The Tony Rock Project
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The Tony Rock Project is a sketch comedy
television series that premiered on October 8, 2008 on MyNetworkTV
. The show stars Tony Rock
, John Heffron
and Whitney Cummings
. It served as the lead-in for Flavor Flav
's sitcom, Under One Roof
.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
television series that premiered on October 8, 2008 on MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
. The show stars Tony Rock
Tony Rock
Tony Rock is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock....
, John Heffron
John Heffron
John Heffron is an American stand-up comic. Born in Detroit, he was raised in South Lyon, Michigan. He graduated from South Lyon High School and Eastern Michigan University....
and Whitney Cummings
Whitney Cummings
Whitney Cummings is an American comedian and actress. She was formerly a cast member of the MTV television show Punk'd and currently stars in the NBC sitcom Whitney.-Early life:...
. It served as the lead-in for Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav
William Jonathan Drayton, Jr. , better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and television personality who rose to prominence as a member of the rap group Public Enemy...
's sitcom, Under One Roof
Under One Roof (2008 TV series)
Under One Roof is a sitcom starring musician and Flavor of Love star William "Flavor Flav" Drayton and comic actor Kelly Perine best known for his work on One on One. The series is written by Danielle Quarles...
.