
Even by minstrel show standards, Cotton Watts was far more extreme and offensive than most blackface comedians of his time. This clip includes the classic “Lion Tamer” bit and an excellent dance routine in “slap shoes.” Read more about the history of blackface and minstrel shows at
Clip used with permission of the copyright holder: Kit Parker Films
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This guy is really talented. I remember watching this many years ago back in school and it's still hilarious today 😄 Thanks for uploading! But does anybody know what happened to his lips?. I noticed that a lot of black people in these older films had very "white" lips. Is it vitiligo?
3:00 onwards, no doubt inspired MJ
0:27 that one a black guy in the corner watching
Damn, we really made them our bitches didn't we
I feel so bad for laughing
justin trudeau loved this stuff that racist
Simple solution for racism. Stop being so easily offended.
I had not seen this side of Justin Trudeau before.
ok ….. I see why the blacks have resentment to the whites
if this is racist why is it on youtube?
Is that Justin Trudeau? Or is this before his time?
such talent and wow! Great stuff
This is absolute quality entertainment
Holy Christ.
Am i going to hell for finding this kinda funny?
It’s horrible on so many levels….but this guy creeps me out
Justin Trudeau's comedy idol
Oh, Justin Truedown at his best..
Good stuff
Brilliant
White people🤦♀️🤷🏾♀️
I don't find this video funny at all it's actually 🌽. But I'm glad videos like this do exist. To show how evil these people were in those times.
I see that most black people haven't changed a bit! Lmfao
FOR MANY MANY YEARS THE PHILADELPHIA MUMMERS PARADE COMIC DIVISION WERE ALL IN BLACK FACE. NO ONE BUT NO ONE SAID A WORD. AS A SMALL BOY IN THE EARLY FORTIES WHEN ONE OF THESE MUMMERS CAME UP TO ME IN BLACK FACE SMELLING LIKE HE JUST DRANK A GALLON OF BOOZE I TRULY DID"NT FIND IT FUNNY. IT STARTED MANY YEARS BEFORE THAT. BUT I THINK TODAY THERE IS TO TO MUCH SENSITIVITY. I PRAY THEY NEVER FIND A PICTURE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. IMPEACH NOTHING THE DEMORATS WILL HAVE HIM HUNG.
Under all that black makeup they really wish they were half as talented as black people were && are now days !
Lmao this is hilarious.
Justin Trudeau celebrating at a party. (2019)
Racism runs in their DNA….especially in white peoples DNA
😂
Just reading half these comments…
Peace to the gods, known n unknown. Double honor to the ancestors(all of em) for going thru their trials, to get us here. May we learn from our mistakes.
Keep laughing at evil…
Funny fact: At the instrument band had some real black people looking at that jokes
Is this bill Cosby's family ?
There's something so demonic about these blackface shows. I'm so glad they died out. But unfortunately, there's still modern day variations of black face. Watching these opens my eyes and mind to only snippets of this ugly history and what our ancestors had to endure. It's so saddening.
…and, everyone, do hold off on your moralizing and enjoy the quaint humor!
I like how the dude in the back just sits watching from his throne like Shao Kahn of the plantation.
I found much of this to be hilarious. When I was little I didn't think "blackface" was even black people. I thought they were just funny clowns.
A couple of the jokes were funny 🤭
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These comments are just sad even the black people are not offended by this…what a shame
Damn that's Racist. Wow
Isnt it funny that its always blacks and whites doing this racial stuff according to the media??? No other race is doing this. Seriously. It looks very storybook like.
People just came here to get mad.=how many likes this comment gets
this is so degrading and demeaning it makes me sick