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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Bill Cosby came to prominence in the coffeehousesof Greenwich Village, performing fora...

Bill Cosby came to prominence in the coffeehouses
of Greenwich Village, performing for
a college-educated crowd

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Bill Cosby came to prominence
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in the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village,
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performing for a college-educated crowd.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:56
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 • E01 Bill went to Temple University, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Bill went to Temple University,
S01 • E01 Believe it or not, Cosby actually started out - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Believe it or not, Cosby actually started out
S01 • E02 The comics yearned for it. The audience yearned for it. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
The comics yearned for it. The audience yearned for it.
S01 • E02 These Black clubs, you know, where Black comedians - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
These Black clubs, you know, where Black comedians
S01 • E02 The differences, you know, from previous generations... - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
The differences, you know, from previous generations...
S01 • E01 First review in "The New York Times" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
First review in "The New York Times"
S01 • E01 But somebody gave him a challenge once and said, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
But somebody gave him a challenge once and said,
S01 • E01 You'd have nothing to talk about." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
You'd have nothing to talk about."
S01 • E02 When you stepped on a scale, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
When you stepped on a scale,
S01 • E02 When it was time for us to put "Def Comedy Jam" together, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
When it was time for us to put "Def Comedy Jam" to...
S01 • E01 He developed a family-friendly, more college-educated humor. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
He developed a family-friendly, more college-educated humor.
S01 • E02 I mean, there was definitely a wave popping. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
I mean, there was definitely a wave popping.
S01 • E02 Thank you for coming out! Peace! Peace! Peace! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Thank you for coming out! Peace! Peace! Peace!
S01 • E02 And then Russell Simmons came out, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And then Russell Simmons came out,
S01 • E01 Not everybody's into politics, but everybody has a family. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Not everybody's into politics, but everybody has a fami...
S01 • E01 And that was what Bill Cosby tapped into. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And that was what Bill Cosby tapped into.
S01 • E02 From New York City, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
From New York City,
S01 • E01 At the same time, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
At the same time,
S01 • E02 With your host, Martin Lawrence! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
With your host, Martin Lawrence!
S01 • E01 A lot of Black performers, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
A lot of Black performers,