The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle
2019 · Comedy Central · 30 min · 1 season
S01E08 · Fear
Sat, 1 June, 1:00 pm
Baron and Mike talk survival go-bags, Josh Johnson confesses to accidentally knocking down an old man, and Percy Miracles and Mike write a song about how to get into Heaven.
About
The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle is a socially aware stand-up and music series. Vaughn and Eagle took inspiration for the series and title from the term "New Negro," as popularized during the Harlem Renaissance, and it refers to black Americans speaking up, telling their own stories and affirming their various identities to dismantle outdated assumptions and beliefs.
Episodes
- E01
Identity
Sat, 20 Apr· 30 minBaron and Mike discuss the New Negro movement, Chris Redd talks about his uncle's crack addiction, and Danny Brown and Mike make a music video about expressing anger.
- E02
Criminality
Sat, 27 Apr· 30 minDonnell Rawlings admits to abusing the race card, Lil Rel Howery breaks down the social dynamics of eating food on a bus trip, and MF Doom and Mike rap about policing oneself.
- E03
Wokeness
Sat, 4 May· 30 minBaron and Mike explore the meaning of "woke," Candice Thompson discusses the benefits of looking racially ambiguous, and Tone Bell pays tribute to the glory of Klondike bars.
- E04
Toxic Masculinity
Sat, 11 May· 30 minSasheer Zamata talks about the first time she went camping, and Lizzo and Mike drop a music video about a guy who's extra into consent.
- E05
Self Care
Sat, 18 May· 30 minNaomi Ekperigin confesses that true crime shows give her much-needed perspective, and Alonzo Bodden shares what's on his FarmersOnly dating profile.
- E06
Money
Sat, 25 May· 30 minDulce Sloan imagines life as a trophy wife, George Wallace rails against the silly things Angelenos do, and Method Man and Mike team up for a song about eating luxury items.
- E07
Representation
Sat, 1 June· 30 minSam Jay justifies why she feels positive about the state of the world, and Ian Edwards explains why the Trump administration has been good for his fitness.
- E08
Fear
Sat, 1 June· 30 minBaron and Mike talk survival go-bags, Josh Johnson confesses to accidentally knocking down an old man, and Percy Miracles and Mike write a song about how to get into Heaven.
Cast
Baron Vaughn
Co-Host
Open Mike Eagle
Co- Host