"Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead."

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Source: Comedian Flip Wilson Dies at 64. Associated Press, quoting the 1971 year interview, www.bobbydarin.net. November 25, 1998.

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Flip Wilson

Comedian, Actor

Flip Wilson was a groundbreaking comedian known for his character Geraldine and his influence on race and identity in comedy.

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