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All comedy is Black: How Richard Pryor killed the white comedian
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOPINION: Part two of our series on the history of Black comedy examines how Richard Pryor became the...
Hasan Minhaj and the New Yorker: Who decided comedy needed fact-checking?
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHasan Minhaj guest hosts "The Daily Show" Comedy Central Comedy legend Richard Pryor had a regular...
Sherri Shepherd Says Joy Behar Snitched Gossip to Barbara Walters About “The View” Creator's Richard...
People via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAccording to Shepherd, when she told Behar about comedian Paul Mooney walking in on Walters and...
The Best Stand-Up Comedy Specials on Netflix Right Now
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhile the past decade has brought an exponential rise in streaming services, none compare to...
A New Docuseries Examines Why So Many Comedians’ Lives End in Tragedy
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyDark Side of Comedy is designed to be...
Pete Davidson’s Bupkis Is as Messy and Fascinating as Its Creator
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPete Davidson, left, and Joe Pesci in Bupkis Credit - Heidi Gutman—Peacock “People think I’m, like,...
Louis Gossett Jr., dies at 87
WJW via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries...
Budd Friedman, founder of the Improv comedy club, dies at 90
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA 2017 portrait of Budd Friedman at his home in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Damian...
Richard Lewis, revered comic and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star, dies at 76
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoRichard Lewis, the beloved stand-up comedian and a star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died, his...
We Stan The Kings: John Boyega PLUS 5 More Celebs Who Celebrate Black Women
21 Ninety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoActor John Boyega took to social media to make his love for Black women known. But he’s not the only...