#RightToOffend: Mark Anthony Neal on the Significance of Redd Foxx

In this clip from the A&E documentary Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution, Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal and executive producer Kevin Hart, discuss the significance of comedian Redd Foxx. The two-part documentary explores 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. The series examines 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.