{"id":58298,"date":"2020-02-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=58298"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:48:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:48:37","slug":"owc-radio-michael-williams-the-godfather-of-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/58298-owc-radio-michael-williams-the-godfather-of-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC RADiO: Michael Williams \u2013 the Godfather of Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owcradio.com\/michael-williams-the-godfather-of-comedy-talks-about-the-beginnings-of-black-stand-up\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58300\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1-229x120.jpg 229w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1-284x149.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1-190x100.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1-229x120@2x.jpg 458w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1-284x149@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MichaelWilliams-1200x630-1-190x100@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">If laughter is the best medicine, the doctor is in!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine living in LA in 1985 and being an African-American fan of stand-up but having nowhere to go to see comedians who resonated with you. Michael Williams had the unique idea to open a comedy club that featured all-black stand-up comedians tailored to and reflecting the culture of his African American race. 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