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28 Days of Black Comedy: Amber Ruffin Week

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Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Amber Ruffin.

Amber has been one of the best writers and performers working in late-night comedy right now, and having a black and female voice has brought a vital component that has been sorely lacking from the format since its inception.

Today we are checking out something that Amber does not get enough credit for: musical sketches.

28 Days of Black Comedy: Amber Ruffin Week

Posted by Ron Burr on

Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Amber Ruffin.

Amber has been one of the best writers and performers working in late-night comedy right now, and having a black and female voice has brought a vital component that has been sorely lacking from the format since its inception.

We missed yesterday (Sorry, we dropped the ball on this one) so you will be getting a double dose of Amber today, with a side of Tarik Davis. But first, we look at Amber’s opening monologue from her glass ceiling and stereotype-breaking hosting of the 2018 Writer’s Guild Awards.

And here is Amber’s recap of 2021 from The Amber Ruffin Show.

Check back tomorrow for more!

28 Days of Black Comedy: Patrice O’Neal Week

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Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Patrice O’Neal.

It’s the last day of Patrice O’Neal Week & we’re wrapping up with Patrice’s appearance on The Green Room with Paul Provenza. If you haven’t seen this show you need to watch ALL of the episodes because it is that damn good and you will understand comedy better than you ever thought possible.

You gonna learn today.

28 Days of Black Comedy: Patrice O’Neal Week

Posted by Ron Burr on

Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Patrice O’Neal.

It’s Day 6, so today we’re dropping a full hour special on you. Better strap in because you are going on a ride.

28 Days of Black Comedy: Patrice O’Neal Week

Posted by Ron Burr on

Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Patrice O’Neal.

It’s Day 4, so we’re going to watch Patrice show some Canadians how Americans do comedy.

28 Days of Black Comedy: Patrice O’Neal Week

Posted by Ron Burr on

Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Patrice O’Neal.

Today is Day 3, where we see the genius of Patrice as he destroys some casual and some unrecognized stereotypes while hyping his Comedy Central special (which is coming soon).

28 Days of Black Comedy: Patrice O’Neal Week

Posted by Ron Burr on

Hey, everyone. We’re going to do something a little different for Black History Month. Usually, we pick a different comedian every day. This month, we’re going to pick one comedian each week and take a deeper dive into their work. This week we’re celebrating Patrice O’Neal.

Join us tomorrow for more video!

In Memoriam: Cloris Leachman

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Ron remembers Cloris Leachman.

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Cloris Leachman was the total package: she could act, sing, dance, make you laugh and cry all in the same show. If there were any doubts she had the hardware to prove it, winning both an Oscar as well as 7 Emmys.

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Leachman’s career spanned eightdecades, from 1947 to 2021. She was the kind of performer that made everyone around her better, which is why legends like Mary Tyler Moore and MelBrooks sought her out. Like many people in my generation, I first remember her as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein. Later we would watch reruns of The Mary Tyler Moore Show or Rhoda and Leachman would make us laugh harder than anyone else on the show.

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She worked steadily throughout the decades, and then had a career renaissance when…

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