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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

So while Richardwas in Berkeley, he had cohosted a show on KPFA, and he goes on air just...

So while Richard
was in Berkeley, he had cohosted a show on KPFA, and he goes on air just after the Attica prison rebellion
has happened

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So while Richard was in Berkeley,
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he had cohosted a show on KPFA,
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and he goes on air just after
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the Attica prison rebellion has happened.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:36
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 A lot of people, both Black and White, feel uncomfortable - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
A lot of people, both Black and White, feel uncomfortable
S01 • E01 So many prisoners have been killed in gunfire. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
So many prisoners have been killed in gunfire.
S01 • E02 That word, "nigger," used to be a word of oppression. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
That word, "nigger," used to be a word of oppressi...
S01 • E02 But when I say it, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
But when I say it,
S01 • E02 If you could sum up the story of America in a word, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
If you could sum up the story of America in a word,
S01 • E01 And it ain't cool, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And it ain't cool,
S01 • E02 It has connotations in it - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
It has connotations in it
S01 • E01 That people don't really care about it. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
That people don't really care about it.
S01 • E02 We didn't really give a fuck, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
We didn't really give a fuck,
S01 • E01 That's powerful. That statement in itself is like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
That's powerful. That statement in itself is like,
S01 • E02 Every now and again, mainstream news picks a comedian and goes, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Every now and again, mainstream news picks a comedian and go...
S01 • E01 Richard Pryor, when he reemerges in the '70s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Richard Pryor, when he reemerges in the '70s,
S01 • E02 You're making more than Wallace and Rather - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
You're making more than Wallace and Rather
S01 • E02 Wow. Go get me a cup of coffee, bro. Just kidding. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Wow. Go get me a cup of coffee, bro. Just kidding.
S01 • E02 But then, after two seasons, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
But then, after two seasons,
S01 • E01 - Wild! - California is a weird state - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
- Wild! - California is a weird state
S01 • E01 I mean, they accidentally shoot more niggers out here - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
I mean, they accidentally shoot more niggers out here
S01 • E02 Dave's separation from the business was by choice. Right? - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Dave's separation from the business was by choice. Righ...
S01 • E02 And everybody put a story together of what they thought, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And everybody put a story together of what they thought,
S01 • E02 The premise of the sketch was that every race - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
The premise of the sketch was that every race