Black and White: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A&E Network's new original comedy series, Black and White is a provocative weekly in-studio show that tackles the third rail of both comedy and politics: race. Hosted by Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small, this new series covers the biggest headlines sweeping the nation through the fresh and hilarious points of views of these comedians and longtime friends. Taped in front of a studio audience, Black and White is a smart, funny and honest conversation about race in America. The show tackles current and relevant stories in the news through the prism of race and uses comedy to diffuse the tension. Utilizing sketch, parody and social experiments, this series shines a light on the state of race in our country. Joined by celebrity guests and commentators, our hosts take on the issues of race in this eight episode studio based comedy show. Hosts, Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small have been fixtures on the stand-up comedy scene for over a decade and are best known for their off-the-cuff commentary which has been featured on numerous series and talk shows over the years.

Series details

• Title: Black and White
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-07-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-08-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: A&E
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19724
• IMDb ID: tt6959728
• TVDB ID: 313889

Cast and credited roles

• Christian Finnegan — Co-Host
• Sherrod Small — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-07-27; final listed air date 2016-08-10.

Source and licence

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