All Def Comedy
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| creator = Russell Simmons
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| director = Stan Lathan
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| num_episodes = 7 + special
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Russell Simmons
- Stan Lathan
- Chris Conti
- Jeru Tillman
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- 57 minutes (special)
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| network = HBO
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|11|12}}
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2017|12|01}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2017|12|29}}
| related = Def Comedy Jam
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Russell Simmons Presents All Def Comedy is an American stand-up comedy television series on HBO.{{cite news|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|title=HBO's 'All Def Comedy' To Return As Series In December|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/all-def-comedy-return-hbo-russell-simmons-1202138233/|access-date=October 19, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 28, 2017}} The series was created by Russell Simmons and is a successor to his Def Comedy Jam which aired for eight seasons from 1992 to 1997 and from 2006 to 2008.
A television special aired on November 12, 2016,{{cite news|last1=Zinoman|first1=Jason|title=Why 'Def Comedy Jam' Gets No Respect|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/arts/television/why-def-comedy-jam-gets-no-respect.html|access-date=October 19, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=November 11, 2016}} and a six-episode season premiered on December 1, 2017 and concluded on December 29, 2017. The series was hosted by Tony Rock.
Episodes
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|+ ! No. ! US viewers |
rowspan="2" align="center" | Special
| November 12, 2016 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 0.396{{Cite web |date=2016-11-16 |title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 11.12.2016 |website=Showbuzzdaily.com |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-12-2016.html |access-date=2022-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116020701/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-12-2016.html |archive-date=2016-11-16 }} |
Chris Powell, Zainab Johnson, Kevin Tate, Robert S. Powell III, Tony T. Roberts. |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 1
| December 1, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{small|TBA}} |
Clayton Thomas, Jordan Rock, Robert S. Powell III, Gary Owen. |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 2
| December 8, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{small|TBA}} |
Sydney Castillo, Leonard Ouzts, Just Nesh, DeRay Davis. |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 3
| December 15, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{small|TBA}} |
Alex Babbitt, Daphnique Springs, Nate Jackson, D'Lai. |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 4
| December 22, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{small|TBA}} |
Na'im Lynn, Ryan Davis, Kelly Kellz, Mark Viera. |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 5
|December 29, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{small|TBA}} |
Kareem Green, Jess Hilarious, Henry Coleman, JJ Williamson. |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 6
|December 29, 2017 | rowspan="2" align="center" | {{small|TBA}} |
Karlous Miller, Teddy Ray, Tony Baker, Deon Cole. |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt6054328| All Def Comedy (2016)}}
- {{IMDb title|tt7411686| All Def Comedy (2017)}}
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Category:2016 American television series debuts
Category:2017 American television series endings
Category:2010s American stand-up comedy television series
Category:American English-language television shows