The Black Pack : comedy, race, and resistance /

Amidst escalating social tensions in the 1980s, five comedic pioneers, Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend and Arsenio Hall, joined forces to revolutionize American popular culture. Known as Hollywood's 'Black Pack,' they weren't just funny. They were...

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Main Author:	Kayaru, Artel, 1981- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2025].
Subjects:	Murphy, Eddie, > 1961- Mooney, Paul, > 1941-2021. Townsend, Robert, > 1957- Wayans, Keenen Ivory. Hall, Arsenio. African American comedians. African American wit and humor > History and criticism. Black people > Race identity.