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3 hrs ago | BellaOnline

Types of Comedy

There are many different styles of comedy that range from improvisation to satire.

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11 hrs ago | Zap2it.com

Have a 'Madagascar' Christmas

Usually by the second sequel, the best ideas are exhausted. And usually when it comes to Christmas TV specials, producers delude themselves into thinking audiences crave another version of "A Christmas Carol." Credit DreamWorks' zany "Madagascar" series for ignoring the usual.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Black Entertainment, Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Nov 04, 2009

NPR

The Oscars Play It Ultra-Safe With Steve Martin And Alec Baldwin

When it was announced yesterday that the Oscar hosts next March would be Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, I felt oddly disappointed.

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Related Topix: Oscars, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Vocal, Billy Crystal, Black Entertainment

Wyoming PBS Welcome!

General Series "Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize 2009"

An A-list cast of comedians - including Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock - salutes Bill Cosby, the 12th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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Related Topix: Cosby, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Bill Cosby, Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Tbs.com

I Think I Love My Wife

Comedy, Remake Steve Buscemi, Edward Herrmann, Chris Rock, Chris Rock, Chris Rock, Gina Torres, Kerry Washington, Louis C.K. Richard Cooper has it all.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Gina Torres, Kerry Washington, Movies, Entertainment

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

Truth or Hair

Whitney Smith arrived for her hair appointment at Tamed Hair & Nails salon at 10 a.m. The clock on the wall reads 3:10 p.m. when she's finally unsnapping her salon smock to head home.

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Related Topix: African-American, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Black Entertainment, Las Vegas, NV

Tue Oct 27, 2009

BBC

Bill Cosby collects comedy honour

Sitcom star Bill Cosby has accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour at a ceremony in Washington DC.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Cosby, The Cosby Show, Drama, Black Entertainment, Bill Cosby, Seinfeld

Mon Oct 26, 2009

KansasCity.com

Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute

Bill Cosby is feeling reflective after a celebration of his life's work - making people laugh.On Monday night, Cosby received the nation's top humor prize at the Kennedy Center in Washington and was saluted by fellow comedians and entertainers.He was lauded by Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and "The Cosby Show" co-stars Phylicia Rashad and ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Panther

Fracturing Our Hair Part 1: Dear God: Please give me good hair. Amen.

Chris Rock's new Documentary, Good Hair, has stirred up much controversy in the urban salons and has opened to mixed reviews at the box office, but no one can deny, the in-depth look that Rock brings to the screen, with his mix of humor and racial hair issues that affect our community today.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, African-American

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Palm Beach Post

Seinfeld at Kravis part of a swarm of comedy performances

When Jerry Seinfeld makes his way to the Kravis Center stage tonight for the hall's season-opening program, he'll have plenty of company.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Seinfeld, Entertainment, Television, Jerry Seinfeld, Black Entertainment, Theater, Arts, Jupiter, FL, Banking, Financial Services, Community West Bancshares

Myrtle Beach Online

Chris Rock wants to hear you laugh

"Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" It's this question that launches "Good Hair," Chris Rock's uproarious and enlightening documentary about the world of African-American women's hair.

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CANOE

Pryor wife slams Rock's dog joke

The animal-loving widow of Richard Pryor banned Chris Rock from portraying the late comedy icon on the big screen after he made a joke about dog fighting, according to reports.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Head of State, Black Entertainment

Wed Oct 21, 2009

MELODIKA.net

EPIX Unites All-Star Cast for Sam Kinison Tribute

An all-star cast is gathering on the new premium channel EPIX to celebrate the hard-living and outspoken late comedian, Sam Kinison.

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Related Topix: Sam Kinison, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Black Entertainment, Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman

Times Record News

Chris Rock wants to hear you laugh

"Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" It's this question that launches "Good Hair," Chris Rock's uproarious and enlightening documentary about the world of African-American women's hair.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Comedy, Thriller, Crime Movies, Beverly Hills Cop II, Action Movies, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Black Entertainment, Good Hair, African-American, Emmy Awards

Mon Oct 19, 2009

ABC News - Brian Ross

Judge Allows Chris Rock "Good Hair" Film to Open

Comedian Chris Rock's documentary movie "Good Hair" can open across the U.S. this week after a judge on Monday ruled against a filmmaker who accused the comedian of stealing her idea for the film.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Montreal Gazette

Chris Rock goes for the straight story

A simple question from Chris Rock's young daughter kick-started a documentary project that the comedian had been pondering for 16 years: "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" Now, from the mouth of a baby to a multiplex near you: Good Hair, a whimsical yet most thorough probe of the multibillion-dollar African-American hair biz.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

CBC News

Chris Rock looks at the world of black hairstyles

Chris Rock takes a humorous look at African-American coifs in the documentary Good Hair.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

Globe and Mail

Good Hair

Published on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 1:25PM EDT Last updated on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 4:37PM EDT G ood Hair Directed by Jeff Stilson Written by Jeff Stilson, Chris Rock, Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar Narrated by Chris Rock Among other things, Good Hair is the story of how foragers collect shorn hair at Hindu religious ceremonies in India, ...

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Related Topix: Good Hair, Black Entertainment, African-American, Beverages, CocaCola

Wed Oct 14, 2009

New York Press

Good Hair

Remember the terrible mockumentary Chris Rock made when he hosted the 2005 Oscars? It stereotyped black filmgoers as an action-movie mob for the supposedly provocative but simply inappropriate point that the Academy Awards were out-of-touch with the homies.

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Related Topix: Head of State, Comedy Movies, Black Entertainment, Oscars, African-American

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Slam Sports

Chris Rock takes funny, tender look at African-American hair in 'Good Hair'

Positive reviews have been rolling in for comedian Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair," a rollicking look at African-American hair culture.

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Related Topix: Good Hair, Comedy Movies, African-American, Action Movies, Adventure, Pootie Tang, Musical Movies, Black Entertainment, Canada, Short, Friday, Crime Movies, Drama Movies

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