Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Directed by Robert Townsend [1]
Written byJohn Long, Quincy Newell
Produced byJeff Clanagan, Richard Foos, Robert Townsend, Lydia Nicole
Edited byAugusta Einarsdottir, Skip Robinson
Distributed by Codeblack Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment
Release date
  • January 2009 (2009-01)
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Japan

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy is a 2009 documentary film based on the book Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh, by Darryl J. Littleton. [2]

Contents

Plot

The film analyzes the history of comedy and how the television and film industries have stereotyped African Americans throughout a multitude of generations. Quincy Newell, Executive Vice-President of Codeblack Entertainment, was the producer and co-writer with John Long on the project. The documentary was a selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and eventually acquired by Showtime. [3] Newell himself has stated "the intent of the film is to spark meaningful discourse." [4]

Cast

The film features commentary from black comedians including:

References

  1. ↑ Harvey, Dennis. "Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. ↑ issues, Marcia G. Yerman Writer on women's; Rights, Human; environment; culture (2010-04-21). "Exploring Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Inside the History of Black Comedy in 'Why We Laugh'". 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Horizon Go".
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