CNN The History of Comedy December 5, 2021 04:21:00
The areas in which jewish and african-american humor meet would be in dealing with issues of oppression and issues of persecution. >> there was an unwritten law that black folks couldn't work white nightclubs. you could sing, you could dance, but you couldn't stand flat-footed and talk. [ applause ] >> do you know how to make love? >> all my natural life. that's all i have done. >> you're a heavy lover? >> very heavy lover. >> the chitlin circuit, as it was called, was a series of black venues that featured black performers for exclusively black audiences in various locations.