9.2/107 votesLoading...#1 - The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2022
The Sherman Showcase Awards are an annual star-studded affair, but in 2019, the ceremony was hosted on a boat and the boat went missing. Black box footage has recently been recovered. This is the tale of what happened ...
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8.6/1010 votesLoading...#2 - White Music
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2019
An aging punk singer explores the many different white artists who have performed on "Sherman's Showcase." Sherman used his show as a platform to try and bridge the racial gap. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it was awkward.
Director: Matt Piedmont
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8.4/1010 votesLoading...#3 - Ray J's Showcase
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2019
In the season finale, Sherman is shocked to find himself in a world turned upside down, where Ray J is the host of his Showcase. Sherman races to uncover what triggered this alternate universe and finds himself face-to-face with an unexpected foe.
Director: Matt Piedmont
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8.1/1015 votesLoading...#4 - Behind the Charade
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2019
Host Morris Day, documents the rise, fall and rise of iconic pop star, Charade, from his discovery on Sherman's Showcase through his historic 2007 comeback.
Director: Matt Piedmont
Writer: Diallo Riddle, Bennett Webber, Rob Haze, Emily Goldwyn, Will A. Miles, Bashir Salahuddin
7.9/1016 votesLoading...#5 - Enemies
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2019
Sherman reflects on his many haters over the decades as we dig into the rivalries and feuds of The Showcase. Turns out, genuine friendship is a rare commodity in showbiz, especially if you're talking about frenemies John Legend and Common.
Director: Matt Piedmont
Writer: N/A
7.7/1018 votesLoading...#6 - Black History Month Spectacular
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2020
Celebrate Black History Month as only Sherman can. Sherman and his dancers are back to shine a light on Black icons in a way that will make the annual February observance of Black History Month all his own... in June.
Director: Matt Piedmont
Writer: Diallo Riddle, Rob Haze, Emily Goldwyn, Will A. Miles, Bashir Salahuddin, Rodney Carter, Zuri Salahuddin
7.5/1019 votesLoading...#7 - The Showcase Dancers
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2019
Host, Nigel Lythgoe introduces the dancers of Sherman's Showcase and shares significant moments in the series, including marriages between dancers, dancer-based controversies, and the show's only robotic dancer, the Funk-A-Tron 2000.
Director: Matt Piedmont
Writer: Diallo Riddle, Bennett Webber, Rob Haze, Emily Goldwyn, Will A. Miles, Bashir Salahuddin
7.4/1038 votesLoading...#8 - Meet Sherman
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2019
Meet Sherman introduces Sherman McDaniels, host of Sherman's Showcase. John Legend walks us through a history of The Showcase - from Sherman's parentage, to the origin of the show, with highlights throughout the show's run from 1972-present day.
Director: Matt Piedmont
Writer: Diallo Riddle, Bennett Webber, Rob Haze, Emily Goldwyn, Will A. Miles, Bashir Salahuddin
7.4/1020 votesLoading...#9 - The Ladies of The Showcase
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2019
Host Mary J. Blige introduces just some of the female artists who used Sherman's Showcase as a launchpad for their careers. Performances include an unusual rap battle, a black girl magic act, and a performance by Mary herself.
Director: Matt Piedmont
Writer: N/A
7.2/1012 votesLoading...#10 - July 8, 1995
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/28/2019
A very '90s episode of "Sherman's Showcase from July 8, 1995. Sherman's producer called it "the single best episode in the history of the show." Performers include Big Freddy Payne, a go-go band and a trailer for a movie about Montell Jordan.
Director: Matt Piedmont
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Fashion!
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2022
Sherman hosts a fashion show but, backstage, it's chaos. Mary J Blige leads a group of singers on an Oceans Eleven-style mission while we also find out the ways Sherman influenced film director Wes Anderson. Guest stars include Issa Rae and more.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Sherman in Africa: Live from Lagos
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/2022
Sherman does a show live from Africa. While there, Sherman becomes a wedding planner, hosts a Real Housewives show, makes a movie about soccer and does his own version of Beyonce's Black is King. We even see part of his failed show Live In Vietnam.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Sherman's 12th Anniversary
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/2022
Sherman wants a big anniversary special like "MOTOWN 25"; Sherman looks back on his greatest accomplishments, like his cartoon that competed with "Fat Albert," the time he was almost in a James Bond movie and more.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - ShermaSnatch
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/2022
Sherman takes a page, well, maybe several pages, from the Netflix show "Bandersnatch" and presents the first truly interactive episode.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Murder at the Shrind
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2022
At one point during the '90s, Sherman rebranded his Showcase as The Shrind; featuring old school hip hop, '90s R&B and murder.
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The Best Episodes of Sherman's Showcase
Every episode of Sherman's Showcase ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sherman's Showcase!
Travel through time via music and comedy drawn from the forty-year library of the legendary, but fictional, musical variety show called “Sherman's Showcase.”
Genre:Comedy
Network:IFC
Best Episodes Summary
"The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea" is the best rated episode of "Sherman's Showcase". It scored 9.2/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/2/2022. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "White Music".