Def Comedy Jam

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stand-up comedy television series television series

Def Comedy Jam is an influential HBO stand-up comedy television series that showcased raw, urban, and predominantly African American comedians in the 1990s, helping launch the careers of many major comedy stars.

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Label	Occurrences
Def Comedy Jam canonical	11
Def Comedy Jam (television series)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stand-up comedy television series ⓘ television series ⓘ
associatedWith	Def Jam Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ hip hop culture ⓘ
broadcastFormat	half-hour episodes ⓘ
broadcastOn	premium cable television ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact	expanded mainstream exposure for Black comedians ⓘ influenced 1990s American comedy ⓘ
debutDecade	1990s ⓘ
executiveProducer	Russell Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuredPerformer	Adele Givens NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernie Mac NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Cedric the Entertainer NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ DL Hughley NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Chappelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamie Foxx NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Torry NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Epps NERFINISHED ⓘ Mo'Nique NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricky Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommore NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingStyle	live audience ⓘ
firstAired	1992 ⓘ
format	stand-up comedy showcase ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ
influenced	Def Poetry Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Original Kings of Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	adult themes ⓘ uncensored language ⓘ
notableFor	launching careers of many comedians ⓘ raw urban comedy style ⓘ showcasing African American comedians ⓘ
originalNetwork	HBO ⓘ
originalRunEnd	1997 ⓘ
producer	HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ
revivalRun	2006 ⓘ 2008 ⓘ
spinOff	Def Poetry Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience	urban audiences ⓘ
typicalContentRating	TV-MA ⓘ

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Russell Simmons → founded → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Russell Simmons → notableWork → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Def Comedy Jam (television series)

Chris Tucker → participatedIn → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Stan Lathan → notableWork → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Mike Epps → notableWork → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Mike Epps → employer → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Donnell Rawlings → participatedIn → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Franklin Ajaye → notableWork → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Yvette Wilson → appearedIn → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

DeRay Davis → performedAt → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Martin Lawrence → notableShow → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ

Martin Lawrence → hosted → Def Comedy Jam ⓘ