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Preacher Moss
Bryant Reginald Moss (born 1967), best known by his stage name Preacher Moss, is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known as one third of comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny. Early life Moss was born in Washington, D.C. to African American parents, Clifford Moss and Mary Moss. He began practicing comedy at the age of seven, when he earned the nickname "Preacher" for his imitations of the pastor at his family's church. He was raised Christian in a Maryland suburb and was sent to a local military academy for his schooling. Moss started out doing sketch comedy when he was 17 and by his early 20s he began to make his way to comedy clubs. In 1988, at the age of 20, he converted to Islam. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in journalism and a took a job teaching emotionally disturbed children in Milwaukee, while continuing to do standup comedy.Preacher Moss Writing career In 1994, Moss was the opening act for a comic Darrell Hammond, Hammond hired him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Observational Comedy
Observational comedy is a form of humor based on the commonplace aspects of everyday life. It is one of the main types of humor in stand-up comedy. In an observational comedy act, the comedian makes an observation about something which is common enough to be familiar to their audience, but not commonly discussed. Such observations are typically presented with the phrase "Have you ever noticed...?" or "Did you ever notice...?" which has become a comedy cliché. Analysis British comedians Richard Herring and Jo Caulfield wrote in an article that observational comedy relies upon the fact that the observation is "universally familiar" but that it "won't necessarily have been consciously noted by your audience", arguing that the statements can be neither too obvious nor too obscure. Similarly, Eddie Izzard noted that a comedian's observations need to be relatable in order to be successful. Douglas Coupland claims that "it takes a good observational comedian to tell you what, exactly, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhar Usman
Azhar Muhammad Usman (born December 23, 1975) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer of Indian descent. He is a former lecturer, community activist and lawyer and has been referred to as the "Ayatollah of Comedy" and "Bin Laughin". He is best known as one third of comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny. In December 2020, Marvel Studios announced that Usman had joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four, Marvel Cinematic Universe, agreeing to play Najaf on the cast of the studio's ''Ms. Marvel (TV series), Ms. Marvel'' original streaming series for Disney+. Early life Usman was born in Chicago, Illinois, to immigrant Indian Muslim parents. As a child, his family lived in the predominately Jewish Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois, Skokie. In the 1970s, Usman's veterinarian father Zia Usman (a graduate of Aligarh Muslim University) and school-teacher mother Atiya Usman left Bihar, India, and emigrated to the United States. In 1993, Usman graduated from Niles We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of African Americans
This is a list of African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans. African Americans are an ethnic group consisting of Americans, citizens of the United States who have full or partial ancestry of any Black people, black racial groups of Africa. African Americans form the third largest Race and ethnicity in the United States, racial and ethnic group in the United States, behind White Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans. African Americans are mostly descendants of Slavery in the United States, enslaved black people from the United States. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and references showing the person is African-American. Actors, actresses, and comedians A *Quinton Aaron, actor *Ira Aldridge, actor *Flex Alexander, actor *Khandi Alexander, actress *Ajiona Alexus, actress *Mahershala Ali, actor *Debbie Allen, actress *John Amos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
