Tracy Morgan (left) stars as Frank “Crutch” Crutchfield and Adrianna Mitchell co-stars as his daughter, Jamilah, in “Crutch,” which is streaming on Paramount+. Mitchell grew up around metro Atlanta and graduated from Spelman College before moving to New York City to pursue her acting career. (Courtesy of JoJo Whilden/Paramount+)
Old-school sitcoms featuring a live studio audience and three cameras harkening back to the early days of TV have become scarce in 2025.
CBS ― former home to classics like “I Love Lucy,” “All in the Family,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Big Bang Theory” ― is only airing two now. One of them, “The Neighborhood” starring Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold, is in its eighth and final season.
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Adrianna Mitchell (right) said of acting with Tracy Morgan (center) and other comedy stars while filming “Crutch”: “It was a real whirlwind of a learning curve to work with comedians whose brains work so differently. Tracy and the others would try to one-up each other. It was hard but fun.” (Courtesy of JoJo Whilden/Paramount+)
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From left, “Crutch” stars Jermaine Fowler as Jake, Adrianna Mitchell as Jamilah, Tracy Morgan as Frank “Crutch” Crutchfield and Kecia Lewis as Antoinette. (Courtesy of JoJo Whilden/Paramount+)
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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
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