Arsenio Hall News

'Mr. SOUL!” was also shortlisted at the 93rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song, for “Show Me Your Soul” by Grammy Award-winning composer Robert Glasper and Grammy Award-winning singer Lalah Hathaway. 

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything”) will be among the performers featured at the “Funny Women Of A Certain Age” (FWOACA) live comedy showcase of “female comics who tell it like it is” on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Stand Up NY Comedy Club in Manhattan.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night” primetime specials air 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT and following the NBA Finals on the West Coast on ABC.

Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, will be featured at four of the upcoming  Black Women In Comedy Laff Fest live comedy showcases set for June 16- 20, 2021 in New York City.  

The fun kicks off with    'Mic Divas' on Wednesday,  June 16 @ 8:00pm (EST)  at Bedford Manor in Brooklyn  where Hansome will be joined by fellow Laff Fest headliners:  Shatara Curry, Calise Hawkins, MeMe Simpson, Areshia McFarlin, Franqi French,  Leighann Lord and Meshelle “The Indie Mom of Comedy” with host Dara Jemmott. 

Comedy Works has announced that Carlos Mencia will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark.

For the 2021 edition of “Live’s After Oscar® Show,” the program has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz USA and the new S-Class, with technology that puts the world at your fingertips.   

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome,  (SiriusXM  “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything” podcast)  will be among the performers featured at   the  “ Funny Women Of  A Certain Age' live comedy showcase of “female comics who tell it like it is” on Wednesday, April 28th  in Manhattan.

“Sibley Scoles is a television host, enchanting actress, model and fashion icon who will bring her intoxicating personality and glamor to the red carpet. We are looking forward to her fun energy and interesting interviews and are thrilled that she is part of the MUAHS Awards Show this year,” said Julie Socash, President of IATSE Local 706.

Following the week-long virtual experience, tonight the NAACP celebrated the stellar achievements of the 52nd NAACP Image Awards winners during a special LIVE broadcast on BET and simulcast across ViacomCBS networks including CBS for its first time, as well as BET Her, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount, Pop, Smithsonian, TV Land, VH1, BET PLUTO, and CMT.

 Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome closes out the AARP New York  Women's History Month virtual comedy series  with a performance on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. 

Marking his eighth consecutive year as host, Anthony Anderson is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor and currently the star and Executive Producer of ABC’s multi-award winning sitcom, “black-ish.”

The reimagined awards gala will be held virtually on Saturday, April 3, 2021, and is co-produced by IngleDodd Media and Honeysweet Creative.

The Hall of Fame Award, which will be presented by Eddie Murphy’s collaborator and long-time friend Arsenio Hall, is bestowed on an individual who is a pioneer in his or her respective field and whose influence will shape the profession for generations to come.

Eddie Murphy is the most commercially successful African-American actor in the history of the motion picture business, and is one of the industry's top five box-office performers overall.

Arsenio talks about interviewing Eddie on his talk show.

Lea DeLaria, from Netflix's Orange is the New Black, is the first guest to be interviewed in Season 2 of The Audition Helper podcast. In addition to her television work, Ms. DeLaria was seen on Broadway in the 1998 revival of Leonard Bernstein's On the Town, as well as The Rocky Horror Show in 2000.

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.

Drummer, producer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington and band Social Science have received a prestigious nomination for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for their 2020 double album project, Waiting Game, released on Motema Music.