Limits of the Outrageous". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Allah, Sha Be (September 11, 2017). "Def Comedy Jam 25 Launches Sept. 26 On Netflix - The Source". Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Braxton, Greg (February 20, 1994). "Loco Hopes to Hit Grand Slam for Latinos". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Def Comedy Jam Classics, Vols. 1 and 2". DVD Talk. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

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