To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
We was giving Black comedians
Please log in to add to collections.
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

We was giving Black comedians an opportunity to dotheir club act on television

We was giving Black comedians an opportunity to do
their club act on television

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.872
We was giving Black comedians
00:00:04.001 --> 00:00:09.182
an opportunity to do their club act on television.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:37
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Rod Pictures,DCG Plus,Sidus,Invent Stone,CJ Venture Investment

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 That just goes to show you if you try... - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
That just goes to show you if you try...
S01 • E02 We were taking people from the outhouse to the penthouse. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
We were taking people from the outhouse to the penthouse.
S01 • E01 During the civil rights era, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
During the civil rights era,
S01 • E02 Ladies, there's something in us - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Ladies, there's something in us
S01 • E02 Go down the crack of your ass! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Go down the crack of your ass!
S01 • E02 Ohh! Shit! - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Ohh! Shit!
S01 • E01 They got the greatest football players in the world, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
They got the greatest football players in the world,
S01 • E01 I don't think Black folks generally, at that time, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I don't think Black folks generally, at that time,
S01 • E02 Another expression of their energy. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
Another expression of their energy.
S01 • E01 I think that, like, he really brought Black comedy - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
I think that, like, he really brought Black comedy
S01 • E02 Russell loved comedy and used to go to the Uptown - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Russell loved comedy and used to go to the Uptown
S01 • E01 White America didn't look at him - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
White America didn't look at him
S01 • E02 But I was that guy who was working at the record company, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
But I was that guy who was working at the record company,
S01 • E01 You know, he's acceptable. We can have him over for dinner. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
You know, he's acceptable. We can have him over for din...
S01 • E01 The phrase you always heard in white show business - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
The phrase you always heard in white show business
S01 • E02 We taped in October of '91, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
We taped in October of '91,
S01 • E02 Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
S01 • E01 Besides performing, he's currently taking history - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Besides performing, he's currently taking history
S01 • E01 No standup comedian got more press, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
No standup comedian got more press,
S01 • E02 Crowd was a definite hip-hop crowd, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Crowd was a definite hip-hop crowd,