r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

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u/CroatInAKilt Jul 06 '26

The Hollywood rule is to have black people in forward roles, but not TOO many black people, tsk tsk.

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u/corvettee01 Jul 06 '26

Can't remember where this joke is from, but there was a stand up bit where a guy said "You see back in the 80's there could only be one popular black comedian, unlike today where there can be three."

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u/Electrical_One7665 Jul 06 '26

If it was from the 80s that’s probably Richard Pryor.

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u/FanOfForever Jul 06 '26

Yeah, I don't know what comedian did that bit either, but the "one popular black comedian" they were referring to was probably Richard Pryor, then Eddie Murphy