Def Comedy Jam


Def Comedy Jam is an HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons.
The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to May 2, 1997. Simmons was inspired to make Def Comedy Jam by The Uptown Comedy Club in Harlem, New York and Jerry Lewis' movie The Nutty Professor. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians.

Criticism

The show was criticized for excessive foul language and negative representations of African Americans. These criticisms were brought up and discussed by some of the comedians who got their start on the show in a Netflix Original special celebrating the 25th anniversary of the show called

Spin-offs

The show produced a spinoff called Loco Slam.

Home media releases

The show is currently available in DVD boxsets in the US and the UK.