African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (The Library of Black America series)
ISBN-13:
9781556524318
ISBN-10:
1556524315
Edition:
1
Author:
Mel Watkins
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Lawrence Hill Books
Format:
Paperback
400 pages
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ISBN-13:
9781556524318
ISBN-10:
1556524315
Edition:
1
Author:
Mel Watkins
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Lawrence Hill Books
Format:
Paperback
400 pages
Summary
African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (The Library of Black America series) (ISBN-13: 9781556524318 and ISBN-10: 1556524315), written by authors
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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.
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