Another world Quote by Sinbad

Black comics, they only watch Black comedians. You're a comedian; you're not just a Black comedian. You're a comedian. I try to get that…

— Chris Rock

I almost exclusively performed at Black comedy shows and Black clubs. Black comics always just gave me the opportunity: 'Hey, you want to come…

— Matt Rife

For a lot of comics who aren't as silly or physical but more intellectual, we get looked at as 'alt comics.' No, I'm still…

— Amanda Seales

Underground and alternative comics existed in a vacuum for years, where money really wasn't an issue. No one would get into doing a black-and-white…

— Adrian Tomine

If comics are modern mythology, then black participation and representation is crucial.

— Reginald Hudlin

There are a lot of good comics, no doubt, but as far as the quality of the comics goes, I think what you have…

— Chris Rock

It was an unwritten law that black comics were not permitted to work white nightclubs. You could sing and you could dance, but you…

— Dick Gregory

There's no white comic that sells tickets to black people like me. They're going to get their hair done, get a new outfit, and…

— Gary Owen

Black storytelling can be about anything, absolutely anything, and within that it can be as enriching, as complex, beautiful, ugly as anything else. We…

— Paterson Joseph

Comedies in Hollywood is usually the path of least resistance when it comes to being black in Hollywood and putting movies together. They would…

— Ice Cube

When I started my career, I started with black comics: Bruce Bruce, Mark Curry, Bill Bellamy. It takes all kinds of influences.

— Iliza Shlesinger

In black neighborhoods, everybody appreciated comedy about real life. In the white community, fantasy was funnier. I started looking for the jokes that were…

— Will Smith