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Title: Funny Stuff : True African-American Comedy Legend
Post by: muman613 on January 18, 2015, 11:39:49 PM

Shalom,

I have recently been watching some old films on youtube. Came across the famous 'Charlie Chan' films of the 1930s-1940s and I am impressed with the level of the comedy. Charlie Chan is supposed to be a detective/mystery series but they also inserted a great deal of comedy. One of the great comedic characters in this series is 'Birmingham Brown' who is an African-American Chauffeur who also makes some astoundingly funny ad-libs. He is played by the actor 'Mantan Moreland' and here is one of his famous acts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bIyMBSx5Qo

By some he was considered a racist stereo-type but by most he was considered a comedic genius. I learned that he was considered for the part of a Stooge in the '3 Stooges'...

Title: Re: Funny Stuff : True African-American Comedy Legend
Post by: muman613 on January 18, 2015, 11:48:15 PM

From his movie 'King of the Zombies'...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7jRvEDrXIA

Title: Re: Funny Stuff : True African-American Comedy Legend
Post by: muman613 on January 18, 2015, 11:55:10 PM

This man appeared in many movies of that era..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dULPXyiVU14

Title: Re: Funny Stuff : True African-American Comedy Legend
Post by: muman613 on January 19, 2015, 12:06:44 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DYL8SkUD8E

Title: Re: Funny Stuff : True African-American Comedy Legend
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on January 19, 2015, 11:01:52 PM

You know dat be racist. Dey be lookin like da blacks foks in black face movies. UMM HMM!