DVD
Moms Mabley
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Moms Mabley, Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Kathy Griffin, Professor Bambi Haggins, Arsenio Hall, Quincy Jones, Anne Meara, Billy Mitchell, Eddie Murphy, Sidney Poitier, Joan Rivers, George Schlatter, Jerry Stiller.
Publication Information
[Hollywood, CA] : HBO Home Entertainment, [2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 71 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
TV-14.
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.
Notes
Originally broadcast on HBO in 2013.