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    Whoopi Goldberg presents Moms Mabley [videorecording (DVD)].
    Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2014.
    Call #:DVD 792.76028092 M112w Doc
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  • Mabley, Moms.
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  • Mabley, Moms -- Performances.
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  • Women comedians -- United States.
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  • Comedians, Black -- United States.
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  • Comedians, Black -- Performances.
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  • Black wit and humor -- History and criticism.
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  • Stand-up comedy -- United States -- History.
  • Alternate title: 
    Moms Mabley [videorecording (DVD)] : the original queen of comedy
    Format: 
    [videorecording (DVD)].
    Description: 
    1 videodisc (71 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. and b&w ; 12 cm.
    Notes: 
    Home use only.
    Closed-captioned.
    Production: 
    HBO Documentary Films ; George Schlatter Productions ; a Whoop Inc. production ; Director, Whoopi Goldberg ; Producers, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Leonardis.
    Performers: 
    Featuring Whoopi Goldberg ; interviewees: Debbie Allen, Kaye Ballard, Harry Belafonte, Dick Cavett, Ellen Sebastian Chang, Bill Cosby, Joshua Gamson, Kathy Griffin, Bambi Haggins, Arsenio Hall, Quincy Jones, Robert Klein, Anne Meara, Norma Miller, Billy Mitchell, Eddie Murphy, Mrs. Jackie Parton, Sidney Poitier, Joan Rivers, George Schlatter, Tommy Smothers, Jerry Stiller.
    Summary: 
    Jackie 'Moms' Mabley was an African-American stand-up comic and showbiz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star on the stage and TV. Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex, and racism, making her one of the first taboo-pushing comedians on the comedy circuit. Once billed as 'The Funniest Woman in the World', she performed up until her death in 1975. Whoopi Goldberg directs and appears.
    Genre: 
    American wit and humor.
    Biographical documentary films.
    Documentary films.
    Filmed stand-up comedy routines.
    Films for the hearing impaired.
    DVDs.
    Other authors: 
    Mabley, Moms.
    Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
    Hall, Arsenio.
    Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
    Cosby, Bill, 1937-
    Allen, Debbie, 1950-
    Jones, Quincy, 1933-
    Griffin, Kathy, 1960-
    Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
    Rivers, Joan.
    HBO Documentary Films.
    George Schlatter Productions.
    Whoop, Inc.
    Home Box Office (Firm)
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