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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

"In Living Color" was the first, really, marriage of hip-hopand comedy on television

"In Living Color" was the first, really, marriage of hip-hop
and comedy on television

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"In Living Color" was the first,
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really, marriage of hip-hop and comedy on television.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:36
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 I mean, his management, his schedulers, his attorneys. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I mean, his management, his schedulers, his attorneys.
S01 • E02 Hip-hop was just coming in at the same time. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Hip-hop was just coming in at the same time.
S01 • E01 His career, you can say, suffered, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
His career, you can say, suffered,
S01 • E02 It tapped into that hip-hop sensibility - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
It tapped into that hip-hop sensibility
S01 • E01 And I'm very confused this year - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
And I'm very confused this year
S01 • E02 He's a Homeboy sapien africanus, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
He's a Homeboy sapien africanus,
S01 • E01 But the idea of, "I choose to make a stand, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
But the idea of, "I choose to make a stand,
S01 • E02 "In Living Color" quickly becomes - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
"In Living Color" quickly becomes
S01 • E02 - Welcome to the... - Homeboy Shopping Network. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
- Welcome to the... - Homeboy Shopping Network.
S01 • E02 For your automotive needs, we got car phones, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
For your automotive needs, we got car phones,
S01 • E01 So when Dick Gregory moved to the side - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
So when Dick Gregory moved to the side
S01 • E02 "In Living Color" is taking the comedic element - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
"In Living Color" is taking the comedic element
S01 • E01 All these comedians who never - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
All these comedians who never
S01 • E01 Redd Foxx, Godfrey Cambridge, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Redd Foxx, Godfrey Cambridge,
S01 • E02 Alright, kids, I'm Homey the Clown. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Alright, kids, I'm Homey the Clown.
S01 • E01 They're all getting booked by white nightclubs - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
They're all getting booked by white nightclubs
S01 • E02 Homey the Clown, created by Paul Mooney, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
Homey the Clown, created by Paul Mooney,
S01 • E01 In the '60s, television is expanding. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
In the '60s, television is expanding.
S01 • E01 Jack Paar's show, Merv Griffin, and others... - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Jack Paar's show, Merv Griffin, and others...
S01 • E02 Well, I've structured society - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Well, I've structured society