Dick Gregory Combined Comedy and Politics
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English - July 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.6 MB - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsDocumentary Society & Culture News News Commentary documentary filmmakers film filmmaking criticism interviews reviews wnyc radio public Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"The One and Only Dick Gregory" profiles the comedian who took America to task over civil rights, the Vietnam war and unhealthy diets. Filmmaker Andre Gaines taps a deep archive and interviews contemporary comedians including W. Kamau Bell, Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes for their perspectives.