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We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy (Hardcover)
By Kliph Nesteroff
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From Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” (VICE), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy.
It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill’s stand-up routine: “My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem.”
In We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, acclaimed comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy’s most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form.
The account begins in the late s, when Native Americans were forced to tour in wild west shows as an alternative to prison. (One modern comedian said it was as “if a Guantanamo detainee suddenly had to appear on X-Factor.”) This is followed by a detailed look at the life and work of seminal figures such as Cherokee humorist Will Rogers and Hill, who in the s was the first Native American comedian to appe
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I was introduced to Ryan RedCorn by a mutual friend, Nanette Kelley, who brought him in for a lecture at Rogers State University, where I taught. I remembered his firm hand shake, saying hi to me in his Osage language “Hawe”, and last but not least, his cowboy hat. Such an intrigued image of an Osage artist, I recalled and questioned. I believe I have my answer now.
When Aline approached me for this project, I knew I must include Ryan. I am certain his work would be a gateway for me to learn more about him, his community, and his philosophy of being a Native American artist.
The bio I intended to introduce Ryan RedCorn is totally opposite to what he finally provides. However, this version crystallizes who he truly is.
Thomas Ryan RedCorn (Wakant&#;ia) was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma into a family of preachers, salesmen and politicians which are all pretty much the same occupation. He is the ilonpa of Raymond and Elizabeth RedCorn, and the object of jealousy from his three younger brothers Jon, Alex and Studebaker, who between them have three masters degrees and two Phd&#;s. Ryan, however, took 6 and half years to get an art degree in visual communications from the University of Kansas. To the surprise of many, Ryan has been able translate his education
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