Movie: Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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Franklyn Ajaye
Franklyn Ajaye

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Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett

Narrator (voice)

Bill Bellamy
Bill Bellamy

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Todd Boyd
Todd Boyd

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Jeff Clanagan
Jeff Clanagan

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Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby

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Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch

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Elijah Cummings
Elijah Cummings

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Tommy Davidson
Tommy Davidson

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Michael Eric Dyson
Michael Eric Dyson

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