VIDEO: Sneak Peek - THE WIZ LIVE's David Alan Grier Visits A&E's BLACK AND WHITE

Episode 2, "Hollywood & Race," of A&E's first-ever original comedy series, the racially charged, bitingly funny BLACK AND WHITE airs Wednesday night August 3rd at 9:30/10:30c with special guest David Alan Grier (In Living Color, NBC's The Wiz). The show is hosted by Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small. Check out a sneak preview of the interview below!

A&E Network's new original comedy series, "Black And White" is a provocative weekly in-studio show that tackles the THIRD RAIL of both comedy and politics: race. Hosted by Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small, this new series covers the biggest headlines sweeping the nation through the fresh and hilarious points of views of these comedians and longtime friends.

Taped in front of a studio audience, "Black And White" is a smart, funny and honest conversation about race in America. The show tackles current and relevant stories in the news through the prism of race and uses comedy to diffuse the tension. Utilizing sketch, parody and social experiments, this series shines a light on the state of race in our country. Joined by celebrity guests and commentators, our hosts take on the issues of race in this eight episode studio based comedy show. Hosts, Christian Finnegan and Sherrod Small have been fixtures on the stand-up comedy scene for over a decade and are best known for their off-the-cuff commentary which has been featured on numerous series and talk shows over the years.

"Black and White" is produced for A&E Network by Jimco Productions. Sherrod Small, Christian Finnegan and Kara Welker are executive producers. Executive producers for Jimco Productions are Jim Biederman and Marla Ratner. Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Sean Gottlieb will serve as executive producers for A&E.

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