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2) Moms Mabley
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Jackie "Moms" Mabley was an African-American stand-up comic and showbiz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star on the stage and TV. Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism, making her one of the first taboo-pushing comedians on the comedy circuit. Once billed as "The Funniest Woman in the World," she performed up until her death in 1975....
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Reassessing the meanings of "black humor" and "dark satire", this book illustrates how black comedians, writers, and artists have deftly deployed various modes of comedic "conjuring"--The absurd, the grotesque, and the strategic expression of racial stereotypes- to redress not only the past injustices of slavery and racism in America but also their legacy in the present.--[book cover]
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