The Black Pack: Comedy, Race, and Resistance
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Book Overview The Black Pack: Comedy, Race & Resistance is the first book to chronicle the untold history behind the iconic collaborations between ...
The Black Pack: Comedy, Race & Resistance is the first book to chronicle the untold history behind the iconic collaborations between a legendary group of comedians--Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend, and Arsenio Hall--who joined forces as the "Black Pack" in the late 1980s to create a series of socially-charged comedies that revolutionized popular culture and transformed American comedy.
Working together as writers, directors, producers, actors, and consultants, the Black Pack created some of the most provocative and enduring Black films and television shows of the twentieth century, including classic productions like In Living Color, Coming to America, Hollywood Shuffle, and The Arsenio Hall Show. The Black Pack collective was armed with a signature comedic style which combined politically-Black satire with edgy social humor that entertained millions, shattered box-office records, and slyly critiqued America's racial condition. Amid escalating social tensions in the 1980s, the Black Pack's comedic output transformed anger into art, wielding the cloak of humor as a rebellious tool to confront unjust business practices in Hollywood and challenge racial narratives embedded in American culture. Their work empowered unapologetically Black voices and expanded creative possibilities for Black artists in the entertainment industry.
In The Black Pack, Artel Great delivers the most comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking comedy collective, uncovering how the group's socially and politically-charged humor defied systemic barriers to achieve unprecedented commercial success and establish a cultural legacy that continues to inspire media creators today and across new generations.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 248 | Language: English | Publisher: RUTGERS UNIV PR | ISBN: 197883814X
FormatHardcover
Pages248
LanguageEnglish
ISBN197883814X
EAN9781978838147
PublisherRUTGERS UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.27 Pounds
Length9.4 Inches
Width6.1 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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