Marc Shaiman likes to joke that for half a century he’s been “the funny Jewish guy at the piano,” a role as old as vaudeville and as enduring as a well-timed joke.

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Jackie's Back! is a 1999 mockumentary musical comedy television film directed by Robert Townsend, starring Jenifer Lewis as the titular Jackie Washington, a fictional 1960s/1970s R&B diva attempting a comeback concert after years of obscurity.

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Two years ago, Jenifer Lewis nearly died in a ravine in Tanzania.

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Broadway WorldBen Rimalower’s Broken Records QuaranStreams- JACKIE’S BACK with Jenifer Lewis!By Ben Rimalower Jul. 13, 2020 BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you the newest episode of our first self-produced podcast…

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ScreenRantBlack-ish: 10 Hidden Details About The Main Characters Everyone MissedBY CHRISTINE PERSAUDFEB 04, 2020 You might have been watching ABC sitcom Black-ish since the beginning, but you still might not…

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New York TimesFeaturing A Harlette: Jenifer Lewis Talks Activism, Kanye, Racism, And Bette MidlerBy Interview by Lauretta CharltonOct. 30, 2018 Throughout your career, you’ve played various matriarchs — the mothers in…

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Essence 5 Things We Learned From Jenifer Lewis’ Memoir ‘The Mother of Black Hollywood’ Lyndsey McFail Nov, 23, 2017 Actress, singer, diva and the Mother of Black Hollywood, Jenifer Lewis…

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NBC News Jenifer Lewis tells raw truth in ‘The Mother of Black Hollywood’ by Karu F. Daniels / Nov.14.2017 / 9:29 AM ET Veteran actress Jenifer Lewis has a way…

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Vanity Fair Jenifer Lewis Is the Mother of Black Hollywood—and Has the Stories to Prove It by YOHANA DESTA NOVEMBER 13, 2017 11:34 AM Jenifer Lewis speaks like someone who was…

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People Black-ish Grandma Jenifer Lewis Opens Up About Her Battle with Sex Addiction and Bipolar Disorder BY PATRICK GOMEZ POSTED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2017 AT 10:00AM EDT Jenifer Lewis is…

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