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Coming soon to Adult Swim, Black Jesus is a new half-hour live-action scripted comedy that finds Jesus living in present-day Compton, Calif., on a daily mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with the help of his small but loyal group of downtrodden followers.

From Executive Producers Aaron McGruder (The Boondocks) and Mike Clattenburg (Trailer Park Boys) and Executive Producers Norman Aladjem, John Bravakis, Meghann Collins Robertson, and Robert Wise



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by Tyler Peterson - September 23, 2015

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Finborough Theatre to Present VIBRANT 2013 Playwrights Festival, 6-25 Oct.
by Tyler Peterson - October 01, 2013

Curated by Finborough Theatre Artistic Director Neil McPherson and produced by Luke Holbrook for the Finborough Theatre, now in its fifth consecutive year, the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre - the coalface of British Theatre - presents Vibrant 2013 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its...


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by Caryn Robbins - December 10, 2014

Adult Swim, basic cable's #1 network with young adults for a decade, announced today that they have picked up second seasons of the successful original live-action series Black Jesus and animated hits Mike Tyson Mysteries and Mr. Pickles....


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by Caryn Robbins - July 28, 2014

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by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2016

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The Mark Twain House & Museum and Hartford Seminary Presents a Book Event with DANIEL DARLING Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2015

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Adult Swim Premieres New Comedy Series BLACK JESUS Today
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2014

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