comedy
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Watch: Girls Trip Scene-Stealer Tiffany Haddish Loves Her Booty, Skin and Lips
Black and Proud is a new video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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How KevOnStage Juggles Fatherhood, Comedy and Viral Videos
Chances are you’ve seen a viral comedy video featuring the antics of Kevin Fredericks, aka “KevOnStage,” and maybe even one featuring his hilariously funny children. But what you may not know is that underneath the laughs is a Christian family man who wants to be known not as a Christian comic but as a comic…
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Netflix Announces Premiere Date for 2 Dave Chappelle Specials
And in the midst of all this darkness, there is a ray of light. Netflix just spilled the premiere deets for two of three Dave Chappelle comedy specials that the video-streaming site promised us. And it’s sooner than you think. On Thursday, Netflix announced that two of the stand-up specials will premiere on Tuesday, March…
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The Latest Leslie Jones White-Tears Controversy
Leslie Jones is the latest target in the new epidemic of wypipo pearl-clutching and getting outraged at comedians for telling jokes. During her latest stand-up performance at Carolines on Broadway, Jones, the New York Times reports, told the story of when online troll and pedophile advocate Milo Yiannopoulos attacked her and inspired his “alt-right” minions…
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Fist Fight: Charlie Day and Ice Cube Make Teaching Look Like WWE Monday Night Raw
Back when I was in high school, I always wondered if teachers ever got into fights with each other in the break room. There were always rumors of teachers who didn’t like each other, and there were the ones who took that dislike to another level. I can’t say that I ever saw a fight…
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Five Recurring Black Comedy Characters Who Need To Die
Lebron James isn’t having the greatest week. His Cavs are struggling and now the Progressive ad featuring him as “Flobron” is receiving heat. From The Root: One quick look at the Instagram comments on Progressive’s page shows that some people feel the ad campaign is derogatory to black men. Instagram user generalsdaughter wrote: There were absolutely NO OTHER CONCEPTS that…