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So now, when you look at Donald Glover
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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

So now, when you lookat Donald Glover, Kenya Barris, Lena Waithe, Jordan Peele, there's...

So now, when you look
at Donald Glover, Kenya Barris, Lena Waithe, Jordan Peele, there's not just one anymore

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So now, when you look at Donald Glover,
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Kenya Barris,
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Lena Waithe, Jordan Peele,
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there's not just one anymore.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:29
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 • E02 I'm a Black woman who created and runs a sketch show, so, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
I'm a Black woman who created and runs a sketch show, s...
S01 • E01 Party records... that was the dirty little secret, right? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Party records... that was the dirty little secret, right?
S01 • E01 The kids went to bed. "Let's listen to Redd Foxx." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
The kids went to bed. "Let's listen to Redd Foxx.&...
S01 • E02 You can do a lot of different things in this industry - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
You can do a lot of different things in this industry
S01 • E01 This stuff didn't get beyond Black communities - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
This stuff didn't get beyond Black communities
S01 • E01 I mean, as a young girl, to hear this kind of language, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
I mean, as a young girl, to hear this kind of language,
S01 • E01 And it just opened up this world - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And it just opened up this world
S01 • E02 Comedy clubs... They used to be offbeat places - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Comedy clubs... They used to be offbeat places
S01 • E02 Now they're everywhere, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Now they're everywhere,
S01 • E02 Sweetheart, you just sit there now - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Sweetheart, you just sit there now
S01 • E02 The comedy boom is happening, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
The comedy boom is happening,
S01 • E02 Overall, I guess you would say that it was a White thing. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Overall, I guess you would say that it was a White thing.
S01 • E01 We would just die and just go crazy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
We would just die and just go crazy
S01 • E02 In 1985, in comedy clubs in this country, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
In 1985, in comedy clubs in this country,
S01 • E01 His popularity gave Black comedians the license - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
His popularity gave Black comedians the license
S01 • E02 The improvs wouldn't even hire Blacks. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
The improvs wouldn't even hire Blacks.
S01 • E01 You know, there's no Richard Pryor - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
You know, there's no Richard Pryor
S01 • E02 African-American performers who had started - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
African-American performers who had started
S01 • E01 People like Redd Foxx are responsible for - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
People like Redd Foxx are responsible for
S01 • E01 Ultimately, I don't get to do what I do if that didn't happen. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Ultimately, I don't get to do what I do if that didn�...