TV 5 Black Comedians Who Deserve A News Show

Well, it was fun (not funny, just fun) while it lasted. This week we learned that CNN and Comedy Central handed pink slips to D.L. Hughley and David Alan Grier, respectively, pulling the plug on both D.L. Hughley Breaks the News and Chocolate News by the end of the month. And while we loved the idea of having two late night news commentary shows hosted by two funny black guys, the shows just weren’t good.

It seemed like D.L. put more time into his outfit than his jokes, and D.A.G.’s writing team seemed like they haven’t left their homes since In Living Color was still on TV. That said, we think if CNN or Comedy Central really wanted to hear what the other half thinks about what’s going on in the world, there are a lot of other black comedians they should have called on….