One of the original pairings of the August and White Face Clown, Chocolat and Foottit became a famous comedy duo in 19th century France who broke the social norm. Tune in to hear more about their lives, careers and comedy style!
TIMESTAMPS:
0.00 Intro
2.12 Opening Statements
2.40 Chocolats Upbringing
10.29 Foottits Upbringing
13.32 Their performance career
22.26 The Duos Separation and Additional Facts
26.37 Outro
27.31 Joke of the Day
Old Footage! :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjHZ_z23BZY&ab_channel=DigitalCin%C3%A9
Sources:
https://famousclowns.org/famous-clowns/foottit-chocolat/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolat_(clown)#Foottit_and_Chocolat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foottit
https://www.victorian-cinema.net/footit
https://remezcla.com/features/film/rafael-padilla-hocolat-the-cuban-slave-first-black-star-france/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk
http://www.circopedia.org/Foottit_%26_Chocolat?fbclid=IwAR0ep5q7MwSmfCkmc9Fk0OrPG0ay3Lgq0ated8ZhFBDiukPycwf9_Ji5SO0
https://h-france.net/fffh/the-buzz/chocolat-a-black-entertainer-in-the-belle-epoque/?fbclid=IwAR13e1Spqx1YNrGbIKhY9CPmg1HUX5LnEgsn84Wh7LlZvcB9zKYWWQXSN6Y
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