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African American Humor : The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today
by Mel Watkins and Dick Gregory
Overview
This collection of anecdotes, tales, jokes, toasts, rhymes, satire, riffs, poems, stand up sketches, and snaps documents the evolution of African American humor over the past two centuries. It includes routines and writings from such luminaries as Bert Williams, Butterbeans & Susie, Stepin Fetchit, Moms Mabley, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Redd Foxx, Ishmael Reed, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Martin Lawrence, and Chris Rock. This anthology includes classic stage routines, literary examples, and witty quotations presented in their entirety. Part of The Library of Black America series
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781556524318
- ISBN-10: 1556524315
- Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
- Publish Date: August 2002
- Dimensions: 9 x 6.12 x 0.94 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.17 pounds
- Page Count: 400
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