1.   Although the jokes were mild, the manager dismissed White for violating an unstated rule that black comedians refrain from wisecracks aimed at white customers.

2.   He says young black comedians are taking to the stage out of sheer frustration.

3.   It is a point also made, with trademark sarcasm, by black comedian Chris Rock.

4.   This early Murphy had a knack for pushing the envelope on what was acceptable for a black comedian on a mainstream television series.

5.   To him, the truth about the daily lives of Cobb and his high-powered black friends is captured in a monologue by the black comedian Chris Rock.

6.   Watson belonged to the generation of black comedians that included Redd Foxx and Slappy White, with whom he performed.

7.   Yet TV can prove a confounding place for black comedians.

8.   Maybe it means Harvey will see one less description of himself as a black comedian who stars in a black TV show.