Funny My Way

About Funny My Way

Please note: This Audible Original contains explicit content and language some people may find offensive. It is intended for mature audiences only. Discretion is advised. Take a deep dive into the personal and political lives of six trailblazing Black comedy icons with your host comedian/actor JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm). This engaging docuseries shows you how these fearless heroes of comedy broke color barriers and challenged the racist status quo, all while making audiences roar with laughter. Without them, we wouldn’t have the superstars we have today. Produced by Team Coco, AYR Media and Toni Judkins, each episode of Funny My Way: Breaking Boundaries in Black Comedy presents a comedy great of the past: Paul Mooney (known as “The Godfather of Comedy”), Flip Wilson (the first Black entertainer to host a successful weekly variety show on network TV), Moms Mabley (the first Black comedian to play Carnegie Hall), Dick Gregory (the first Black comedian to break the color line in the nightclub scene), Rudy Ray Moore (known as “The Godfather of Rap”), and Redd Foxx (known as “The Dean of X-rated comedians”). Through funny and moving archival footage, their stories are told alongside incisive commentary from various popular comics, political commentators, and legendary creators, including Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Godfrey, RuPaul, Margaret Cho, Deon Cole, Sandra Bernhard, Norman Lear, and more. Hear how these Black comedy legends made it to the top and influenced so many by doing it their way.

Publisher

Audible Originals

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Jan 2023

Latest episode

1 Feb 2023

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Feb 2023

   Episode 6: Redd Foxx

   The so-called “King of the Party Record,” Redd Foxx got his start as a comic telling some of the most outrageous, X-rated jokes audiences had ever heard, going on to sell an estimated 20 million records.

2. 

   1 Feb 2023

   Episode 5: Rudy Ray Moore

   Known to millions as “Dolemite”—the provocative tough-talking hustler he played in his most popular films and albums—Rudy Ray Moore built a loyal and lasting following, especially among a later generation of hip-hop artists, who dubbed him “The Godfather of Rap.”

3. 

   1 Feb 2023

   Episode 4: Dick Gregory

   Fusing comedy and activism, Dick Gregory was one of the most forcefully political comics of his generation.

4. 

   1 Feb 2023

   Episode 3: Moms Mabley

   The original queen of comedy who styled herself “The Funniest Woman in the World,” Moms Mabley shattered barriers that had kept Black comics, and especially women, from taking center stage.

5. 

   1 Feb 2023

   Episode 2: Flip Wilson

   Flip Wilson, television’s first Black superstar, hosted his own variety show that rose to the top of American TV ratings.

6. 

   1 Feb 2023

   Episode 1: Paul Mooney

   One of the fiercest and most fearless comics of his generation, Paul Mooney masterfully crossed the line with humor and intention.

7. 

   23 Jan 2023

   Trailer

   Take a deep dive into the personal and political lives of six trailblazing Black comedy icons with your host comedian/actor JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm).

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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