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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Showwatch trailer

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

1h 15min

Documentary

For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.

Production Companies

Big Beach

JustFilms / Ford Foundation

Cast

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

Self
Jason King

Jason King

Self
Robin Thede

Robin Thede

Self
Questlove

Questlove

Self
Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Release date

15th Apr 2020

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English