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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

During the civil rights era, Bill Cosby walked a very,very thin tightrope

During the civil rights era, Bill Cosby walked a very,
very thin tightrope

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During the civil rights era,
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Bill Cosby walked a very, very thin tightrope.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:49
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 Go down the crack of your ass! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Go down the crack of your ass!
S01 • E02 Ohh! Shit! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Ohh! Shit!
S01 • E01 They got the greatest football players in the world, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
They got the greatest football players in the world,
S01 • E01 I don't think Black folks generally, at that time, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I don't think Black folks generally, at that time,
S01 • E02 Another expression of their energy. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Another expression of their energy.
S01 • E01 I think that, like, he really brought Black comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I think that, like, he really brought Black comedy
S01 • E02 Russell loved comedy and used to go to the Uptown - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Russell loved comedy and used to go to the Uptown
S01 • E01 White America didn't look at him - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
White America didn't look at him
S01 • E02 But I was that guy who was working at the record company, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
But I was that guy who was working at the record company,
S01 • E01 You know, he's acceptable. We can have him over for dinner. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
You know, he's acceptable. We can have him over for din...
S01 • E01 The phrase you always heard in white show business - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
The phrase you always heard in white show business
S01 • E02 We taped in October of '91, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
We taped in October of '91,
S01 • E02 Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
S01 • E01 Besides performing, he's currently taking history - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Besides performing, he's currently taking history
S01 • E01 No standup comedian got more press, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
No standup comedian got more press,
S01 • E02 Crowd was a definite hip-hop crowd, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Crowd was a definite hip-hop crowd,
S01 • E01 Cosby was showing everybody how to do it, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Cosby was showing everybody how to do it,
S01 • E02 In your dressing room, you're kind of nervous - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
In your dressing room, you're kind of nervous
S01 • E02 Welcome to the Def Comedy Jam, where we present young Black... - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Welcome to the Def Comedy Jam, where we present young Black....
S01 • E02 No, I mean... I don't just mean Black - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
No, I mean... I don't just mean Black