Black Comedy: The Good, The Bad and The Power of Funny with Angelica Jade Bastién

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Host Darren and today’s Black History Year guest, Angelica Jade Bastién—the seriously funny writer and cultural critic behind “Madwomen & Muses”—tackle hot topics like “coonin'” as entertainment, if Kenya Barris is helping or hurting the culture, and the challenges of creating Black comedy in spaces that weren’t built for it. Get ready to laugh through this deep dive into the history of Black comedy and its power to effect social change! For more from Angelica, check out her popular Substack newsletter “Madwomen & Muses” at https://angelicabastien.substack.com/ -- Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. Hosting BHY is Darren Wallace. The BHY production team includes Brooke Brown, Amber Davis, Mina Davis, Kevin McFall, Gabby Roberts, and Leslie Taylor-Grover. Our producers are Cydney Smith, Darren Wallace, and Len Webb, who also edits the show. BHY’s executive producers are Julian Walker and Lilly Workneh To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you love Push Black's Black History Year podcast, then you'll also love Two-Minute Black History.
0:11.8	In only two minutes, you'll hear little-known stories about our people and reclaim the knowledge we need to take action and advance our community.
0:22.5	To move towards the future,
0:29.5	you've got to look to the past. Learn the history you didn't get in school. Tune in to two-minute black history. Right here on the Black History Year feed or wherever you listen to podcast.
0:39.2	Coming up on Black History Year, we address a simple question.
0:42.9	What in the world is so funny about black culture?
0:46.5	Catch it next.
0:49.9	No one likes nasty surprises.
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1:18.6	Funny to some, revolutionary to others.
1:25.6	Black comedy has always been more than meets the eye.
1:31.3	And when laughs get loud enough, they turn into something else entirely.
1:35.3	Something so powerful becomes a force for change.
1:39.3	I'm Darren from Push Black, and you're locked in the black history year.
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