Norman Lear

Why Are You Laughing?

Blind Mike Project

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

5 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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The guys go over the career of Norman Lear and the impact he had on the history of television.

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0:00.0	I don't really know how to start shows.
0:02.0	Come on now, don't start liking me now.
0:06.0	So yeah, I'm funny compared to you.
0:09.0	Well, you'll see later.
0:10.0	I favor me.
0:11.0	I know a lot of fucking idiots.
0:13.0	You think a lot of shit is mean-spirited, just because it goes against what they believe.
0:16.0	But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour.
0:21.9	We got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.
0:24.9	Why are you laughing?
0:25.9	Welcome everybody to Why Are You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.
0:30.4	And today I'm pleased to introduce you to Norman Lear, who apparently we're going to hear about a liberal politics today from Mike, which is great.
0:36.6	That's the only thing you said about him so far. hear about a liberal politics today from Mike, which is great.
0:40.2	That's the only thing you said about him so far.
0:45.7	It's not fair for you to have that David Tell clip before this start.
0:48.3	I'm like silently laughing to myself.
0:49.4	Honoring a great man.
0:50.3	Oh, the best.
0:53.1	That's one of the funniest things anyone's ever said. So, yes, today, of course, we
0:56.9	were talking about the creator of All in the Family and the Jefferson's Sanford and Son,
1:03.8	Maude, 10 million other shows, Norman Lear, and, you know, right before, he is a huge liberal
1:10.7	and obviously Mike's a conservative.
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