Black comedians on Black comedy
Subtitle: how African-Americans taught us to laugh
By: Darryl Littleton
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781557836809
Subjects: African American comedians; Schauspieler; African American wit and humor; Komödie; Interviews; History and criticism
Description: "Black Comedians on Black Comedy is the only up-to-date book to examine African-American humor. Comedian Darryl Littleton traces the history and evolution of "black comedy" in his narrative and through the 125 interviews he conducted with some of the top African-American comedians in the world. Those interviewed include Dick Gregory, Sinbad, Eddie Murphy, Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer, Nick Cannon, Bernie Mac, Eddie Griffin, Damon Wayans, Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, Marla Gibbs, Robert Townsend, and John Witherspoon."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325) and index.
Table of contents: title: Take my overseer, please; title: Is this absolutely necessary; title: Blackface on black face crime; title: Two coons were better than one; title: If it's a Clark Gable movie, I'll do it; title: Sure sounds black to me; title: You call that reception; title: Not you too, bugs; title: I'll make my own damn image; title: Pass the corn liquor, I'm a vegetarian on the Chitlin' circuit; title: How low can I go; title: Git in where you fit in; title: So this is what they mean by "colored TV"; title: The true "king" of comedy; title: The heir to the throne; title: Down home blues; title: The African-Americans are coming!! The African-Americans are coming!!; title: Lend a def ear; title: A view from behind; title: A different shade of black; title: And the nights got darker; title: Mo money, mo money, mo money; title: When we were kings and queens; title: Jerry Lewis never heard a sister; title: From hambones to hummers.