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Richard Pryor had this constant battle
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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Richard Pryor hadthis constant battle with drug addiction

Richard Pryor had
this constant battle with drug addiction

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Richard Pryor had this constant battle
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with drug addiction.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:25
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 • E01 By the early 1980s, he's so deep - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
By the early 1980s, he's so deep
S01 • E02 And 46 seconds... - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And 46 seconds...
S01 • E02 And feel like - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And feel like
S01 • E02 He told me, "Maybe I need to get back to being funny." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
He told me, "Maybe I need to get back to being funny.&q...
S01 • E01 He was kind of drug out that night, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
He was kind of drug out that night,
S01 • E02 "You better talk about what's going on, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:16
"You better talk about what's going on,
S01 • E01 And so he douses himself with overproof rum, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
And so he douses himself with overproof rum,
S01 • E01 Why he did that... It's kind of a mystery - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Why he did that... It's kind of a mystery
S01 • E02 This is the last stronghold for civil discourse. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
This is the last stronghold for civil discourse.
S01 • E02 After this shit, it's just rat-a-tat-tat-tat, tat-tat! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
After this shit, it's just rat-a-tat-tat-tat, tat-tat!
S01 • E01 Richard Pryor, the comedian and writer, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Richard Pryor, the comedian and writer,
S01 • E02 All the comedians got to get involved, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
All the comedians got to get involved,
S01 • E01 Authorities say Richard Pryor either walked or ran - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Authorities say Richard Pryor either walked or ran
S01 • E02 Every gesture onstage, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Every gesture onstage,
S01 • E01 It was very touch-and-go, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
It was very touch-and-go,
S01 • E02 We have to keep in mind that comedy is deeply historical, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
We have to keep in mind that comedy is deeply historical,
S01 • E01 And I held signs in my dad's room that said, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
And I held signs in my dad's room that said,
S01 • E02 You're in a situation - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
You're in a situation
S01 • E02 The only way to deal with that was to joke about it. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
The only way to deal with that was to joke about it.
S01 • E01 And I think I've spent the rest of my life - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
And I think I've spent the rest of my life