Posts Tagged ‘television’
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Actor/producer Anthony Anderson came to Syracuse University this evening and recalled his journey from Compton to Hollywood (via Howard University). He broke down his own real-life bro mitzvah operation, as well as how he and his Black-ish co-creator Kenya Barris mine the details of their first-generation mega success into story ideas (Barris’s wife is named Rainbow). Anderson was a guest of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for the Truth Be Told Program.
Tags:2016, Anthony Anderson, Black-ish, Hollywood, television, Truth Be Told Program
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Friday, February 26th, 2016
Syracuse University professor Charisse L’Pree (left) was joined Thursday evening for a public conversation by television writer Erika Green. Their informal dialogue was part of the 15th Annual Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media and touched on topics such as the meaning of diversity, the Oscars, changing portrayals of black love, and the creative work happening on the small screen.
Tags:2016, Charisse L'Pree, Conversation on Race and Entertainment Media, How to Get Away with Murder, Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, Syracuse University, television
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Sunday, October 25th, 2015
Abbi Jacobson (left) and Ilana Glazer visited Syracuse University on Saturday night for a intimate chat about their work. The two self-professed comedy nerds talked about their roots in improvisation,seeing other possibilities for comedic actors beyond SNL, and the hidden blessing of being rejected by FX Network. The sitcom stars and co-creators were interviewed by University Union’s Alli Reich (not pictured).
Tags:2015, Abbi Jacobson, Broad City, Comedy Central, Ilana Glazer, Syracuse University, television, University Union
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Thursday, November 27th, 2014
Preservation Hall Jazz Band (at Jazz Fest)
We have enjoyed the HBO documentary series Foo Fighters Sonic Highways, particularly the most recent edition that highlights New Orleans. We are thankful that many of the musicians featured (such as The Preservation Hall Jazz Band) on that episode have come through Syracuse for some amazing shows.
Here’s an extended clip with Trombone Shorty, who was the star of last summer’s Syracuse Jazz Festival.
Tags:2014, Ben Jaffe, David Grohl, Foo Fighters Sonic Highways, HBO, Music, New Orleans, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Syracuse Jazz Fest, television, Throwback Thursday, Trombone Shorty
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