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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Dick Gregory wasa pioneering figure because he took social activismso seriously, he became...

Dick Gregory was
a pioneering figure because he took social activism
so seriously, he became a social activist, and he did it
really at the height

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Dick Gregory was a pioneering figure
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because he took social activism so seriously,
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he became a social activist,
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and he did it really at the height.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:14
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 When you look at Black comedy in the '80s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
When you look at Black comedy in the '80s,
S01 • E01 Mississippi back during the 1960s - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Mississippi back during the 1960s
S01 • E02 For people like Damon Wayans and Keenen Wayans - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
For people like Damon Wayans and Keenen Wayans
S01 • E01 Why do you feel that it is important for Negroes to vote? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Why do you feel that it is important for Negroes to vote?
S01 • E02 You just recently did a new movie called "Ratboy" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
You just recently did a new movie called "Ratboy"
S01 • E01 We have a number of things that we don't get - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
We have a number of things that we don't get
S01 • E01 When Dick Gregory got the call from Medgar Evers - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
When Dick Gregory got the call from Medgar Evers
S01 • E02 And then Fort Greene in the early '80s - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
And then Fort Greene in the early '80s
S01 • E02 Being in Fort Greene at that time, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
Being in Fort Greene at that time,
S01 • E01 By the time my plane was supposed to take off - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
By the time my plane was supposed to take off
S01 • E01 Here, this man is living a comfortable life, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Here, this man is living a comfortable life,
S01 • E02 "We're gonna make movies. We're gonna make TV shows." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
"We're gonna make movies. We're gonna make TV...
S01 • E01 I mean, you know, batons, beatings, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
I mean, you know, batons, beatings,
S01 • E02 Until Spike did "She's Gotta Have It," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Until Spike did "She's Gotta Have It,"
S01 • E01 As I laid in my hotel room, I realized I had to get involved - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
As I laid in my hotel room, I realized I had to get involved
S01 • E02 I remember watching it. I was like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
I remember watching it. I was like,
S01 • E01 If you look at footage of that first march, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
If you look at footage of that first march,
S01 • E01 But when you look at him, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
But when you look at him,
S01 • E01 His plan was to speak and he was flying right back out. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
His plan was to speak and he was flying right back out.
S01 • E02 All the class tensions - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
All the class tensions