Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comedy has long been a springboard for some of the most beloved entertainers in the world. The timing, wit, and charisma required ...

A new book is nostalgic for the ’90s. But the era of crossover success was not necessarily the pinnacle of Black comedic achievement.

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , PBS NewsHour co-anchor Jeff Bennett is out with a new book about a golden era for comedy , the 90s. This is KPBS Midday Edition.

“You wouldn’t believe the backlash we got the first year,” Tyrone Collins says. He’s fresh from a radio interview promoting the three-day NW Black Comedy Festival that he and his wife Courtenay ...