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Not allowing himself to be stereotyped
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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Not allowing himselfto be stereotyped

Not allowing himself
to be stereotyped

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Not allowing himself to be stereotyped.
Duration
6 seconds
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39
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:10
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 In 1958, I walked into a nightclub for the first time - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
In 1958, I walked into a nightclub for the first time
S01 • E02 When he put on the hat and said, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
When he put on the hat and said,
S01 • E01 He was an impoverished, young Black man - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
He was an impoverished, young Black man
S01 • E02 Eddie was kind of the first Black actor - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Eddie was kind of the first Black actor
S01 • E02 Like, you had blaxploitation stuff in the '70s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Like, you had blaxploitation stuff in the '70s,
S01 • E01 Get ready for Santa Claus." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
Get ready for Santa Claus."
S01 • E02 Eddie took that and said, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Eddie took that and said,
S01 • E01 For the most part, standup comedy was a bunch - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
For the most part, standup comedy was a bunch
S01 • E02 I remember seeing Bill Cosby on Ebony - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
I remember seeing Bill Cosby on Ebony
S01 • E01 And so Dick Gregory becomes a part of a school of comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
And so Dick Gregory becomes a part of a school of comedy
S01 • E02 And then Eddie's was "The Billion Dollar Man." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And then Eddie's was "The Billion Dollar Man."...
S01 • E01 And I actually want you to get to know me." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And I actually want you to get to know me."
S01 • E01 Call me a cab." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
Call me a cab."
S01 • E02 And a level of fame - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And a level of fame
S01 • E01 He wanted to be universally funny. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He wanted to be universally funny.
S01 • E01 During that time, you were starting to see - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
During that time, you were starting to see
S01 • E02 If somebody said, "He wasn't a political guy," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
If somebody said, "He wasn't a political guy,"...
S01 • E01 The country was changing, and that's when he realized - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
The country was changing, and that's when he realized
S01 • E01 And where he pivoted was to news. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And where he pivoted was to news.
S01 • E01 He became obsessed with reading newspapers, just obsessed. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He became obsessed with reading newspapers, just obsessed.