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UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 12: Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Lou Gossett, Quincy Jones; July 1984 (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: Bill Cosby performs at the Jazz At Lincoln Centers Concert For Hurricane Relief at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 17, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
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Eddie Murphy during The 1st Annual American Cinematheque Moving Picture Ball Honoring Eddie Murphy at Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 14: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Chris Rock at LAByrinth Theater Company Celebrity Charades 2013 Benefit Gala at Capitale on January 14, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for LAByrinth Theater Company)
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LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 06: Actor Dave Chappelle attends the Fifth Annual Grand Gala at the Galt House East on May 6, 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 28: Comedian W. Kamau Bell speaks onstage at the 'Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell' panel during the FX portion of the 2012 Summer TCA Tour on July 28, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Comedian Patrice O'Neal performs on stage at the 6th annual Gerry Red Wilson Foundation Comedy Benefit at the Town Hall Theater September 28, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA - AUGUST 06: Host/executive producer Wanda Sykes of the television show 'The Wanda Sykes Show' speaks during the Fox Network portion of the 2009 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on August 6, 2009 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Comedian Paul Mooney makes an appearance at the BET Upfront presentation at the Manhattan Center on April 18, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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Kevin Hart hosts the Lionsgate presentation at CinemaCon 2013 at Caesars Palace on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Invision/AP)
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 22: Actress and director Whoopi Goldberg speaks during 'I Got Somethin' To Tell You' screening and Q+A with Director Whoopi Goldberg exclusively for American Express cardmembers at SVA Theatre 1 on April 22, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for American Express)
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U.S. comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey poses for photographers during the world's audiovisual and digital content market MIPTV in Cannes, southern France, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Philippe Farjon)
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Cedric the Entertainer appears on stage at the BET Awards on Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 14: Host D.L. Hughley speaks onstage during the 39th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on February 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: Host Aisha Tyler speaks onstage during the 2013 NewNowNext Awards at The Fonda Theatre on April 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for LOGO)
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HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 05: Actor Bernie Mac arrives to the Warner Bros. premiere of the film 'Ocean's 13' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 5, 2007 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Comedian and actor Godfrey hosts comedy movie Trivia Night for Heineken during Tribeca Film Festival in NYC at Lucky Jacks on April 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Heineken)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Hannibal Buress speaks onstage at Comedy Central's night of too many stars: America comes together for autism programs at The Beacon Theatre on October 13, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 17: Actor/Comedian Marlon Wayans hosts BET's 106 And Park 2013 New Years Eve Party at BET Studios on December 17, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA - JULY 14: Actor Damon Wayans attends the 2006 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour for the Showtime Network at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel on July 14, 2006 in Pasadena, California. (Photo Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images).
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 25: Actress Mo'Nique attends the 83rd Academy Awards Nominations Announcement held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on January 25, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - FEBRUARY 8: Comedian and political activist Dick Gregory poses for a portrait at Lee Hall Auditorium on the campus of Florida A&M University on February 8, 2006 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mickey Adair/Getty Images)
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4414 -- Pictured: Comedian Arsenio Hall during an interview on February 21, 2013 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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SANFORD AND SON -- 'Fuentes, Fuentes, Sanford & Chico' Episode 7 -- Aired 10/26/73 -- Pictured: Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Presenter Martin Lawrence speaks onstage at Spike TV's 'Eddie Murphy: One Night Only' at the Saban Theatre on November 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JUNE 14: Comedian Jamie Foxx onstage as he host the 2010 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit Concert & Awards Ceremony at The Apollo Theater on June 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JUNE 13: (U.S. TABS OUT) Actor Bill Bellamy appears onstage during MTV's Sucker Free at the MTV Times Square Studios on June 13, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, TN - JUNE 13: Comedian Wyatt Cenac performs in the comedy carnivale during Bonnaroo 2009 on June 13, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by FilmMagic Inc/FilmMagic)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Actor Tracy Morgan attends Entertainment Weekly and NBC's celebration of the final season of 30 Rock sponsored by Garnier Nutrisse on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly)
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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Jay Pharoah attends 'Safe Haven' New York Screening at Sunshine Landmark on February 11, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 26: Actor Eddie Griffin attends the Redline 'Race For A Cause' charity car race at the Irwindale Speedway on March 26, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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BURBANK, CA - JULY 22: Roast Master Katt Williams arrives at the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav at Warner Bros. Studio Lot, Stage 23 on July 22, 2007 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK - JANUARY 12: Actor/comedian Jimmie Walker visits FOX's 'The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet' at FOX studios on January 12, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actress Retta attends NBCUniversal's 69th Annual Golden Globes Viewing and After Party Sponsored By Chrysler and Hilton held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on January 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)