953 nut 66,940 #1 Posted Sunday at 10:49 AM June 28, 1951, American radio sitcom about black characters "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,331 #2 Posted Sunday at 01:19 PM And I'm sure that helped to pave the way for other Black Comedians, like Nipsy Russell to follow... One of his lines is a favorite of mine... "The cost of livin' is goin' up, and the chance o' livin' is goin' down!" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,808 #3 Posted 13 minutes ago On 6/28/2026 at 9:19 AM, ri702bill said: "The cost of livin' is goin' up, and the chance o' livin' is goin' down!" I remember that line. Russell wasn’t my favorite for much of his comedy, but this was a good one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
