Todayâs GBNâs Daily Drop podcast features Jackie âMomsâ Mabley, the first woman comedian in the U.S. to have a long-lasting and successful career.
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SHOW TRANSCRIPT:
Hey, this Lori Lakin Hutcherson, founder and editor in chief of goodblacknews.org, here to share with you a daily drop of Good Black News for Saturday, March  19th, 2022, based on the âA Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendarâ published by Workman Publishing. Itâs in the category for Black Comedians we call, âYeah, You Funnyâ:
Jackie âMomsâ Mabley was the first woman comedian in the U.S. to have a long-lasting and successful career. Born #onthisday in 1894, in Brevard, North Carolina, Mabley got her start performing on vaudevilleâs âchitlinâ circuitâ for years before becoming widely known from the 1940s to the 1970s for her movie appearances, hit comedy albums, variety show guest spots, and as a headlining stand-up act at venues such as the Apollo Theater, where she appeared more than any other performer in history.
Mabley mostly played the character of an older woman in a housedress who offered subtle commentary on politics, racism, sexism⊠all while musing on her desire for younger men.
Today we share one of Mableyâs clever quips of the latter variety, which juxtaposed so greatly with her presentation and still feels contemporary:
âThere ainât nothinâ an old man can do for me but bring me a message from a young one.â
All albums are available to stream on Apple Music and some of them are also on Spotify. You can also check out Wanda Sykesâ Emmy-nominated portrayal of Moms Mabley in the Amazon original series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Links to these sources and more are provided in todayâs show notes and in the episodeâs full transcript posted on goodblacknews.org.
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And today, in honor of Moms Mableyâs birthday, weâre closing with a snippet of her version of âAbraham, Martin and John,â written by Dick Holler:
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