Ending Racism in About an Hour on tour!!!

Here is a list of upcoming shows…

August 13 – The W. Kamau Bell Curve @ UCB in LOS ANGELES
8pm

August 20 – The W. Kamau Bell Curve @ The Comedy Spot in SACRAMENTO
BRING A FRIEND OF A DIFFERENT RACE & GET IN 2for1! (Seriously!)
2 shows 8 & 10pm

One part manifesto, one part diatribe, and several parts funny.

“W. Kamau Bell is the most important guy doing comedy right now. Do yourself a favor and go see him. He’s got the most astute, hilarious and completely righteous material going and he’s going to be a legend in his own lifetime like Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. Think Bill Hicks but slightly taller.” — Margaret Cho

“W. Kamau Bell is in the vanguard of a new era of American comedy for an unsettling, troubling, and strangely hopeful time. Firmly in the fearless tradition of Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, & Chris Rock. Comedy as common sense purged of the absurd hypocrisy that is Our America.” — Vernon Reid of The Grammy Award winning band, Living Colour.

“W. Kamau Bell is the definitely one of the most funny and thought provoking comedians I’ve seen in a while. Racism 101 with a twist!” — Prince Paul, DJ & Producer of 3 Grammy award winning albums

THE W. KAMAU BELL CURVE: ENDING RACISM IN ABOUT AN HOUR

Just like skinny jeans, superhero movies, and celebrity weight loss, racism continues to make a comeback. In 2007, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About An Hour opened big and came out swinging against big targets. Back in 2007, it was celebrity racism that was all the rage, but three short years later, amazingly, America has elected the first black president…of the Republican National Committee!!! Oh, and we also elected the first black president of the United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama. This MUST mean racism is over. Right? We’re officially in Post-Racial America… Right? Right? WRONG! Racism has redoubled — no, re-quadrupled — its efforts. Because now that a black man – or a half black/half white man if we want to split not so nappy hairs - is leading the free world, the stakes have gotten much higher, especially for the really racist racists. While the economy fails, racism is thriving. Whether it’s Rush Limbaugh’s & Glenn Beck’s daily treason, OR tea parties that look like casual Fridays at Ku Klux Klan rallies, OR the state of Texas deciding that the only good history book is a WHITES ONLY history book, OR the state of Arizona saying, “Good point, Texas! But how do you propose that we get rid of all these Mexicans?”, OR the continued broadcast of BET, OR Tyler Perry… being Tyler Perry, OR the one-two-three cinematic punch of The Blindside, Avatar, and Precious, racism hasn’t run this rampant since Martin Luther King, Jr. had that dream. Meanwhile the 2010 Census STILL wants to know how many “negroes” are out there. And all the while black people wonder, “Did we get a black president OR a president who is black?”

W. Kamau Bell is here to make (non)sense of all of it all. The Curve is a comedic exploration of the current state of America’s racism, combined with a little (unknown) history, a little Powerpoint, and a whole bunch of Kamau. And because racism is always attacking in new ways and from new angles, Kamau attacks back by constantly adding new material. The Curve is a seamless mix of stand-up comedy, video and audio clips, personal stories and solo theatrical performance.

The Curve has enjoyed a three month run in San Francisco (SF Weekly named Kamau, “Comedian of the Year!”), and has been all over the country, including Oakland, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and The New York International Fringe Theater Festival. It is a favorite at colleges and universities, including Stanford University, Cal State East Bay, Deanza Community College, and Menlo College, among others.

“Smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle and Margaret Cho.” - San Francisco Weekly

“Thicken your skin, turn on your funny bone, and go find out! Highly recommended!” Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

Directed by Paul Stein.