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Icons of African American comedy / Eddie Tafoya.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tafoya, Eddie.
- Series:
- Greenwood icons
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American comedians--Biography.
- African American comedians.
- African American wit and humor--History and criticism.
- African American wit and humor.
- Comedians--United States--Biography.
- Comedians.
- United States.
- American wit and humor.
- American wit and humor--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, 2011.
- Summary:
- Profiles twelve iconic African American comedians throughout history, from Bert Williams to Dave Chappelle, and discusses how each comedian impacted American humor.
- Contents:
- Bert Williams
- Moms Mabley
- Redd Foxx
- Dick Gregory
- Godfrey Cambridge
- Flip Wilson
- Bill Cosby
- Richard Pryor
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Damon Wayans
- Chris Rock
- Dave Chappelle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313380846
- 0313380848
- 9780313380853
- 0313380856
- OCLC:
- 606787602
- Publisher Number:
- 3475959
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