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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

It was abouttrickle-down economics and there werea lot of Black people who were being left...

It was about
trickle-down economics and there were
a lot of Black people who were being left out

Full Transcript

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It was about trickle-down economics
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and there were a lot of Black people
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who were being left out.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:31
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, 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
S01 • E02 Lamont was a good fish, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Lamont was a good fish,
S01 • E01 Minstrelsy featured white people - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Minstrelsy featured white people
S01 • E01 It was this universally dehumanizing, hateful form. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
It was this universally dehumanizing, hateful form.
S01 • E02 At this point in time, you have White people - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:18
At this point in time, you have White people
S01 • E01 But then towards the later period of minstrelsy, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
But then towards the later period of minstrelsy,
S01 • E01 And some Black performers did quite remarkable things, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
And some Black performers did quite remarkable things,
S01 • E01 For example, Bert Williams became incredibly successful - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
For example, Bert Williams became incredibly successful