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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

For the most part, the Blackvoice wasn't recognized until Dick Gregory made it okayfor a...

For the most part, the Black
voice wasn't recognized until Dick Gregory made it okay
for a Black standup to be on TV

Full Transcript

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For the most part, the Black voice wasn't recognized
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until Dick Gregory made it okay for a Black standup to be on TV.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:43
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 said, "I'm not no wino. I'm on hard times." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
I said, "I'm not no wino. I'm on hard times.&...
S01 • E01 That was a huge leap. I mean, that was like Jackie Robinson. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
That was a huge leap. I mean, that was like Jackie Robinson.
S01 • E01 NBC had reported that their phone lines crashed - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
NBC had reported that their phone lines crashed
S01 • E01 I didn't know they had the same type of issues with their kids." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
I didn't know they had the same type of issues with the...
S01 • E02 You have to understand the weight - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
You have to understand the weight
S01 • E02 The Jewish Black woman that had dreadlocks - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
The Jewish Black woman that had dreadlocks
S01 • E01 They have something to contribute - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
They have something to contribute
S01 • E01 I mean, his trajectory, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
I mean, his trajectory,
S01 • E02 That is what opens the door for Wanda Sykes. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
That is what opens the door for Wanda Sykes.
S01 • E01 - Dick Gregory. - Dick Gregory. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
- Dick Gregory. - Dick Gregory.
S01 • E02 Hell! Whoopi Goldberg is the reason why Black women - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Hell! Whoopi Goldberg is the reason why Black women
S01 • E02 The doors that she has opened is tremendous - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:19
The doors that she has opened is tremendous
S01 • E01 He's a bridge between Black America and white America, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He's a bridge between Black America and white America,
S01 • E01 Dick Gregory came at the exact right time. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Dick Gregory came at the exact right time.
S01 • E01 Black people waited a long time, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Black people waited a long time,
S01 • E01 Uh, party? The NAACP, or what you mean? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Uh, party? The NAACP, or what you mean?
S01 • E02 I've been working really hard, trying to get to you." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
I've been working really hard, trying to get to you.&qu...
S01 • E01 It was about a year or so - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
It was about a year or so
S01 • E02 If she don't answer, she call me back - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
If she don't answer, she call me back
S01 • E02 She is a phenomenal human being, period. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
She is a phenomenal human being, period.