Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God

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Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God
Genre Late-night talk show
Variety/News satire
Comedy
Created by Charlamagne tha God Stephen Colbert
Presented byCharlamagne tha God
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producersCharlamagne tha God
Stephen Colbert
Chris Licht
Aaron McGruder
Norman Aladjem
Kristyn Deignan
James Dixon
Rachael Edwards
Karen Kinney
Ari Pearce
ProducerJordana Jason
Running time22 minutes
Production companies MTV Entertainment Studios
CThaGodWorld Productions
Spartina Productions
Original release
Network Comedy Central
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) 
December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)

Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God (formerly Tha God's Honest Truth) was a late-night talk show and variety series hosted by Lenard "Charlamagne tha God" McKelvey. [1] It aired on Comedy Central from September 2021 to December 2022 and was executive produced by Charlamagne and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert. [2]

Contents

On May 18, 2023, the show was cancelled. [3]

Production

The first season of the series was titled Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard ‘Charlamagne’ McKelvey; Charlamagne stated that the program would carry influence from its timeslot competitor on HBO, Real Time with Bill Maher , along with Jon Stewart's incarnation of The Daily Show , arguing that he had "always appreciated shows that could put the medicine in the candy". Stephen Colbert and The Boondocks creator Aaron McGruder are also involved in the series, with Charlamagne acknowledging his past work with Colbert and his ability to present current affairs in a comedic fashion, and arguing that cartoonists were "literally able to predict the future". [4]

Charlamagne also specifically requested that he be billed by his real name, explaining that it "snaps me back into reality and it just keeps me from being a caricature of myself." [4]

In its first season, the series largely featured "deep dives" into social issues, including those affecting younger demographics and African-Americans, and interviews with notable figures such as politicians. [4] In July 2022, it was announced that the show would be reformatted for its second season beginning July 28, retitled Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God, and switching to a panel discussion format; he cited that there were already enough programs discussing "problems", and that he wanted to "discuss solutions". [5]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Decrackerfication"September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)N/A
2"Only the Feds I Fear"September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)N/A
3"Critical Racist Theory"October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)N/A
4"Mental Health - Keep That Same Healing Energy"October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08)N/A
5"The Digital Devil"October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15)N/A
6"A Tale of the Cowardly Donkeys"October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)N/A
7"Nuffin Season"November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)N/A
8"American Fake-Triotism"November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12)N/A
9"Is Capitalism CAP?"November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)N/A
10"The RittenHouse that Kyle Built"December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)N/A
11"Nobody Wins When the Family Feuds"December 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)N/A
12"Jesus Verzuz Santa"December 17, 2021 (2021-12-17)N/A

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