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Icons of African American Comedy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tafoya, Eddie M.
- Series:
- Greenwood Icons Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American comedians--Biography.
- African American wit and humor--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011.
- Summary:
- This in-depth compilation of the lives, works, and contributions of 12 icons of African-American comedy explores their impact on American entertainment and the way America thinks about race.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Behind the Blackface
- Bert Williams
- Early Life
- The Williams and Walker Years
- Williams's Solo Career
- Influence
- Moms Mabley
- The Early Movies
- On Television
- Amazing Grace
- Stand-up Career
- Redd Foxx
- Sanford and Son
- Dick Gregory
- Comedy Career
- Activism
- Godfrey Cambridge
- Film and Television
- Flip Wilson
- Bill Cosby
- On Vinyl
- The Cosby Show
- Richard Pryor
- Early Career
- The Concert Films
- Richard Pryor on Film
- The Richard Pryor Show
- Whoopi Goldberg
- The Performance Films
- On Film
- Damon Wayans
- In Living Color
- Other Television Shows
- Books
- Chris Rock
- On Television and Film
- Dave Chappelle
- Early Work
- Chappelle's Show
- The African Hiatus
- Timeline
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tafoya, Eddie M. Icons of African American Comedy
- ISBN:
- 9780313380853
- OCLC:
- 728102810
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