October is #blackhistorymonthuk https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> and to celebrate I& #39;ll be writing a completely personal history of 20 of the most influential #BlackWritersAndComedyPerformers in my life. Okay let& #39;s get started...
1 DEREK GRIFFITHS
To viewers of a certain age instantly recognisable. A loved – adored – kids’ TV presenter: they often are aren’t they, the perfect adult, kind and funny, shows you interesting things, never tells you off 1/3
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@LilMisJocelyn made two great shows 10-15 years ago: hidden camera 3 Non Blondes + lovely character-driven sketch Little Miss Jocelyn. Plus a 1 Non Blonde follow up in 2010. Time for a new series...? https://youtube.com/watch?v=uYJVpWruqrY">https://youtube.com/watch... #BlackWritersAndComedyPerformers #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
His big break was Me And My Girl. Over the next 30 years he broke those barriers and played a massive range of characters: Fagin, Caracticus Potts and many others from the great musicals.
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Happily you can see the master in action right now - every Sunday, live on Facebook! With @EddieNestorMBE and @angielemar https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2994793770627002
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Welcome to WEEK 2 of my personal take on 20 top #BlackWritersAndComedyPerformers as part of #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> 1/8
To recap
1 DEREK GRIFFITHS
2 JOCELY JEE ESIAN @LilMisJocelyn
3 TRIX WORRELL
4 GARY WILMOT @garywilmotactor
5 CURTIS WALKER @CurtisWalkerDon
Which brings us to
And the middle classes. There’s a sad moment in the lovely @IMcMillan radio doc where a posh presenter asks him to comment about him trading on white prejudices. His response is instantly recognisable as a laugh of despair. 5/8 #BlackWritersAndComedyPerformers #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
“Only one race as far as I’m concerned and that’s the human race," Charlie replied, "if I can make them all laugh I’ve done my job.”
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Okay ahead of tomorrow& #39;s #BlackWritersAndComedyPerformers choice of comic, as part of #BlackHistoryMonth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> I& #39;ve written an Audit Of Me: https://www.chortle.co.uk/correspondents/2020/10/14/47101/how_much_of_my_success_as_a_comedy_writer_has_been_down_to_white_male_privilege%3F">https://www.chortle.co.uk/correspon...
Like many comics he was dyslexic, labeled ignorant because of his inability to read or write. 14 poetry books 10 novels later the joke& #39;s on them. 60s/70s education wasn’t all bad but when we got it wrong boy did we mess up 2/6
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