"There’s one thing people have to understand: Comics are not happy clowns. They are dark people, all of them, no matter how they grow up or what color they are. Anyone who has devoted his life to comedy and making people laugh wants to see that joy reflected back at him by rooms full of people because he’s never seen that kind of happiness anywhere else. Comedians are comedians because they need that laughter and joy; it fills a hole in them. Some of them will never get that hole filled either. For some comics, no amount of success and no amount of laughter is enough - that pain can never be relieved, that emptiness can never be satisfied."
— Tracy Morgan (from his new book ‘I Am The New Black)
![Reading Rainbow fades away this month
“PBS comes to the end of the Rainbow Aug. 28 [2009] when broadcast rights for one of the system’s longest-running kids’ programs expire, and Reading Rainbow leaves the network’s satellite feed. Only Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood have had longer PBS kidvid careers. In 26 years, Reading Rainbow won 24 national Emmys, including 10 for best children’s series.”
Full story here.
Like many others, ‘Reading Rainbow’ was a fundamental part of my childhood literary experience. It really helped in expanding my appreciation for books of all types. Plus LeVar Burton kept it real without talking down to kids. Let’s all share a moment of silence for one of the best children’s programs, ever.](http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp3fzy4rpd1qz8qfno1_500.jpg)
