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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

Townsend really represented kind of likea Harriet Tubman for us

Townsend really represented kind of like
a Harriet Tubman for us

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Townsend really represented
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kind of like a Harriet Tubman for us.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:57
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 • E01 He almost became ashamed - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
He almost became ashamed
S01 • E01 He had a moment of, like, "Am I a comedian - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:17
He had a moment of, like, "Am I a comedian
S01 • E02 Just follow what I'm doing." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Just follow what I'm doing."
S01 • E02 Most of the credit was given to Robert - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Most of the credit was given to Robert
S01 • E01 You have to have a feeling and a conviction, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
You have to have a feeling and a conviction,
S01 • E02 The step, for me, was - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
The step, for me, was
S01 • E01 There was a larger calling, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
There was a larger calling,
S01 • E02 They released the movie against "January Man." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
They released the movie against "January Man."
S01 • E01 These are the front lines of the battle - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:28
These are the front lines of the battle
S01 • E02 For me, that was such a huge victory. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
For me, that was such a huge victory.
S01 • E02 And that's what led to "In Living Color," actually. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
And that's what led to "In Living Color," act...
S01 • E01 We watching you real close, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
We watching you real close,
S01 • E02 At the time, a sketch show, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
At the time, a sketch show,
S01 • E02 "Ooh, wouldn't that be crazy? It'll never happen." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
"Ooh, wouldn't that be crazy? It'll never hap...
S01 • E01 He was consistently using his own celebrity - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
He was consistently using his own celebrity
S01 • E02 So I was like, "I'll create my own." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
So I was like, "I'll create my own."
S01 • E01 And this was the first time, really, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
And this was the first time, really,
S01 • E02 Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx
S01 • E02 I was like, "Oh, it's on." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:16
I was like, "Oh, it's on."
S01 • E01 Dick Gregory, one of the acknowledged - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Dick Gregory, one of the acknowledged