To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
Later, in the '80s
Please log in to add to collections.
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Later, in the '80s, you have other voicesin the culture that are much more politicaland...

Later, in the '80s, you have other voices
in the culture that are much more political
and much more conscious

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.305
Later, in the '80s,
00:00:02.436 --> 00:00:05.352
you have other voices in the culture
00:00:05.483 --> 00:00:08.964
that are much more political and much more conscious.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:39
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Rod Pictures,DCG Plus,Sidus,Invent Stone,CJ Venture Investment

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 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
S01 • E01 He's the man who started standup comedy, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
He's the man who started standup comedy,
S01 • E02 Because, like, I really feel, like, aesthetically, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Because, like, I really feel, like, aesthetically,
S01 • E02 This is my long, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
This is my long,
S01 • E02 It had a lot of, like, really complex questions - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
It had a lot of, like, really complex questions
S01 • E01 In the 1920s, you have Jim Crow. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
In the 1920s, you have Jim Crow.
S01 • E01 So a majority of the comedians in that era of Black comedians - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
So a majority of the comedians in that era of Black comedian...
S01 • E02 I passed this big dude walking around in circles - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
I passed this big dude walking around in circles
S01 • E01 The Chitlin' Circuit were these clubs and spaces - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
The Chitlin' Circuit were these clubs and spaces
S01 • E01 Many great performers got their start - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Many great performers got their start
S01 • E02 So you're trying to say - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
So you're trying to say
S01 • E01 She was a young comic dressed like a old woman. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
She was a young comic dressed like a old woman.
S01 • E02 How do you want an audience to go home after seeing you? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
How do you want an audience to go home after seeing you?
S01 • E01 She's one of the first Black women - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
She's one of the first Black women
S01 • E02 Because people, as long as they're thinking, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Because people, as long as they're thinking,