This list of male black comedians from the 70s focuses on ten trailblazing black stand-up comedians and comedy actors whose work still echoes today. Name Date of birth Place of birth Bill Cosby 12 July 1937 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Rudy Ray Moore 17 March 1927 Fort Smith, Arkansas, US George Wallace 21 July 1952 Atlanta, Georgia, US Paul Mooney 4 August 1941 Shreveport, Louisiana, US Richard Pryor 1 December 1940 Peoria, Illinois, US Redd Foxx 9 December 1922 St. Louis, Missouri, US Flip Wilson 8 December 1933 Jersey City, New Jersey, US D Gregory 12 October 1932 St.