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Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

A series that takes you on a hilarious, controversial, and raw journey through Black comedy's history and under-appreciated legacy of driving social change. The following program is presented as originally created. Please be advised that it may contain language, attitudes and cultural depictions that are offensive and disturbing.

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Episodes Season 1

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    A series that takes you on a hilarious, controversial, and raw journey through Black comedy's history and under-appreciated legacy of driving social change.

  • 1. Episode 1

    Exploring how Dick Gregory, Richard Pryor, Moms Mabley, Redd Foxx, among others, used "offensive" humor to break racial and cultural barriers during the civil rights and counterculture eras.

  • 2. Episode 2

    Explores the new breed of Black comedian that surfaced after the Civil Rights movement and the significant challenges they still faced.

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