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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

I think you could say, without even beingovertly political, the success of Eddie Murphyis...

I think you could say, without even being
overtly political, the success of Eddie Murphy
is political

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I think you could say,
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without even being overtly political,
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the success of Eddie Murphy is political.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:53
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 All these white Southern frozen food - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
All these white Southern frozen food
S01 • E01 And he's like, "Okay, well, what the hell am I gonna do now?" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
And he's like, "Okay, well, what the hell am I gon...
S01 • E02 The '80s, Ronald Reagan is the president. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
The '80s, Ronald Reagan is the president.
S01 • E02 Black America is feeling the ramifications of that. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Black America is feeling the ramifications of that.
S01 • E02 We will tighten welfare and give more attention - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
We will tighten welfare and give more attention
S01 • E01 To stand in front of a group of Southern white men - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
To stand in front of a group of Southern white men
S01 • E02 It was about trickle-down economics - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
It was about trickle-down economics
S01 • E01 I mean, this is, like, a next level. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I mean, this is, like, a next level.
S01 • E01 Dick Gregory knew how to talk to white people - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Dick Gregory knew how to talk to white people
S01 • E02 Today, more arrests - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Today, more arrests
S01 • E01 And he also presented a way that he was like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
And he also presented a way that he was like,
S01 • E02 It was about the war on drugs, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
It was about the war on drugs,
S01 • E02 But when you think about Black artists in the '80s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
But when you think about Black artists in the '80s,
S01 • E01 From that, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
From that,
S01 • E02 The '80s is the era of Michael Jackson - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
The '80s is the era of Michael Jackson
S01 • E01 That was the first time that a Negro comedian - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
That was the first time that a Negro comedian
S01 • E02 Prince, Whitney Houston, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:30
Prince, Whitney Houston,
S01 • E01 The thing about the trajectory of Black comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
The thing about the trajectory of Black comedy
S01 • E02 We are gathered here for this special occasion. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
We are gathered here for this special occasion.
S01 • E01 Black comedy begins in the U.S. in the 19th century - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Black comedy begins in the U.S. in the 19th century