A never-before-heard stand-up album by late comedian Bernie Mac will air on Kevin Hart‘s Laugh Out Loud Radio on SiriusXM. The news came as Hart’s entertainment company Hartbeat announced its extended relationship with SiriusXM in a new multi-year deal.
The album, called Bernie Mac: Tapes From A King, will be comprised of a remastered collection of audio from video tapes Mac would watch to refine his comedic sets. The collection is produced by Hartbeat in collaboration with NBW Films and Mac’s widow, Rhonda R. McCullough. The album will air on Laugh Out Loud Radio a month before being released on streaming platforms.
Also among the new additions to Laugh Out Loud Comedy are the new series Love Thang with Punkie Johnson, One Song with Diallo and LUXXURY, hosted by Diallo Riddle and Blake “LUXXURY” Robin, and new episodes of Hart’s podcast, Gold Minds with Kevin Hart (formerly Comedy Gold Minds), now it its third season. A fifth season of comedian Earthquake’s show, Quake’s House, will air live from Los Angeles at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET. As always, Quake’s House will highlight the comedian’s “unbridled take on pop culture, hot topics, and more” with is celebrity guests. New episodes of Straight From The Hart, featuring Hart and The Plastic Cup Boyz (Joey Wells, Will “Spank” Horton, Na’im Lynn, Harry Ratchford and Wayne Brown) will also air from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
The third season of Gold Minds will now feature more than just comedians. Kevin will also bring on influencers from all walks of entertainment, culture, business and art in order to find out what it takes to become the gold standard in their respective fields. Upcoming guests include Jason Bateman, Neil Burger, Anderson Cooper, Method Man, Stephen A. Smith and Lena Waithe, among others, with the season premiere featuring Ryan Coogler. The podcast will air on Laugh Out Loud Radio (ch. 96) Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. ET with exclusive, extended content for SiriusXM subscribers. The podcast will be available the next day.
Love Thang with Punkie Johnson will star Saturday Night Live star Johnson and Kimberly “Dicey” Douglas-Madison as they take calls from listeners and dole out advice on all types of situations involving love and relationships. One Song with Diallo and LUXXURY features South Side and Sherman’s Showcase creator Riddle and music producer Robin as they are joined by a special guest each week to talk about everything about one hit song, from its creation and legacy to trivia surrounding the song.
“I am so excited to be able to continue working with my SiriusXM family and grow our audience through our existing IP as well as the expansion of Gold Minds and the additions of Punkie, Diallo, and Blake,” said Hart in a statement. “SiriusXM has been a valued relationship of mine and Hartbeat’s for some time and the fact that we were able to launch Gold Minds and now expand the program to include the brightest, boldest, and most impactful voices of our time blows my mind.”
“As we advance our mission to keep the world laughing together, Hartbeat is committed to growing our audio reach through high-impact entertainment that lives at the nexus of comedy and culture,” added Hartbeat CEO Thai Randolph. “We are proud to expand our collaboration with SiriusXM and further develop our diverse library of fresh, funny, and dynamic audio content.”
“Over the last five years, Kevin has become a cornerstone of SiriusXM’s comedy programming, and we’re absolutely thrilled to deepen our relationship with Kevin and the whole Hartbeat team,” said SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein. “As they’ve proven time and again, they have their finger on the pulse of the new, exciting, diverse voices in comedy, and our audience has clearly responded. We’re excited to remain Kevin’s audio home as he continues to expand his comedy brand and listenership.”