Description
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
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 08/01/2002
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9781556524318
ISBN10: 1556524315
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | General
Author: Mel Watkins
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 08/01/2002
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9781556524318
ISBN10: 1556524315
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | General
About the Author
Mel Watkins is a former editor for the New York Times Book Review and the author of On the Real Side and Dancing with Strangers. He lives in New York City.