Motown Live was an American television series showcasing live performances by music artists in the areas of rhythm & blues, hip hop, and popular music. The show ran had 13 episodes from during 1998-1999.
The show was hosted by Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend is an American actor, comedian, film director, and writer.-Biography:Townsend was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirley and Robert Townsend. Raised by a single mom of four children on welfare, Townsend overcame his adversities to be at the top of the entertainment business...

 and Montel Jordan. The format featured several dancers (Motown Live Dancers) to open and close the show and backup artists. The show included some comedy sketches

Sketch comedy

A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...

 between artist appearances.

Ricky Minor (current music director for American Idol

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) was music and house band director.

Motown Live Dancers included Lisa Joann Thompson

Lisa Joann Thompson

Lisa Joann Thompson is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and model who was a Warrior Girl, Laker Girl, Fly Girl, Motown Live Dancer, and Backup dancer to some of the most prominent artists in the musical industry...

, Faune Chambers, Carmit Bachar

Carmit Bachar

Carmit Bachar is an American singer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. She was a member of the successful pop/R&B group, The Pussycat Dolls and one of the main vocalists of the group, along with Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton. Bachar left the group in February 2008. She is currently...

, Vergi Rodriguez, Havic Gregory, Dante Henderson, Vanessa Tarazona, Kim Cottom, Nadine Ellis, Donyelle Artiz, Carolina Lancaster, Sharon Ferguson, and Donielle Artese.

The show had 13 episodes from 1998 to 1998.

The show was in syndication until 2000 and was distributed by Universal Worldwide Television.

Cast

• Robert Townsend
  Robert Townsend
  Robert Townsend is an American actor, comedian, film director, and writer.-Biography:Townsend was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Shirley and Robert Townsend. Raised by a single mom of four children on welfare, Townsend overcame his adversities to be at the top of the entertainment business...
  
  
• Kevin Stea
  Kevin Stea
  Kevin Alexander Stea is an American dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, director and model.He was the assistant choreographer and dance captain for Madonna's Blond Ambition Tour and appeared in the documentary about it, Madonna: Truth or Dare in 1990/1.In January 1992, along with dancers Oliver...
  
  
• Montel Jordan
• Joe Blount
• Lisa Joann Thompson
  Lisa Joann Thompson
  Lisa Joann Thompson is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and model who was a Warrior Girl, Laker Girl, Fly Girl, Motown Live Dancer, and Backup dancer to some of the most prominent artists in the musical industry...
  
  , Motown Live Dancer
• Faune Chambers, Motown Live Dancer
• Carmit Bachar
  Carmit Bachar
  Carmit Bachar is an American singer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. She was a member of the successful pop/R&B group, The Pussycat Dolls and one of the main vocalists of the group, along with Nicole Scherzinger and Melody Thornton. Bachar left the group in February 2008. She is currently...
  
  , Motown Live Dancer
• Donielle Artese, Motown Live Dancer