Apr 25, 2012
81 min
Full-HD

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (2012)

A bittersweet valentine to All Jokes Aside, a little known, but extremely influential, black-owned Comedy Club. Comedy, race and Chicago politics collided at this cultural gem and we hope our humorous telling of this story will provoke discussion, and in some small way, promote a greater understanding between the races.

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Documentary Comedy

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Lori Alexander

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Douglas Bank

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Bill Bellamy

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J. Anthony Brown

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Cedric the Entertainer

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Melanie Comarcho

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Lavell Crawford

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Adele Givens

Self

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