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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 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. Rated: 4/4 Apr 27, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member An interesting look on parralels between social issues and the comedy of the African American community Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review alex s "Humor 'Negro' levado a sério" Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Awesome documentary on the history of Black comedy. It had me in stitches plus I learned something! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Great film about black comedy and the history of it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member An insightful and revealing documentary chronicling the history of African American comedy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member It might be intellectually satisfying, but for a movie about comedy and its importance, I didn't laugh once. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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