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Geoff Bennett on the history of Black comedy from vaudeville to sitcoms
Listen to the episodeA history of Black comedy and comedic performance, tracing portraits of Black artists from vaudeville and minstrelsy through to 1990s sitcoms, exploring how figures like Bert Williams, Richard Pryor, and Dave Chappelle shaped American comedy.
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