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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Call me a cab." Early on, he was workingkind of the B-tier clubs in South Chicago, but he...

Call me a cab." Early on, he was working
kind of the B-tier clubs in South Chicago, but he always hungered
for a bigger audience

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Call me a cab."
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Early on, he was working kind of the B-tier clubs
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in South Chicago,
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but he always hungered for a bigger audience.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:19
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 And a level of fame - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And a level of fame
S01 • E01 He wanted to be universally funny. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He wanted to be universally funny.
S01 • E01 During that time, you were starting to see - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
During that time, you were starting to see
S01 • E02 If somebody said, "He wasn't a political guy," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
If somebody said, "He wasn't a political guy,"...
S01 • E01 The country was changing, and that's when he realized - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
The country was changing, and that's when he realized
S01 • E01 And where he pivoted was to news. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And where he pivoted was to news.
S01 • E01 He became obsessed with reading newspapers, just obsessed. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He became obsessed with reading newspapers, just obsessed.
S01 • E02 I like to party and hang out with friends - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
I like to party and hang out with friends
S01 • E01 There's one area in the South - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
There's one area in the South
S01 • E01 He thought he was leaning up against a snow bank, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
He thought he was leaning up against a snow bank,
S01 • E01 As a comedian, he was really looking at - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
As a comedian, he was really looking at
S01 • E02 I figure, if Jimmie Walker could fuck, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I figure, if Jimmie Walker could fuck,
S01 • E01 But Dick Gregory was doing this in the heat of the moment - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
But Dick Gregory was doing this in the heat of the moment
S01 • E02 Well, the 1980s were Reagan America. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Well, the 1980s were Reagan America.
S01 • E01 You think about, like, the pressure - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
You think about, like, the pressure
S01 • E02 It was about conspicuous consumption - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:17
It was about conspicuous consumption
S01 • E01 Most people don't have that kind of confidence, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Most people don't have that kind of confidence,
S01 • E01 Everyone in the whole world knows this is wrong. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Everyone in the whole world knows this is wrong.
S01 • E01 So then you can make humor out of it and matter like - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
So then you can make humor out of it and matter like
S01 • E02 Despite his tremendous success, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Despite his tremendous success,