Martin Producer Bentley Kyle Evans Launches Black Vision TV+ With New Comedy Barbershop Larry

Bentley Kyle Evans has spent decades helping bring Black comedy to television, and now he's making a much bigger move: owning the place where audiences can watch it.

The veteran producer behind shows including Martin, The Jamie Foxx Show, and Family Time is expanding Harvest Studios into the streaming business with Black Vision TV+, a new platform focused on Black culture and lifestyle programming. And he's not showing up empty handed. The service has launched its first original comedy series, Barbershop Larry, starring Dannon Green, Chaunté Wayans, and Chazman Rodgers.

Yes, we're going back to the neighborhood barbershop, where somehow a simple haircut can turn into a debate about your relationship, your career, your clothes, and every questionable decision you've made since high school. If you know, you know.

Welcome to Barbershop Larry

The six episode comedy centers on three barbers working inside a lively neighborhood shop where the conversations are just as important as the haircuts.

Dannon Green leads the cast as Larry, an old school shop owner who has somehow become the reluctant father figure of the place. He keeps his employees and colorful customers in line with discipline and plenty of dry humor.

Green has been making audiences laugh for years, dating back to his television debut on The Apollo Comedy Hour. His credits also include Baby Boy and Nappily Ever After, and longtime comedy fans may recognize him from his signature "I don't want no trouble" catchphrase.

Then we have Chaunté Wayans as Sammy, and come on, you already know that last name comes with some serious comedy expectations. Sammy is described as the sharp tongued voice of reason who has no problem commanding respect inside the male dominated shop. Wayans has appeared in Scary Movie 2, They Ready, and Wild 'N Out, and was recently inducted into the NAACP Hall of Fame alongside members of the Wayans family.

Rounding out the main trio is Chazman Rodgers as Marcus, a talented barber whose questionable decisions have a habit of creating problems for everybody else. Whew, every barbershop has at least one.

Rodgers also works behind the scenes, co creating Barbershop Larry with Trenten W. Gumbs. His previous writing and producing credits include Family Time and Millennials.

More Than Just Another Workplace Comedy

The neighborhood barbershop has always been about more than getting a fresh cut, particularly within Black communities, and Barbershop Larry is leaning directly into that. The series mixes comedy with more grounded moments as Larry, Sammy, and Marcus deal with outrageous customers, heated conversations, personal connections, and even trouble from outside that occasionally makes its way through the shop doors.

That gives the series plenty of room to be funny without pretending every day in the neighborhood is perfect. And considering Bentley Kyle Evans' history with Black sitcoms, Barbershop Larry feels right at home under the Harvest Studios umbrella. Evans has been involved with some seriously memorable television over the years, including Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show, and Harvest Studios has continued that work with series such as Family Time and In the Cut.

Bentley Kyle Evans Is Making a Bigger Move With Black Vision TV+

While Barbershop Larry is the first original series, the bigger story here may be what's happening behind the scenes.

Harvest Studios isn't simply producing another television show and handing it over to somebody else for distribution. With Black Vision TV+, the company is building its own destination to distribute programming directly to viewers.

Black Vision TV+ is positioned as a streaming home for family friendly Black culture and lifestyle programming across comedy, talk shows, sports, news, educational content, and entertainment. There's also a Black Vision TV linear channel, giving the company both traditional and on demand ways to reach audiences.

For Black creators, ownership and distribution have been conversations happening in Hollywood for decades. Evans and his team are putting that conversation into practice by attempting to control more of the pipeline, from developing and producing programming to getting it directly in front of viewers.

Okay, now that part has our attention.

Where Can You Watch Barbershop Larry?

All six episodes of Barbershop Larry are currently streaming on Black Vision TV+, meaning you don't have to wait around for a weekly rollout to see what Larry and his crew are getting into.

The comedy represents the first step in what Harvest Studios and Black Vision TV hope becomes a much larger collection of original programming centered around Black audiences and creators.

Launching another streaming service in 2026 is certainly ambitious. Let's be real, our television home screens are already starting to look like Times Square with all these apps. But Black Vision TV+ isn't trying to become another everything-for-everybody streamer. Its focus on culturally driven programming gives it a specific audience and identity right out of the gate.

Now comes the important part: building a library that gives viewers a reason to keep coming back.

With Barbershop Larry officially opening the doors, Bentley Kyle Evans and Harvest Studios have taken their first swing.

Will you be checking out Barbershop Larry? And do we have room for another streaming service if the programming is good enough? Let us know in the comments!