The Very Black Show

The midlife crisis of a network exec gets weaponized into a stunt. When his pitch for a real sitcom tanks he weaponizes the era’s last acceptable racism into a ratings bonanza, not the cancellation he bargained for. A satire so sharp it forgot to feign subtlety.

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Spike Lee directed The Very Black Show in 2000. See Spike Lee's full filmography, where to start with Spike Lee, or where to go after you've seen everything by Spike Lee.

The Very Black Show was released in 2000 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 136 minutes.