Coming up Friday on Mo’Kelly in the Morning we are loaded! So much to tell, we just couldn’t wait. Check out how we are going to round out the week!
Taj Paxton
She conceived the short film “A Fat Girls Guide to Yoga” The short aired on NBC.com, won NBC’s Comedy Short Cuts Award and Audience Award. NBC developed it into a pilot, making her mother proud but not enough to buy her a new house. It also gets the coveted thumbs-up on YouTube. Viewers appreciate the authentic portrayal of a full-sized woman trying to find her “Om.”
She writes a monthly column on keeping #StressFree for HollywoodJournal.com (the “Soul of the Biz”) and travels as much as possible. Before she spent countless hours staring at the screen, she was an active volunteer for Outfest, Fusion and Artists for a New South Africa.
In addition to the NBC pilot deal, her writing credits include House of Payne and producing two films – “Green Dragon,” winner of the Humanitas Prize for works that inspire human freedom and “Chasing Papi,” winner of no prizes but a fun film to watch.
Friday we celebrate her latest teleplay Live Big which is a finalist in the Urbanworld Film Festival competition. Check out A Fat Girl’s Guide to Yoga below.
Matt Roush
Senior Critic – TV Guide Magazine
Matt will run down the future hits and even future flops for the fall television season. He’s witty, fast-paced and pulls no punches in his assessment of ones to watch and even to avoid on your television and/or DVR. Even if you search really, really hard on the internet you likely won’t find any bio on him. He simply goes by…
“TV critic”
It’s who he is and what he does and has always done. On a side note, we’ll also be celebrating your favorite TV themes of all time. Sounds like fun doesn’t it? We thought so too.
Skylan Brooks
A phenomenal young actor from right here in Los Angeles. Next month he steps to the forefront as he is the star of the highly anticipated film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete; which also stars Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Jeffrey Wright.
The film is directed by George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food, Men of Honor) and has already won numerous awards.
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete is in theaters October 11. Check out the trailer.