The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell : Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian
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W. Kamau Bell delivers a humorous, well-informed take on the world today, tackling a wide range of issues, such as: race relations; fatherhood; the state of law enforcement today; comedians and superheroes; right-wing politics; left-wing politics; failure; his interracial marriage; white men; his up-bringing by very strong-willed, race-conscious, yet ideologically opposite parents; his early days struggling to find his comedic voice, then his later days struggling to find his comedic voice; why he never seemed to fit in with the Black comedy scene...or the white comedy scene; how he was a Black nerd way before that became a thing; how it took his wife and an East Bay lesbian to teach him that racism and sexism often walk hand in hand; and much, much more.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Audio, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: 9 audio discs (10 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781524733780
1524733784
9781524733766
1524733768
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Books on Tape, Inc.
Penguin Audio (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Bell, W. Kamau.
Stand-up comedy.
African American comedians -- Biography.
World politics -- Humor.
Stand-up comedy.
African American men -- Biography.
Stand-up comedy routines.
Autobiographies.