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HOW GUY TORRY REDEFINED BLACK COMEDY

THREE-PART DOCUSERIES
‘PHAT TUESDAYS: THE ERA OF HIP HOP COMEDY’
HIGHLIGHTS HOW GUY TORRY REDEFINED BLACK COMEDY 
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Docuseries includes interviews with Dave Chappell, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, Nick Cannon, Steve Harvey, Jay Pharoah, Regina King, Snoop Dogg and Bob Saget in his last interview
(Los Angeles, CA) Feb. 22, 2022 – Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy is an Amazon Original three-part docuseries now premiering exclusively on Prime Video.  Stand-up comics remember the urban comedy explosion of Phat Tuesdays. In the words of Anthony Anderson, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Regina King and more, Phat Tuesdays tells the unbelievable story of how one man, Guy Torry, moved mountains to launch an all-Black comedy night at The Comedy Store. What started as an experiment in 90’s Los Angeles, turned into a breeding ground for today’s greatest comedians, elevating Black voices to have their turn on the stage which helped changed the trajectory of their careers.
Phat Tuesdays is a candid, timely, unapologetic, and hilarious docuseries that shows you the heart and soul of today’s most influential Black entertainers. Phat Tuesdays at The Comedy Store had a 10-year run (1995-2005). It introduces audiences to a different era and walks them down memory lane with today’s biggest comedians and personalities.
Guy Torry’s ‘Phat Comedy Tuedsays’ had icons and legends such as Richard Pryor, Tupac, Prince, Eddie Murphy, and more filling the room on a Tuesday night to see the sold-out weekly show. Comedians who performed at Phat Tuesdays included: Tiffany Haddish, Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart, Martin Lawrence, Jamie Fox, Nick Cannon, Anthony Anderson, Lil Rel Howery, Chris Rock, Craig Robinson, Dave Chappelle, J.B. Smoove, Kym Whitley, Jay Pharoah, Tichina Arnold, Luenell, DeRay Davis, and more.
Hollywood executives had been going down to The Comedy Act Theater to discover black comedians but the 1992 LA Riots changed all that and they stopped going. The shutdown of opportunities bothered Guy Torry so he started Phat Tuesdays at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and brought black talent to the entertainment industry leaders (or brought the hood to Hollywood).
Phat Tuesdays’ founder and host Guy Torry serves as an executive producer, alongside Academy Award-nominated producer Reginald Hudlin and Byron Phillips. Jeff Hasler, Brian Lovett, and Jeff Bumgarner for Original Productions, and Kelsey Grammer and Tom Russo for Grammnet Productions, also serve as executive producers.

About Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy features some of today’s most famous comedians and personalities, including Anthony Anderson, Tichina Arnold, Nick Cannon, Dave Chappelle, Snoop Dogg, Cedric the Entertainer, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Lil Rel Howery, Regina King, Jo Koy, Luenell, Flame Monroe, Jay Pharoah, Craig Robinson, JB Smoove, Chris Tucker, Kym Whitley, and more, and tells the unbelievable story of how Guy Torry moved mountains to launch an all-Black comedy night at The Comedy Store. What started as an experiment in ‘90s Los Angeles turned into a must-see, hilarious experience, elevating Black voices to have their turn on the stage. In addition to Torry and Hudlin, Byron Phillips also executive produces, along with Jeff Hasler, Brian Lovett, and Jeff Bumgarner for Original Productions, and Kelsey Grammer and Tom Russo for Grammnet Productions. Joshua Firosz, Darren Toon for Original Productions, and Jordan McMahon for Grammnet Productions serve as co-executive producers.

Loaded with exclusive interviews with comedians and celebrities who were there—either performing on stage or in the audience—and never-before-seen footage of legendary comedy sets from back in the day, Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy is the inspiring story of how a little experiment to help Black comedians following the tragedy of the 1992 LA riots turned into a triumphant must-see experience. The showcase regularly brought together people from all walks of life—icons and ex-cons, stars and starlets, pros and regular joes—for one purpose, laughter, and became the most popular comedy show in Hollywood during the ‘90s.

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy is produced by Amazon Studios, Original Productions, Phat Tuesday Productions, and Grammnet Productions.
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