Pootie News & Updates

Chris Rock Reminded ‘Spiral’ Crew About ‘Pootie Tang’ After Nailing Dramatic One-Take: ‘I Have Range’

Chris Rock made sure everyone on the "Spiral" set knew he had acting range. “A lot of times you me...

May 11, 2021 • IndieWire

Pootie call

Faster than the cracking whip of his daddy’s belt. Stronger than the funk of his nemesis Dirty Dee...

Jul 12, 2001 • Orlando Weekly

Pootie the Fool

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Mar 13, 2010 • Newsweek

Whatever Happened to Pootie from Pootie Tang?

After studying business in college, Tiffany embarked upon a career she never dreamed of. She became ...

Sep 26, 2021 • tvovermind

Pootie Tang: Louis CK.'s gloriously unhinged blaxploitation parody from 2001

Cinema Junkies Jaby Koay and Vivian Day watched Louis C.K.'s 2001 directorial debut Pootie Tang for ...

Aug 02, 2026 • MSN

Pootie Tang: A Look Back With Director Louis C.K.

A veteran stand-up performer and sketch-comedy writer-director, Louis C.K. was part of the original ...

Feb 25, 2004 • The A.V. Club

Pootie Tang

Oh, to be a fly on the wall when writer-director Louis C.K. slouched into the cool, vaguely Asian-th...

Jul 22, 2009 • The A.V. Club

Your Grandparents Recreate 'Pootie Tang'

The R&B/Hip-Hop trio Your Grandparents have released the official video in support of their latest e...

Aug 15, 2022 • BroadwayWorld

Why We Need the Superhero ‘Pootie Tang’ Now More Than Ever

As most moviegoers head to the theaters to get their latest Spiderman or Captain America fix, I’m ...

May 15, 2014 • Hollywood

Happee Caturdai Pootie Diaree

Those of you who already either know me or know of me know that I am a massive pootie person. We mov...

Mar 01, 2013 • dailykos

'Pootie Tang's Failure Led To 'Louie's Success: Louis C.K. At TCA

In 2001, Louis C.K. hit a low when his first studio feature, Pootie Tang, which he wrote and directe...

Jan 16, 2012 • Deadline.com

Pootie Tang Cast & Crew

The full cast of Pootie Tang (2001), starring Lance Crouther, JB Smoove and Jennifer Coolidge, plus ...

Jun 28, 2001 • Moviefone

"I Want To Shrink Him and Keep Him in My Pocket": 'Mythic Quest's Alanna Ubach on the Return of Pootie Shoe and Bringing Charlie Day Into the Fold

As Mythic Quest continues to deliver a witty and emotional fourth season on Apple TV+, fans are in f...

Apr 29, 2025 • Collider

Bush's love of Pootie-Poot Putin

At a historic summit in Moscow this week, President George Bush will mark what he claims is the fina...

May 19, 2002 • The Guardian

Louis C.K. Calls Pootie Tang a Very Huge Mistake

Louis CK made $500,000 in four days after taking a big risk on selling his new special for only $5 a...

Jan 17, 2012 • International Business Times

Pootie Tang - Full Cast & Crew

Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to h...

Feb 03, 2021 • TV Guide

Being ‘Pootie’: Norfolk State star quarterback Juwan Carter paves his own path as a role model after others guided him.

Piecing together the puzzle of “Pootie” Carter reveals a man determined to control his emotions....

Sep 30, 2021 • AOL

Louis C.K. Talks ‘Pootie Tang’ — ‘a Very Huge Mistake’

Louis C.K. is thriving — his standup gigs are packed, his hit FX show "Louie" is a critical darlin...

Jan 16, 2012 • TheWrap

'Pootie Tang' milks retro black culture for silly fun

POOTIE TANG: Comedy. Starring Lance Crouther, Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock. Written and directed by Louis...

Jun 30, 2001 • SFGate

‘POOTIE TANG’ IS A REAL HOOT HE’S GOT A SPECIAL WAY WITH WORDS & THE LADIES

POOTIE TANG: With Lance Crouther, Jennifer Coolidge, Wanda Sykes, Robert Vaughn, Chris Rock. Written...

Jun 28, 2001 • New York Daily News

Louis C.K. Thanks Pootie Tang's Failure For His Current Success

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Jan 16, 2012 • Cinema Blend

YOU’LL ROOTIE FOR ‘POOTIE’ – TO BE OVER!

Pootie tanks; a must to avoid. Running time: 82 minutes. Rated PG-13 (much sexual suggestion and dru...

Jun 28, 2001 • New York Post

Point of ‘Pootie Tang’ is not too clear

The good part of “Pootie Tang” comes right at the beginning, when Bob Costas interviews the titl...

Jun 28, 2001 • The Baltimore Sun

Checking In With the Cast of Pootie Tang

Whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the paperboy, evening TV…and the cast and crew o...

Jun 10, 2011 • Vulture

How Pootie got his way

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First C...

Dec 11, 2017 • Christian Science Monitor

Bob Costas details his experience on ‘Pootie Tang’ with Rich Eisen

As only he could, Rich Eisen made the transition from talking about Shohei Ohtani to Pootie Tang on ...

Jun 30, 2023 • Awful Announcing

Louis C.K. Candidly Explains How Pootie Tang Almost Killed His Career

If you’ve watched Louis C.K.’s half-hour dramedy on FX, you might be wondering why this brillian...

Nov 27, 2011 • Cinema Blend

SNL 50 Promos: Rock Gets "Pootie Tang" Respect From Abrams, Gardner

Here's a look at how things went down with Rock, Abrams, and Gardner – followed by what else we le...

Jun 12, 2026 • bleedingcool

Why Colorado Tokers Love Pootie Tang

There’s no shortage of strain names that can lead to awkward moments with a budtender. Asking some...

Mar 19, 2019 • Westword

Generation Wa Da Tai: Happy 10th Anniversary, Pootie Tang!

June 29, 2001: a great day in the history of cinema. Opening simultaneously at the multiplex, two mo...

Nov 01, 2011 • Houston Press