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That was the first time that a Negro comedian
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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

That was the first timethat a Negro comedian had been bookedin a white nightclub

That was the first time
that a Negro comedian had been booked
in a white nightclub

Full Transcript

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That was the first time that a Negro comedian
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had been booked in a white nightclub.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:03
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 Prince, Whitney Houston, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:30
Prince, Whitney Houston,
S01 • E01 The thing about the trajectory of Black comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
The thing about the trajectory of Black comedy
S01 • E02 We are gathered here for this special occasion. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
We are gathered here for this special occasion.
S01 • E01 Black comedy begins in the U.S. in the 19th century - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Black comedy begins in the U.S. in the 19th century
S01 • E02 Lamont was a good fish, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Lamont was a good fish,
S01 • E01 Minstrelsy featured white people - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Minstrelsy featured white people
S01 • E01 It was this universally dehumanizing, hateful form. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
It was this universally dehumanizing, hateful form.
S01 • E02 At this point in time, you have White people - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:18
At this point in time, you have White people
S01 • E01 But then towards the later period of minstrelsy, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
But then towards the later period of minstrelsy,
S01 • E01 And some Black performers did quite remarkable things, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
And some Black performers did quite remarkable things,
S01 • E01 For example, Bert Williams became incredibly successful - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
For example, Bert Williams became incredibly successful
S01 • E02 "The Cosby Show" was about - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
"The Cosby Show" was about
S01 • E02 He wasn't doing political and social comedy. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
He wasn't doing political and social comedy.
S01 • E01 He was absolutely committed to never being reduced - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He was absolutely committed to never being reduced
S01 • E02 Part of the criticism at the time was, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Part of the criticism at the time was,
S01 • E01 Another example is Charlie Case. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Another example is Charlie Case.
S01 • E02 Do they ever speak about poor Black people?" - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Do they ever speak about poor Black people?"
S01 • E01 Entertainers would sing a little bit - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Entertainers would sing a little bit
S01 • E02 Later, in the '80s, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Later, in the '80s,
S01 • E01 He started, like, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
He started, like,