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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Mo'Nique and others are featured in a look at the evolution of black comedy.

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Kam Williams Sly Fox 04/27/2010
4/4
A worthwhile walk down Memory Lane as likely to keep you in stitches as appreciating the long line of African-American geniuses who have made it their business to challenge the status quo, but always eliciting lots of laughter in the process. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/18/2012 An interesting look on parralels between social issues and the comedy of the African American community See more alex s 07/06/2012 "Humor 'Negro' levado a sério" See more 05/03/2012 Awesome documentary on the history of Black comedy. It had me in stitches plus I learned something! See more 04/21/2012 Great film about black comedy and the history of it. See more 02/25/2011 An insightful and revealing documentary chronicling the history of African American comedy. See more 10/14/2010 It might be intellectually satisfying, but for a movie about comedy and its importance, I didn't laugh once. See more Read all reviews
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Robert Townsend

Director

Angela Bassett

Narrator

John Long

Screenwriter

Quincy Newell

Screenwriter

Jeff Clanagan

Executive Producer

Richard Foos

Executive Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Mo'Nique and others are featured in a look at the evolution of black comedy.
Director
Robert Townsend
Producer
Quincy Newell, Angela Northington
Screenwriter
John Long, Quincy Newell
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m