Best African American Comedians - April 2024

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishab... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399588191
• ASIN: 0399588191
• ISBN: 0399588191
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

Whoopi Goldberg: Comedian and Movie Star (African-American Biographies)

Examines the life and career of the versatile actress and comedian who overcame a drug addiction and became the first black female Academy Award winner since 1939.

• ASIN: 0766012050
• ASIN: 0766012050
• ISBN: 0766012050
• Brand: Brand: Enslow Publishers
• Manufacturer: Enslow Pub Inc

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

In the best-selling tradition of Sloan Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cake and Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, here is a collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits and black as cool. "My name is 'J' and I'm awkward--and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be. That someone was right. Where do I start?" Being an introvert in a world that glorifies cool isn't easy. But when Issa Rae, the creator of the Shorty Award-winning hit series The Misadventures ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00RM4IB30
• ASIN: B00RM4IB30
• Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

New York Times bestselling author, superstar comedian, and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have a “hilarious but also heartfelt” (Elle) memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself.The question you’re probably asking yourself right now is: What does Kevin Hart have that a book also has? According to the three people who have seen Kevin Hart and a book in the same room, the answer is clear: A book is ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501155571
• ASIN: 1501155571
• ISBN: 9781501155574
• Brand: 37 Ink
• Manufacturer: 37 Ink

Black Comedians on Black Comedy: How African-Americans Taught Us to Laugh

(Applause Books). For almost four hundred years, black Americans have been entertaining the masses through humor. Here is the only up to date book to examine this genre. This book traces the history and evolution through the 121 interviews conducted with some of the top African-American comedians in the world. Fables and myths are clarified, facts unraveled, and good times are nonstop as the makers of comedy history put that history in their own words. They not only share their appreciation of the established icons, but tip their hats to many of the unsung heroes as well. Those interviewed inc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1557836809
• UPC: 073999496178
• ASIN: 1557836809
• ISBN: 9781557836809
• Brand: Brand: Applause Books
• Manufacturer: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

He Loved Me Through The Pain 2

Kenji has just received some very life changing news that will affect her health. While still reeling from the news she just received, her mother walks in her room claiming to be her legal guardian once again. What does this mean for Kenji? Will she have to deal with her mother and her different levels of abuse while dealing with her health issues? Is what her mother saying the truth?Ty has confessed his love for Kenji and he has even shown her. He’s there for the diagnosis and vows to be there for her through everything. Will Kenji’s health issues begin to be too much for him? Will her se... [Read More]

• ASIN: B074PCHT5L
• ASIN: B074PCHT5L
• Manufacturer: Talehia Presents

Sugar Plum Ballerinas, Book One Plum Fantastic (1)

Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek.  Unfortunately, that doesn't stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al at the Nutcracker School of Ballet.  Life is hard when you’re the new ballerina on the block, and it’s even harder when you’re chosen to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the school recital!  Not only is Al a terrible dancer, but she's also got a rotten case of stage fright!  Al's  ballet classmates are going to have to use all the plum power ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0786852607
• ASIN: 0786852607
• ISBN: 0786852607
• Brand: Goldberg, Whoopi/ Cato, Nancy/ Roos, Maryn (ILT)
• Manufacturer: Jump At The Sun

The Last Black Unicorn

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “An inspiring story that manages to be painful, honest, shocking, bawdy and hilarious.” —The New York Times Book Review From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06ZZLYVCG
• ASIN: B06ZZLYVCG
• Manufacturer: Gallery Books

Bill Cosby: Entertainer (Black Americans of Achievement)

Examines the life and show business career of Bill Cosby

• ASIN: 0791011216
• ASIN: 0791011216
• ISBN: 0791011216
• Manufacturer: Chelsea House Pub

Chris Rock (Black Americans of Achievement)

A biography of the popular comedian, known for his stand-up routines and for his role on the late-night television program, "Saturday Night Live."

• ASIN: 079105277X
• ASIN: 079105277X
• ISBN: 079105277X
• Brand: Brand: Chelsea House Pub (L)
• Manufacturer: Chelsea House Pub

Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture [4 volumes]

This four-volume encyclopedia contains compelling and comprehensive information on African American popular culture that will be valuable to high school students and undergraduates, college instructors, researchers, and general readers.• Contains writings from 100 contributing authors, all identified in a separate listing • Includes a chronology placing pivotal events―such as the beginning of black baseball, the modern Civil Rights Movement, and the Harlem Renaissance―in historical context• Depicts key places, events, and people through photographs as well as words• Provides a list... [Read More]

• ASIN: 031335796X
• ASIN: 031335796X
• ISBN: 031335796X
• Manufacturer: Greenwood

You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • “A must-read...Phoebe Robinson discusses race and feminism in such a funny, real, and specific way, it penetrates your brain and stays with you.”—Ilana Glazer, co-creator and co-star of Broad CityA hilarious and timely essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from comedy superstar and 2 Dope Queens podcaster Phoebe RobinsonBeing a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her fair share over the years: she's been unceremoniously relegated to the ro... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143129201
• ASIN: 0143129201
• ISBN: 0143129201
• Brand: Plume Books
• Manufacturer: Plume

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

• ASIN: 1101912197
• ASIN: 1101912197
• ISBN: 1101912197
• Brand: VINTAGE
• Manufacturer: Vintage

I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on How Life Is

Bernie Mac -- the star of Fox's The Bernie Mac Show, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award -- is more popular than ever. The Chicago-bred performer and royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy has won over countless fans of cutting comedy and family humor with an edgy show that tells it like it is but never loses heart. No surprise, Mac has earned a reputation as perhaps the truest voice of modern humor. Here, in his debut book, Mac brilliantly captures the R-rated side of his comedic genius in print. Touring through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743428226
• ASIN: 0743428226
• ISBN: 0743428226
• Brand: MTV Books
• Manufacturer: MTV Books

Whoopi Goldberg: Entertainer (Black Americans of Achievement)

A biography of the comedian and actress who won an Academy Award for her role in the movie "Ghost"

• ASIN: 079102153X
• ASIN: 079102153X
• ISBN: 079102153X
• Brand: Brand: Chelsea House Pub (T)
• Manufacturer: Chelsea House Pub

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell : Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

9781101985885

• UPC: 642368355
• Rating: 4.0

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell : Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian

Bell tackles "a wide range of issues, such as race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his upbringing by very

• UPC: 55185652
• Rating: 4.0

100 Best African American Poems, The

Award-winning poet and writer Giovanni takes on the difficult task of selecting the 100 best African-American works from classic and contemporary

• UPC: 12337656
• Rating: 4.0

The Hate U Give

After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what

• UPC: 55134273
• Rating: 4.76

Robin Williams Coloring Book: Academy Awards Winner and the Best Family Comedian, Rip Legend and American Dad Figure Inspired Adult Coloring Book

Robin Williams Coloring Book: Academy Awards Winner and the Best Family Comedian, Rip Legend and American Dad Figure Inspired Adult Coloring

• UPC: 665339391

African American Humor : The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today

9781556524318

• UPC: 25228274

Despite Best Intentions Trb P

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving.

• UPC: 55601383

Some of My Best Friends Are Black : The Strange Story of Integration in America

An irreverent, yet powerful exploration of race relations by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Chris Farley ShowFrank, funny, and incisive, Some of My Best Friends Are Black offers a profoundly honest portrait of

• UPC: 22387723
• Rating: 4.0

Dear Martin

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping

• UPC: 55862186
• Rating: 4.571

Best Laid Plans

9781335900692

• UPC: 787753679