The 'Be-Be's Kids' guy goes OFF for 27 minutes — and you'll quote him forever.
American stand-up comedian Robin Harris performs his legendary comedic jokes as part of HBO's classic comedy series One Night Stand.
Acting
Harris's timing is surgical — every pause earns its punch.
Direction
Simple stage setup; the performance needs nothing else.
Writing
Street poetry disguised as stand-up, endlessly quotable.
Director
Ellen Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robin Harris died of a heart attack at age 36, just months after this taping — making this essentially his final filmed performance.
His 'Be-Be's Kids' routine became a 1992 animated film — the first all-Black animated feature since 'Coonskin' — though Harris had already passed.
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