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infobox television || show_name = Def Comedy Jam| image =| caption =| format = Stand-up comedy | runtime = N/A| creator = Russell Simmons Stan Lathan | starring = Various| executive_producer = Russell Simmons | country = USA| network = HBO cite news|title= Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam | TV | EW.com|publisher= Entertainment Weekly |date=1992-03-06|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,309744,00.html|accessdate=2010-12-03| first_aired = July 1, 1992| last_aired = January 1, 1997; September 10, 2006& nbsp;– 2008| website = http://www.hbo.com/defcomedyjam/index.html| Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons . cite news|title= STAGE; Totally 'Def'; Spinoff of HBO's hit comedy showcase comes to CSUN|publisher= The Los Angeles Times |date=1997-03-13|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-13/entertainment/ca-40744_1_def-jam|accessdate=2011-01-03|first=Frank B.|last=Williamscite news|title= Has Black Comedy Been Beaten Blue? : 'Def Comedy Jam' is a hit--but with some African American comics turning to cable shows that limit the raunchiness, clean and subtle could be the wave of the future|publisher= The Los Angeles Times |date=|url= http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/russell-simmons-def-comedy-jam|accessdate=2011-01-03cite news|title= Review/Television; Onstage at the Outer Limits of the Outrageous|publisher= The New York Times |date=1993-07-08|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/08/arts/review-television-onstage-at-the-outer-limits-of-the-outrageous.html? src=pm|accessdate=2011-01-03|first=John J.|last=O'Connor
The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006 in television|2006 . Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African American|African-American stand-up comedians. cite news|title= LAUGHZ N THE HOOD : Television: A showcase for unknown black comics, 'Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam' begins its second season Friday on HBO.|publisher= The Los Angeles Times |date=1992-08-06|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1992-08-06/entertainment/ca-5268_1_def-comedy-jam|accessdate=2011-01-03|first=Greg|last=Braxton
Criticism
The show was criticized for excessive foul language and negative representations of African Americans.cite news|title= DEF COMEDY' ROUTINE: ANYTHING PROFANE, VULGAR|publisher= Sun Sentinel |date=|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-08-11/lifestyle/9408100434_1_def-comedy-jam-black-middle-class-black-comics|accessdate=2011-10-03cite news|title= To Critics of 'South Central': What a Joke : Television: The Fox series has been accused of perpetuating stereotypes about blacks and violence. But where are the protests over HBO's 'Def Comedy Jam'? That's no laughing matter.|publisher= The Los Angeles Times |date=1994-02-20|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-25048_1_comedy-jam|accessdate=2011-01-03|first=Greg|last=Braxtoncite news|title= TELEVISION VIEW;The Curse of Incessant Cursing|publisher= The New York Times |date=1994-07-31|url= http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/arts/television-view-the-curse-of-incessant-cursing.html? src=pm|accessdate=2011-01-05|first=John J.|last=O'Connor
Spinoffs
The show produced a spinoff called Loco Slam .cite news|title= Loco Hopes to Hit Grand Slam for Latinos|publisher= The Los Angeles Times |date=1994-02-20|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-20/entertainment/ca-25058_1_loco-slam|accessdate=2011-01-05|first=Greg|last=Braxton
DVD
The show is currently available in DVD boxsets in the USA and the UK.cite news|title= Def Comedy Jam Classics, Vols. 1 and 2|publisher= DVD Talk |date=|url= http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/25275/def-comedy-jam-classics-vols-1-and-2/|accessdate=2011-01-03
References
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External links
http://www.hbo.com/defcomedyjam/? ntrack_para1=leftnav_category0_show5 HBO - Def Comedy Jam
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HBONetwork Series Category:HBO network shows Category:1992 American television series debuts Category:1997 American television series endings Category:1990s American television series Category:2000s American television series Category:2006 American television series debuts Category:Television series revived after cancellation Category:English-language television series Category:Stand-up comedy television series
