One famous and often-poached comedy routine of Dick Gregory’s involved his experiences in the US south. Facebook Twitter Pinterest It was Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, who in 1961 heard Dick Gregory performing at a black club, and hired him for the Playboy Club in Chicago. Gregory was sometimes called the “black Mort Sahl”, though he preferred to think of Sahl as the “white Dick Gregory”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dick Gregory in 2015. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dick Gregory promoting his Bahamian Diet drinkHis activism sometimes seemed at odds with his role as a pitchman for his Bahamian Diet drink and as a diet consultant.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 15:00 UTC