Sherman's Showcase
Sherman's Showcase

Sherman's Showcase (2019)

10.02 seasonsComedy

Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 18 episodes
Meet Sherman

1. Meet Sherman

22 min

Meet Sherman introduces Sherman McDaniels, host of Sherman's Showcase. John Legend walks us through a history of The Showcase - from Sherman's parentage, to the origin of the show, with highlights throughout the show's run from 1972-present day.

The Showcase Dancers

2. The Showcase Dancers

22 min

Host, Nigel Lythgoe introduces the dancers of Sherman's Showcase and shares significant moments in the series, including marriages between dancers, dancer-based controversies, and the show's only robotic dancer, the Funk-A-Tron 2000.

Behind the Charade

3. Behind the Charade

22 min

Host Morris Day, documents the rise, fall and rise of iconic pop star, Charade, from his discovery on Sherman's Showcase through his historic 2007 comeback.

Enemies

4. Enemies

22 min

Sherman reflects on his many haters over the decades as we dig into the rivalries and feuds of The Showcase. Turns out, genuine friendship is a rare commodity in showbiz, especially if you're talking about frenemies John Legend and Common.

The Ladies of The Showcase

5. The Ladies of The Showcase

22 min

Host Mary J. Blige introduces just some of the female artists who used Sherman's Showcase as a launchpad for their careers. Performances include an unusual rap battle, a black girl magic act, and a performance by Mary herself.

July 8, 1995

6. July 8, 1995

22 min

A very '90s episode of "Sherman's Showcase from July 8, 1995. Sherman's producer called it "the single best episode in the history of the show." Performers include Big Freddy Payne, a go-go band and a trailer for a movie about Montell Jordan.

White Music

7. White Music

22 min

An aging punk singer explores the many different white artists who have performed on "Sherman's Showcase." Sherman used his show as a platform to try and bridge the racial gap. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it was awkward.

Ray J's Showcase

8. Ray J's Showcase

22 min

In the season finale, Sherman is shocked to find himself in a world turned upside down, where Ray J is the host of his Showcase. Sherman races to uncover what triggered this alternate universe and finds himself face-to-face with an unexpected foe.

Season 27 episodes
Black History Month Spectacular

1. Black History Month Spectacular

45 min

Celebrate Black History Month as only Sherman can. Sherman and his dancers are back to shine a light on Black icons in a way that will make the annual February observance of Black History Month all his own... in June.

Fashion!

2. Fashion!

22 min

Sherman hosts a fashion show but, backstage, it's chaos. Mary J Blige leads a group of singers on an Oceans Eleven-style mission while we also find out the ways Sherman influenced film director Wes Anderson. Guest stars include Issa Rae and more.

The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea

3. The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea

21 min

The Sherman Showcase Awards are an annual star-studded affair, but in 2019, the ceremony was hosted on a boat and the boat went missing. Black box footage has recently been recovered. This is the tale of what happened ...

Sherman in Africa: Live from Lagos

4. Sherman in Africa: Live from Lagos

21 min

Sherman does a show live from Africa. While there, Sherman becomes a wedding planner, hosts a Real Housewives show, makes a movie about soccer and does his own version of Beyonce's Black is King. We even see part of his failed show Live In Vietnam.

Sherman's 12th Anniversary

5. Sherman's 12th Anniversary

Sherman wants a big anniversary special like "MOTOWN 25"; Sherman looks back on his greatest accomplishments, like his cartoon that competed with "Fat Albert," the time he was almost in a James Bond movie and more.

ShermaSnatch

6. ShermaSnatch

Sherman takes a page, well, maybe several pages, from the Netflix show "Bandersnatch" and presents the first truly interactive episode.

Murder at the Shrind

7. Murder at the Shrind

At one point during the '90s, Sherman rebranded his Showcase as The Shrind; featuring old school hip hop, '90s R&B and murder.

Cast

Bashir Salahuddin

Bashir Salahuddin

Sherman McDaniels

Diallo Riddle

Diallo Riddle

Dutch Shepherd

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