Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God
{{Short description|American late-night talk show}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Late-night talk show
Variety/News satire
Comedy
| creator = Charlamagne tha God
| presenter = Charlamagne tha God
| theme_music_composer =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 18
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| executive_producer = Charlamagne tha God
Stephen Colbert
Chris Licht
Aaron McGruder
Norman Aladjem
Kristyn Deignan
James Dixon
Rachael Edwards
Karen Kinney
Ari Pearce
| producer = Jordana Jason
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| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = MTV Entertainment Studios
CThaGodWorld Productions
Spartina Productions
| channel = Comedy Central
| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|9|17}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|12|15}}
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Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God (formerly Tha God's Honest Truth) was a late-night talk show and variety series hosted by Lenard "Charlamagne tha God" McKelvey.{{cite news |last1=Thornton |first1=Cedric |title=Charlamagne Tha God's Honest Truth On Living Out His Dreams to Become a Major Player In Mainstream Media |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/charlamagne-tha-gods-honest-truth-on-living-out-his-dreams-to-become-a-major-player-in-mainstream-media/ |access-date=20 November 2021 |publisher=Black Enterprise |date=16 November 2021}} It aired on Comedy Central from September 2021 to December 2022 and was executive produced by Charlamagne and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Jeroslyn |title=Charlamagne Tha God to Host Late-Night Talk Show Executive Produced By Stephen Colbert |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/charlamagne-tha-god-to-host-late-night-talk-show-executive-produced-by-stephen-colbert/ |access-date=20 November 2021 |publisher=Black Enterprise |date=23 July 2021}}
Production
The first season of the series was titled Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard ‘Charlamagne’ McKelvey; Charlamagne stated that the program would carry influence from its timeslot competitor on HBO, Real Time with Bill Maher, along with Jon Stewart's incarnation of The Daily Show, arguing that he had "always appreciated shows that could put the medicine in the candy". Stephen Colbert and The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder are also involved in the series, with Charlamagne acknowledging his past work with Colbert and his ability to present current affairs in a comedic fashion, and arguing that cartoonists were "literally able to predict the future".
Charlamagne also specifically requested that he be billed by his real name, explaining that it "snaps me back into reality and it just keeps me from being a caricature of myself."{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2021-12-09 |title=Charlamagne Tha God, and the Man, Meet Up in Late Night |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/charlamagne-tha-god-late-night-tv-1235129874/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
In its first season, the series largely featured "deep dives" into social issues, including those affecting younger demographics and African-Americans, and interviews with notable figures such as politicians. In July 2022, it was announced that the show would be reformatted for its second season beginning July 28, retitled Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God, and switching to a panel discussion format; he cited that there were already enough programs discussing "problems", and that he wanted to "discuss solutions".{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-07-15 |title=Charlamagne Tha God's Late Night Comedy Central Series Gets Rebrand & Format Shake-Up |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/comedy-central-charlamagne-tha-god-rebrand-1235064495/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Episodes
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|Title= Decrackerfication
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|Title= Only the Feds I Fear
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|Title= Critical Racist Theory
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|Title= Mental Health - Keep That Same Healing Energy
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|8}}
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|Title= The Digital Devil
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|15}}
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|Title= A Tale of the Cowardly Donkeys
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|10|29}}
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|Title= Nuffin Season
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|EpisodeNumber= 8
|Title= American Fake-Triotism
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|EpisodeNumber= 9
|Title= Is Capitalism CAP?
|OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2021|11|19}}
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|Title= The RittenHouse that Kyle Built
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|EpisodeNumber= 11
|Title= Nobody Wins When the Family Feuds
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|EpisodeNumber= 12
|Title= Jesus Verzuz Santa
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References
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External links
- [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/hell-of-a-week-with-charlamagne-tha-god/#ftag=PPM-18-10caf1d Comedy Central homepage for Hell of A Week]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210831155442/https://www.cc.com/shows/tha-gods-honest-truth-with-charlamagne-tha-god Comedy Central homepage for Tha God’s Honest Truth]
- {{IMDb title|15089704|Tha God's Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God (2021-22)}}
- {{IMDb title|21293644|Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God (2022-23)}}
{{Comedy Central programming}}
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Category:American English-language television shows
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