photo credit: Cornel Watson
Keith Knight is one of the funniest and most highly regarded cartoonists in America. The creator of several comic strips, Knight is best known for semi-autobiographical K Chronicles, and his socio-political single panel, (th)ink.
For nearly three decades, this multi-award-winning artist has brought the funny back to the funny pages with a uniquely personal style that’s a cross between Calvin & Hobbes, MAD, and underground comix.
Keith Knight is part of a generation of African-American artists who were raised on hip-hop, and infuse their work with urgency, edge, humor, satire, politics, and race. His art has appeared in various publications, including the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Daily KOS, San Francisco Chronicle, Medium.com, Ebony, ESPN the Magazine, L.A. Weekly, MAD Magazine, and the Funny Times.
His comic strip slideshows highlighting America’s racial illiteracy have garnered praise from the NAACP, toured overseas, and scored Knight a Belle Foundation grant.
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The Hulu streaming series Woke, is inspired by Keith’s comix and life in San Francisco. He is co-creator, co-writer, and an executive producer on the series.
Awards
CXC Master Cartoonist Award
Honorary Doctorate from Salem State University
Dr. Martin Luther King Leadership Award from Salem State University
Rose d'Or for Best In'tl Comedy (Woke)
L.A.Weekly People Issue
NAACP History Maker
Malden High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame Inductee
Comic- Con Inkpot Award for Career Achievement in Comics
Harvey Award for Best Comic Strip
Several Glyph Awards for Best Comic Strip
Three K Chronicles comics were the basis of an award-winning live-action short film, Jetzt Kommt Ein Karton, in Germany. His comic art has appeared in museums and galleries from San Francisco (CA) to Angoulême (France).
photo credit: Cornel Watson
Interviews
- Politico Interview
- Vulture interview
- HyperAllergic Article
- Interview at the 2011 Brooklyn Book Fest
- A ten-minute PBS documentary about Keef that was broadcast by KQED on the Spark show