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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American stand-up comedians. It includes stand-up comedians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to African American stand-up comedians .
Wilson was the first African American to host a successful TV variety show. [2] [a] In January 1972, Time magazine featured Wilson's image on its cover and named him "TV's first black superstar". [3] He released a number of comedy albums in the 1960s and 1970s and won a Grammy Award for his 1970 album The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress. [4] [b]
Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. [1] [2] His books were bestsellers.. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United
Every Black actor and actress, director and comedian stands on the shoulders of those who paved the way for future generations. In honor of Black History Month, ET is celebrating some of the ...
Many famous comedians like Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor and Moms Mabley sharpened their skills in these places that were a right-of-passage. ... African-American comedians have long been using comedy ...
Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers. ... Jordan Black (born 1970) Lewis Black (born 1948) Michael Ian Black (born 1971) Michael ...
In 1970, he was allowed to produce The George Kirby Show, a television special, to gauge whether he could attract an audience for a weekly series. It led to his hosting Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour , a sketch comedy and variety show , which lasted for 22 episodes in 1972; it was one of the actor-comedian Steve Martin 's first credits in ...
Comedy portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American comedians . It includes comedians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.