Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Name Known for
Steve Allen primary photo Steve Allen Self Self See fewer The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson primary photo Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSelf - Rochester (archive footage) Self - Rochester (archive footage) See fewer You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Pearl Bailey primary photo Pearl BaileySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Louise Beavers primary photo Louise BeaversSelf - Beulah (archive footage) Self - Beulah (archive footage) See fewer Imitation of Life (1934)
Bill Bellamy primary photo Bill BellamySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back (2022)
Jack Benny primary photo Jack BennySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Sandra Bernhard primary photo Sandra BernhardSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The King of Comedy (1982)
Willie Best primary photo Willie BestSelf - Willie (archive footage) Self - Willie (archive footage) See fewer The Hidden Hand (1942)
Donald Bogle primary photo Donald Bogle Self Self See fewer Hollywood Black (2024)
Charlie Callas primary photo Charlie CallasSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Pete's Dragon (1977)
Godfrey Cambridge primary photo Godfrey CambridgeSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Jim Carrey primary photo Jim CarreySelf - Captain Kirk (archive footage) Self - Captain Kirk (archive footage) See fewer Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Dick Cavett primary photo Dick CavettSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Beetlejuice (1988)
Charles J. Correll primary photo Charles J. CorrellSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Check and Double Check (1930)
Bill Cosby primary photo Bill CosbySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Cosby Show (1984)
Tommy Davidson primary photo Tommy DavidsonSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer In Living Color (1990)
Charles S. Dutton primary photo Charles S. DuttonSelf - Narrator (as Charles Dutton) Self - Narrator (as Charles Dutton) See fewer Alien³ (1992)
Stepin Fetchit primary photo Stepin FetchitSelf - Jeff Poindexter (archive footage) Self - Jeff Poindexter (archive footage) See fewer Judge Priest (1934)
Dusty Fletcher primary photo Dusty FletcherSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Lolita (1997)
Redd Foxx primary photo Redd FoxxSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Sanford and Son (1972)
Adele Givens primary photo Adele GivensSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Players Club (1998)
Whoopi Goldberg primary photo Whoopi GoldbergSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Ghost (1990)
Freeman F. Gosden primary photo Freeman F. GosdenSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Check and Double Check (1930)
Dick Gregory primary photo Dick GregorySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Hot Chick (2002)
David Alan Grier primary photo David Alan GrierSelf - Vulcan (archive footage) Self - Vulcan (archive footage) See fewer Joe Pickett (2021)
Eddie Griffin primary photo Eddie GriffinSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Undercover Brother (2002)
Robin Harris primary photo Robin HarrisSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Do the Right Thing (1989)
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh primary photo T'Keyah Crystal KeymáhSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Cool Crystal Show (2020)
George Kirby primary photo George KirbySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Trouble in Mind (1985)
T.K. Kirkland primary photo T.K. KirklandSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Strays (1997)
Martin Lawrence primary photo Martin LawrenceSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Martin (1992)
Vivien Leigh primary photo Vivien LeighSelf - Scarlett O'Hara (archive footage) Self - Scarlett O'Hara (archive footage) See fewer A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Joe Louis primary photo Joe LouisSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer This Is the Army (1943)
Moms Mabley primary photo Moms MableySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Boarding House Blues (1948)
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham primary photo Dewey 'Pigmeat' MarkhamSelf - Comedian (archive footage) Self - Comedian (archive footage) See fewer Junction 88 (1947)
Hattie McDaniel primary photo Hattie McDanielSelf - Mammy / Self - Aunt Dilsy / Self - Hilda (archive footage) Self - Mammy / Self - Aunt Dilsy / Self - Hilda (archive footage) See fewer Gone with the Wind (1939)
Adolphe Menjou primary photo Adolphe MenjouSelf - Col. Carleton Carroway (archive footage) Self - Col. Carleton Carroway (archive footage) See fewer Paths of Glory (1957)
F.E. Miller primary photo F.E. MillerSelf (archive footage) (as Flournoy Miller) Self (archive footage) (as Flournoy Miller) See fewer Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)
Norma Miller primary photo Norma MillerSelf - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer Malcolm X (1992)
Olivette Miller primary photo Olivette MillerSelf - Interviewee (as Olivette Miller-Briggs) Self - Interviewee (as Olivette Miller-Briggs) See fewer A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Paul Mooney primary photo Paul Mooney Self Self See fewer Bamboozled (2000)
Rudy Ray Moore primary photo Rudy Ray MooreSelf - Dolemite (archive footage) Self - Dolemite (archive footage) See fewer Dolemite (1975)
Tim Moore primary photo Tim MooreSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
Mantan Moreland primary photo Mantan MorelandSelf - Birmingham Brown / Self (archive footage) Self - Birmingham Brown / Self (archive footage) See fewer The Scarlet Clue (1945)
Eddie Murphy primary photo Eddie MurphySelf / Self - Stevie Wonder / Self - Jesse Jackson / Self - Velvet Jones (archive footage) Self / Self - Stevie Wonder / Self - Jesse Jackson / Self - Velvet Jones (archive footage) See fewer Harlem Nights (1989)
Joe Namath primary photo Joe NamathSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer C.C. & Company (1970)
Jesse Owens primary photo Jesse OwensSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Kings of the Olympics (1948)
Jack Paar primary photo Jack PaarSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
Kelly Coffield Park primary photo Kelly Coffield ParkSelf (archive footage) (as Kelly Coffield) Self (archive footage) (as Kelly Coffield) See fewer Scary Movie (2000)
Joe Piscopo primary photo Joe PiscopoSelf - Frank Sinatra (archive footage) Self - Frank Sinatra (archive footage) See fewer Saturday Night Live (1975)
Richard Pryor primary photo Richard PryorSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Superman III (1983)
Tamara Rawitt primary photo Tamara RawittSelf - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer In Living Color (1990)
Della Reese primary photo Della ReeseSelf - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer Touched by an Angel (1994)
Tim Reid primary photo Tim ReidSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Jackie Robinson primary photo Jackie RobinsonSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Timmie Rogers primary photo Timmie RogersSelf - Comedian (archive footage) Self - Comedian (archive footage) See fewer Sparkle (1976)
Will Rogers primary photo Will RogersSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
Nipsey Russell primary photo Nipsey RussellSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer The Wiz (1978)
Sinbad primary photo SinbadSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Jingle All the Way (1996)
Barbara Stanwyck primary photo Barbara StanwyckSelf - Melsa Manton (archive footage) Self - Melsa Manton (archive footage) See fewer Double Indemnity (1944)
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney primary photo Phyllis Yvonne StickneySelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Alan Thicke primary photo Alan ThickeSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Growing Pains (1985)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas primary photo Billie 'Buckwheat' ThomasSelf - Buckwheat (archive footage) Self - Buckwheat (archive footage) See fewer General Spanky (1936)
Lily Tomlin primary photo Lily TomlinSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Nashville (1975)
Marsha Warfield primary photo Marsha WarfieldSelf - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer 9-1-1 (2018)
Damon Wayans primary photo Damon WayansSelf / Self - Minister Louis Farrakan (archive footage) Self / Self - Minister Louis Farrakan (archive footage) See fewer My Wife and Kids (2000)
Keenen Ivory Wayans primary photo Keenen Ivory WayansSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer White Chicks (2004)
Bert Williams primary photo Bert WilliamsSelf - Comedian (archive footage) Self - Comedian (archive footage) See fewer A Natural Born Gambler (1916)
Flip Wilson primary photo Flip WilsonSelf (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer Flip (1970)