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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

You didn't have to bea comedic actor, which is what Stepin Fetchit was

You didn't have to be
a comedic actor, which is what Stepin Fetchit was

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You didn't have to be a comedic actor,
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which is what Stepin Fetchit was.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:53
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 • E01 By the time Dick Gregory comes along, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
By the time Dick Gregory comes along,
S01 • E02 She later told the story through the eyes of a character - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
She later told the story through the eyes of a character
S01 • E01 But it was still very rare for a Black comedian - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
But it was still very rare for a Black comedian
S01 • E02 Like, you have to take the hanger - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Like, you have to take the hanger
S01 • E01 And then Dick Gregory comes along and everything changed. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
And then Dick Gregory comes along and everything changed.
S01 • E02 And then, like, you have to hook it at the end - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
And then, like, you have to hook it at the end
S01 • E02 I'm not gonna be able to have kids - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
I'm not gonna be able to have kids
S01 • E01 - Here's Jack. - And away we go. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
- Here's Jack. - And away we go.
S01 • E01 I mean, that would be the equivalent of, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
I mean, that would be the equivalent of,
S01 • E02 That's when I went, "Oh, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:05
That's when I went, "Oh,
S01 • E01 But when Jack Paar calls, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:27
But when Jack Paar calls,
S01 • E02 I'd like to be able to move people." - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
I'd like to be able to move people."
S01 • E02 The characters spoke to different folks - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:15
The characters spoke to different folks
S01 • E02 And this sort of coincides with the time - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:17
And this sort of coincides with the time
S01 • E01 And when they say this show features living color, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And when they say this show features living color,
S01 • E01 Oh, you're good audience tonight and treat me nice - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
Oh, you're good audience tonight and treat me nice
S01 • E02 Exactly why the need is so great - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
Exactly why the need is so great
S01 • E02 Whoopi Goldberg is a person - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:14
Whoopi Goldberg is a person
S01 • E01 For the most part, the Black voice wasn't recognized - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:12
For the most part, the Black voice wasn't recognized
S01 • E02 She looked at me and said, "You people, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
She looked at me and said, "You people,