ABC Stage 67 - Season 1 Episode 24 A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America
Singer-actor Harry Belafonte produced this showcase of Negro humor, satire and self-parody. Sketches: A suburban couple (Godfrey Cambridge & Diana Sands) irritate their maid (Moms Mabley) by pretending to be white; in jail, a civil rights marcher (Dick Gregory) discusses Black Power; The clergyman doesn't show up for a funeral, leaving the nervous undertaker (Richard Pryor) to deliver the eulogy; In a barbershop routine, George Kirby plays seven parts, including Augustus X and Senator Irksen; A pool hustler (Redd Foxx) talks about poverty and civil rights; A judge (Pigmeat Markham) questions a quarreling couple (Harry Belafonte & Diahann Carroll). Songs included: Dogs - Harry Belafonte / Good Lovin' - Diahann Carroll / Jim Crow - Charles Moore & Bill Reilly.
Year: 1967
Genre: Drama, Documentary
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Studio: ABC
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Crew: Marc Merson (Producer), Phil Stein (Producer), Truman Capote (Writer)
First Air Date: Sep 14, 1966
Last Air date: May 03, 1967
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 27 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 5.67/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 19.851
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn
Where It's At
The Kennedy Wit
Olympus 7-0000
The Confession
The Canterville Ghost
The People Trap
Evening Primrose
Noon Wine
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
On The Flip Side
The Brave Rifles
A Christmas Memory
The Trap of Solid Gold
Sex in the Sixties
General Eisenhower on The Military Churchill
David Frost's Night Out in London
The Light Fantastic
C'est La Vie
Rodgers and Hart Today
The American Boy
I'm Getting Married
A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America
The Wide Open Door
The Human Voice
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