In this week's episode, we discuss the online outrage at Dave Chappelle's latest standup special Sticks and Stones. Should we moderate what comedians say on stage? Or should comedy be a way to shine a light on taboo subjects that is not discussed in the public sphere? Maybe that is what is so complicated about humor, we don't get to decide what is funny to us, we just laugh when it is. Standup comedy is an art form and comedians are performers, maybe we shouldn't take them too seriously.
Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/28/shock-and-bore-how-dave-chappelle-lost-his-comic-touch
