Black Sitcoms
Primetime network television sitcoms, variety shows and other comedies with predominantly Black casts or Black lead characters
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- CreatorNorman LearStarsRedd FoxxDemond WilsonLaWanda PageThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
- CreatorNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie RokerA nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants.
- CreatorMike EvansNorman LearEric MonteStarsJa'net DuBoisRalph CarterBernNadette StanisA poor family make the best of things in the Chicago housing projects.
- CreatorAli LeRoiChris RockStarsTerry CrewsTichina ArnoldTequan RichmondA young African-American teen attempts to survive with his dysfunctional family and his all-white school in the 1980s.
- CreatorSara Finney-JohnsonVida SpearsStarsBrandy NorwoodWilliam Allen YoungMarcus T. PaulkA teenager struggles to come to terms with everything life throws at her.
- CreatorBill CosbyStarsLisa BonetKadeem HardisonJasmine GuyA group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
- CreatorBill BoulwareJack ElinsonMichael G. MoyeStarsHelen MartinMarla GibbsHal WilliamsThis series took place in an apartment building numbered 227. The cast would frequently be sitting outside on a large set of stone stairs, involved in some discussion that would unfold into the weekly plotline.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsQueen LatifahKim ColesErika AlexanderFollows the lives of several single male and female roommates and friends in 1990s Brooklyn, New York.
- CreatorEd. WeinbergerStarsSherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
- CreatorHugh WilsonStarsTim ReidRobert HarperDaphne ReidA professor from Boston runs his late father's New Orleans restaurant.
- CreatorStan DanielsStarsCharles S. DuttonElla JoyceRocky CarrollCharles Dutton plays a married garbage man who proves by his actions and his altruistic ways that though he collects refuse for a job, his life and relationships total more than mere garbage.
- CreatorMara Brock AkilStarsTracee Ellis RossGolden BrooksPersia WhiteA look at the lives, loves, and losses of four different women, Toni, Maya, Lynn, and Joan.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzRob EdwardsStarsPatti LaBelleMorris ChestnutVivica A. FoxSitcom about a singer who runs an L.A. nightclub, a young graduate and his irresponsible best friend and roommate who help her, her daughter, and their Scottish neighbor. Set in the same universe as "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
- CreatorMarshall KarpBarry HarmanStarsMelba MooreGracie HarrisonBarbara MeekNewly divorced Melba is raising her preteen daughter, Tracy, with the help of her mother, Rose. Besides hanging out with her long-time best friend, Susan, she works at a New York City visitor center with Jack and Gil.
- CreatorLarry WilmoreStarsBernie MacKellita SmithJeremy SuarezA stand up comedian suddenly becomes a father when he takes custody of his sister's three children.
- CreatorBarbara BootheStarsVera TatumAmanda RandolphElizabeth BrewAn American sitcom that starred Amanda Randolph, who was the first African-American actress to appear in a recurring role on an American television series. The sitcom aired on the Dumont Television Network from August 1948 to October 1948.
- CreatorHal KanterStarsDiahann CarrollLloyd NolanMarc CopageJulia Baker is a young African-American woman working as a nurse. She is also a widow (her husband died in Vietnam) trying to raise a young son alone.
- CreatorBill CosbyEd. WeinbergerMichael ZagorStarsBill CosbyJoyce BulifantOlga JamesChet Kincaid, gym teacher at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, deals with students, Principal Langford and counselor Marsha Peterson. He lives with his mother Rose, brother Brian, and sister-in-law Verna, who focus on his social life.
- CreatorRedd FoxxBernie OrensteinSaul TurteltaubStarsWhitman MayoCarol ColeJoe MortonThe solo adventures of Fred Sanford's pal Grady, who has moved on up to Los Angeles.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsTeddy WilsonTina AndrewsJohn EarlA widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.
- CreatorJeff HarrisBernie KukoffStarsGary ColemanTodd BridgesConrad BainThe misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
- StarsRedd FoxxDennis BurkleyMarguerite RayThe further adventures of Fred Sanford, featuring the old cast, except for Lamont; Fred has a new partner and a new girlfriend.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsNell CarterLara Jill MillerKari MichaelsenNell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
- CreatorMichael LeesonStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadMalcolm-Jamal WarnerThe goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
- CreatorAndy BorowitzSusan BorowitzStarsWill SmithJames AveryAlfonso RibeiroA streetwise, poor young man from Philadelphia is sent by his mother to live with his aunt, uncle and cousins in their Bel-Air mansion.
- CreatorTracy GambleJerry PerzigianDon SeigelStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerCharles BrownDaryl MitchellGraduate student A.J. volunteers at a youth center that helps troubled kids.
- CreatorJordan MoffetStarsRoger KablerVanessa Bell CallowayTroy Curvey Jr.The owner (Horsford) of a black radio station hears the soulful voice of Bobby Soul (Kabler) and offers him a job on her station. But is stunned when she discovers that he is white. At first she is apprehensive about having him work there but eventually decides to give him a chance.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsCindy WilliamsTelma HopkinsDeon RichmondFollows two women who live together. Dolores has two boys, and Cathy has two girls.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsLL Cool JMaia CampbellAlfonso RibeiroA once-famous football player must rent part of his house to support himself. A single mother and her two kids are the latest tenants. He also owns a sports clinic that he barely manages to run with help from his friends.
- CreatorGregory Thomas GarciaDavid W. DuclonWarren HutchersonStarsPaul WinfieldJeremy SuarezGeoffrey OwensAn American television sitcom set in Washington, D.C. that centers around a family-run business headed by Royale Watkins. The series premiered September 24, 1997 on NBC and ended October 15, 1997 after airing 8 episodes.
- CreatorYvette Lee BowserStarsHolly Robinson PeeteJames LesureTamala JonesThree couples try to counsel one another on how to deal with the opposite sex.
- CreatorJack BurdittAndy GordonEileen ConnStarsDavid Alan GrierStephen DunhamMel JacksonFollowing an embarrassing blunder, the President's top secret service agent is reassigned to the First Lady and has to contend with her eccentric staff.
- CreatorDavid IsraelJim O'DohertyStarsTracy MorganTamala JonesMarc John JefferiesTracy Morgan plays an owner of an auto-repair shop who is married with two kids. Tamela Jones from "Head of State" plays his wife and rapper Heavy "D" plays one of the mechanics.
- CreatorBonnie TurnerTerry TurnerWhoopi GoldbergStarsWhoopi GoldbergWren T. BrownElizabeth RegenA faded singer decides to reopen her hotel's lounge.
- CreatorMark CullenRobb CullenOwen EllicksonStarsCraig RobinsonBenjamin KoldykeBrandon T. JacksonCenters on Craig, a rough-edged musician who is adjusting to his new life as music teacher in a big-city middle school where he encounters teacher politics and temptation by single moms.
- CreatorJerrod CarmichaelWillie HunterAri KatcherStarsJerrod CarmichaelAmber Stevens WestLil Rel HoweryStand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael navigates through life with his therapist-in-training girlfriend and his heavily-opinionated family.
- StarsEthel WatersLouise BeaversAmanda RandolphThe misadventures of a maid named Beulah.
- StarsScoey MitchellTracy ReedThelma CarpenterNewlyweds Paul and Corie Bratter struggle to survive their first year of matrimony in NYC.
- CreatorDan T. BradleyAllan L. RiceStanley Ralph RossStarsClifton DavisTheresa MerrittTed LangeClifton enjoys being a barber in Washington, DC.
- StarsErnest ThomasHaywood NelsonDanielle SpencerA trio of black youths learn about life, love, friendship, credit cards, gambling, and a variety of other things while growing up in an inner city.
- CreatorSusan HarrisStarsRobert GuillaumeJames NobleInga SwensonJessica Tate's sharp-tongued former butler, Benson DuBois, moves up in the world, becoming first the governor's "director of household affairs," then the state's budget director, then lieutenant governor and candidate for the executive mansion.
- StarsShirley HemphillRichard PaulCarl BallantineAfter her favorite client dies in her taxi, Shirley Simmons inherits his company, Grayson Industries. She decides to run it with the help of Grayson's secretary Nancy and nephew Barton, facing off against her nemesis Mr. Cushing. Edna and Raymond are Shirley's parents.
- CreatorGarry MarshallStarsRon GlassDemond WilsonJohn SchuckAn African American remake of the television series inspired by the Neil Simon play about two friends living together despite their completely disparate attitudes to life.
- CreatorStu SilverStarsEmmanuel LewisAlex KarrasSusan ClarkThe post-retirement season is suddenly disrupted for football player George Papadapolis and his wife Katherine when Webster, the orphaned son of a former teammate, moves in. Laughter, and life lessons, in every episode.
- StarsKevin HooksAl FannDavid GrafA new young mayor takes over when the previous office holder is ousted for being a criminal. Today it would be a reality show.
- CreatorBob ComfortRick KellardStuart SheslowStarsRedd FoxxRosanna DeSotoPamela AdlonAn American sitcom starring Redd Foxx as a newsstand owner who adopts a street smart teenage daughter, played by Pamela Adlon. The series premiered January 18, 1986 on the ABC television network and was canceled after 13 episodes.
- CreatorWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCraryThe Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
- CreatorGary GilbertAndrew ScheinmanStarsDarryl SivadPenny Johnson JeraldBill CobbsGentle soul Darryl Harper leaves the fast-paced world of advertising for teaching fourth grade; his medical-student wife Vicki supports this decision, but her father Phil just focuses on the money Darryl isn't making. The kids and their Uncle Anthony keep things light.
- CreatorSy RosenStarsRobert GuillaumeMarc Bamuthi JosephWendy PhillipsTo date, the only American series whose plot revolves around the growing romantic relationship between an African-American man (Guillaume) and Caucasian woman (Phillips).
- CreatorMaiya WilliamsJack ElinsonRalph FarquharStarsSheryl Lee RalphPhyllis Yvonne StickneyKaren Bankhead"New Attitude" is an American sitcom inspired by Shelly Garrett's stage play "Beauty Shop." It aired on ABC as part of its TGIF lineup.
- CreatorJeff FranklinStarsMark CurryHolly Robinson PeeteSandra QuartermanAmerican comedy with a larger-than-life teacher and his housemates.
- CreatorNorma Safford VelaStarsGeorge ForemanSheryl Lee RalphAnne HaneyAn American sitcom starring George Foreman as a retired boxer who runs an after-school program for troubled kids. The series aired from November , 1993 to January 19, 1994 on the ABC network.
- CreatorBernie KukoffStarsThea VidaleAdam JeffriesJason WeaverThea is a tough, no-nonsense widow raising four children while holding various low-paying jobs.
- CreatorMichael JacobsEhrich Van LoweStarsDoug E. DougFlex AlexanderShaun BakerThe TV series focused on New York City high-school student Doug and his two best friends., Reggie and Malcolm. Most of the stories revolved around their neighborhood and involved Doug, his friends, and his family--mother, father, and younger sister.
- CreatorDavid W. DuclonStarsRalph Louis HarrisJojo SmollettJazz SmollettWhen the seven Jerrico siblings are left orphaned by a tragic accident, eldest brother Josh takes charge, determined that the family won't be split up and put into foster care.
- CreatorRob DamesLeonard RippsBob MyerStarsMadge SinclairSteve HarveyChaz Lamar ShepherdWidower Steve is raising three very different sons, ages 10-16, in Dallas with the help of his mother-in-law Mary. When not at his video store, Steve is interacting with Artis, William, or Andrew, or with his new girlfriend Amelia.
- CreatorKim BassGary GilbertFred ShaffermanStarsTia MowryTamera Mowry-HousleyJackée HarryTia Landry and Tamera Campbell are twins separated at birth who learn of each other's existence and come together as teenagers.
- CreatorCarmen FinestraDavid McFadzeanMatt WilliamsStarsDave ChappelleRichard RoundtreeJudith IveyTwo friends decide to start up a film company.
- CreatorDavid S. RosenthalStarsArsenio HallVivica A. FoxShawnee SmithIn his return to TV, Arsenio Hall plays Mike Atwood, a broadcaster on an all-sports network based in Atlanta. He gets to work with his wife.
- CreatorMatt WicklineD.L. HughleyStarsD.L. HughleyElise NealEric Allan KramerDarryl Hughley is a successful businessman who seems to have achieved the American dream.
- CreatorDon ReoDamon WayansStarsDamon WayansTisha CampbellGeorge Gore IIMichael Kyle longs for a traditional life, but his day-trader wife Janet, gangsta rap-worshipping son Michael Jr., and brooding daughters Claire and Kady make his dream just that ... a dream.
- CreatorStephen EngelDavid ZuckermanStarsKevin HartKeith DavidYvette Nicole BrownA spoiled rich kid has to live with his working-class aunt, uncle, and their family.
- CreatorKenya BarrisStarsAnthony AndersonTracee Ellis RossMarcus ScribnerA family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
- CreatorCharles J. CorrellFreeman F. GosdenStarsAlvin ChildressSpencer WilliamsTim MooreStories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge. Andy was particularly dupable. Amos mostly narrated.
- CreatorLarry GelbartGene ReynoldsStarsStu GilliamHilly HicksVal BisoglioDrivers and the other largely African-American staff at the U.S. Third Army's Red Ball Express during WWII try to squeeze in a life and a few laughs dealing with the Army and being thousands of miles from hometowns and families.
- CreatorLila GarrettMort LachmanStarsDemond WilsonDenise NicholasKim FieldsRay Ellis returns to his wife after seven years of abandonment, only to find she is engaged to another man.
- CreatorMike MilliganJay MoriartyStarsMarla GibbsLarry LinvilleLiz TorresThe misadventures of Florence Johnson, a hotel maid who was previously seen serving the Jeffersons.
- CreatorAllan KatzStarsFlip WilsonGladys KnightFran RobinsonFollows the Richmond family, headed by dad Charlie, a blue-collar worker, and his wife Diana.
- CreatorNat BernsteinMitchel KatlinStarsGregory HinesWendell PierceRobin RikerAn American television sitcom starring Gregory Hines as a publishing agent and widower, who's dedicated to raising his 12-year old son Matty (Brandon Hammond) along with returning to the dating scene following a year and a half absence. The series premiered September 15, 1997 on CBS, and began airing regularly on Friday nights as part of the networks "Block Party". The series ended on February 27, 1998 after airing 15 of the 22 episodes produced.
- CreatorMort LachmanSy RosenStarsWhoopi GoldbergJean StapletonJames GammonSitcom based on the 1987 indie hit "Bagdad Café" follows two women, a desert motel/diner owner and her guest whose husbands just left them, as they slowly develop a rocky friendship. Several colorful characters live there as well.
- CreatorGina WendkosKatherine GreenIrma KalishStarsVickilyn ReynoldsLoretta DevineDana HillSisters Vickilyn and Loretta, very dissimilar in personalities, are raising their niece Toby in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Loretta works at a restaurant and aspires to be a singer; traditional Vickilyn runs a mail-order business.
- CreatorPaul HaggisStephen NathanStarsNell CarterRoger E. MosleyYasiin BeyMichael Kirkland is a bus driver in Pittsburgh living with his wife Nell and their four children, Raymond, Lorette, Peter and Nate. Nell's mother Helen is living in the basement.
- CreatorGreg AntonacciEddie MurphyStarsDella ReeseMariann AaldaSylver GregoryAl Royal and his wife Victoria have just settled down to retire when their daughter Elizabeth, newly divorced from a man that Al always hated, moves back home with her three children: Curtis, Kim, and Hillary.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsJohn AmosLynnie GodfreyT.E. RussellA Black family, the Cumberbatches, moves into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after Bunker had sold the house located at 704 Hauser Street.
- CreatorDennis KleinStarsBill CosbyPhylicia RashadDoug E. DougHilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he.
- CreatorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsKeenen Ivory WayansJim CarreyKelly Coffield ParkThe Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornStarsClaude BrooksBrigid BrannaghAdam JeffriesA new middle-class interracial blended family deals with life's issues with love and humor.
- CreatorJohn BowmanTopper CarewMartin LawrenceStarsMartin LawrenceTisha CampbellThomas Mikal FordSassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
- CreatorDave CaplanMichael JacobsBrian LaPanStarsSinbadT.K. CarterErin DavisDavid (Sinbad) is a single foster father for Zana and LJ, and he's very new to the game. He learns as much from the children as they learn from him.
- CreatorMichael J. WeithornRalph FarquharStarsTina LiffordLarenz TateTasha ScottJoan Mosley, tries to raise her two children in a troubled neighborhood after a son is killed. Andre is 17, is attracted to the wealthy Nicole and hangs with buddy Rashad. Tasha is her studious daughter and Deion her mute foster child.
- CreatorJace RichdaleStarsDavid Alan GrierJudith ScottBrent HinkleyAfter his divorce, David Preston leaves his teaching position in New Jersey for the excitement of Manhattan. He reluctantly takes a job at the tabloid-like Stuff magazine where his boss aims for the sleaziest material. The rest of the staff is made up of assorted oddballs.
- CreatorBarry O'BrienCheryl AluStarsKadeem HardisonDondré T. WhitfieldKelly PerineCharles and James Winston are good-looking young brothers with conflicting differences: Charles is a workaholic journalist, and James is a fun playboy.
- CreatorLeo BenvenutiSteve RudnickDamon WayansStarsDamon WayansDavid Alan GrierGreg PittsThe adventures of Damon, a talented police officer living in Chicago with his loser older brother.
- CreatorJeff GreensteinJeff StraussStarsVivica A. FoxDuane MartinJon CryerAn American sitcom starring Vivica A. Fox as the new Creative Director of a Chicago-based advertisement company, and the boss of a guy she knew from a bad date (Duane Martin). The series aired on the Fox broadcasting network in 1998.
- CreatorEddie MurphySteve TompkinsLarry WilmoreStarsLoretta DevineJa'net DuBoisMichele MorganThe lives of occupants of an inner-city housing project.
- CreatorJohn BowmanCedric The EntertainerMatt WicklineStarsJ.B. SmooveShaun MajumderAmy BrassetteAn American sketch comedy and variety series hosted by Cedric The Entertainer featuring a variety of comedic skits with the supporting cast members. The series premiered September 18, 2002 on the Fox television network and aired for one season.
- CreatorLance CroutherLes FiresteinBruce HelfordStarsWanda SykesPhil MorrisDale GodboldoWanda Hawkins is a stand up comic who is also working as a correspondent on a political talk show in Washington, D.C. while at home, she must manage her sister-in-law who is raising two children.
- CreatorKell CahoonMethod ManStarsMethod ManRedmanAnna Maria HorsfordTwo street-wise, urban rap artists move into a comfortable suburban neighborhood in New Jersey and try to fit in with the predominantly white residents.
- CreatorDon ReoStarsMichael StrahanDaryl MitchellCarl WeathersThe series stars former NFL star Michael Strahan and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as estranged brothers who are pressured to get along by their parents after Strahan's character moves back to his home town of Houston.
- CreatorRichard AppelMike HenrySeth MacFarlaneStarsMike HenrySanaa LathanKevin Michael RichardsonCleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.
- CreatorGelila AsresDanielle QuarlesStarsCarrie GenzelJesse ReidEmily KurodaA ex-con (Flav) moves in with his wealthy, conservative brother, turning one family's life upside down.
- CreatorSteve PepoonDavid SilvermanStephen SustarsicStarsEllen CleghorneGarrett MorrisAlaina Reed-HallFocuses on the life of Ellen Carlson, a single mom trying to raise her 9 year old daughter Akeyla, balance her duties of running a local production company in SoHo, boyfriend Brad, and overbearing parents, Sidney and Lena.
- CreatorAndrew NichollsRobert TownsendDarrell VickersStarsRobert TownsendSuzzanne DouglasReagan Gomez-PrestonA college professor copes with contemporary fatherhood.
- CreatorLeslie RayDavid Steven SimonMarlon WayansStarsShawn WayansMarlon WayansJohn WitherspoonThe wacky escapades of brothers Shawn and Marlon Williams, along with their wise but eccentric father.
- CreatorBentley Kyle EvansJamie FoxxStarsJamie FoxxGarrett MorrisGarcelle BeauvaisJamie King is an aspiring actor from Terrell, Texas, who has come to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business. To support himself, he works at his family's hotel.
- CreatorWinifred HerveyStarsSteve HarveyCedric The EntertainerMerlin SantanaA former funk star named Steve Hightower enlists as a high school music teacher away from his original career in Chicago.
- CreatorDanny KallisBrian SuskindStarsTahj MowryJohn Marshall JonesJason WeaverA 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.
- CreatorMarco PennetteAdam GlassAnthony AndersonStarsAnthony AndersonRoz RyanDamani RobertsA struggling actor tries to provide a good life for his young son when he makes the tough decision to move back in with his parents, however he instantly remembers why he left home in the first place.
- CreatorDan FogelmanStarsHolly Robinson PeeteDiane FarrJ. Mack SlaughterTwo families -- one black, one white -- who share the same house work together to overcome their differences to create a home.