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Black Comedians

10 Influential Black TV Comedians

Michelle Marques | Posted 06.12.2012 | Black Voices

For decades black comedians have used stand up comedy as an outlet to discuss experiences unique to our community. Today the tradition continues in th...

Key and Peele Are Selling Comedy Blacks Arent Buying

John S. Wilson | Posted 04.23.2012 | Black Voices
John S. Wilson

Key & Peele, a sketch comedy show on Comedy Central, is peddling offensive comedy. Apparently, when Key and Peele say their comedy is universal what they really mean is that blacks will be the butt of the jokes and others will be the ones universally yucking it up.

Our Exclusive Black History Month Comedy Roundtable

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 02.04.2012 | Comedy

Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Wanda Sykes, Dave Chappelle... say any of their names to a serious fan of comedy and you're likely to elicit a r...

An Inside Look At Popular Black Comedians

Posted 10.03.2011 | Black Voices

Being funny comes as a natural gift for man – but only the really talented (and really daring) ones have answered the call to make the masses laugh ...

The 21 Most Influential Black Comedians In America

Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 06.07.2012 | Comedy

February is Black History Month and we at HuffPost Comedy are taking a look at legendary African-American comedians both past and present. From Paul M...