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| Year: | 2009 |
| Rating: | 7.1(92) |
| Listed in: | Documentary |
| Directed by: | Robert Townsend |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Robert Townsend | |
| Actors | |
| Franklyn Ajaye | as Himself |
| Bill Bellamy | as Himself |
| Topper Carew | as Himself |
| Jeff Clanagan | as Himself |
| Bill Cosby | as Himself |
| Stanley Crouch | as Himself |
| Tommy Davidson | as Himself |
| Michael Eric Dyson | as Himself |
| Shang Forbes | as Himself |
| Dick Gregory | as Himself |
| Eddie Griffin | as Himself |
| Steve Harvey | as Himself |
| D.L. Hughley | as Himself |
| Eddie Levert | as Himself |
| Faizon Love | as Himself |
| Kel Mitchell | as Himself |
| Paul Mooney | as Himself |
| Garrett Morris | as Himself |
| Charles Q. Murphy | as Himself |
| Reynaldo Rey | as Himself |
| Chris Rock | as Himself |
| Robert Townsend | as Himself |
| George Wallace | as Himself |
| Damon Wayans | as Himself |
| Keenen Ivory Wayans | as Himself |
| Marlon Wayans | as Himself |
| Shawn Wayans | as Himself |
| Cornel West | as Himself |
| Katt Williams | as Himself |
| Actresses | |
| Angela Bassett | as Narrator |
| Marla Gibbs | as Himself |
| Mo'Nique | as Herself |
| Niecy Nash | as Herself |
| Sherri Shepherd | as Herself |
| Sommore | as Herself |
| Thea Vidale | as Herself |
Movie info
| Plot: | An off-screen narration, four dozen talking heads, and clips of performances tell a chronological story about Black comedy: who has made us laugh since 1901, what is the nature of their humor, and what social and political contexts inform it. We look at minstrels, Stepin Fetchit, "Amos 'n Andy," "Beulah," Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, "The Cosby Show," Chris Rock, Whoopi, "Hollywood Shuffle," entrepreneurship and Black comedy clubs, Robert Harris, urban street culture and "In Living Color," the rise of the Fox network, Def Comedy Jam, and the Original Kings of Comedy. The film asserts Black comedy helps America change. |
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