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"Black people are the roots of American style comedy." As comedy month at theGrio comes to a close, Michael Harriot explains the history of comedy and the roles enslaved people played in making it what it is today. The Greeks are credited with creating the art form, but their version of humor is not what we enjoy today. Instead, that style was developed by enslaved people who used laughter to cope with their oppression.
The 2009 Sundance Film Festival debut from the "Atlanta" star is available to watch on theGrio's app in time for Black Comedy Month.
Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart, Mo'Nique and other excellent actors appear on this list to help us close Black Comedy Month.
The MV Comedy Fest at the Strand Theater in Oak Bluffs is a ritual of laughter with roots in the history of Black culture. The acts continue over the next week and overlap with the MV African American Film Festival. If my experience is a guide, audiences can expect a rollicking good time. During my […]
Whether it is sadness, physical pain or psychological trauma, there is a reason why Black people have the ability to make anything funny.