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Sto caricando le informazioni... I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts (originale 2009; edizione 2015)di Larry Wilmore (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. humorous essays on Black (or Chocolate) America I definitely enjoyed reading this one. Wilmore brings some pretty good insights about Black people and race in general. But he adds a strong dose of humor to keep things light. He also makes you think. The book is a pretty quick read. I would definitely recommend it. If you know Wilmore from his work with The Daily Show, then you will likely enjoy the book too. Larry Wilmore, aka The Daily Show's "Black Correspondent," can best be described as a comedic cultural pundit. His specialty is race issues from a point of view that can best be describe as "3rd party black." Or maybe "3rd party chocolate." I love his bits on the Daily show, but it seems that is also the best of his material. "I'd Rather We Got Casinos" is somewhat schizophrenic as Wilmore narrates this book but often switches to third-person description. This is a series of essays and radio shows, some that explicitly contradict each other, like how fat black weathermen make him happy, and how fat black weathermen make him sad -- just about the mirror opposite to the first in every way. There are some moments, but since he is mostly talking among himselves, it lacks the straight-man dynamic that Jon Stewart adds to his Daley Show bits. Among all of Stewart's correspondents, Louis Black is the most consistently funny in book form -- the rest come up short, like a SNL cast member movie. I've really enjoyed Larry Wilmore in his appearances on The Daily Show. This book is a collection of short essays on things black, including occasional "Random black thoughts". The funniest to me was the one on Sudoku - he said he had no black thoughts on Sudoku. I enjoyed the book a great deal. Some of the jokes went on a bit long, as in having four letters to the NAACP trying to persuade them to use the word "chocolate" for blacks. Fun fast read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
From the host of Comedy Central's newest program, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, comes the first paperback reprint of his funny and provocative musings on race in America and other nightly topics--updated with new material for this edition. Now boasting three new chapters and an introduction exclusive the trade paperback edition, I'd Rather We Got Casinos And Other Black Thoughts by Larry Wilmore gives Wilmore's on-screen character of the same name a place to voice his opinions on controversial topics in a way that anyone can find amusing . . . and eye-opening. Exploring various literary forms such as op-ed pieces, epistolary entries, graduation speeches, and long-lost transcripts, the result is a collection that the expanded audience from his successful Comedy Central program will enjoy, including: why black weathermen make him feel happy (or sad); why brothas don't see UFOs; letters to the NAACP; and more, including his frustration with Black History Month -- after all, can twenty-eight days of trivia really make up for centuries of oppression?" Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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