Aaron McGruder

John Witherspoon talks about getting visits from Richard Pryor when he was MCing at a club, and learning to convince him to get on stage and do a comedy-set. He talks about Richard Pryor’s TV show, and explains why it only lasted only four episodes. John also discusses his work as Grandad on the hit […]

Black Jesus is back! Finally the half-hour comedy “Black Jesus” from writer/producer, Aaron McGruder is making its way to a TV near you. Gerald “Slink” Johnson will star as “Black Jesus.” The show will also feature actors such as Charlie Murphy, Corey Holcomb, and John Witherspoon just to name a few.  “Black Jesus” will premiere on Thursday, […]

So here is the deal, for some of us REAL Boondocks fans we were more then a little anxious to see what an Aaron McGruder(less) season would look like.  Well although he is no longer involved it looks as though his spirit is.  The new season starts with all kinds of stabs at Chris Brown […]

Let’s see how this goes without Aaron McGruder…    

I nearly lost it when I heard this news, not to mention The Boondocks returns next month after being gone for too damn long!  So here are the details: Set to air later this year, another series from McGruder, Black Jesus, has been given the green light by the good folks at Adult Swim. In […]

So today we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and while some may do community service and continue the dream.  Others will party in the name of Dr. King.  There has been some back lash over some of the fliers that have been promoting MLK weekend parties.  Fliers like ….. Dr. King’s daughter, […]

Creator of the comic book and animated series The Boondocks, Aaron McGruder needs your help! McGruder has started a kickstarter campaign to fund The Uncle Rukus Movie, a popular character from his Boondocks series. The hated Uncle Rukus would be making his big screen debut, if McGruder can get the project funded. This is where you come […]

The nominees for the 42nd Annual Image Awards have been announced. Actresses Kimberly Elise and Sanaa Lathan, actor/rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, actor Columbus Short and Actor/Comedian Affion Crockett joined NAACP Image Awards chairman Clayola Brown and executive producer Vic Bulluck to announce the categories and nominees during a January 12 press […]