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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.
Original Release
01/01/2009
US Release
01/01/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Franklyn Ajaye | Self |
| Angela Bassett | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Bill Bellamy | Self |
| Julian Bond | Self |
| Todd Boyd | Self |
| Topper Carew | Self |
| Bill Cosby | Self |
| Stanley Crouch | Self |
| Elijah Cummings | Self |
| Tommy Davidson | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Franklyn Ajaye | Self |
| Angela Bassett | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Bill Bellamy | Self |
| Julian Bond | Self |
| Todd Boyd | Self |
| Topper Carew | Self |
| Bill Cosby | Self |
| Stanley Crouch | Self |
| Elijah Cummings | Self |
| Tommy Davidson | Self |
| Michael Eric Dyson | Self |
| Walter Fauntroy | Self |
| Shang Forbes | Self |
| Marla Gibbs | Self |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Self |
| Dick Gregory | Self |
| Eddie Griffin | Self |
| Steve Harvey | Self |
| D.L. Hughley | Self |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jeff Clanagan | Executive Producer |
| Robert Townsend | Executive Producer |
| Richard Foos | Executive Producer |
| Quincy Newell | Producer |
| Darryl 'D'Militant' Littleton | Producer |
| Lydia Nicole | Producer |
| Angela Northington | Producer |
| Dana Riddick | Producer |
