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Original title
Sherman's Showcase
Released
7/31/2019
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy
Production companies
Get Lifted Film Co., RadicalMedia, Emerald Street, The Riddle Entertainment Group
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
15
Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”
Meet Sherman introduces Sherman McDaniels, host of Sherman's Showcase. John Legend walks us through a history of The Showcase - from Sherman's parentage, to the origin of the show, with highlights throughout the show's run from 1972-present day.
Host, Nigel Lythgoe introduces the dancers of Sherman's Showcase and shares significant moments in the series, including marriages between dancers, dancer-based controversies, and the show's only robotic dancer, the Funk-A-Tron 2000.
Host Morris Day, documents the rise, fall and rise of iconic pop star, Charade, from his discovery on Sherman's Showcase through his historic 2007 comeback.
Sherman reflects on his many haters over the decades as we dig into the rivalries and feuds of The Showcase. Turns out, genuine friendship is a rare commodity in showbiz, especially if you're talking about frenemies John Legend and Common.
Host Mary J. Blige introduces just some of the female artists who used Sherman's Showcase as a launchpad for their careers. Performances include an unusual rap battle, a black girl magic act, and a performance by Mary herself.
A very '90s episode of "Sherman's Showcase from July 8, 1995. Sherman's producer called it "the single best episode in the history of the show." Performers include Big Freddy Payne, a go-go band and a trailer for a movie about Montell Jordan.
An aging punk singer explores the many different white artists who have performed on "Sherman's Showcase." Sherman used his show as a platform to try and bridge the racial gap. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it was awkward.
In the season finale, Sherman is shocked to find himself in a world turned upside down, where Ray J is the host of his Showcase. Sherman races to uncover what triggered this alternate universe and finds himself face-to-face with an unexpected foe.
Celebrate Black History Month as only Sherman can. Sherman and his dancers are back to shine a light on Black icons in a way that will make the annual February observance of Black History Month all his own... in June.
Sherman hosts a fashion show but, backstage, it's chaos. Mary J Blige leads a group of singers on an Oceans Eleven-style mission while we also find out the ways Sherman influenced film director Wes Anderson. Guest stars include Issa Rae and more.
The Sherman Showcase Awards are an annual star-studded affair, but in 2019, the ceremony was hosted on a boat and the boat went missing. Black box footage has recently been recovered. This is the tale of what happened ...
Sherman does a show live from Africa. While there, Sherman becomes a wedding planner, hosts a Real Housewives show, makes a movie about soccer and does his own version of Beyonce's Black is King. We even see part of his failed show Live In Vietnam.
Sherman wants a big anniversary special like "MOTOWN 25"; Sherman looks back on his greatest accomplishments, like his cartoon that competed with "Fat Albert," the time he was almost in a James Bond movie and more.
Sherman takes a page, well, maybe several pages, from the Netflix show "Bandersnatch" and presents the first truly interactive episode.
At one point during the '90s, Sherman rebranded his Showcase as The Shrind; featuring old school hip hop, '90s R&B and murder.
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