I fall down a manhole......that's drama.
You fall down a manhole....that's funny.
Racist humor so elegantly lends itself to the task.
Not always pain but definitely reality.
Anymore it is racist to even notice that someone is black, it is okay for any other race or ethnicity but not black.
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” - Mel Brooks