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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

I remember watching Whoopi Goldberg's HBO specialwhen it came out and it was a one-woman...

I remember watching Whoopi Goldberg's HBO special
when it came out and it was a one-woman show, but it was such a radical show and, in some ways,
more high-concept than stand-up because it was
character-driven

Full Transcript

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I remember watching
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Whoopi Goldberg's HBO special when it came out
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and it was a one-woman show,
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but it was such a radical show
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and, in some ways, more high-concept
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than stand-up because it was character-driven.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:00
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • 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
S01 • E02 So you're trying to say - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
So you're trying to say
S01 • E01 She was a young comic dressed like a old woman. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
She was a young comic dressed like a old woman.
S01 • E02 How do you want an audience to go home after seeing you? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
How do you want an audience to go home after seeing you?
S01 • E01 She's one of the first Black women - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
She's one of the first Black women
S01 • E02 Because people, as long as they're thinking, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Because people, as long as they're thinking,
S01 • E02 The beauty of what Whoopi did, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
The beauty of what Whoopi did,
S01 • E01 The 1930 was one of the most difficult periods - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
The 1930 was one of the most difficult periods
S01 • E01 First of all, you had "Amos 'n' Andy," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
First of all, you had "Amos 'n' Andy,"
S01 • E02 And my mother made me go to my room - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And my mother made me go to my room
S01 • E02 And I said, "Nuh-uh, this is my long, luxurious blond hair." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
And I said, "Nuh-uh, this is my long, luxurious blond h...