ABC Stage 67 - Season 1 Episode 24 A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America

Name: ABC Stage 67
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 03 May 1967
Rating: 6.20

1967-05-03 60 minutes.

6.20 5 votes

Drama Documentary

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Sep 14, 1966

1 - 1

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski Sep 14, 1966
1 - 2

Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn Sep 21, 1966
1 - 3

Where It's At Sep 28, 1966
1 - 4

The Kennedy Wit Oct 05, 1966
1 - 5

Olympus 7-0000 Oct 12, 1966
1 - 6

The Confession Oct 19, 1966
1 - 7

The Canterville Ghost Nov 02, 1966
1 - 8

The People Trap Nov 09, 1966
1 - 9

Evening Primrose Nov 16, 1966
1 - 10

Noon Wine Nov 23, 1966
1 - 11

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe Nov 30, 1966
1 - 12

On The Flip Side Dec 07, 1966
1 - 13

The Brave Rifles Dec 14, 1966
1 - 14

A Christmas Memory Dec 21, 1966
1 - 15

The Trap of Solid Gold Jan 04, 1967
1 - 16

Sex in the Sixties Jan 12, 1967
1 - 17

General Eisenhower on The Military Churchill Jan 26, 1967
1 - 18

David Frost's Night Out in London Feb 02, 1967
1 - 19

The Light Fantastic Feb 09, 1967
1 - 20

C'est La Vie Feb 23, 1967
1 - 21

Rodgers and Hart Today Mar 02, 1967
1 - 22

The American Boy Mar 09, 1967
1 - 23

I'm Getting Married Mar 16, 1967
1 - 24

A Time For Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America Apr 06, 1967
1 - 25

The Wide Open Door Apr 20, 1967
1 - 26

The Human Voice May 03, 1967
1 - 27

Eat The Document Jan 01, 1970

Overview

Singer-actor Harry Belafonte produced this showcase of Negro humor, satire and self-parody. Sketches: A suburban couple (Godfrey Cambridge & Diana Sands) irritate their maid (Moms Mabley) by pretending to be white; in jail, a civil rights marcher (Dick Gregory) discusses Black Power; The clergyman doesn't show up for a funeral, leaving the nervous undertaker (Richard Pryor) to deliver the eulogy; In a barbershop routine, George Kirby plays seven parts, including Augustus X and Senator Irksen; A pool hustler (Redd Foxx) talks about poverty and civil rights; A judge (Pigmeat Markham) questions a quarreling couple (Harry Belafonte & Diahann Carroll). Songs included: Dogs - Harry Belafonte / Good Lovin' - Diahann Carroll / Jim Crow - Charles Moore & Bill Reilly.

Year 1967

Studio ABC

Director

Crew Truman Capote (Writer), Marc Merson (Producer), Phil Stein (Producer)

Popularity 3.645

Language English