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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

I think that, like,he really brought Black comedy to the mainstream public

I think that, like,
he really brought Black comedy to the mainstream public

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I think that, like, he really brought Black comedy
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to the mainstream public.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:12
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 Russell loved comedy and used to go to the Uptown - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Russell loved comedy and used to go to the Uptown
S01 • E01 White America didn't look at him - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
White America didn't look at him
S01 • E02 But I was that guy who was working at the record company, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
But I was that guy who was working at the record company,
S01 • E01 You know, he's acceptable. We can have him over for dinner. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
You know, he's acceptable. We can have him over for din...
S01 • E01 The phrase you always heard in white show business - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
The phrase you always heard in white show business
S01 • E02 We taped in October of '91, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
We taped in October of '91,
S01 • E02 Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
S01 • E01 Besides performing, he's currently taking history - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Besides performing, he's currently taking history
S01 • E01 No standup comedian got more press, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
No standup comedian got more press,
S01 • E02 Crowd was a definite hip-hop crowd, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Crowd was a definite hip-hop crowd,
S01 • E01 Cosby was showing everybody how to do it, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Cosby was showing everybody how to do it,
S01 • E02 In your dressing room, you're kind of nervous - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
In your dressing room, you're kind of nervous
S01 • E02 Welcome to the Def Comedy Jam, where we present young Black... - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Welcome to the Def Comedy Jam, where we present young Black....
S01 • E02 No, I mean... I don't just mean Black - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
No, I mean... I don't just mean Black
S01 • E01 You can always tell when your parents - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
You can always tell when your parents
S01 • E01 You'll be all right. Go ahead." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
You'll be all right. Go ahead."
S01 • E02 Is it a Black thing?!" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Is it a Black thing?!"
S01 • E02 He was like, "You're about to experience - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
He was like, "You're about to experience
S01 • E02 So everybody move... Step aside." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
So everybody move... Step aside."
S01 • E01 And then he has that show "I Spy," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And then he has that show "I Spy,"