“Being a woman of color in comedy has been an issue, but I just roll with it and know that my career is going to make it just a skosh easier for the next W.O.C. that comes along. W.O.C. should be ...

Fast-forward half a decade to the now-famous story of Chappelle’s Show, the sketch series that began in 2003 on Comedy Central. We live in the comedy world that Chappelle conquered, through the Miss ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , PBS NewsHour co-anchor Jeff Bennett is out with a new book about a golden era for comedy , the 90s. This is KPBS Midday Edition.

Festival introduces cooperative revenue platform, free AI voice protection, and interactive timeline honoring 275+ Black women across seven decades of comedy. Social media platforms profit from their ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Laughter filled the room as comedians took the stage for the semifinals during the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival. It's a long-running showcase that has served as a ...

Black comedians have done more than make audiences laugh — they’ve helped shape how Americans see one another.

Long before 1990s sitcoms, Black comedians were shaping American comedy in bold ways. Geoff Bennett, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, explores this history and its lasting impact in his new book "Black Out ...