Def Comedy Jam: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Def Comedy Jam was a HBO television series produced by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series had it's original run from 1992 to 1997. The show returned to the HBO lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians.

Series details

• Title: Def Comedy Jam
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1992-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-03-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26822
• IMDb ID: tt0435566
• TVDB ID: 77495

Cast and credited roles

• D.L. Hughley — Host
• Kid Capri — DJ
• Russell Simmons — Russell Simmons
• Ricky Harris — Co-Host
• Mike Epps — Co-Host
• Adele Givens — Co-Host
• Joe Torry — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-07-01; final listed air date 1992-07-01; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: episode order: 12.
• Season 3: episode order: 12.
• Season 4: episode order: 12.
• Season 5: episode order: 12.
• Season 6: episode order: 13.
• Season 7: episode order: 12.
• Season 10: premiered 2006-09-10; final listed air date 2006-11-26; episode order: 11.
• Season 11: premiered 2008-01-06; final listed air date 2008-03-09; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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