Arthur Black (humorist)
Arthur Black (born 30 August 1943 [1] in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian humorist and radio personality, best known as the longtime host of Basic Black on CBC Radio. He also publishes a regular humor column syndicated to 50 Canadian newspapers.
Black is a three-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.
Black now lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
Books
- Basic Black: The Wit and Whimsy of Arthur Black (1981)
- Back to Black (1986)
- Arthur! Arthur! (1991)
- That Old Black Magic (1989)
- Black by Popular Demand (1994)
- Black in the Saddle Again (1996)
- Black Tie and Tales (1999)
- Flashblack! (2002)
- Pitch Black (2006)
- Black Gold (2006)
- Black to the Grindstone (2007)
- Planet Salt Spring (audiobook) (2009)
- Black is the New Green (2009)
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