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Season 1

  • S01E01 Meet Sherman

    • July 31, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E02 The Showcase Dancers

    • July 31, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E03 Behind the Charade

    • August 7, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E04 Enemies

    • August 14, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E05 The Ladies of The Showcase

    • August 21, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E06 July 8, 1995

    • August 28, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E07 White Music

    • September 4, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

  • S01E08 Ray J's Showcase

    • September 11, 2019
    • IFC

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Black History Month Spectacular

    • June 19, 2020
    • IFC

    Sherman’s Showcase honors historic African-American icons both past and present, alongside superheroes, period dramas, vampires, and a very special re-imagining of the cult film The Last Dragon.

  • S02E02 Fashion!

    • October 26, 2022
    • IFC

    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.

  • S02E03 The Sherman's Showcase Awards: Missing at Sea

    • November 2, 2022
    • IFC

    Recovered black box footage of The 2019 Sherman Showcase Awards, hosted on a boat that went missing.

  • S02E04 Sherman from Africa: Live from Lagos

    • November 9, 2022
    • IFC

    Sherman does a show live from Africa; 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"; includes part of his failed show Live In Vietnam.

  • S02E05 Sherman's 12th Anniversary

    • November 16, 2022
    • IFC

    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.

  • S02E06 ShermaSnatch

    • November 23, 2022
    • IFC

    Sherman takes a page, well, maybe several pages, from the Netflix show "Bandersnatch" and presents the first truly interactive episode.

  • S02E07 Murder at the Shrind

    • November 30, 2022
    • IFC

    At one point during the '90s, Sherman rebranded his Showcase as The Shrind; featuring old school hip hop, '90s R&B and murder.