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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

"Professor" Irwin Corey,who was a big comic back then, was supposed to be atThe Playboy...

"Professor" Irwin Corey,
who was a big comic back then, was supposed to be at
The Playboy Club

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"Professor" Irwin Corey, who was a big comic back then,
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was supposed to be at The Playboy Club.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:32
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 When Arsenio first has "The Late Show," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
When Arsenio first has "The Late Show,"
S01 • E01 Irwin Corey was a hip guy, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
Irwin Corey was a hip guy,
S01 • E01 You know, he said, Sure, let's give him a shot." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
You know, he said, Sure, let's give him a shot."
S01 • E02 Chris Rock, for example, became Eddie's protégé, right? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Chris Rock, for example, became Eddie's protégé, right?...
S01 • E02 If you ever see "Beverly Hills Cop II," - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
If you ever see "Beverly Hills Cop II,"
S01 • E01 They were gonna cancel the comedian that night - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
They were gonna cancel the comedian that night
S01 • E02 Now, do you go a step further - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Now, do you go a step further
S01 • E01 This is one of the first times that he really encounters - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
This is one of the first times that he really encounters
S01 • E02 Eddie Murphy changed the shape of the movie industry - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
Eddie Murphy changed the shape of the movie industry
S01 • E01 So when I get called down here to The Playboy Club, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
So when I get called down here to The Playboy Club,
S01 • E02 Because he was a Black man succeeding - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
Because he was a Black man succeeding
S01 • E01 And I'm running and I'm slipping and I'm sliding, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:17
And I'm running and I'm slipping and I'm slid...
S01 • E01 I didn't know at the time that a Negro - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
I didn't know at the time that a Negro
S01 • E02 I think you could say, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
I think you could say,
S01 • E01 All these white Southern frozen food - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
All these white Southern frozen food
S01 • E01 And he's like, "Okay, well, what the hell am I gonna do now?" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
And he's like, "Okay, well, what the hell am I gon...
S01 • E02 The '80s, Ronald Reagan is the president. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
The '80s, Ronald Reagan is the president.
S01 • E02 Black America is feeling the ramifications of that. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Black America is feeling the ramifications of that.
S01 • E02 We will tighten welfare and give more attention - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
We will tighten welfare and give more attention
S01 • E01 To stand in front of a group of Southern white men - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
To stand in front of a group of Southern white men