Black Quote by Jamie Foxx

When it comes to black female comedians, it's like, if you're not overweight, are you funny? There's rules, like, you can't be skinny and…

— Yvonne Orji

I think most Black women are funny. Whether we get credit or not, we just are; we're hilarious.

— Janelle James

I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good if you…

— Franklyn Ajaye

People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's…

— Russell Peters

The appeal of comedy is that you're not going to look your best. Dressing up or dressing down is something I love and feel…

— Sarah Alexander

Race is still somewhat of a taboo in comedy. But if you're a minority, then you can make fun of your own minority. And…

— Emo Philips

In comedy, I often see so many weird race jokes, and it's like, there is no racial diversity in your show to even make…

— Michaela Coel

There is this idea in comedy that you don't want to look like you care about your appearance because that takes away from what's…

— Steve Howey

Once, I was doing Bon Qui Qui in Miami, and this black girl was in the audience, and she yelled out, 'That's not funny!'…

— Anjelah Johnson

If you write well, you don't have to dress funny.

— James Dickey

I love making people laugh. I just happened to do it dressed as a woman.

— Divine

I found my personal style in black humor and mixing funny things with very touching ones - like trying to force people to cry…

— Malgorzata Szumowska