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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

I'm aware that there are people that's like,"Well, Wayne Brady, he's safe." While I don't...

I'm aware that there are people that's like,
"Well, Wayne Brady, he's safe." While I don't comment
through stand-up, I can comment through a sitcom, I can comment through
an improv scene

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I'm aware that there are people
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that's like, "Well, Wayne Brady, he's safe."
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While I don't comment through stand-up,
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I can comment through a sitcom,
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I can comment through an improv scene.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:44
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 Once Richard became himself, he changed comedy forever. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Once Richard became himself, he changed comedy forever.
S01 • E01 Let's drag him downtown. Okay." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Let's drag him downtown. Okay."
S01 • E02 And I've made my whole career out of slipping by - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
And I've made my whole career out of slipping by
S01 • E01 That had an impact because it showed, like, yeah, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
That had an impact because it showed, like, yeah,
S01 • E01 I've been doing comedy since 1968. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
I've been doing comedy since 1968.
S01 • E02 As long as you know who you are - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
As long as you know who you are
S01 • E01 Yak 'em, rack 'em, zak 'em. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Yak 'em, rack 'em, zak 'em.
S01 • E02 Comedy, like many professional spaces, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Comedy, like many professional spaces,
S01 • E01 I haven't even... I hate to say - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
I haven't even... I hate to say
S01 • E02 I felt like in the last 30 years, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
I felt like in the last 30 years,
S01 • E01 In the early part of the '70s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
In the early part of the '70s,
S01 • E02 We have actually seen Black men - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
We have actually seen Black men
S01 • E01 There were no sitcoms with Blacks - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
There were no sitcoms with Blacks
S01 • E01 However, we started seeing more Black people in lead roles. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
However, we started seeing more Black people in lead roles.
S01 • E02 Face the wall and say, "Old Macdonald had a farm." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Face the wall and say, "Old Macdonald had a farm."
S01 • E01 Cosby Got "I Spy." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
Cosby Got "I Spy."
S01 • E02 Why couldn't a Black woman play Sheneneh? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Why couldn't a Black woman play Sheneneh?
S01 • E02 A lot of my success early on in my career - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
A lot of my success early on in my career
S01 • E01 And now here's Flip! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And now here's Flip!
S01 • E01 Flip Wilson was the only Black guy on TV doing comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Flip Wilson was the only Black guy on TV doing comedy