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Review: Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

By Maria Esteves – November 11, 2013

WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY is a fascinating documentary that depicts the life of legendary icon Jackie "Moms" Mabley (Loretta Mary Aiken, 1894-1975), the first African-American female comedian in entertainment referred to as "the funniest woman in the world." Winner of the Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, Whoopi Goldberg directorial debut includes historical archival footage of Mabley’s performance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Ed Sullivan and Playboy After Dark television shows.

In addition, provocative interviews with comedians Arsenio Hall, Bill Cosby, Joan Rivers, Sidney Poitier, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara and others capture Moms Mabley extraordinary career. WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY documentary premieres on HBO, Monday, November 18, 2013, 9:00 p.m. ET.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY, directed by Whoopi Goldberg | HBO Documentary Films | A WHOOP Inc. Production | USA | 2013 | 71 min | Special Screening Thursday, November 7, 2013, Apollo Theater, New York. View Trailer

WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS
MABLEY at the world famous Apollo
Theater, Thursday, November 7, 2013.


“The funniest woman in the world,”
Moms Mabley.

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