Day 73: The Foxxhole

My Best Guess: Brought to you by comic legend Jamie Foxx, The Foxxhole is the place where the best urban comics tell it like it is

According to Sirius: The Foxxhole is an exclusive comedy, entertainment and lifestyle channel with Academy Award-winning actor, American Music Award-winning and Grammy-nominated artist, and comedian Jamie Foxx. The 24/7 channel features comedy bits from a large number of comedians, and will create groundbreaking approaches to presenting comedy to radio listeners, as well as showcase music, skits, radio theater and more.

Curt's Rebuttal: Well, that second sentence may be their plan, but I didn't get to see much of that today. Mainly bits of stand-up comedy. Also, although the description mentions the concept of a "lifestyle" channel, it doesn't anywhere mention that it is focused on Black listeners...which was my immediate take from listening to it.

Samply Playlist:

• Alex Thomas, Hip Hop Heads
• Mike Epps, Black Women Fight
• Eddie Griffin, Fame
• Wil Sylvince, Black Sniper
• Fabolous, Baby Don't Go
  
• Speedy's Comedy Corner: Now, my trip into work was almost completely stand-up comedy acts, with one musical act (by Fabolous), which kind of threw me...but gives the channel some hope, I think. My drive home from the gym, around 8pm, allowed me to listen to Speedy's Comedy Corner, which was a pretty basic comedic talk radio show that started talking about Marion Jones and steroid usage...but later evolved into discussion of interracial dating, and whether one of the co-hosts should talk to his son, because he's currently dating a white girl.

High Point: Actually had one, which was a pleasant surprise. I really enjoyed Speedy's Comedy Corner on the drive home...it was an honest look into Black culture, almost an insider's glimpse, and it was really interesting hearing the hosts' perspective on different topics.

Verdict: I was tempted to bookmark this, if only to listen to Speedy's Comedy Corner, but it airs at 8pm here on the West Coast...and I don't plan on driving home at that time often.