African American Humor

The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today

400 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• ISBN: 9781556524318
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2002
• Größe: 229 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Chicago Review Press
• Herausgegeben von: Mel Watkins