In
March of 1982, PBS aired my first film, The
Marx Brothers in a Nutshell. Soon after that
broadcast, I wrote a letter to author Kurt Vonnegut
in New York, telling him that I made the Marx
Brothers film because I was a big fan of theirs.
I told Vonnegut I was also a big fan of his, and
wanted to make a film about him. I asked if he'd
be interested.... ![]()
Until
the early1960's, black standup comics played in
black clubs to black audiences. White comedians
played in white clubs to white audiences. Dick
Gregory was the first black comic to break the
color barrier.![]()
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