I absolutely love Larry Wilmore's work on the Daily Show, so I think my expectations were a little too high. That said, it is a quick and enjoyable read with quite a few chuckles. And the title itself is worth the price of admission.

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This quick read mostly concerns itself with what I'll call meta-racist humor. It's not racist, but it's about racist humor almost exclusively.

Some of it is great, some of it so-so. That's what you get with comedy. If some of it didn't miss, it's probably because the person wasn't trying anything new.

Particular highlights included the trial for the "n" word (Wilmore felt that the metaphorical burial of the "n" word a few years ago was premature without a trial), Wilmore's speech campaigning to be the new self-appointed black leader (it skewers the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons of the world pretty well), arguments that Jesus was black (among the evidence - his parents didn't get to stay at the inn in a situation that makes you go "hmm"; he didn't get a fair trial, and he had a posse), and the final essay on recognizing a category of things that maybe aren't racist, but are not 'brotha friendly.'

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I love the Larry Wilmore show and I heard him mention this book, so I had to read it. It has a lot of laugh out loud moments and is a quick, easy read. Larry pokes fun at black culture and stereotypes of black culture, and of course, himself. It's very representative of the light-hearted comedy and wit you see on his show, and he gently uses that to touch on the serious topic of racial divide in this book. I hope he writes another one in the future.

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