Upcoming Documentary Featuring Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei
This month, A&E will premieres “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution,” a two-part documentary co-directed by Mario Diaz and Jessica Sherif. It premieres June 29 & 30 at 9pm ET/PT on A&E and will also be available on demand and to stream on the A&E app and aetv.com.
BU AFAM Director Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei is a featured interviewee in the documentary.
About the Documentary
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.