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Geoff Bennett discusses the history and cultural impact of Black comedy in America.

PBS Newshour co-anchor Geoff Bennett talks about the history of Black comedy in America and its impact on culture and politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Geoff Bennett

Topics covered

• Black sitcoms
• comedy history
• cultural impact
• politics
• 1990s

Keywords

• Black sitcoms
• comedy
• 1990s
• culture
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBS Newshour

Books & works: Black comedy

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