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Homey Dont Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution Audiobook, by David Peisner Play Audiobook Sample

Homey Don't Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution Audiobook

Homey Dont Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution Audiobook, by David Peisner Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: JD Jackson Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781977381552

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

39

Longest Chapter Length:

36:35 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

08:52 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

20:29 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Few television shows revolutionized comedy as profoundly or have had such an enormous and continued impact on our culture as In Living Color. Inspired by Richard Pryor, Carol Burnett, and Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans created a television series unlike any that had come before it. Along the way, he introduced the world to Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Rosie Perez, and Jennifer Lopez, not to mention his own brothers Damon, Marlon, and Shawn Wayans. In Living Color shaped American culture in ways both seen and unseen, and was part of a sea change that moved black comedy and hip-hop culture from the shadows into the spotlight.

Now, Homey Don't Play That reveals the complete, captivating story of how In Living Color overcame enormous odds to become a major, zeitgeist-seizing hit. Through exclusive interviews with the cast, writers, producers, and network executives, this insightful and entertaining chronicle follows the show's ups and downs, friendships and feuds, tragedies and triumphs, sketches and scandals, the famous and the infamous, unveiling a vital piece of history in the evolution of comedy, television, and black culture.

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“A fascinating glimpse into the intense work needed to create and keep a show running…Highly recommended.”

— Library Journal (starred review)

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  • [Jackson's] deep and raspy voice has a deliberate delivery that works well with Peisner's prose.

    — AudioFile

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About David Peisner

David Peisner is a freelance writer based in Decatur, Georgia. His work has appeared in Spin, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe, Playboy, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and many other publications.

About JD Jackson

JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.