Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Franklyn Ajaye as Self Angela Bassett as Narrator (voice) Bill Bellamy as Self Jeff Clanagan as Self Bill Cosby as Self Stanley Crouch as Self Elijah Cummings as Self Tommy Davidson as Self Michael Eric Dyson as Self Marla Gibbs as Self Louis Gossett Jr. as Self Dick Gregory as Self Eddie Griffin as Self Steve Harvey as Self D.L. Hughley as Self Faizon Love as Self Kel Mitchell as Self Mo'Nique as Self Paul Mooney as Self Garrett Morris as Self Charlie Murphy as Self Niecy Nash-Betts as Self Reynaldo Rey as Self Chris Rock as Self Sherri Shepherd as Self Sommore as Self Robert Townsend as Self George Wallace as Self Maxine Waters as Self Damon Wayans as Self Keenen Ivory Wayans as Self Marlon Wayans as Self Shawn Wayans as Self Cornel West as Self Katt Williams as Self Andrew Young as Self Julian Bond as Self

Robert Townsend Director John Long Writer Jeff Clanagan Executive Producer