| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Creator: | Tom Kapinos Chris Spencer Buddy Lewis |
| Starring: | Jay Pharoah |
| Composer: | Dhani Harrison Paul Hicks |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Executive Producer: | Jamie Foxx Jamie King Tom Kapinos |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Aggressive Mediocrity, Inc. Foxxhole Productions Lionsgate Television |
| Network: | Showtime |
White Famous is an American sitcom starring Jay Pharoah, based on the life of Jamie Foxx, which aired on Showtime from October 15, 2017 until December 10, 2017.[1]
It is co-created by Tom Kapinos, Chris Spencer and Buddy Lewis, directed by Tim Story and Foxx, who will also be a recurring guest star.[1]
On December 29, 2017, the series was canceled after one season.[2]
White Famous follows a talented, young African-American comedian, Floyd Mooney, whose star is rising, forcing him to navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining his credibility as he begins to cross-over toward becoming “'white famous.'”[3]
The series is set in the same universe as Kapinos's previous show, Californication, and features some secondary characters from that series.
The first season of White Famous was met with a mixed to negative response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, as of January 2018, the first season held a 58% approval rating with an average rating of 5.64 out of 10 based on 26 reviews.[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 54 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]