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Paramount+ has announced that the new original comedy series “Crutch,” starring Tracy Morgan, will premiere on Monday, November 3rd.
Produced by CBS Studios, all eight episodes of the series will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ at launch.
Set in the world of the CBS Original Comedy “The Neighborhood,” “Crutch” centers on its titular character Francois “Frank” Crutchfield (Morgan), who goes by “Crutch,” a brash, yet beloved Harlem shop owner whose world is turned upside down when his highbrow son and free-spirited daughter move back into the family home.
“Crutch” also stars Jermaine Fowler, Tony Award winner Kecia Lewis, Adrianna Mitchell, Adrian Martinez, Braxton Paul and Finn Maloney.
In a special event within “The Neighborhood” universe, Morgan will also guest star as “Crutch” in an all-new episode of the hit CBS comedy, airing the same night, Monday, November 3rd at 8:00 – 8:30 PM ET/PT. on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand).
Welcome to Family Value – Calvin (Cedric The Entertainer) reaches out to his cousin Crutch (Tracy Morgan) to get Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) a sweet deal on a new floor. However, Crutch insists on coming to L.A. to oversee the work himself, where he drives Tina (Tichina Arnold) crazy – and reveals an emotional vulnerability.
Hailing from Cedric The Entertainer and his production company, A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, “Crutch” is executive produced by Cedric and Eric C. Rhone and created by Owen Smith who will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Aaron Kaplan for Kapital Entertainment, Wendi Trilling for TrillTV, Mike Mariano and Tracy Morgan also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by CBS Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Paramount+ markets.
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