PHUNNY BUSINESS: A BLACK COMEDY 

 

CAST:

Craig Robinson (The Office/TV series, Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Hot Tube Time Machine, Reno 911/TV series, Miss March, Zac & Miri Make a Porno)

Cedric the Entertainer (Kings of Comedy, Barber Shop, Johnson Family Vacation, Be Cool, The Steve Harvey Show, Big Momma’s House)

Steve Harvey (Johnson Family Vacation, Madea Goes to Jail, You Got Served, The Original Kings of Comedy, The Steve Harvey Show)

Sheryl Underwood (The Talk/TV talk show, Comedy Central Presents, BET’s Comicview, Getting Played, 1^st Amendment Standup/TV series, Laffapalooza)

D.L. Hughley (Kings of Comedy, Def Comedy Jam, The Hughley’s, D.L. Hughley Breaks the News/TV talk show)

Aries Spears (MADtv, Jerry Maguire, Josie & the Pussycats, The Proud Family/TV series, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Love Chronicles)

Carlos Mencia (Mind of Mencia/TV series, The Three Amigos, HBO Comedy Hour)

J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm/HBO, Hall Pass, Everybody Hates Chris/TV series, Date Night, Mr. Deeds, SNL/TV show)

George Wallace (Funny People, Lady Killers, House of Payne, Little Nicky, Arli$$)

J. Anthony Brown (Madea Goes to Jail, Drumline, House of Payne/TV series, The Parkers/TV series, Moesha/TV series)

Mike Epps (The Hangover, Next Friday, Resident Evil: Extinction, Jumping the Broom, Dr. Doolittle, Malibu’s Most Wanted)

Adele Givens (Def Comedy Jam, Beauty Shop, The Hughley’s, The Parkers, The Steve Harvey Show)

Bill Bellamy (Chelsea Lately, Lottery Ticket, MTV Beach House, Jaime Foxx Show)

Ali LeRoi (writer – Everybody Hates Chris, Are We There Yet, 77^th Academy Awards Show, The Orlando Jones Show)

Earthquake (Everybody Hates Chris, Clerks II, Barnyard)

Deon Cole (writer – Conan/TV series, The Tonight Show with Conan Obrien, Def Comedy Jam)

Michael Winslow (Police Academy, Spaceballs)

A.J. Jamal (Super Spy, Don’t Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, In Living Color)

Damon Williams (Why Do Men Cheat, BET’s Comicview, Def Comedy Jam, )

Laura Hayes (Meet the Browns, Malcolm in the Middle, King of Queens, The Parkers)

Lavell Crawford (Breaking Bad/TV series, Chelsea Lately, Friends and Lovers, Laffapalooza)

J. Anthony Brown (Think Like a Man, C’mon Man, Madea Goes to Jail, Drumline)

 

RELEASE DATE:

Oct. 2, 2012

 

TRAILER/PREVIEW: (2mins)

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SYNOPSIS:

For a decade, Chicago’s ALL JOKES ASIDE was the premiere Black Comedy Club in the country giving early exposure to most of the important young comedians including: Bill Bellamy, Cedric the Entertainer, Deon Cole, Earthquake, Mike Epps, Adele Givens, Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley,  Carlos Mencia, Craig Robinson, JB Smoove, Sheryl Underwood and George Wallace to name a few. Using a mix of stand up and interviews with the comedians who performed there, PHUNNY BUSINESS chronicles the rise and fall of ALL JOKES ASIDE, takes an in-depth look at the man behind it all and salutes the legendary showcase for its contribution to comedy history.

 

 

 

AWARDS & FESTIVALS:

Friars Club Comedy Film Festival

Christopher Wetzel Award for Independent Film Comedy

 

TECH SPECS:

Run Time: 84 mins

Genre: comedy