Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor

Self

Mel Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Damon Wayans

Self

Robin Williams

Self (archive footage)

David Brinkley

Self

Skip Brittenham

Self

Cecil Brown

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

Chevy Chase

Self (archive footage)

Don Cornelius

Self

Ron De Blasio

Self (archive footage)

Mike Douglas

Self

Dave Chappelle

Self

Budd Friedman

Self

Sandy Gallin

Self (archive footage)

Pam Grier

Self (archive footage)

Merv Griffin

Self

Bomber Hurley-Smith

Mongo (archive footage)

Alex Karras

Self

Rashon Khan

Self

Kathy McKeel

Self

Lonette McKee

Self

Bob Newhart

Self

Mike Epps

Self (archive footage)

Jane Pauley

Self

Richard Pryor Jr.

Self

Jennifer Lee Pryor

Self

Ishmael Reed

Billie Holliday (archive footage)

Diana Ross

Self

Paul Schrader

Self

Michael Schultz

Self

Stan Shaw

Self (archive footage)

Dinah Shore

Self

David Steinberg

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Rocco Urbisci

Self

Patricia von Heitman

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Walters

George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)

Gene Wilder

Self

Jesse Jackson

Self

George Lopez

Self

Paul Mooney

Self

Quincy Jones

Self

Lily Tomlin

Additional Camera

Thaddeus Wadleigh

Executive Producer

Roy Ackerman

Executive Producer

Jennifer Lee Pryor

Director

Marina Zenovich

Writer

Marina Zenovich

Editor

Chris A. Peterson

Writer

P.G. Morgan

Producer

Sara Hutchinson

Writer

Chris A. Peterson

Music

Erin Davis

Consulting Producer

P.G. Morgan

Music

Mocean Worker

Additional Camera

Grant James

Additional Camera

Keith Walker

Additional Camera

Tim Newman

Additional Camera

Michael Negrin

Associate Producer

Grace Willen

Associate Producer

Mark Cope

Music Supervisor

Aminé Ramer

Executive Producer

Nick Fraser

Associate Producer

Stephanie Johnson

Director of Photography

Christine Burrill