Charley Case: The Original King of Comedy (featuring KevOnStage and Monét X Change)

Humor in live performance has been around since the beginning of time. In the 1800s this kind of entertainment mostly showed up as live theater and minstrel shows filled with skits, costumes, singing, dancing, and yes, blackface. But performer Charley Case dared to do things differently. Without costume or props Charley Case simply stood there telling jokes and funny stories in the repeated cadence of a set-up, filler, and punchline - inventing what we now know as stand-up comedy. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OTHERtone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer Janicia Francis Managing Producer  JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator  Homero Radway Production Assistant  Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Sturdivant Audio Engineer Marcellino van Callias Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor Timmhotep Aku Theme Song  Freedom by Pharell Williams This episode features “A Tale of Paris” - Billy Wiliams “Saxophone Sobs” - Ernie Erdman, Rudy.Wiedoeft, and Pietro Frosini, "The People's Court aka The Big One" - APM Music “AB2YO” - Suzi Analogue Cast: Charlie Case    KevOnStage AI Jo   Monét X Change Vaudeville Announcer Roderick Morrow Boss    Noleca Radway Judge    Andrea O'Brien Vives Announcer 1  Homero Radway Prosecutor   Jason Vives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices