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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

It was about conspicuous consumption and the persona he grewduring the 1980s, it was...

It was about conspicuous consumption and the persona he grew
during the 1980s, it was connected to the
"I got mine" -ness of the Reagan era

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It was about conspicuous consumption
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and the persona he grew during the 1980s,
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it was connected to the "I got mine" -ness
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of the Reagan era.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:23
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 Most people don't have that kind of confidence, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Most people don't have that kind of confidence,
S01 • E01 Everyone in the whole world knows this is wrong. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Everyone in the whole world knows this is wrong.
S01 • E01 So then you can make humor out of it and matter like - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
So then you can make humor out of it and matter like
S01 • E02 Despite his tremendous success, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Despite his tremendous success,
S01 • E01 He used his intellect, but he still hit you in the mouth. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He used his intellect, but he still hit you in the mouth.
S01 • E02 Spike Lee says Hollywood should do the right thing - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Spike Lee says Hollywood should do the right thing
S01 • E01 When Negroes in Chicago move into one large area - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
When Negroes in Chicago move into one large area
S01 • E02 He says he only counts two Black executives at Paramount - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
He says he only counts two Black executives at Paramount
S01 • E02 Eddie says, "Well, Spike, I can't jump on a table - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
Eddie says, "Well, Spike, I can't jump on a table
S01 • E02 The criticism of him, I think, is a little bit unfair - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
The criticism of him, I think, is a little bit unfair
S01 • E01 Dick Gregory always had the capacity to disarm people. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Dick Gregory always had the capacity to disarm people.
S01 • E01 You know, his great breakthrough moment - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
You know, his great breakthrough moment
S01 • E02 Eddie was a guy who did look out for the other comics. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Eddie was a guy who did look out for the other comics.
S01 • E01 He gets the chance to fill in at The Playboy Club. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He gets the chance to fill in at The Playboy Club.
S01 • E02 When he did "Raw," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
When he did "Raw,"
S01 • E01 "Professor" Irwin Corey, who was a big comic back then, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
"Professor" Irwin Corey, who was a big comic back ...
S01 • E02 When Arsenio first has "The Late Show," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
When Arsenio first has "The Late Show,"
S01 • E01 Irwin Corey was a hip guy, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
Irwin Corey was a hip guy,
S01 • E01 You know, he said, Sure, let's give him a shot." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
You know, he said, Sure, let's give him a shot."
S01 • E02 Chris Rock, for example, became Eddie's protégé, right? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Chris Rock, for example, became Eddie's protégé, right?...