Def Comedy Jam

Def Comedy Jam

14+1992•1h 0m•7.9/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.9/10(9)

Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians.

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Production

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Russell Simmons Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 7, 1992

Last Aired

March 9, 2008

Networks

HBO

Created By

Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Steve White, Derrick Fox, Yvette Wilson, Joe Torry

Air date: 1992-03-07

E2

Ricky Harris, Reggie McFadden, Anthony J. Brown, Adele Givens

E3

Bernard Jeffrey McCollough (Bernie Mac), Steve Harvey, Vince D. Rodney Winfield

E4

Laura Hayes, Bill Bellamy, Ted Carpenter, George Rogers (G.I. George)

E5

Pierre Edwards, D.L. Hughley, A.J. Jamal, Marva Moncrieffe (Simply Marvalous)

E6

William Wilson, Michael Colyar, Tony Brown, Ajai Sanders

E7

Robin Montague, Tommy Chunn, James Stephens III, Tony Woods

E8

Reynaldo Rey, Eddie Griffin, Darcel Blagmon (Fat Doctor), Arceneaux & Mitchell

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