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LaWanda Page: Death of a Comedy Queen

LaWanda Page: Death of a Comedy Queen

Update: 2024-01-032
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Long before her turn as the sermonizing Aunt Esther on "Sanford and Son," LaWanda Page was dazzling Black nightclub audiences - first as the flame-swallowing “Bronze Goddess of Fire”. Then, following in the footsteps of her childhood friend and eventual costar Redd Foxx, she became a queen of raunchy, tell-it-like-it-is stand up comedy. (Let’s just say Aunt Esther would not have approved of LaWanda’s act.) In this season 4 finale, Mo reflects on Page’s influential career with entertainment icon Whoopi Goldberg and remembers the adults-only "party record' phenomenon with comedian Alonzo Bodden.

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Denise Nichols

This was lwanda Page I had no idea about !! wish I had more info then ! thank you for more info !@@ Now we now know more !!!

Mar 11th
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LaWanda Page: Death of a Comedy Queen

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