On this day in comedy on March 20, 1987, Hollywood Shuffle was released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. Produced, directed, and co-written by Robert Townsend, this film is a satirical attack on Hollywood’s systematic stereotyping of blacks in the media. Townsend financed the indie with his own credit cards and used the storyline of […]
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On this day in comedy on March 19, 1951 Actor, Dancer, Fred Rerun Berry was born in St. Louis, MO Berry was best known as ‘Rerun’ from the ABC sitcom, What’s Happening!! (1976-1979). He was a breakout character. With his red beret and suspenders the Rerun was immediately identifiable and this notoriety made Berry […]
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On this day in comedy on March 18, 1990 Comedian, Actor, Robin Hughes Harris died in Chicago, Illinois, 1990 Discovered by ventriloquist, Richard Sanfield washing cars for a rental agency, Harris was encouraged by the recording and touring artist to consider comedy. Harris gained experience opening for Sanfield and auditioned to be a […]
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On this day in comedy on March 17, 1927 Comedian, Recording Artist, Actor, Dancer, Musician, Filmmaker, Rudolph Frank Moore (aka Dolemite) was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Moore was known as the “Godfather of Rap” based on his numerous comedy albums featuring dirty rhymes and jokes. He went by the stage name of Dolemite, […]
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On This Day In Comedy on March 16, 1996 Comedian, Actor, Charlie Barnett died. Known as a comic’s comic, Barnett gained notoriety as a park performer. He’d gather a crowd at any New York City outdoor area, do his act and pass the hat. He was a fixture at Washington Square Park where onlookers […]
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As we all know by now, King Bach is notoriously famous for his Vine videos and exploding on social media. With that being said, we debut his best of 2017…
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