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Black-ish Season 1: Find out all about the new comedy guest starring Laurence Fishburne & cast promotional pics! We have to admit, when it was first announced that Laurence Fishburne was cast in the new ABC comedy Black-ish, we were seriously concerned that his Hannibal days were numbered, even more so after the events of the season two finale. However, not to worry Fannibals as Laurence himself has confirmed that he will be dividing his time between both shows. So what’s his new series Black-ish all about you cry? Well we’ve got all the info on the new comedy which also stars Anthony Anderson and all the cast promotional pictures ahead of its first season. Head inside for all the details… The captain of  The Matrix ‘s Nebuchadnezzar hovercraft is great at fighting in slo-mo and giving exposition. But is he funny? The answer’s a definite “yes”—at least, according to Anthony Anderson, who stars with Laurence Fishburne (a.k.a. Morpheus) in the upcoming sitcom...

"The Minority Report" host becomes the latest black lead on the small screen, joining a rapidly growing roster of talent on newly ordered  prime time  series. Comedy Central's Friday announcement that  Larry Wilmore  would take over the time slot previously occupied by  Stephen Colbert  with his new  Minority Report  caps a major week for black leads on the small screen. STORY: Early Trends Emerge as Broadcasters Bet on Black Leads, Politics, Terror  The Daily Show  correspondent, who will launch his new series in the 11:30 p.m. slot starting in January, joins a rapidly growing roster of black leads on newly ordered prime-time broadcast scripted series. The emergence of black leads was one of the earliest trends to emerge from the wave of broadcast network pickups this week.  ABC on Thursday ordered  Anthony Anderson  comedy   Black-ish   to series.  That ...