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- you know what? that looks like fire! - comedy without black people would be like the nba without black players. (kevin screaming) - your biggest, biggest superstars in comedy have been black. (eddie yelling) - just genius and hilarious. - yeah, i said it. (audience cheering) - the chappelle show redefined sketch comedy. - i m rick james, bitch. (audience laughing) - in living color set up a platform for black comedians blowing up. - i don t think so. homie don t play that. (audience laughing) - arsenio hall was, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. it was groundbreaking. - [audience] woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. - you had a black man willing to fight the power. - nice being out of jail. (audience laughing) - laughter is healing, laughter purifies the air. actually i don t like to talk about the races, because i m white. - and we, as black people, have been doing it forever. - i am, this is a freckle. (audience laughing) - all black comedians discuss race. - it s harder being gay ....
(audience laughs) - you know, i was like, who is this guy that can do so much? he was funny. he really could get into a character that you forget it was him. just a game i play i- (screams) - we were doing things that were really on the edge. there was some controversy, there was some pushback from fox. - if living with oppression is a sin, then i d be guilty! - [narrator] oppression for black men. if only he wasn t so dark. (audience laughs) - another show that really served up our comedy and our music, our culture, was showtime at the apollo. - for a lot of artists to make a name for themselves, you had to come through the apollo and prove yourself. - and don t you know backwards begin with a b? (audience laughs) - the apollo theater is a very magical place. you can literally feel the energy of every performer that ever performed there. ....
That you forget it was him. just a game i play i- (screams) - we were doing things that were really on the edge. there was some controversy, there was some pushback from fox. - if living with oppression is a sin, then i d be guilty! - [narrator] oppression for black men. if only he wasn t so dark. (audience laughs) - another show that really served up our comedy and our music, our culture, was showtime at the apollo. - for a lot of artists to make a name for themselves, you had to come through the apollo and prove yourself. - and don t you know backwards begin with a b? (audience laughs) - the apollo theater is a very magical place. you can literally feel the energy of every performer that ever performed there. - i was reading about michael jackson cause you know all about the nose, and i don t get it. cause they tell me he can t breathe late at night, just. (shrill vocalizing) (audience laughs) ....
- if living with oppression is a sin, then i d be guilty! - [narrator] oppression for black men. if only he wasn t so dark. (audience laughs) - another show that really served up our comedy and our music, our culture, was showtime at the apollo. - for a lot of artists to make a name for themselves, you had to come through the apollo and prove yourself. - and don t you know backwards begin with a b? (audience laughs) - the apollo theater is a very magical place. you can literally feel the energy of every performer that ever performed there. - i was reading about michael jackson cause you know all about the nose, and i don t get it. cause they tell me he can t breathe late at night, just. (shrill vocalizing) (audience laughs) i want my black nose back. (shrill vocalizing) (audience laughs) - they always say if you can perform on that stage, you can perform anywhere in the world. - but the whole family had their noses worked on. ....