Charlamagne Tha God To Host A Weekly Talk Show On Comedy Central!
Charlamagne Tha God’s bag just keeps getting bigger! The host of the popular radio show “The Breakfast Club” is getting his own talk show on Comedy Central. That’s right!
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While details are still being worked out, Deadline reports that the new series will be a weekly half-hour that will focus on current events and cultural issues. The ViacomCBS cable network is set to launch the show later this year, possibly ahead of the U.S. Presidential Election in November, according to the site citing New York Magazine.
President of Entertainment and Youth Group at ViacomCBS, Chris McCarthy, released a statement to NY Mag, saying, “Charlamagne’s voice is very right for today. It’s fresh and real and resonating in a way that very few can do.”
The star who’s real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, was previously a cast member of MTV2’s The Guy Code, and even hosted Charlamagne & Friends and Uncommon Sense for the network. He also spoke with the magazine and said,
“Giving me a TV deal, almost ten years ago, didn’t really make any sense,” Charlamagne told the magazine. “I was a radio guy. It’s easy to say, ‘You know what? I think Charlamagne Tha God needs a talk show’ now. But almost ten years ago for him [Chris McCarthy] to have that vision, that did a lot for me. A lot of my success right now is because of those looks that I got on MTV2 and Viacom at the time.”
Although there’s not an exact date for when it will premiere, let’s take this time to congratulate Charlamagne Tha God!
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