In the late ’80s and early ’90s, a group of five African American men — all famous comedians — created a body of work that shifted popular culture, altered the entertainment industry and impacted ...

Jay Jurden's new Hulu comedy special, Yes Ma'am, premiered earlier this month and makes it clear why he's become one of the most exciting queer voices in stand-up comedy today. Notably, Jurden stands ...

In the 1990s, a remarkable wave of Black sitcoms and sketch comedy reshaped American television. Shows like “In Living Color” and “Living Single” reflected a wide range of Black life and helped ...

Geoff Bennett was 10 years old and in the wilds of New Jersey on a spring night in 1990, when he saw a show created by Keenen Ivory Wayans called "In Living Color." WAYANS: (As Homey D. Clown) Homey ...

This informative debut from PBS News Hour co-anchor Bennett surveys the history of Black comedy in the U.S. The author begins by looking back to the late-19th-century foundations of onstage comedy for ...

There’s plenty of funny business happening in Music City, and some of it has nothing to do with the dubious budgetary practices of local officials or buffoon ideologues. Nashville’s black community ...

“You wouldn’t believe the backlash we got the first year,” Tyrone Collins says. He’s fresh from a radio interview promoting the three-day NW Black Comedy Festival that he and his wife Courtenay ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Laughter filled the room as comedians took the stage for the semifinals during the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival. It's a long-running showcase that has served as a ...

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The great Korean auteur Park Chan-wook has produced several undisputed masterpieces over his three-decade career, but none so urgently of-the-moment as No Other Choice, his latest black comedy ...