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Title details for Homey Don't Play That! by David Peisner - Available

Homey Don't Play That!

The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution

by David Peisner
JD Jackson
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Few television shows revolutionized comedy as profoundly or have had such an enormous and continued impact on our culture as In Living Color. Inspired by Richard Pryor, Carol Burnett, and Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans created a television series unlike any that had come before it. Along the way, he introduced the world to Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Rosie Perez, and Jennifer Lopez, not to mention his own brothers Damon, Marlon, and Shawn Wayans. In Living Color shaped American culture in ways both seen and unseen, and was part of a sea change that moved black comedy and hip-hop culture from the shadows into the spotlight.
Now, Homey Don't Play That reveals the complete, captivating story of how In Living Color overcame enormous odds to become a major, zeitgeist-seizing hit. Through exclusive interviews with the cast, writers, producers, and network executives, this insightful and entertaining chronicle follows the show's ups and downs, friendships and feuds, tragedies and triumphs, sketches and scandals, the famous and the infamous, unveiling a vital piece of history in the evolution of comedy, television, and black culture.

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  • Release date

    June 26, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781977391551
      • File size: 383534 KB
      • Duration: 13:19:01

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The TV comedy show "In Living Color" proved to be the culmination of numerous black comedians' efforts in an industry that had limited their voices in the prior 30 years. It was also the birthplace of a diversifying of black comedians for the next 30 years. In narrating the history of the show's rise, its height, and its aftermath, JD Jackson moves seamlessly from recounting Keenen Ivory Wayans's childhood and discussing the impact of the Rodney King riots to explaining some of the most celebrated skits in the show. His deep and raspy voice has a deliberate delivery that works well with Peisner's prose, which straddles the lines between a traditional historical account and an oral history of a show whose many catchphrases are still recognizable today. L.E. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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