1st stand up comedian(thought to have been a mulatto) in the world was Charlie Case(photo below) was an American vaudeville performance artist who delivered the first known example of stand-up comedy in the late 1880s, delivering humorous monologues directly to the audience while standing in one spot without props or costumes.

Many historians credit Charley Case, a Black American with inventing the modern style of stand-up. While the origins of stand-up comedy are multifaceted, historical evidence strongly supports that Black American performers played a foundational role in inventing and shaping the art form.

There are however key points regarding the role of Black Americans in the invention of stand-up comedy.