By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, March 23, 2015
Atlanta's Chris Tucker will air his first ever comedy special on Netflix July 10.
The special was filmed recently at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.
"Chris Tucker is a true global movie star and a one-of-a-kind talent whose remarkable energy, delivery and original style make him one of the funniest comedians of our time," said Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer, in a press release. "We cannot wait to share his distinct and hilarious voice with our members across the globe."
“I’m thrilled to be partnering with Netflix, one of the true global leaders in entertainment, on my first comedy special,” said Tucker, in a quote that clearly sounds like it's from a press release (because really, does anybody actually talk like this?). “Before people started seeing me in movies, I was doing standup. It’s always been a part of me, and now I’m excited to share it with my fans around the world.”
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Claudia Jordan, part of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and the Rickey Smiley Morning show, popped on "The Dr. Oz Show" today to talk about her rather ugly corn condition on her feet.
"My corns are extremely annoying," she cracked, "but they are nowhere near as obnoxious as Nene Leakes."
She featured this medical issue on "Real Housewives" a few weeks back and explained to Dr. Mehmet Oz how the corns came to be.
“I was a sprinter," she told Dr. Oz, "But I would wear track spikes that were like a size too small, because I felt like I gripped the track better. So when I took my shoes off my feet would be irritated and my toes would kind of be like this. Then, I became a model on 'Deal or No Deal' and I was like 19 hour days in heels and a lot of times they would be brand-new shoes.”
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Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
Reality show update:
Kenya Moore picked James Freeman, a tall, handsome former Princeton football player who is in real estate, as her master date on "The Millionaire Matchmaker" Sunday night. They took a salsa dancing lesson. She was quite taken by him.
"You look stunning," James told her in a deep voice.
"He's a class act," Kenya said. "I don't know why this guy is single." He said there was a lot of chemistry.
They kissed and Kenya was head over heels.
On "RuPaul's Drag Race," the svelte Atlanta's Violet Chachki (real name: Jason Dardo) started strong with a win his first week but has been in the bottom the past two challenges. But he is still in it.
On "Hell's Kitchen," Atlanta's T Gregoire remains a strong player with no danger of being eliminated after three episodes.
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