S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , PBS NewsHour co-anchor Jeff Bennett is out with a new book about a golden era for comedy , the 90s. This is KPBS Midday Edition.

Geoff Bennett was 10 years old and in the wilds of New Jersey on a spring night in 1990, when he saw a show created by Keenen Ivory Wayans called "In Living Color." WAYANS: (As Homey D. Clown) Homey ...

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, a group of five African American men — all famous comedians — created a body of work that shifted popular culture, altered the entertainment industry and impacted ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Laughter filled the room as comedians took the stage for the semifinals during the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition and Festival. It's a long-running showcase that has served as a ...

The Bay Area Black Comedy Competition has returned to Oakland, bringing comedians from across the country to the historic Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, where this year's winner will be crowned ...

The competition, founded in 1987, has helped launch the careers of comedians including Chris Tucker, Jamie Foxx, Nick Cannon, and D.L. Hughley. Semifinalists Lele Mason of Chicago and East Oakland’s ...