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He was absolutely committed to never being reduced
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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

He was absolutely committedto never being reduced to a caricature

He was absolutely committed
to never being reduced to a caricature

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He was absolutely committed to never being reduced
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to a caricature.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:20
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 Part of the criticism at the time was, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Part of the criticism at the time was,
S01 • E01 Another example is Charlie Case. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Another example is Charlie Case.
S01 • E02 Do they ever speak about poor Black people?" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Do they ever speak about poor Black people?"
S01 • E01 Entertainers would sing a little bit - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Entertainers would sing a little bit
S01 • E02 Later, in the '80s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Later, in the '80s,
S01 • E01 He started, like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
He started, like,
S01 • E02 What's happening? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
What's happening?
S01 • E01 He took off the costumes. He washed off the blackface. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
He took off the costumes. He washed off the blackface.
S01 • E01 He's like, "I'm not gonna do that anymore." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
He's like, "I'm not gonna do that anymore.&qu...
S01 • E02 I remember watching - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
I remember watching
S01 • E01 That part of a joke became known as the punch line - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
That part of a joke became known as the punch line
S01 • E01 He's the man who started standup comedy, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
He's the man who started standup comedy,
S01 • E02 Because, like, I really feel, like, aesthetically, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Because, like, I really feel, like, aesthetically,
S01 • E02 This is my long, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
This is my long,
S01 • E01 In the 1920s, you have Jim Crow. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
In the 1920s, you have Jim Crow.
S01 • E02 It had a lot of, like, really complex questions - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
It had a lot of, like, really complex questions
S01 • E01 So a majority of the comedians in that era of Black comedians - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
So a majority of the comedians in that era of Black comedian...
S01 • E02 I passed this big dude walking around in circles - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
I passed this big dude walking around in circles
S01 • E01 The Chitlin' Circuit were these clubs and spaces - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
The Chitlin' Circuit were these clubs and spaces
S01 • E01 Many great performers got their start - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Many great performers got their start