JOHN LEGEND, TIFFANY HADDISH, COMMON, QUINCY JONES, MARLON WAYANS, NE-YO AND MORE TO GUEST STAR ON IFC'S NEW VARIETY SKETCH SERIES "SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE"

ROSTER INCLUDES MULTIPLE EMMY(R), GRAMMY(R), OSCAR(R) AND TONY(R) WINNERS

First Official Trailer Released in Advance of the Series' Premiere Screening at ATX Television Festival this Sunday

NEW YORK - June 7, 2019 - IFC announced today the star-studded guest star roster for Sherman's Showcase, the network's new variety sketch series created by and starring Diallo Riddle (Marlon, Rise) and Bashir Salahuddin (GLOW, Snatched) and executive produced by John Legend's Get Lifted Film Co. and RadicalMedia. The series premieres Wednesday, July 31st at 10PM only on IFC.

A who's who of movies, music, sports and entertainment, the series boasts two EGOT winners, and multiple award-winning artists, actors and entertainers. Guest starring in the series' first season are (alphabetically): Andrew "King Bach" Bachelor; Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)- and Oscar(R)-winner Common, Morris Day, Emmy(R)-winner Tiffany Haddish, Lil Rel Howery, Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)-, Oscar(R)- and Tony(R)-winner Quincy Jones, Emmy(R)-winner Mike Judge, Kenny and Keith Lucas, Emmy(R)-, GRAMMY(R)-, Oscar(R)- and Tony(R)-winner John Legend, Nigel Lythgoe, Curt Menefee, Vic Mensa, Tawny Newsome, GRAMMY(R)-winner Ne-Yo, Ray Parker, Jr., Mario Van Peebles, Damon Wayans, Jr., Marlon Wayans and Bresha Webb.

Drawing inspiration from dance/variety shows Solid Gold, Soul Train and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, each episode of Sherman's Showcase is hosted by Sherman McDaniels (Salahuddin) as he takes viewers through time via music and comedy drawn from the 40-year library of a legendary (but fictional) musical variety show. Whether it's a questionably-attired funk super group in the 1970s, an up-and-coming MC in the 1980s or an R&B diva from the 1990s, Sherman's Showcase has it all: music, comedy, gameshow segments, political roundtables, commercial parodies, breakout hits destined to climb the charts, a dancing robot and a legendary host who's been there from the beginning.

Known for their popular "Slow Jam the News," "The History of Rap" and "Milky J" segments with Jimmy Fallon, the Emmy(R)-nominated Salahuddin and Riddle are writing partners who met at Harvard and have worked together on numerous projects including the Chicago-based series South Side for Comedy Central in which both Salahuddin and Riddle appear and serve as creators and executive producers.

Riddle and Salahuddin serve as executive producers on Sherman's Showcase along with John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius through their Get Lifted Film Co. (Underground, Jesus Christ Superstar) and Frank Scherma and Jim Bouvet of RadicalMedia (Stan Against Evil, Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes).

The world premiere screening of Sherman's Showcase will take place at the ATX Television Festival at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin on Sunday, June 9.

For updates on Sherman's Showcase please check out: Twitter: @ShermansShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shermansshowcase/ Instagram: @ShermansShowcase Hashtag: #ShermansShowcase

ABOUT IFC

IFC is the home of offbeat, unexpected comedies. Acclaimed series Documentary Now!, Brockmire, Baroness von Sketch Show and upcoming series Sherman's Showcase and Year of the Rabbit air alongside fan-favorite movies and comedic cult TV shows. IFC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc., and available across multiple platforms. IFC is Always On, Slightly Off.

ABOUT RADICALMEDIA

RadicalMedia produces premium content across all media platforms. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, and Shanghai, RadicalMedia is a global intra-disciplinary media company that creates and produces film, television, music programming, commercials, brand partnerships, interactive design, and digital and immersive experiences for all distribution platforms. RadicalMedia is fluent in each and every discipline of storytelling, with accolades that include Oscar(R), Emmy(R), Peabody(R) and Grammy(R) Awards, and most recently produced the critically acclaimed Netflix doc series, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.

ABOUT GET LIFTED FILM CO.

Get Lifted Film Co. has developed television projects with major networks including ABC, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, Netflix and MTV. The company executive produced Damien Chazelle's Oscar(R)-winning musical LA LA LAND, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, as well as NBC's 2018 "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert." The NBC special won both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special Live and a Broadcast Critics Choice Award. Most recently their film MONSTER premiered in the Dramatic Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and their documentary UNITED SKATES won the 2018 Audience Award at Tribeca Film Festival. UNITED SKATES premiered on HBO February 2019.

Get Lifted also executive produced Richard Tanne's Obama romance, SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU, WGN America's critically acclaimed drama, "Underground," Pop Network's docu-series "Sing it On," HBO's 2015 documentary SOUTHERN RITES and CAN YOU DIG THIS, which won the LA Film Festival's Jury Award that same year. Their acclaimed Broadway productions include "Jitney," the 2017 Tony Award-winning revival of August Wilson's play. Get Lifted just wrapped production on the IFC comedy series "Sherman's Showcase" and on "Rhythm + Flow" for Netflix. They are about to begin production on David E. Talbert's holiday film JINGLE JANGLE for Netflix.

Get Lifted is represented by WME and Nina Shaw of Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finklestein and Lezcano.