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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Keenen believed that we haveto be comfortable making fun of ourselves

Keenen believed that we have
to be comfortable making fun of ourselves

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Keenen believed that we have to be comfortable
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making fun of ourselves.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:33
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 Many comedians made their first fame on records, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Many comedians made their first fame on records,
S01 • E01 They're Mort Saul, Dick Gregory. And a host of others. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
They're Mort Saul, Dick Gregory. And a host of others.
S01 • E02 I don't have to ask permission." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I don't have to ask permission."
S01 • E01 In the Black community, you have what they called - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
In the Black community, you have what they called
S01 • E02 "Um, no, you've crossed the line." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
"Um, no, you've crossed the line."
S01 • E01 So no matter where you were in the country or in the world, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
So no matter where you were in the country or in the world,
S01 • E02 By that time, generations had formed the principle - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
By that time, generations had formed the principle
S01 • E01 Redd Foxx is kind of the king of the party records. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Redd Foxx is kind of the king of the party records.
S01 • E02 And then we had the gatekeepers who were willing to do it, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
And then we had the gatekeepers who were willing to do it,
S01 • E01 Put the records on when it's kind of dull - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Put the records on when it's kind of dull
S01 • E02 I think the biggest thing "In Living Color" did was - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
I think the biggest thing "In Living Color" did wa...
S01 • E01 - The party starts. - Naughty? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
- The party starts. - Naughty?
S01 • E02 So now, when you look at Donald Glover, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
So now, when you look at Donald Glover,
S01 • E02 I'm a Black woman who created and runs a sketch show, so, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
I'm a Black woman who created and runs a sketch show, s...
S01 • E01 Party records... that was the dirty little secret, right? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Party records... that was the dirty little secret, right?
S01 • E01 The kids went to bed. "Let's listen to Redd Foxx." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
The kids went to bed. "Let's listen to Redd Foxx.&...
S01 • E02 You can do a lot of different things in this industry - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
You can do a lot of different things in this industry
S01 • E01 This stuff didn't get beyond Black communities - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
This stuff didn't get beyond Black communities
S01 • E01 I mean, as a young girl, to hear this kind of language, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
I mean, as a young girl, to hear this kind of language,
S01 • E01 And it just opened up this world - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And it just opened up this world