27 - Best Black Comedies of All Time

There's nothing better thank kicking back and settling down with a great comedy, and so this week Gino runs through 20 of the greatest Black Comedies of All Time. And if that doesnt tickle your funny bone, there's two extras to get you laughing into 2024.
Here we go!
 
1. Friday (1995) - Ice Cube, Chris Tucker and Nia Long
2. Coming to America (1988)
3. Barbershop (2002) - Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer and Eve
4. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) - Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield and Bobby Brown
5. Life (1999) - Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence
6. Cool Runnings (1993) - The heroic Jamaican bobsled team

7. The Nutty Professor (1996)
8.  White Men Can’t Jump (1992) - Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson 
9. Rush Hour (1998) - Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan
10. Bad Boys (1995) - Martin Lawrence and Will Smith
11. Brown Sugar (2002) - Taye Diggs, who is in the Best Man
12. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) - Tyler Perry
13. I Think I Love My Wife (2007) - Chris Rock and Kerry Washington

14. Norbit (2007) - Eddie Murphy and Thandie Newton
15. Hitch (2005) - Will Smith
16. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - also Will Smith
17. Central Intelligence (2016) - Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
18. Blue Streak
19. About Last Night (2014) - Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy
20. ATL (2006) - TI 
21. Drumline (2002) - Nick Cannon
22. Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

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