On the real side : a history of African American comedy /
Through laughing, lying, and signifying, the underground tradition of African American humor continues to transform American culture. This comprehensive history discusses blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show; folktales, race records, and all-black shows and fil...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Lawrence Hill Books,
[1999]
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| Summary: | Through laughing, lying, and signifying, the underground tradition of African American humor continues to transform American culture. This comprehensive history discusses blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show; folktales, race records, and all-black shows and film; Bert Williams, Moms Mabley, and Redd Foxx; Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, and Eddie Murphy. Here, in a second edition featuring a new afterword, is the definitive account of how black humor has sustained African Americans throughout their history. -- |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1994. This paperback edition of On the Real Side is a slightly emended reproduction of the edition published in New York in 1994, with a new afterword by the author. -- From title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 664 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-632) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1556523513 9781556523519 |