TV series

Sherman's Showcase

2019–2022 · 2 seasons

A playful, joke-dense fake variety show that feels like flipping through a lovingly parodied TV archive.

Tagline: Peak Blackness.
Overview: 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.”
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, light and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Media, celebrity, music, race
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
music
race
art
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild