The Apollo Comedy Hour (1992–1995)

A sketch-comedy show (with some stand-up) following the same tradition as "Saturday Night Live" and "In Living Color", featuring a cast of young hopeful comedians, guest stars and a new ... See full summary »

Stars:

Charles Walden, Derrick Fox, Kent Jackman

Cast

Series cast summary:
Charles Walden	...	Himself - Comedian (2 episodes, 1993-1994)

Storyline

A sketch-comedy show (with some stand-up) following the same tradition as "Saturday Night Live" and "In Living Color", featuring a cast of young hopeful comedians, guest stars and a new musical acts for each episode. The cast of this show was primarily black and hispanic, with sketches primarily written around their personal experiences and observations.

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Plot Keywords:

variety

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Apollo Theatre - 253 W. 125th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo Theatre Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

An underatted show

I liked this show. It appeared during the black comedy explosion of the early 1990's. Actresses like Lisa Nicole Carson and Paula Jai Parker were cast members.

My favorite comics were Kool Bubba Ice,with his tremendously silly hats,and Derrick Fox with his Chante character.

This show was part Saturday Night Live,part In Living Color,and part Def Comedy Jam. It was a spinoff of "Showtime At The Apollo" and came on after that program. It's late start was it's downfall. I think it would've lasted longer if it preceeded Showtime.