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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Lamont was a good fish, happy and brave

Lamont was a good fish, happy and brave

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Lamont was a good fish,
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happy and brave.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:37
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 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
S01 • E02 "The Cosby Show" was about - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
"The Cosby Show" was about
S01 • E02 He wasn't doing political and social comedy. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
He wasn't doing political and social comedy.
S01 • E01 He was absolutely committed to never being reduced - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He was absolutely committed to never being reduced
S01 • E02 Part of the criticism at the time was, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Part of the criticism at the time was,
S01 • E01 Another example is Charlie Case. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Another example is Charlie Case.
S01 • E02 Do they ever speak about poor Black people?" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Do they ever speak about poor Black people?"
S01 • E01 Entertainers would sing a little bit - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Entertainers would sing a little bit
S01 • E02 Later, in the '80s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Later, in the '80s,
S01 • E01 He started, like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
He started, like,
S01 • E02 What's happening? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
What's happening?
S01 • E01 He took off the costumes. He washed off the blackface. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
He took off the costumes. He washed off the blackface.
S01 • E01 He's like, "I'm not gonna do that anymore." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
He's like, "I'm not gonna do that anymore.&qu...
S01 • E02 I remember watching - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
I remember watching
S01 • E01 That part of a joke became known as the punch line - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
That part of a joke became known as the punch line