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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Awhile back, Richard Pryorwas so badly burned in an accidentthat he nearly died

Awhile back, Richard Pryor
was so badly burned in an accident
that he nearly died

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Awhile back, Richard Pryor was so badly burned
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in an accident that he nearly died.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:45
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Rod Pictures,DCG Plus,Sidus,Invent Stone,CJ Venture Investment

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Movie Summary

It follows the progression of Black comedy through the years, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose and challenge society's injustices
S01 • E02 There's no question there's a tradition - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
There's no question there's a tradition
S01 • E01 We think about all the explosive parts - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
We think about all the explosive parts
S01 • E02 For example, Bert Williams making sure - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
For example, Bert Williams making sure
S01 • E02 Of course, Dick Gregory standing in front of White folks - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Of course, Dick Gregory standing in front of White folks
S01 • E01 Listen to me... all the people you ever heard of freebasing, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Listen to me... all the people you ever heard of freebasing,
S01 • E02 The idea of being bold, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
The idea of being bold,
S01 • E02 This is the fun part for me, when the White people come back - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
This is the fun part for me, when the White people come back
S01 • E01 Saw y'all did some nasty-ass jokes on my ass, too. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Saw y'all did some nasty-ass jokes on my ass, too.
S01 • E02 Like, Whoopi Goldberg, her existence is activism. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Like, Whoopi Goldberg, her existence is activism.
S01 • E02 Moms Mabley and Redd Foxx talking about sex. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Moms Mabley and Redd Foxx talking about sex.
S01 • E01 Say, "What's that? Richard Pryor running down the street." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
Say, "What's that? Richard Pryor running down the ...
S01 • E02 No filter, no apologies. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
No filter, no apologies.
S01 • E01 Can't nobody pull your drawers down in the middle of a party - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Can't nobody pull your drawers down in the middle of a ...
S01 • E02 The very definition of Black comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
The very definition of Black comedy
S01 • E01 I did it so bad, pipe would say, "Time to get up. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I did it so bad, pipe would say, "Time to get up.
S01 • E02 I believe that if you've been Black, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
I believe that if you've been Black,
S01 • E01 Me and you just gonna hang out in this room together." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Me and you just gonna hang out in this room together."
S01 • E02 There's a direct linear progression - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
There's a direct linear progression
S01 • E01 When he's going through all his mess, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
When he's going through all his mess,
S01 • E02 Cultural analysts, social activists - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:16
Cultural analysts, social activists