Chocolat and Foottit - Highlighted Histories

One of the original pairings of the August and White Face Clown, Chocolat and Foottit became a famous comedy duo in 19th century France who broke the social norm. Tune in to hear more about their lives, careers and comedy style! 


TIMESTAMPS:

0.00 Intro 
2.12 Opening Statements 
2.40 Chocolats Upbringing
10.29 Foottits Upbringing 
13.32 Their performance career 
22.26 The Duos Separation and  Additional Facts 
26.37 Outro
27.31 Joke of the Day 

Old Footage! : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjHZ_z23BZY&ab_channel=DigitalCin%C3%A9


Sources: 

https://famousclowns.org/famous-clowns/foottit-chocolat/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolat_(clown)#Foottit_and_Chocolat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foottit

https://www.victorian-cinema.net/footit

https://remezcla.com/features/film/rafael-padilla-hocolat-the-cuban-slave-first-black-star-france/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk

http://www.circopedia.org/Foottit_%26_Chocolat?fbclid=IwAR0ep5q7MwSmfCkmc9Fk0OrPG0ay3Lgq0ated8ZhFBDiukPycwf9_Ji5SO0

https://h-france.net/fffh/the-buzz/chocolat-a-black-entertainer-in-the-belle-epoque/?fbclid=IwAR13e1Spqx1YNrGbIKhY9CPmg1HUX5LnEgsn84Wh7LlZvcB9zKYWWQXSN6Y