The Future of Comedy

So without racism where is the furture of comedy???

For so many years American humor has been based on cultural ignorance, and stereotypes. Now that we are coming into an age where every one is so diverse e.g. having friends and even family of so many different cultures how can we still listen to the same Black, White comedy?

I love comedy and appreciate humor in every aspect of life but I have noticed that many routines have gotten tired. I can't laugh at the average black white jokes that would have been hilarious a few years ago. Not that racism is gone, I am certainly aware that racism is alive and thriving in the United States, however, the differences between blacks and whites are starting to dissapear as more cultures are able to advance economically and as we advance we realize that all whites are not wealthy.

Culture in America was so divided and in recent years has drastically evolved into a melting pot of so many different cultures.

This is a serious threat to American comedy. Since the very beginning of of our nation the conceopt of comedy and racism went hand in hand for example: mintrel shows, a birth of a nation etc. This tradition has continued throughout the history of our comedy for example: many early cartoons were racist, and shows such as All in the Family, and Good Times carried on the tradition of racist entertainment.

If all of a sudden racist comedy was prohibited MOST of what we know as comedy would not be acceptable. Here is a list of comedians who have based the majority of their act on racism:

Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
Dick Gregory


There is a laundry list of present day comedians who would be without any routine if they had to avoid making jokes that had anything to do with race. These comedians are deeply appreciated and I admire most of them and find theor comedy hilarious, however, if racism continues to decline what will we have to entertain ourselves?? Comedy is a reflection of our reality and each and every one of the comedians who included racial humor in their routines was neccessary and played a crucial part in improving race relations in the United States. Now that race relations have somewhat improved and will probably get better over time what will comedians do??