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For the most part, standup comedy was a bunch
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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

For the most part,standup comedy was a bunch of jokesthat people sort of borrowed or stole...

For the most part,
standup comedy was a bunch of jokes
that people sort of borrowed or stole from each other

Full Transcript

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For the most part, standup comedy was a bunch
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of jokes that people sort of borrowed
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or stole from each other.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:58
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 I remember seeing Bill Cosby on Ebony - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
I remember seeing Bill Cosby on Ebony
S01 • E01 And so Dick Gregory becomes a part of a school of comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
And so Dick Gregory becomes a part of a school of comedy
S01 • E02 And then Eddie's was "The Billion Dollar Man." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And then Eddie's was "The Billion Dollar Man."...
S01 • E01 And I actually want you to get to know me." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And I actually want you to get to know me."
S01 • E01 Call me a cab." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
Call me a cab."
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 • E02 It was about conspicuous consumption - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:17
It was about conspicuous consumption