African American comedy

African American comedy has had a substantial role in American culture from minstrel shows, vaudeville, blackface, and coon songs to some of the world's most popular comedians, shows and filmmakers.

Darryl Littleton and Mel Watkins have written about the subject. Paul Beatty edited Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor (2006). So Why We Laugh; Black Comedians in Black Comedy is a documentary film. Dexter G. Gordon wrote about humor in African American discourse.

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