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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Dick Gregory,one of the acknowledged leaders of his people,has been arrested and flung...

Dick Gregory,
one of the acknowledged leaders of his people,
has been arrested and flung into jail himself

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Dick Gregory, one of the acknowledged
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leaders of his people, has been arrested
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and flung into jail himself.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:41
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 The first real beating he ever got - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
The first real beating he ever got
S01 • E01 That's when he really started to identify himself as, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
That's when he really started to identify himself as,
S01 • E02 "How is this gonna play? Are we gonna look racist?" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
"How is this gonna play? Are we gonna look racist?"...
S01 • E01 I am gonna fight till this system comes down to her knees. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I am gonna fight till this system comes down to her knees.
S01 • E01 It's very interesting. Dick Gregory had many critics, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
It's very interesting. Dick Gregory had many critics,
S01 • E02 'The Homeboy Shopping Network, ' - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:18
'The Homeboy Shopping Network, '
S01 • E01 His fellow comics say - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
His fellow comics say
S01 • E02 They don't, I'm good with that." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
They don't, I'm good with that."
S01 • E01 And so that's when he started missing gigs. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And so that's when he started missing gigs.
S01 • E02 "In Living Color" was the first, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
"In Living Color" was the first,
S01 • E01 I mean, his management, his schedulers, his attorneys. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I mean, his management, his schedulers, his attorneys.
S01 • E02 Hip-hop was just coming in at the same time. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Hip-hop was just coming in at the same time.
S01 • E01 His career, you can say, suffered, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
His career, you can say, suffered,
S01 • E02 It tapped into that hip-hop sensibility - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
It tapped into that hip-hop sensibility
S01 • E01 And I'm very confused this year - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
And I'm very confused this year
S01 • E02 He's a Homeboy sapien africanus, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
He's a Homeboy sapien africanus,
S01 • E01 But the idea of, "I choose to make a stand, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
But the idea of, "I choose to make a stand,
S01 • E02 "In Living Color" quickly becomes - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
"In Living Color" quickly becomes
S01 • E02 - Welcome to the... - Homeboy Shopping Network. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
- Welcome to the... - Homeboy Shopping Network.
S01 • E02 For your automotive needs, we got car phones, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
For your automotive needs, we got car phones,