On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy
by Mel Watkins
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- 1556523513
- ISBN 13
- 9781556523519
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Lawrence Hill Books, 1999. Paperback. New. New softcover in printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography, index, and photos. 664 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the authentic underground humor of African Americans found in folktales, race records, and all-black shows and films. After generations of stereotypes, the underground humor finally emerged before the American public with Richard Pryor in the 1970s. But Pryor was not the first popular comic to present authentically black humor. Watkins offers surprising reassessments of such seminal figures as Fetchit, Bert Williams, Moms Mabley, and Redd Foxx, looking at how they paved the way for contemporary comics such as Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the authentic underground humor of African Americans found in folktales, race records, and all-black shows and films. After generations of stereotypes, the underground humor finally emerged before the American public with Richard Pryor in the 1970s. But Pryor was not the first popular comic to present authentically black humor. Watkins offers surprising reassessments of such seminal figures as Fetchit, Bert Williams, Moms Mabley, and Redd Foxx, looking at how they paved the way for contemporary comics such as Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby.
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- Title
- On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy
- Author
- Mel Watkins
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1556523513
- ISBN 13
- 9781556523519
- Publisher
- Lawrence Hill Books
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Illinois, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Comedy, Humor, Stand Up, Black humor, Black history, African American studies, Pop culture, Blackface, Racism, Stepin Fetchit, Richard Pryor, Bert Williams, Moms Mabley, Redd Foxx, Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Chris rock, Film, TV, Tel
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- African American Studies;
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