2021
TV-MA
Showtime Networks
1 h 53 m

2021
TV-MA
Showtime Networks
1 h 53 m

Summary Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory. As a renowned Black comedian, Gregory had a platform to take on the most incendiary battles of hunger, gender equity, and civil rights – stirring trouble and making headlines in the service of social justice.

Documentary

Directed By: Andre Gaines

Written By: Andre Gaines

2021
TV-MA
Showtime Networks
1 h 53 m

2021
TV-MA
Showtime Networks
1 h 53 m

The One and Only Dick Gregory

Name: The One and Only Dick Gregory
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-07-04
Duration: 1 min 53 s
Rating: 79
Cast: Kevin Hart, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Andre Gaines

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Variety

Jul 1, 2021

The first-rate doc, written and directed by Andre Gaines, is a reminder to anyone familiar with Gregory of the breadth and prescience of his work; to the uninitiated, it will be an eye-opener.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 2, 2021

The One and Only Dick Gregory is a comprehensive biography of a mercurial, brilliant and wildly funny artist-activist.

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RogerEbert.com

Jul 2, 2021

The uncanny confidence of Dick Gregory comes through from the opening minutes of The One and Only Dick Gregory, and he only becomes more formidable as the film unfolds.

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CNN

Jul 2, 2021

The One and Only Dick Gregory highlights Gregory's particular knack for getting people to laugh with him, and more significantly, the sacrifices he made in pursuit of greater objectives than the roar of a crowd and that nightly paycheck.

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Wall Street Journal

Jul 1, 2021

Mr. Gaines occasionally loses confidence in his audience—the parallels that can be drawn between Gregory’s times and now are pretty obvious and don’t really need the punctuation. Most of the time, though, The One and Only Dick Gregory is a memorable portrait, of someone whose story deserves to be better remembered.

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The New York Times

Jul 1, 2021

By covering so much ground, it doesn’t have room to dig too deep. But along with some very funny footage of a master of his craft, it offers a convincing argument that while Gregory became famous for his comedy, what made him such a riveting cultural figure is what he did after he left it behind.

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Washington Post

Jul 8, 2021

The film’s title is apt: Gregory was one of a kind. But despite the film’s argument that its subject’s activism was part and parcel of his comedy, and not an afterthought, it’s the jokes that are given short shrift here. One wishes there might have been room for a few more of them.

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Production Company Cinemation Studios, Hartbeat Productions, Hillman Grad

Release Date Jul 4, 2021

Duration 1 h 53 m

Rating TV-MA

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Website https://www.sho.com/titles/3503692/the-one-and-only-dick-gregory

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International Documentary Association

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Image Awards (NAACP)

• 1 Nomination

The One and Only Dick Gregory

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Kevin Hart

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Rob Schneider

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Chris Rock

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Dave Chappelle

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Wanda Sykes

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Nick Cannon

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Lena Waithe

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W. Kamau Bell

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Lawrence O'Donnell

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Harry Belafonte

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Dick Gregory

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Steve Jaffe

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Rock Newman

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Lillian Gregory

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Robert Lipsyte

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Joe Madison

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Christian Gregory

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Walter Hudson

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Yohance Gregory

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Myrlie Evers

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