Kerry Gordy, an executive producer for “Sunday Best,” proclaimed that the film was an indicator of what was to come from ...

Pioneering television host Ed Sullivan is the subject of Netflix's "Sunday Best," a documentary that examines the groundbreaking impact of Black artists featured on his iconic eponymous variety show ...

After the really big finale 54 years ago, and the death of its legendary host three years later, "The Ed Sullivan Show" is having an extended moment. A YouTube channel on the classic variety show ...

Watching Sunday Best is a bittersweet experience. From the beginning, the documentary is packed with archival footage in the highest quality it's ever been seen in. Within the first 20 or so minutes, ...

Most of us know Ed Sullivan as, well, Ed Sullivan—the legendary host of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which ran from 1948 to 1971, and was responsible for playing a role in introducing some of the most ...

Long before HBO turned Sunday night into TV-monoculture ground zero, there was Ed Sullivan. Born in Harlem and raised in Port Chester, New York, the sportswriter, syndicated columnist and ...

Ed Sullivan, the legendary TV host whose eponymous variety show helped launch Elvis Presley and the Beatles to superstardom, was one of the key figures in the early evolution of rock & roll. Before ...

Sullivan said, “While hosting the show, I never asked performers about their religion, race, or politics. I contracted ...

For 23 years, more than 10,000 performers graced the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show, including some of the world's most notable musicians and stars. With acts from The Beatles to Elvis Presley, the ...

Long before “In Living Color” became a hotbed for hip-hop talent, before “Soul Train” evolved into the cornerstone of Black music, before “Saturday Night Live” emerged as a pop culture powerhouse.