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Comedian here. There is nothing new or insightful here, only the same tired complaint when comedians get blowback for lazy jokes. Louis CK was once the king o
by shammers2k 8y ago
Comedian here. There is nothing new or insightful here, only the same tired complaint when comedians get blowback for lazy jokes. Louis CK was once the king of balancing smart and offensive - he now appears to have shifted to low-brow.
Far more concerning are the types of contracts being asked of this author to perform at a college campus. In my experience, when comedians are invited to perform, it is done by a Student-run organization, which probably developed its own internal policy. It isn’t surprising that student groups don’t want to ruffle feathers when the consequences for hiring the next Michael Richards stretch far beyond the room where it happens.
- DATACOMMANDER 8y agoWas the bit really low-brow, or did you just not like it? (Paraphrasing) “You will address me as ‘there’; I identify as a location.” I thought that was pretty funny.
- shammers2k 8y agoIn the world of comedy, this is already a very tired bit. “Can I identify as a stapler” etc. It was funny at the beginning of identity politics discourse- now its airline food.