Black History Month Special: 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians

[L.Kizzle]

This idea actually started as a school project years ago. It came from Comedy Central's list on the 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics of All-Time. I watched that 5 part special and I noticed there was a lot of folks missing (not just blacks comics, but others in general.) I did pay attention to the "others" and noticed there were 18 blacks and 2 Latins, and an Asian. You're telling there are basically 80 funny white comics out of the 100 greatest? Well, that's how this list got started back about five years or so ago for a class ... Well, recently going through my hard drive, I forgot that I had even did this. I updated it a bit, added a few more comics and BAM, there you have, over 100 comics that will be coming throughout the month of February.



There will be comics we all know and love, then they

[NumeroOcho]

[bdreason]

Black History Month; the shortest month of the year.

When will the oppression end?

[NumeroOcho]

Location: 4 Homes & 10 Cable Connections

your that parasite user, cavs_mo some shit??

[L.Kizzle]

I‘m gonna start off with a little bonus at the 101. These three comics (all from New York City) were in the stand up comedy circle before they even knew it. They are the younger (and one older) brother’s of a couple of comedy legends (and are somewhat legends in their own right ...)


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101.
Tony Rock
Charlie Murphy
Shawn Wayans
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Tony Rock

Tony Rock is the latest to get started in the business, in 2000 to be exact. His brother was in the game almost 15 years before he decided he wanted to try his hand at comedy. Since then, he has hosted his own stand up comedy show on TV One titled “The Funny Spot.” He alsa made an appearance on the comeback of Def Comedy Jam in 2006.



Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy is a few years older than Eddie but it was more than after a decade of his little bro performing when he got his career of the ground. After doin’ bit parts on some SNL skits, he made an appearance in ‘Harlem Nights' in 1989. He started doin’ stand around 1991. He finally made a name for himself on the sketch show ‘Chappelle’s Show’ in 2003 and hosted an episode of ‘Live at Gotham’ in 2009. Latter this year, like his brother, he'll be in theaters with a stand-up special.




Shawn Wayans

Shawn Wayans is the youngest of the three here, but actually started doing stand-up before the other two, way back in 1987 to be exact! He learned the game buy following his older brothers Keenen & Damon on the road and eventually opening up for one of them, Damon. He hosted "Comics Come Home 4" on Comedy Central and the MTV Movie Awards in 2000 with brother Marlon. Sister Kim is also a stand-up comic.

All three comics are currently still doing stand-up. There are many more brother duo's to appear ...

[godofgods]

How come there is no Latino History Month special, Asian History Month special or Native American History month special?

[L.Kizzle]

How come there is no Latino History Month special, Asian History Month special or Native American History month special?

Be my guest, start them all, or do you want me too do all of them?

[L.Kizzle]

Back with a dose of ten comics, numbers 100 through 91.



100. Kim Whitley


This young lady from Ohio started out her career in the early 90s

[AtomSmasher]

Godfrey physically assaulted my boy. Dude isn't funny.

[L.Kizzle]

Godfrey physically assaulted my boy. Dude isn't funny.

LOL, for real??

[AtomSmasher]

LOL, for real??

Ha, yeah. It was in the middle of one of his stand up bits too. My buddy and him started yapping at each other and Godfrey wanted to throw down!

I've actually never heard any of his stand up.

I like your list though. Nicely done.

[L.Kizzle]

Ha, yeah. It was in the middle of one of his stand up bits too. My buddy and him started yapping at each other and Godfrey wanted to throw down!

I've actually never heard any of his stand up.

I like your list though. Nicely done.

Your boy was heckling a comic, comics heckle back, lol.

[beasly15]

cool list...keep going! no, take your time.

[BlazersDozen]

Godfrey physically assaulted my boy. Dude isn't funny.

I think that shit is though

Haw Haw!

[L.Kizzle]

90. Byron Allen


Mr. Host, Byron Allen got started with comedy in the early 70s