• Director(s)

    Reginald Hudlin

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Cast

    Guy Torry, Anthony Anderson, Bill Bellamy

TV Show

Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy

PHAT TUESDAYS: THE ERA OF HIP HOP COMEDY is a US documentary miniseries; this episode examines the roots of the 'Phat Tuesdays' comedy showcase in the Black comedy scene of early '90s Los Angeles.…

PHAT TUESDAYS: THE ERA OF HIP HOP COMEDY is a US documentary miniseries; this episode examines the roots of the 'Phat Tuesdays' comedy showcase in the Black comedy scene of early '90s Los Angeles.

  • Director(s)

    Reginald Hudlin

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Cast

    Guy Torry, Anthony Anderson, Bill Bellamy

strong language, racism, violence, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
02/02/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is frequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘nigga’, ‘bitch’, ‘pussy’, ‘tits’, ‘shit’ and ‘ass’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
sex
Infrequent strong sex references include a comic sequence in which a woman mimes fellatio. There are also moderate verbal sex references to ‘coming’, masturbation and sex work.
discrimination
Brief footage of the racist attack on Rodney King in 1991 shows four police officers striking King with batons as he lies on the ground, without visible injury detail. We also see grainy footage from a black-and-white film of Ku Klux Klan members grabbing and restraining a Black man. There are moderate verbal references to historical racism throughout; however, discrimination is clearly criticised.
nudity
There is brief sight of breast and rear nudity in clips from ‘90s television shows, including fleeting sight of a woman striking a man’s bare behind with a switch.
additional issues
There are occasional comic verbal references to drugs, and a rapper is briefly seen smoking a joint.
drug misuse, strong sex references, language, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
02/02/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are references to domestic abuse in which a woman says her mother would beat her as a child, often in the middle of the night for no reason.
language
There is use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’, ‘f**k’), racial language ('nigga') and milder terms (‘pussy', 'bitch', ‘ass’, ‘shit’, 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus').
sex
Strong sex references include a former hostess admitting she was digitally penetrated at work. and other references during stand up shows to oral sex.
drugs
There are scenes of drug misuse in which it is strongly implied a man is smoking marijuana.
additional issues
There are brief bloody images during a film excerpt in which characters cradle a dying man with blood on his shirt.
strong language, sex references, drug references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
02/02/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), racial language ('nigga') and use of other terms ('pussy', 'dick', 'ass', 'shit', 'balls', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'Jesus').
sex
There are strong sex references to intercourse, penis sizes, nude photos and oral sex.
drugs
There are references to people smoking marijuana, and a scene in which a woman pretends to smoke a joint.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to sexual harassment in which female comedians talk about club owners propositioning them for sex and asking for their underwear in exchange for stage time.
additional issues
There are references to discrimination which include a trans woman not being accepted by male comics she worked with, and there are references to a white comedian telling a slavery joke to a black audience which was not received well. There are references to a comedian being threatened with a gun by a club owner who was avoiding paying her. There is a brief scene of moderate violence during a movie clip in which a person is choked with a phone cord.
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  • Classified date

    02/02/2022

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    English