Synopsis
Martin (1992) is the Detroit-set Fox sitcom you can watch online on iFILM — five seasons of loud, fast-talking comedy fronted by Martin Lawrence. He plays Martin Payne, a vain radio and TV host whose mouth runs well ahead of his good sense.
The spine of the show is his on-again, off-again romance with Gina (Tisha Campbell), all sweet talk one minute and a shouting match the next. Around them orbit Gina's sharp-tongued friend Pam (Tichina Arnold), who trades insults with Martin nonstop, plus buddies Tommy and Cole, always ready to drag him into some scheme. Half the laughs come from Lawrence himself: alongside Martin he suits up as the brash neighbor Sheneneh, the cranky Mama Payne, and the pint-sized troublemaker Bruh-Man, each one a different riot.
Running from 1992 to 1997, the series became a pillar of nineties Black sitcom television — streetwise jokes, that signature "Damn, Gina!" and the kinetic energy of stand-up dropped onto a soundstage. It's for anyone who loves big, character-driven comedy carried by one performer's charisma. Stream every season of Martin online on iFILM.
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