How black comedians make jokes about Obama's win
Tommy Davidson's centerpiece joke about President-elect Barack Obama at a Los Angeles comedy club over the weekend "killed" -- in more ways than one.
Davidson, who was a regular on Fox's hip sketch comedy show "In Living Color," bounded on stage Friday at the Comedy Union on Pico Boulevard and said he would like to perform a bit from Obama's upcoming inaugural speech. He stood at an imaginary podium -- then, a "shot" rang out and he collapsed in a heap.
The audience was momentarily shocked, then erupted in laughter. But for some, the laughs stuck in their throats.
"People were crying out, 'Oh, no, don't do that,' " said Lanita Jacobs-Huey, a USC professor of anthropology who was in the audience. "Tommy then sprung up and said with this smile, 'OK, I just wanted to try that out.' It was pretty amazing."
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Good thing he isn't white or Jessie Jackson would be ALL over him.
Posted by: Countrygirl | November 10, 2008 at 12:06 PM
NOT Funny.
Posted by: mitzi spallas | November 10, 2008 at 12:36 PM
That was a very bad joke, I think he should be baned from all clubs if he was
around when that happed to the kennedys he would have not done that
It is not funny at all to say that about any body specially about the presient of the United States, to be
or about anybody
Posted by: jan | November 10, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Not funny at all!!!!
Posted by: TeeBabi | November 10, 2008 at 01:25 PM
I guess this is why this guy is stuck doing shows in the raunchiest part of South Central L.A. Who the hell even goes to that neighborhood anyway?
Posted by: TeeBabi | November 10, 2008 at 01:57 PM
And we thought Michael Richards' rant was in bad taste...
Posted by: Kent | November 10, 2008 at 03:13 PM
2008 -great time in history to be black.
a white person can't say anything without being labeled racist.
a black person can say anything and not be labeled racist.
you didn't vote for B.O.? you're racist.
Posted by: Mikeusa | November 11, 2008 at 01:10 PM
That really was just in bad taste. I find that there are a couple of guys from the "in living color" group who get funny and bad taste mixed up. I'm sure there things to laugh about in Obamas past. This guy needs to do some research and think more. The murder of the first black president, or any one, just isn't funny.
Posted by: g Jackson | January 21, 2009 at 01:49 AM