Product Details

• Actors: Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, Stanley Crouch
• Directors: Robert Townsend
• Writers: Quincy Newell, John Long
• Producers: Quincy Newell
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Codeblack Ent
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00344EAQE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,714 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Why We Laugh" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 04/27/2010 Run time: 90 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a documentary about black comedy worth watching, April 30, 2010

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Comedic1 "chelcie3" (Atlanta, ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why We Laugh (DVD)

I really liked this documentary. I knew I would if Robert Townsend was on board. Mostly because it covers a lot of issues about black comedy that haven't been talked about. Like the modern day "coon" and how most black comedians haven't really learned anything about comedy as an art form. Especially where black comedy has come from. The trailers at the beginning threw me off a bit because with all that intelligence in the documentary, they had to run ads for some of the most uninteresting black comedians around. I also was sorry to see that there were some interviews that didn't make it to the screen and some I wish had not made it. Especially in the bonus interviews. There are only 2 or 3 bonus interviews that were worth listening to. One had absolutely no business being interviewed considering they haven't really ever done much in stand up in the first place and didn't contribute much to the piece as a whole. I guess the director was running low on cash. Now all we need is a movie about Bert Williams and Richard Pryor.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We NEED more education in OUR comedy!!!, May 18, 2010

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Wayne (Baltimore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why We Laugh (DVD)

This is an intelligent, informative and educating documentary reminding Black people who choose to negotiate their selfworth by ignoring all the negative racial perceptions/sterotypes in EVERY foreign and domestic film!!! 98% of black people worldwide through all entertainment have sold their souls for the evil greenback!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful documentary...highly recommended!, April 2, 2010

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Addicted2blogs - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why We Laugh (DVD)

Man, this film impressed me! As a fan of music, I've always paid attention to how music and artists affect our culture but I have never really examined the cultural influence of black comedy. This film does a magnificent job, enlisting highly credible voices. What's really dope about it is that although it's educational, its remains funny and entertaining the entire way through! I can't wait for the DVD!