Living legend, club comic and circus close out Black History Month

Black comedy takes many forms. This final week of Black History Month brings a living legend, a reliable club comic and a Black circus troupe. There are also a couple of Black dramas which have humor and community spirit within them: a one-man biodrama about mid-19th century civil rights leader Frederick Douglass and August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean,” set in the first decade of the 20th century. On the music side, there’s the highly entertaining Black Violin duo of classical musicians, the exemplary independent artist Mariah the Scientist and blues giant Robert Cray. The comedy legend is Cedric the…