The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show
Yoruba Richen2020-04-15
The week late night TV woke America.
7.5
75 min
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Harry Belafonte | Self | Unowned |
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Whoopi Goldberg | Self | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Tamron Hall | Self | Unowned |
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Jason King | Self | Unowned |
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Robin Thede | Self | Unowned |
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Questlove | Self | Unowned |
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Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Martin Luther King Jr. | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |