Cosby Got "I Spy." Diahann Carroll was in "Julia." And then in 1970,"The Flip Wilson Show"...
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Cosby Got "I Spy." Diahann Carroll was in "Julia." And then in 1970,
"The Flip Wilson Show" was the first time a Black comedian had a show
with their name on it
"The Flip Wilson Show" was the first time a Black comedian had a show
with their name on it
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Cosby Got "I Spy."
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Diahann Carroll was in "Julia."
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And then in 1970,
"The Flip Wilson Show" was
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the first time a Black comedian
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had a show
with their name on it.
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Movie Summary
It follows the progression of Black comedy through the years, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose and challenge society's injustices
