Johnny Carson had been doing the same show for damn near 40 years once we got to 1990, the same format and repetitive show, and had become an "old boys club" up to that point. A hip hop act, rock act, or even an up-and-coming young actor would never get on Carson.The GOAT late night talk show host. Yes, Arsenio was even better than Johnny Carson.
I love Spike Lee’s movies but as an individual? What an a$$hole. He came at Eddie Murphy too saying he wasn’t bringing through enough black talent.Spike Lee and NAACP chapter of LA was some hating ass motherfukkers calling him a uncle tom when he had black people on his staff..
Dudes was mad, because they wasn’t getting booked or getting any acknowledgment
I’m still mad at Al Sharpton for him doing Whitney dirty. It be your own folk.Watched some of this.
I definitely remember how Spike Lee and Al Sharpton bytch ass was jealous and throwing shots at Arsenio.
Both of them have a whole ass history of getting mad at any shine another Black person got.
Al Sharpton should kill himself for how bad he went at Whitney.
Very good watch here
What’s sad is that there hasn’t been a black male talk show since (well not one that’s lasted more than one season). How does Queen Latifah and Tyra Banks get a talk show but no brehs can get one late night?This was a really good documentary, Vice actually did a good job.
Because im Larry Homes status, I remember when Arsenio was on. What they said in the documentary was fact, his show changed the social landscape so much