Floyd Mooney is a family man and a funny man, but can he be the leading man?

So asks Showtime’s teaser trailer for White Famous, staring Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah as a young African-American comedian on the rise to stardom as he tries to maintain his credibility with his fan base while becoming famous among a mainstream white American audience.

The show also stars Utkarsh Ambudkar as his agent Malcolm, Cleopatra Coleman as his ex girlfriend Sadie and Jacob Ming-Trent as his roommate Ron Balls.

The show is loosely based on the experiences of Jamie Foxx, who serves as executive producer alongside creator and writer Tom Kapinos.

While the series premieres October 15, Showtime posted the pilot online ahead of the debut.

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