Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America

Directed by Yvonne Smith
1993    90m    TV-14
Documentary
4.9
"Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America" is a captivating 1993 documentary exploring the evolution of African-American humor from the minstrel days to the rise of iconic 1980s and '90s comedies, spotlighting how laughter has shaped and reflected black culture.
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Cast of Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America
  • Steve AllenSelf
  • Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonRochester
  • Pearl BaileySelf
  • Louise BeaversBeulah
  • Bill BellamySelf
  • Jack BennySelf
  • Sandra Bernhardcast
  • Willie BestWillie
  • Donald BogleSelf
  • Charlie CallasSelf
  • Godfrey CambridgeSelf
  • Jim CarreyCaptain Kirk
  • Dick CavettSelf
  • Charles J. CorrellSelf
  • Bill CosbySelf
  • Tommy DavidsonSelf
  • Charles S. DuttonSelf - Narrator
  • Stepin FetchitJeff Poindexter
  • Dusty FletcherSelf
  • Redd FoxxSelf
  • Adele GivensSelf
  • Whoopi GoldbergSelf
  • Freeman F. GosdenSelf
  • Dick GregorySelf
  • David Alan GrierVulcan
  • Eddie GriffinSelf
  • Robin HarrisSelf
  • T'Keyah Crystal Keymáhcast
  • George KirbySelf
  • T.K. KirklandSelf
  • Martin LawrenceSelf
  • Vivien LeighScarlett O'Hara
  • Joe LouisSelf
  • Moms MableySelf
  • Dewey 'Pigmeat' MarkhamSelf - Comedian
  • Hattie McDanielMammy
  • Adolphe MenjouCol. Carleton Carroway
  • F.E. Millercast
  • Norma MillerSelf - Interviewee
  • Olivette MillerSelf - Interviewee
  • Paul MooneySelf
  • Rudy Ray MooreDolemite
  • Tim Moorecast
  • Mantan MorelandBirmingham Brown
  • Eddie MurphySelf
  • Joe NamathSelf
  • Jesse OwensSelf
  • Jack PaarSelf
  • Kelly Coffield Parkcast
  • Joe PiscopoFrank Sinatra
  • Richard PryorSelf
  • Tamara RawittSelf - Interviewee
  • Della ReeseSelf - Interviewee
  • Tim Reidcast
  • Jackie RobinsonSelf
  • Timmie RogersSelf - Comedian
  • Will Rogerscast
  • Nipsey RussellSelf
  • SinbadSelf
  • Barbara StanwyckMelsa Manton
  • Phyllis Yvonne StickneySelf
  • Alan ThickeSelf
  • Billie ThomasBuckwheat
  • Lily TomlinSelf
  • Marsha WarfieldSelf
  • Damon WayansSelf
  • Keenen Ivory WayansSelf
  • Bert WilliamsSelf - Comedian
  • Flip WilsonSelf
 
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