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The One and Only Dick Gregory

Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

Director

Andre Gaines

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N/A

Production

Hillman Grad Productions,HartBeat Productions,Showtime Documentary Films

Awards

2 nominations

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https://www.sho.com/titles/3503692/the-one-and-only-dick-gregory

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up-tempo classical music - The One and Only Dick Gregory

up-tempo classical music

[Lipsyte] I met Dick Gregory
for the first time - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Lipsyte] I met Dick Gregory for the fir...

At the time,
Greg was the hottest comedian - The One and Only Dick Gregory

At the time, Greg was the hott...

And the problem
was that Greg had rejected - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And the problem was that Greg h...

I was a 25-year-old sportswriter - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I was a 25-year-old sportswriter

He was on his bed. He was
curled up in a fetal position. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He was on his bed. He was curled up in a fe...

He was wearing only underwear,
and he was crying. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He was wearing only underwear, and he was c...

I sat down in a chair
next to the bed, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I sat down in a chair next to th...

Mostly I just listened.
I was fascinated. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Mostly I just listened. I was fasci...

He was not
the cool, slangy hipster - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He was not the cool, slan...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

If they didn't have no matches, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

If they didn't have no matches,

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

Found out that cold weather
makes it very nice - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Found out that cold weather makes it very ...

But last month when it was
15 below zero in Chicago, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

But last month when it was 15 below zero i...

There are a lot of comedians
in the history of comedy, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

There are a lot of comedians in the history of...

Dick Gregory was always
taking a side - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory was always taking a si...

Next time you put
your underwear - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Next time you put your underwe...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

Are you out to make
a very definite - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Are you out to make a very defin...

I happen to be
a very firm believer-- - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I happen to be a very firm beli...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

To be out there
on the front lines - The One and Only Dick Gregory

To be out there on the fron...

We've seen plenty
of entertainers march - The One and Only Dick Gregory

We've seen plenty of enter...

But we do have this one example
of this one person - The One and Only Dick Gregory

But we do have this one example of this one p...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

Facts are, there is a God
that know all of the names, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Facts are, there is a God that know all of...

Hard on the outside,
soft on the inside, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Hard on the outside, soft on the ...

That's what it's about.
Huh? That's what it's about. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

That's what it's about. Huh? T...

[man] Ah! Ladies and gentlemen,
Dick Gregory! - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[man] Ah! Ladies and gentlemen, Dick Gregor...

[cheers and applause] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[cheers and applause]

[click] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

When you first tried
to get a job - The One and Only Dick Gregory

When you first tried to get a...

[Dick] Biggest break I had
was I opened up - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Dick] Biggest break I had was I open...

upbeat jazz music - The One and Only Dick Gregory

upbeat jazz music

And they said they'd pay me $50, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And they said they'd pay me $50,

Mr. Hefner gave my father
the opportunity - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Mr. Hefner gave my father the opportun...

He jumps onto the stage
on a night - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He jumps onto the stage on a night...

[Dick] The room that I was
working had been rented out - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Dick] The room that I was working had been...

ominous music - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[man in audience
shouts indistinctly] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[man in audience shouts indistin...

Can you imagine what it feels
like being my color - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Can you imagine what it feels like being my ...

He thought he was leaning
up against a snowbank, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He thought he was leaning up against a sno...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

It got so cold one night,
the Ku Klux Klan - The One and Only Dick Gregory

It got so cold one night, the Ku Klux K...

Something's happening." - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Something's happening."

[Christian] The door was open. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Christian] The door was open.

Dick Gregory
walked off that stage - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Dick Gregory walked off that...

Time Magazine wrote
about my act, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Time Magazine wrote about my...

He loved Mr. Paar's smoothness,
his delivery, his timing. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He loved Mr. Paar's smoothness, his delivery...

[telephone rings] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[telephone rings]

"Dick, he wants you
on the show." - The One and Only Dick Gregory

"Dick, he wants you on t...

And I'm crying now,
'cause I mean, I knew - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And I'm crying now, 'ca...

"What do you mean,
you don't wanna go on the show?" - The One and Only Dick Gregory

"What do you mean, you don't w...

I just finished doing
the one-nighters - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I just finished doing the one-night...

And I picked up the phone,
and the guy said, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And I picked up the phone, and the guy s...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Hart] When Dick Gregory
was doing comedy, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Hart] When Dick Gregory was doing c...

He was in the game at the time - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He was in the game at the time

It was because of the change
that he was a part of making - The One and Only Dick Gregory

It was because of the change that he was a part ...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Oh, you're a good audience
tonight, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Oh, you're a good audience toni...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

NBC got so many calls,
their switchboard blew out. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

NBC got so many calls, their switchboar...

Now I did not know
if you sit on the couch, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Now I did not know if you sit on ...

And sitting on that couch, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And sitting on that couch,

I couldn't believe it
slow funk music - The One and Only Dick Gregory

I couldn't believe it slow fun...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

To get on a jet, see,
like, the height - The One and Only Dick Gregory

To get on a jet, see, like, the ...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Wallace] Until how recently--
I mean this quite seriously-- - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Wallace] Until how recently-- I mean this quite ...

[Wallace] From $1,500
to half a million dollars - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[Wallace] From $1,500 to half a milli...

We were raggedy, you know?
And, uh, and, well, you know, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

We were raggedy, you know? And, uh, and, well,...

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter and applause] - The One and Only Dick Gregory

[laughter and applause]

He was born in 1932, which was
literally the poorest year - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He was born in 1932, which was literally the po...

He used to always say,
in order to know happiness, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

He used to always say, in order to know h...

In order to have known health, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

In order to have known health,

You can't truly appreciate
any spectrum of life - The One and Only Dick Gregory

You can't truly appreciate any spe...

You know,
so I'd just go walking - The One and Only Dick Gregory

You know, so I'd j...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

And so next thing I knew, I was
running and running and running. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

And so next thing I knew, I was running and running and...

Uh, we had to spend a great deal
of time in nature, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Uh, we had to spend a great deal of time in natur...

Letting your feet touch
that ground - The One and Only Dick Gregory

Letting your feet touch that gro...

- The One and Only Dick Gregory

My dad had two weapons. He could
either run like the wind, - The One and Only Dick Gregory

My dad had two weapons. He could either run like the...

You know, I'm gonna leave.
"Haven't got him with me. - The One and Only Dick Gregory

You know, I'm gonna leave. "Have...

So how can I get him with me?" - The One and Only Dick Gregory

So how can I get him with me?"

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Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

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Director: Andre Gaines

Writer: Andre Gaines

Production: Hillman Grad Productions,HartBeat Productions,Showtime Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Jul 2021

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.sho.com/titles/3503692/the-one-and-only-dick-gregory