In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Great Film Comedians Encore Show
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Comedy experts George Bettinger, Nancy Lombardo and Steve Mendoza discuss great film comedians past and present in this encore presentation. All three guests boast impressive experience as actors and comics. For example, Bettinger has won acclaim with his uncanny impressions; Lombardo appears frequently in Saturday Night Live skits; and Mendoza makes people laugh with his amusing take on life. Also, through the power of imagination and technology, joining in the fun are Groucho Marx, Mae West, W.C. Fields and Jimmy Durante. George Bettinger, aka Mr. Show Biz, hosts the entertaining Mom & Pop Shop Show on DreamStreamRadio every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern Time; Nancy Lombardo is the hilarious host of Comedy Concepts on BlogTalkRadio every Monday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time; and Steve Mendoza has appeared in several movies, performed stand-up comedy, and is an accomplished chef and radio host. Among the comedians to be discussed are Charlie Chaplin, Madeline Kahn, Buster Keaton, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Steve Martin, Lucille Ball, Eddie Murphy, Peter Sellers, Jerry Lewis and many of your other favorites. What fun!
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Comedy experts George Bettinger, Nancy Lombardo and Steve Mendoza discuss great film comedians past and present in this encore presentation. All three guests boast impressive experience as actors and comics. For example, Bettinger has won acclaim with his uncanny impressions; Lombardo appears frequently in Saturday Night Live skits; and Mendoza makes people laugh with his amusing take on life. Also, through the power of imagination and technology, joining in the fun are Groucho Marx, Mae West, W.C. Fields and Jimmy Durante. George Bettinger, aka Mr. Show Biz, hosts the entertaining Mom & Pop Shop Show on DreamStreamRadio every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern Time; Nancy Lombardo is the hilarious host of Comedy Concepts on BlogTalkRadio every Monday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time; and Steve Mendoza has appeared in several movies, performed stand-up comedy, and is an accomplished chef and radio host. Among the comedians to be discussed are Charlie Chaplin, Madeline Kahn, Buster Keaton, Jack Black, Jim Carrey, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Steve Martin, Lucille Ball, Eddie Murphy, Peter Sellers, Jerry Lewis and many of your other favorites. What fun!
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