Because after the last incident, i had children bussed in. When i think about the history of black television, i think about when black folks watch, we watch to zero in on us. Instead of making us celebrate your holidays, why dont you celebrate some of ours . What about tupacs birthday . And when you have so little, it means everything. All of those shows, they all matter so much. It feels like theres been more of an ebb and flow and an evolution. It is so important for us to have true authenticity. Why we always the only black people here . Thats why representation matters, black stories told by black people. Im trying to tell you something. [man] we set the pace for sit comedy. You hear that, elizabeth . Im coming to join ya, honey . From Sanford And Son to the other black shows. What is this . Loved The Jeffersons. Monogrammed shirt, brand new silk tie. Is that a tie . I thought your tongue was hanging out. Good times is one of my favorite sitcoms because you could not tell me that
because after the last incident, i had children bussed in. - when i think about the history of black television, i think about when black folks watch, we watch to zero in on us. - instead of making us celebrate your holidays, why don t you celebrate some of ours? what about tupac s birthday? - and when you have so little, it means everything. all of those shows, they all matter so much. - it feels like there s been more of an ebb and flow and an evolution. - it is so important for us to have true authenticity. - why we always the only black people here? - that s why representation matters, black stories told by black people. - i m trying to tell you something. - [man] we set the pace for sit comedy. - you hear that, elizabeth? i m coming to join ya, honey? - from sanford and son to the other black shows. - what is this? - loved the jeffersons. - monogrammed shirt, brand new silk tie. - is that a tie? i thought your tongue was hanging out. - good times is one of my favori
of work to do and this bench needs to go over there. but we just moved it over here. don t question my authority, thanks! we talk about race and culture in serious ways. that is important. discussing these things in a sitcom, you are not offensive. you are able to take in new ideas. the family was doing something that nobody had ever done. we are talking about having one of the biggest bigots in america and having a black man coming to his house. you see my daughter gloria standing over there and her husband mike? it was electrifying! i was tangling the whole time. he is sitting there going you are watching kind of a master class in reflecting humanity. it was revolutionary in a lot of ways. all in the family change the way we think about society. that s the picture of sammy davis. to archie bunker, the whitest guy i know. you realize that norman lear is taking us into a whole new realm of comedy. my father used to tell my mother, jeanette, it
democrat mayor. london breed practically gloating over that. she s trying to score some political points and hit back at critic to s who ve beennd not blasting her city s unsafe a. e. i think that oftentimes because of social media, because ofre cameras and how people are abler to publicize things that are happening in a moment, it is taken completely out of context in terms of highlighting the entire city is being unsafe. that s not entirely true. it s sad because i think it s just san francisco has been use a target for so long and used as an example because we r be u innovative, we creative, wee-bo come up with out of the box ideas and a number of other things to push forward change in our communities. communitand i think that, sadlyu know, with the previous president , it was a target. oh, people are getting fed up wt with the nonsense, too. enselawrence jones actually wene to san francisco to talknt to democrats about tto talk faf measures that put criminals back on the
i cuss gratuitously. subject matter is another story. this is gonna be a good show. are there any subjects that are never appropriate for humor? people say a good comedian doesn t have to cuss. and i thought, now that s [bleep] rubbish. how dirty is too dirty? why is all that so funny? i don t know. what you re about to hear is going to shock and disgust you. if you choose to go blue, you ve got to do it right. dirty for the sake of dirty, there s nothing worse than that. you must promise me something. you won t get me in any trouble on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] listen, i will be cussing tonight. now, just so s you know. no, i will. i will. don t [bleep] oh me. not allowing an artist to use the word [bleep] is like not allowing a guitarist to use the chord e. it s possible to play the instrument, but why the [bleep] would you bother? now don t wave your finger at me! you knew when you got here there d be cussing. the last thing co