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Comedy portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:African-American comedians . It includes comedians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Annette Leslie Jones [1] [2] (born September 7, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She was a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019, and hosted the ABC game show Supermarket Sweep.
A Black Lady Sketch Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by Robin Thede for HBO. The show consists of comedy sketches performed by a main cast of Black women, consisting of producer and creator Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, and Skye Townsend. Alumni cast members include Quinta Brunson, Laci Mosley, and Ashley Nicole Black.
Cultural impact of Black stand-up comedy. Many comedians have used personal experiences to showcase the highs and lows of African-American life in their comedy specials. They may use exaggerated ...
Robin Thede was named after stand-up comedian and actor Robin Williams. She stated on Late Night with Seth Meyers this was most likely due to her father's love of Williams' work. [4] She grew up in Davenport, Iowa, where her father was an educator and her mother also worked in community schools and served with the union for school staff. Thede ...
After years of working in an office and as a music manager, Jay performed her first stand-up comedy routine in 2012, at the age of 29. [4] [5] In 2017, she joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live, [6] becoming the first black lesbian writer in the show's history and the second black lesbian to be involved with the show overall (after performer Danitra Vance joined the cast 32 years prior).
Jacobs-Huey, when speaking on the influence comedy has had on her own Black life, recalls fond memories of sitting down on the couch with her family watching Eddie Murphy’s scathing 1987 stand ...
The Queens of Comedy is a 2001 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Purcell that is a direct spin-off film of The Original Kings of Comedy, [1] [2] both of which were produced by Walter Latham. The film follows the performances and behind-the-scenes conversations of four black, female stand-up comedians at Memphis, Tennessee's ...