HIV and AIDS is not a joking matter. Even though Comedian Charlie Barnett’s matter was comedy. Born in West Virginia in 1954, Charlie began his career in the 1970’s in the New York City’s hub for Urban Bohemia. A legendary street comedian who was brash and fearless performed in front a diverse audience, pioneered comedic racial differences […]
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Top 9 Tweets from Defiant Students! #ComediansTaughtMe
A long, long, time ago… (like two weeks ago) #ComediansTaughtMe was trending on Twitter. As a comedy journalist for ComedyHype.com, I was quite intrigued by this hashtag. What were comedians teaching and who would listen? Aren’t comedians supposed to just make us laugh – isn’t that their job or are they really informal educators who like […]
Joan Rivers, an early pioneer in Urban Comedy…can we talk?
We’ve all heard her name and we know what she is about, straight out of the Brooklyn, with a crass comedic style and borderline polite vulgarness, Joan Rivers may be one of the first true pioneers in urban comedy. Joan is a rebel, she broke open doors and kick faced rejection, and knocked out discrimination right in the […]
Vlog or not vlog, this is the question?
I come from a family of comedians, entertainers and just plain crazy! We want to start our own family vlog channel…yuuup…you read, right! It’s so funny, cause no one hesitated, everyone was on board right from the get-go! BUT before we sign the contract which forever binds us together virtually, we decided (spur of […]
HE’S BACKKK! It’s not Grey, it’s ‘White’ Yardie throwing 50 Shades
Newly engaged comic returns to Toronto on Sunday, March 8th for the Juice Comedy, titled… “Doh Correct Mi Patois” If you missed the last show, White Yardie aka Prince Harry won over his West-Indian counterparts with his heavy Jamaican accent, fresh from England, dressed in army camouflage and black, green, and gold Air Max 90’s. White Yardie came […]
I’M FAMOUS!!! Meet Comedian Sterling Scott – My 1st HATER!
They say you’ve made it when you have haters! Looks like I’ve made it! Thank you to Comedian STERLING SCOTT for officially becoming my first hater! Haters just love me and they love my BLOGumentary! Catch the video Hatestimonial! (ya, I just made that word up!) Added him up on Facebook, follow him on Twitter […]
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