Richard Pryor as Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks as Self

Dave Chappelle as Self

Mike Epps as Self

Whoopi Goldberg as Self

Jesse Jackson as Self

George López as Self

Paul Mooney as Self

Quincy Jones as Self

Lily Tomlin as Self

Damon Wayans as Self (archive footage)

Robin Williams as Self

David Brinkley as Self (archive footage)

Skip Brittenham as Self

Cecil Brown as Self

Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage)

Chevy Chase as Self (archive footage)

Don Cornelius as Self (archive footage)

Ron De Blasio as Self

Mike Douglas as Self (archive footage)

Budd Friedman as Self

Sandy Gallin as Self

Pam Grier as Self (archive footage)

Merv Griffin as Self (archive footage)

Bomber Hurley Smith as Self

Alex Karras as Mongo (archive footage)

Rashon Khan as Self

Kathy McKeel as Self

Lonette McKee as Self

Bob Newhart as Self

Jane Pauley as Self (archive footage)

Richard Pryor Jr. as Self

Jennifer Lee Pryor as Self

Ishmael Reed as Self

Diana Ross as Billie Holliday (archive footage)

Paul Schrader as Self

Michael Schultz as Self

Stan Shaw as Self

Dinah Shore as Self (archive footage)

David Steinberg as Self

Rocco Urbisci as Self

Patricia von Heitman as Self

Barbara Walters as Self (archive footage)

Gene Wilder as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)