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Comedy , Comedy
Limitations. The origins of comedy as a formal genre of drama are even more obscure than those of tragedy. Aristotle’s Poetics (after 335 b.c.… Dave Chappelle , Chappelle, Dave
1973—
Actor, writer, comic
From a very early age, Dave Chappelle could make people laugh. Chappelle realized the power of his natural… Wanda Sykes , Sykes, Wanda 1964- (Wanda Sykes Hall, Wanda Sykes-Hall)
PERSONAL
Born March 7, 1964, in Portsmouth, VA; father, in the military; mother, in banking;… Cedric The Entertainer , Cedric the Entertainer 1964(?)–
Comedian, actor
A major television star of the late 1990s and a member of the phenomenally successful Original Kings… Mike Epps , 1970—
Comedian, actor
Among comedians there once were Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and a bunch of struggling unknowns. Everything changed in the 1990s… Menander , Menander
Menander
BORN: 342 bce, Athens, Greece
DIED: 292 bce, Piraeus, Greece
NATIONALITY: Greek
GENRE: Drama
MAJOR WORKS:
Anger (321 bce)
The Grouc…
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