Part 2 of our chat with the country's leading comedy historian, Kliph Nesteroff, about his latest book 'Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.'
Cancel culture has been a constant topic in comedy these days, so let's take a look back at that Kevin Hart Oscars incident and see what cancellation looks like.
Released 20 years ago, the Eddie Griffin-led 'Undercover Brother' arrived as a loving tribute and parody of '70s blaxploitation films; consistently funny with one of the best soundtracks since the turn of the century.ย
Ben and Jerry's has announced the arrival of "Punch Line," which is a tie-in with Netflix's "Netflix is a Joke," and the flavor also comes with a "hotline" where fans can call and hear jokes.
It's clearly true that these men's careers have not been ended by the #MeToo movement. In fact, the movement appears to have shaken out in a way that's been rather just.
We kick the new year off with a heated debate about Louis C.K., Kevin Hart, R. Kelly, and the pros and cons of this current outrage culture we live in. Oh, and the Golden Globes.
We're back with the first new show of 2018 and we open things up by taking care of some housecleaning, discussing our holidays and resolutions for the new year, then movie into impressions ofย Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the backlash Dave Chappelle is facing and whether we think society is too easily offended. Then we end things talking about shows and movies we've been watching over the holidays and if Oprah is a bit of a hypocrite.
Episode 7: President Trump, the return of Chappelle shows how weak comedy is now, and Doctor Strange
In Episode 7 we discuss the recent victory of Donald Trump, Dave Chappelle's return to TV as a host for Saturday Night Live, and how pale in comparison current comedians are. We also go into full spoiler mode talking about Marvel's latest release, Doctor Strange. And lastly, we talk about upcoming films we're excited about; films like Ghost in the Shell, Trainspotting 2, and The Dark Tower. Check out the full episode and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics on the full post.
We got a chance to talk to the country's leading comedy historian, Kliph Nesteroff, about his latest book 'Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.'
In these difficult times, we live in, the old adage โlaughter is the best medicineโ seems to ring powerfully true now more than ever. And fortunately, stand-up comedy has spread like wildfire.
As much as we may try to deny it, the fact of the matter is that we actually love a good controversy; so letโs examine 4 circumstances where bad publicity have ironically helped properties achieve higher levels of success.
We're back talking about the recent Grammys nominations, the Gucci/Jeezy Versuz, Tyson vs Jones, and much more.
'Sticks & Stones', and the cultural discussion around it means that we get to once again act out an irritating, tiresome cultural two-step, one marked by bad faith, straw-manning, and a complete misunderstanding of social media outrage, how it works, and its ultimate effects.
Following up to one of the world's biggest sporting events, Super Bowl 52, we talk about the game and Justin Timberlake's 'controversial' halftime show. We're creeped out by A24's newest trailer forย their upcoming psychological horror, Hereditary, talk Faizon Love taking shots at Dave Chappelle, and we get real philosophical when discussing the high concept noir sci-fi of Netflix'sย Altered Carbon.ย Lastly, we speak on the recent Quentin Tarantino revelations and struggle to separate artists from their work.
With his first truly new standup special set to air December 31st (Theย Age of Spin andย Deep in the Heart of Texas)ย and his first ever Emmy win, Dave's career has been looking brighter than ever. It's been looking more and more like he made the right decision back in '07 to step away from the spotlight. If there's any such thing as karmic justice then he might just be the living proof.
