Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)

Name: Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009
Duration: 95 min

Directed by Robert Townsend · 1 h 35 min

Year: 2009
Running time: 1 h 35 min
Countries: United States

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About the film

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy is a 2009 documentary film based on the book Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh, by Darryl J. Littleton.

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Title	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Year	2009
Directed by	Robert Townsend
Runs	1 h 35 min
IMDb	tt1124061
Wikidata	Q26720469

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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