No Black standup comedy discussion can begin without mentioning the comedic prowess of Richard Pryor, the man who bore his soul in the mostly autobiographical film “Jojo Dancer, Your Life Is ...

Norman Lear's "The Jeffersons," an "All in the Family" spinoff, was a record-setting Black comedy. But it made important ...

Dr. Morgan explains that comedy lives as a sharpened tool in a Black person’s survival kit stemming back generations. “Even ...

Black Comedy” begins in a dark theater. When the fuse goes out after the first scene, the stage lights come on. But it’s ...

A Tony-nominated play that tackles the idea of "solving" racism with comedy is now playing in Boston's South End.