Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution – Part 1
World Premiere

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution – Part 1

Tribeca TV
| United States | 90 MINUTES | English
Documentary

A&E Network will premiere the new two-part documentary event, Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution exploring the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humor to expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices and to articulate the Black experience in America. Executive produced by Kevin Hart’s HARTBEAT and TIME Studios, the documentary explores Black comedy through a unique lens, tracing the evolution and social awakening of the courageous comedians who dared to push against the constraints of their time and spoke truth to power.

The documentary traces the history of Black comedy and its under-appreciated legacy of driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries. From Redd Foxx, Moms Mabley and Dick Gregory during the civil rights movement, Richard Pryor in the 70s, Eddie Murphy and Whoopi Goldberg in the 80s, to the power of In Living Color and Def Comedy Jam in the 90s, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle in the 2000s and groundbreaking modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish. Across four hours, Right to Offend explores the rare position these artists and many more hold in our society as both entertainers and truth tellers that speak to audiences in ways no other performers can.

After the Premiere Screening: A conversation with W. Kamau Bell, Alonzo Bodden, Christian Gregory, Rain Pryor, Mario Diaz, Jessica Sherif and Loren Hammonds.


Cast & Credits
Network
A&E Network
Director
Mario Diaz, Jessica Sherif
Producer
TIME Studios
Executive Producer (Main Credit)
Alexa Conway, Mario Diaz, Loren Hammonds, Lance Nichols, Ian Orefice, Jessica Sherif, Brad Abramson, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, Pookey Wigington, Mike Stein
Cinematographer
Juan Antonio Puyol
Music by:
Oumi Kapila
Talent Producer
Leah Horwitz
Featuring
Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, DL Hughley, Steve Harvey, Sherri Shepherd, Michael Che, Katt Williams, Amber Ruffin, Lil Rel Howery, W Kamau Bell, Aisha Tyler, Wayne Brady, Kenan Thompson, Alonzo Bodden and more
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
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