African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556524318)

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.


Author: Mel Watkins
ISBN-10: 1556524315
ISBN-13: 9781556524318
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2002
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2001 pg. 714
PW Notes and Reprints 05/13/2002 pg. 68
Booklist 07/01/2002 pg. 1814
Multicultural Review 03/01/2003 pg. 91
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2002