The Underground (TV series)

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The Underground
Created by Damon Wayans
StarringDamon Wayans
Will Bowles
Mikey Day
Gabrielle Dennis
Josh Flaum
Vincent Oshana
Edi Patterson
Aries Spears
Damon Wayans, Jr.
Composers Dwayne Wayans
Tim Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseSeptember 14 (2006-09-14) 
November 16, 2006 (2006-11-16)

The Underground is a sketch comedy series produced by and starring Damon Wayans. [1] It aired on Showtime. Wayans describes the show as " In Living Color on steroids." [2] The show features raunchy behavior and as Wayans states in his opening monologue, "We decided to test the limits."

The description of the show information is "The future of comedy is here in Damon Wayan's hilarious and uninhibited comedy sketch show where no topic or taboo goes unturned."

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References

  1. Heffernan, Virginia. "The Ribald, the Provocative and the Self-Proclaimed Raw". New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Announcements & news". Showtime. Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today