9781556523519
On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy
Mel Watkins
ISBN 13: 9781556523519
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Softcover
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This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the authentic underground humor of African Americans found in folktales, race records, and all-black shows and films. Watkins offers surprising reassessments of such seminal figures as Fetchit, Bert Williams, Morns Mabley, and Redd Foxx, looking at how they paved the way for contemporary comics such as Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby.
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"Mel Watkins's book is the most comprehensive and penetrating history yet written."
Lawrence W. Levine, New York Times Book Review
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