To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
You know, when Whoopi came up
Please log in to add to collections.
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

You know, when Whoopi came up, the Black women that were on TV,they looked a certain way...

You know, when Whoopi came up, the Black women that were on TV,
they looked a certain way and Whoopi got a lot of backlash because Whoopi was called ugly

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.741
You know, when Whoopi came up,
00:00:02.871 --> 00:00:06.048
the Black women that were on TV, they looked a certain way
00:00:06.179 --> 00:00:07.702
and Whoopi got a lot of backlash
00:00:07.833 --> 00:00:10.003
because Whoopi was called ugly.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:56
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 Stepin Fetchit would be the first Black person - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
Stepin Fetchit would be the first Black person
S01 • E02 The things that my characters talk about - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:09
The things that my characters talk about
S01 • E01 This was really hard on a lot of comedians - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
This was really hard on a lot of comedians
S01 • E02 It's easier for them, for my characters, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
It's easier for them, for my characters,
S01 • E01 And that went on for at least 20 years. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:06
And that went on for at least 20 years.
S01 • E01 The 1950s, it's the emergence of the civil rights movement. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
The 1950s, it's the emergence of the civil rights movem...
S01 • E02 Her autobiography informed each of these characters. - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Her autobiography informed each of these characters.
S01 • E01 So there's a lot of pressure on American society - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
So there's a lot of pressure on American society
S01 • E02 She was able to plug into different experiences - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:10
She was able to plug into different experiences
S01 • E01 Black comedians said, "No, I don't want to do - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:11
Black comedians said, "No, I don't want to do
S01 • E02 Caryn Johnson had lived a real hard life - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
Caryn Johnson had lived a real hard life
S01 • E01 This new generation of Black comedians - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
This new generation of Black comedians
S01 • E01 He had a girl for me was so ugly, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:08
He had a girl for me was so ugly,
S01 • E02 I know that, at one point, she found herself pregnant, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:13
I know that, at one point, she found herself pregnant,
S01 • E01 You didn't have to be a comedic actor, - Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution 00:07
You didn't have to be a comedic actor,
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.