| Sherman's Showcase | |
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| Directed by | Matt Piedmont |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (plus 60-minute special) |
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| Production location | Glendale, California |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | IFC |
| Release | July 31, 2019 – November 23, 2022 |
Sherman's Showcase is an American comedy television series created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The series premiered on July 31, 2019, on IFC. [1] An hour long "Black History Month Spectacular" aired on June 19, 2020, and that same month a six-episode second season was confirmed, set to air on both IFC and AMC+ in 2022. [2]
Sherman's Showcase is inspired by variety shows including Soul Train , American Bandstand , The Midnight Special , and In Living Color with each episode hosted by Sherman McDaniel as he takes viewers through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of a legendary (but fictitious) musical variety show. [3] To do this, the series uses the plot device of presenting a series of paid programs involving the sale of a mostly-complete 23-disc set of 47 seasons of Sherman's Showcase, which are introduced by various celebrity hosts.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [4] | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Meet Sherman" | Matt Piedmont | Bashir Salahuddin & Diallo Riddle | July 31, 2019 | 0.105 [5] |
| 2 | "The Showcase Dancers" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | July 31, 2019 | 0.037 [5] |
| 3 | "Behind the Charade" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | August 7, 2019 | 0.149 [6] |
| 4 | "Enemies" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | August 14, 2019 | 0.140 [7] |
| 5 | "The Ladies of the Showcase" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | August 21, 2019 | N/A |
| 6 | "July 8, 1995" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | August 28, 2019 | 0.112 [8] |
| 7 | "White Music" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | September 4, 2019 | N/A |
| 8 | "Ray J's Showcase" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | September 11, 2019 | N/A |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Black History Month Spectacular" | Matt Piedmont | Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle, Emily Goldwyn, Rodney Carter, Rob Haze, Will Miles & Zuri Salahuddin | June 19, 2020 | 0.166 [9] | |
| An hour-long look into black icons of past and present, as part of Black History Month (in June). | ||||||
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [4] | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Fashion!" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | October 26, 2022 | N/A | |
| Sherman hosts a fashion show but, backstage, it's chaos; Mary J Blige leads a group of singers on an "Ocean's Eleven" mission; how Sherman influenced film director Wes Anderson. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | October 26, 2022 | N/A | |
| Recovered black box footage of The 2019 Sherman Showcase Awards, hosted on a boat that went missing. | ||||||
| 3 | "Sherman From Africa: Live from Lagos" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | November 2, 2022 | N/A | |
| Sherman does a show live from Africa; 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"; includes part of his failed show Live In Vietnam. | ||||||
| 4 | "Sherman's 12th Anniversary" | Matt Piedmont | Unknown | November 9, 2022 | N/A | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 5 | "ShermaSnatch" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 2022 | N/A | |
| 6 | "Murder at the Shrind" | Unknown | Unknown | November 23, 2022 | N/A | |
On July 29, 2017, it was announced that IFC had given the production an episodic script order. The series was created by Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle who were also expected to write and executive produce the potential series. [10]
On May 3, 2018, it was announced that IFC had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. In addition to the previously announced creative team, it was announced that John Legend would serve as an executive producer. Production companies involved with the series include Get Lifted Film Co. and RadicalMedia. [3] [11]
On April 8, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 31, 2019. [1]
Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Bashir Salahuddin would star as the host of the fictional variety series. [3]
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% with an average rating of 8.58/10, based on 21 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads: "Bold, brisk, and beautiful, Sherman's Showcase is a delightful and stylish sketch show that moves to its own groove and invites everyone to laugh along." [12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 76 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [13]
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